shade gate (the apocalypse of the resellers)

horsemouth thinks he will half-write this post, go up to the book-bank (and make a deposit) and then return to finish off writing this. so above tangerine dream and later horsemouth will share shade gate by hawkwind (from a later album - probably the last hawkwind album horsemouth bought) which he broadly views as a lift from it (naughty harvey horsemouth guesses). 

in the land of book pilled/ thrift a life there is a slow down in the re-selling. our man insists on the work he refuses speculation about what is causing  it (he views this as essentially unknowable). if it is still this way in 6 months time (we may have to think again) he says but (as he also says) can you ever envisage a time when americans don't want to buy things off the internet? 

here we see the apocalypse of the resellers, the sky coming down on them - our man is refusing to chicken little. he's taking more of a punt on vintage (not his area), he's targetting the bins more - clothing by weight so lower cost of goods, he's doing a little mining (ok ok - working through the tails  of actual mining on a pay to dig and keep what you find basis). 

it's like a balzac or a zola novel - you are right there with him as he shoves things into remailer envelopes 'I buy in bulk.' 

the problem for the economy is that if consumers are spending their money paying their energy bills they don't have spare money (discretionary income) to go and buy anything else with, so the economy (for this is all it is these days) tanks. 

last night horsemouth watched a documentary on tangerine dream - 7pm sky arts (freeview 11) revolution in sound: tangerine dream. this was followed by a documentary on modular synthesis but horsemouth wasn't watching it, he was back off downstairs in the world of thrift a life. 

horsemouth has announced is planning to potlatch much of his book collection and some of his guitars (the paesold classical guitar and the avon (rose-morris) les paul copy he guesses).  horsemouth works by making lists (otherwise he forgets) 

anybody want some of them? if you have a topic area you are particularly interested in tell horsemouth and he will let you know what he has in that area.