Comment by Dr Dan on January 4, 2008 at 10:10am

Please no other pictures of cats
none are worthy of me

Comment by Paula on January 4, 2008 at 10:52am

How VERRRY Frustrating for you!!!
But... I do love this photo! Really expresses it well!

Comment by Mark on January 4, 2008 at 11:02am

Great blog post! I know the name too, she emailed me asking about an old Albuquerque Hockey t-shirt from the 70s I was selling.

good luck out there!

Comment by SoyJames on January 4, 2008 at 11:32am

Meh... I don't let ebay get to me as much as it does that cat. I made a rule a long time ago to never rebid on items I was losing. The sniping IS kind of annoying though.

Comment by dan wallace on April 21, 2008 at 5:09pm

if any of you guys had a life i wouldn't have to join this site.
if you use my name expect my rath.
the sweet lady you have defame uses the books for a non profit purpose.
you might try the library.
a certain dan("duhlectables") has salvaged yearbooks that use to go to the dump until I started buying them. i bust my a** to make a living in a town that thrives on californians that will be bored and leaving in 2-3 years.
so if you have a question ASK
LOL DUH

Comment by Albuquirkygal on April 21, 2008 at 6:16pm

Oh, dear..... Once again I am the most hated woman on eBay...... Well, to confound the rumors and speculations..... I am not an antique dealer and I do not sell the stuff I buy on eBay. Much of it is given to the Albuquerque Museum (see, for example, the small case of sterling silver souvenir spoons in the museum that is [I think] still on display. Note the name of the giver: Nancy Tucker. That's me. The spoons on display are some of nearly 150 that I've purchased on eBay and given to the museum.) Ask museum history curator Deb Slaney about my other donations. Also ask museum photoarchivist Glenn Fye about my donations to his department, too. Then trot over to the Special Collections Department of the Albuquerque Public Library (the pueblo-style building on the northwest corner of Central and Edith) and ask one of the librarians there about the source of many of their yearbooks. You'll find it's me, again. Ask about the source of many of their city maps, too...... I give other stuff to that library, too.... My great collecting passion is postcards, especially Albuquerque cards, and also postcards of old New Mexico hotels and hot springs, New Mexico TB sanitariums and railroad depots. I have contributed postcard images (free!) to Mike Smith's book about the towns of the East Sandias, to Richard Melzer's upcoming book on the Harvey Houses of the Southwest, to Ty Bannerman's upcoming book on "lost" Albuquerque, and I've also written a short essay on collecting Albuquerque postcards for Mandy Gardner's Albuquerque Almanac-in-Progress. All of them can vouch for my Albuquerque mono-mania, which has been fueled by eBay as I re-patriate Albuquerque ephemera from around the world.

Comment by Adelita on April 21, 2008 at 8:11pm

Oh I've seen that spoon collection at the museum! It's spectacular! I worked with Deb Slaney on the Albuquerque Fashion in the 50's exhibit a few years ago. I lent the museum cat eye glasses, bakelite purses, cowboy boots, beaded sweaters, etc. I love that you share your passion with the community and don't just keep everything boxed up in a closet - like so much of my stuff. Keep collecting! And then join my ABQ Collectors group!!!

Comment by SoyJames on April 22, 2008 at 5:36pm

Awwwwsome! I don't really "hate you" I was just curious why your name popped up so much. Thanks for the tidbits it will make the museums visits more enjoyable. See you on ebay!

Comment by Señorita Ruth on April 23, 2008 at 2:48pm

As a fellow in the Center for Southwest Research, I can say that some of that stuff would be well received around here as well, though you'd have to check w the archivists. Great job!

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