A place to post videos and photos you have found in the Philadelphia area. Please feel free to send me any pics or videos, notes, or thrift store finds you have found in Philadelphia, along with a description of where you found it, and if it had any importance to you. Please send to shermanarts@gmail.com (or mail to Rich Wexler, 4725 Baltimore Ave. Apt. 1R, Phila Pa. 19143) along with your name if you wish. You can also just send a link to youtube videos, or a jpeg to my email. I am also in the process of making a zine of the photos, and DVD of some of the Found Video.


FOR THE BLOG ORGANIZED BY LOCATION FOUND, SUBJECT, AND TOPIC, PLEASE GO HERE

http://www.shermanarts.org/blog.html

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1st PERSON ARTS FOUND MAGAZINE EVENT - May 5th

FIRST PERSON ARTS PRESENTS

FOUND! WITH SOUND

http://paperbag.firstpersonarts.org


You packed the house for Davy Rothbart’s performance at the 2008 First Person Festival, and this spring, to celebrate the release of FOUND’s brand-new book, Requiem for a Paper Bag, intrepid FOUND road warriors Davy and Peter Rothbart are climbing back in the tour van for a 50-city cross-country odyssey. On May 5th, they’ll steer that van into Philadelphia for the official launch date of the new book!
At the show, Davy (FOUND’s plucky point guard) will share the latest magnificent and mesmerizing finds that’ve landed in the mailbox at FOUND HQ, plus hilarious found tales from contributors to the new book including Seth Rogen, Chuck D, Sarah Vowell, Devendra Banhart, and Weeds creator Jenji Kohan. Meanwhile, Davy’s brother Peter (FOUND’s international heartthrob) will dazzle with a glittering constellation of new breathtaking songs based on FOUND notes.


Details!
May 5th, 2009
8pm with VIP reception to follow

The Philadelphia Arts Bank
601 South Broad St.

General Admission
15$ (First Person Arts members: $10)

VIP Reception
$35 (First Person Arts members: $25)



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ABOUT THE BOOK



Requiem for a Paper Bag: Celebrities and Civilians Tell Stories of the Best Lost, Tossed, and Found Items from Around the World By Davy Rothbart

Over the years we’ve been able to share thousands of our favorite finds; now, we get to share some of our favorite stories about finding! When we asked our favorite writers, musicians, artists, and entertainers to share stories with us of their most memorable finds, we had no idea we’d be flooded with so many strange, profound, and hilarious tales. The new FOUND book, Requiem for a Paper Bag, contains 67 short pieces from an amazing clutch of contributors, including Chuck D, Sarah Vowell, Andy Samberg, Susan Orlean, Patton Oswalt, PostSecret’s Frank Warren, Tom Robbins, Dave Eggers, Miranda July, Jonathan Lethem, Chuck Klosterman, David Simon (The Wire), Jenji Kohan (Weeds), Katherine Dunn, Jim Carroll, Jesse Thorn (The Sound of Young America), Andrew Bird, Kori Gardner (Mates of State), Mike Schank (American Movie), Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Steve Almond, Paulo Coelho, Billy Bragg, Kimya Dawson, Damian Kulash (OK Go), Devendra Banhart, and dozens of other fantastic folks.

Thift store finds by Greg Trout

This lil’ blond nubian nurse was found at the Pottstown goodwill. It kind of creeps me out. -Posted by Greg Trout

This lil’ blond nubian nurse was found at the Pottstown goodwill. It kind of creeps me out.

-Posted by Greg Trout


VELVET PAINTING Found at Pottstown goodwill. My heart races every night when I come home and see this -Posted by Greg Trout

VELVET PAINTING
Found at Pottstown goodwill. My heart races every night when I come home and see this
-Posted by Greg Trout


Lamp found at Morgantown goodwill. I took the lampshade from another lamp and a local told on me. Posted by Greg Trout

Lamp found at Morgantown goodwill. I took the lampshade from another lamp and a local told on me. Posted by Greg Trout


laserportraits: Gina remembers demanding her lasers — she only has herself to blame (thank!)

laserportraits:

Gina remembers demanding her lasers — she only has herself to blame (thank!)

Found in West Philly thrift stores

Found by Rich Wexler



New Pic Posted - found unknown

Posted by Jen Kollar

Posted by Jen Kollar


New found in various Thrift Stores

This set posted by Joann Loviglio, Found in various Philadelphia thrift stores.