[MASSHOLES] Vinyl shop to open in Northampton
Posted by Sanjeev
Got to go last night, and glad I did.
Hope I got some facts right, the pics come up, and my blabbing doesn't hurt their rep. ;0p
I'm not the best qualified to comment on the vinyl,or art stuff, but I dug it, and hopefully the endorsement gets more folks in the door to keep this place going.
Small photobucket album: [s543.photobucket.com]
The FOE Store and Gallery seems to be run by some good people.
The owners are Jim & Nicole, who were up in Western MA back when, then lived and worked in Baltimore MD for some time, and are now hopefully back to settle in Northampton, MA. It's their first time owning and operating a store/gallery, so they seem excited, and humble enough to hear feedback.
Jim's a big fan of DreamRocket, and most of the good Japanese vinyl companies.
Nicole is the head of the Kawaii dept., books and art. They seem to compliment each other on curating the store,toys,books,art, and T's.
They were very warm, welcoming people to everybody that came in, nicely non-ego, and snob-free zone. Though they've done some work to try and get some good stuff in, they are obviously very interested in hearing what real collectors, and fans want to see in person.
As Jake said, it's not a crowded space by any means. Their inventory is a nice start,and they hope to expand as they go.
Brands on hand were from DreamRocket, DeadPresidents, Paul Kaiju, Elgab, RealxHead, S7, MaxToys, Gargamel, 3A, a few others I'm just brain-stalling on now, and some cool resin, and vinyl customs short runs. Jim has a bunch of awesome stuff on display from his own collection, to rev up, and gauge interest. Some cool pieces I got to see in person for the first time, as I'm not a regular to the scene.
They're very into promoting various artists toy, and painting work, and hope to have some appearances/exhibits, to be announced.
Also, Jim seemed to be interested in hosting swap meet/ summit type gatherings.
As to pricing? I was a bit floored when I saw most everything that was for sale was right in line with normal, original offered pricing. Nothing seemed overdone.Some good deals to be had. My one example: I picked up the S7 FireRobo, for $30 out the door. I don't think you can beat that getting it right from S7?
This place, and owners, show some promise, and they're not telepathic(I think) so get your butts over there and tell 'em what!
There were some guys there from [www.halfbadtoyz.com]
Cool talking to them, and hearing their excitement over projects.
Besides the J-stuff, there's some Western pop/subculture/urban/whatevers art and toys too to round the look out.
I hope Jim takes up my invite to sign up and say hello on here.
Oh, and they had rocket-cookies to share too.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 11/28/2010 05:28PM by repairtechjon.
Hope I got some facts right, the pics come up, and my blabbing doesn't hurt their rep. ;0p
I'm not the best qualified to comment on the vinyl,or art stuff, but I dug it, and hopefully the endorsement gets more folks in the door to keep this place going.
Small photobucket album: [s543.photobucket.com]
The FOE Store and Gallery seems to be run by some good people.
The owners are Jim & Nicole, who were up in Western MA back when, then lived and worked in Baltimore MD for some time, and are now hopefully back to settle in Northampton, MA. It's their first time owning and operating a store/gallery, so they seem excited, and humble enough to hear feedback.
Jim's a big fan of DreamRocket, and most of the good Japanese vinyl companies.
Nicole is the head of the Kawaii dept., books and art. They seem to compliment each other on curating the store,toys,books,art, and T's.
They were very warm, welcoming people to everybody that came in, nicely non-ego, and snob-free zone. Though they've done some work to try and get some good stuff in, they are obviously very interested in hearing what real collectors, and fans want to see in person.
As Jake said, it's not a crowded space by any means. Their inventory is a nice start,and they hope to expand as they go.
Brands on hand were from DreamRocket, DeadPresidents, Paul Kaiju, Elgab, RealxHead, S7, MaxToys, Gargamel, 3A, a few others I'm just brain-stalling on now, and some cool resin, and vinyl customs short runs. Jim has a bunch of awesome stuff on display from his own collection, to rev up, and gauge interest. Some cool pieces I got to see in person for the first time, as I'm not a regular to the scene.
They're very into promoting various artists toy, and painting work, and hope to have some appearances/exhibits, to be announced.
Also, Jim seemed to be interested in hosting swap meet/ summit type gatherings.
As to pricing? I was a bit floored when I saw most everything that was for sale was right in line with normal, original offered pricing. Nothing seemed overdone.Some good deals to be had. My one example: I picked up the S7 FireRobo, for $30 out the door. I don't think you can beat that getting it right from S7?
This place, and owners, show some promise, and they're not telepathic(I think) so get your butts over there and tell 'em what!
There were some guys there from [www.halfbadtoyz.com]
Cool talking to them, and hearing their excitement over projects.
Besides the J-stuff, there's some Western pop/subculture/urban/whatevers art and toys too to round the look out.
I hope Jim takes up my invite to sign up and say hello on here.
Oh, and they had rocket-cookies to share too.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 11/28/2010 05:28PM by repairtechjon.
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