Tuesday, January 12, 2016

At the Dollar Store: do you know what you're buying?


Sample Listing - danger levels of various Dollar Store products (A - M)



1 Inch Poly Binder

LOW



10 Piece Storage Set

LOW



100 Mini Lights

HIGH



3 Pack Squeeze Ducks

HIGH



3 Ring Binder

LOW



50 Mini Indoor Lights

HIGH



5pc Formula Car

HIGH




60 in. Micro USB Cable

HIGH



8 Beaded Necklaces

MEDIUM



Adhesive Gem Strips

HIGH



Adult Poncho

LOW



Artificial Nail Set

HIGH



Auto Bucket

LOW



Avengers Assemble Backpack

HIGH



B'Loonies

LOW



Baby Bottle

LOW



Barrettes - Set of 8

MEDIUM



Baseball Base Set

LOW



Bath Toys

HIGH



Bath Tub Appliques

HIGH



Bathtub Fingerpaint Set

HIGH




Beaded Necklace

MEDIUM



Beads Perles

LOW



Beads Perles #2

LOW



Book Cover

MEDIUM



Bowling Set

LOW



Boxing Gloves

HIGH



Bracelet and Earrings with Brown Jewel

MEDIUM



Cancer Awareness Accessories HOPE

HIGH


Cars Bread Shaped Container

LOW



Christmas Straws

LOW



Christmas Window Clings

HIGH



Christmas Window Clings - Santas

HIGH



Clip-On Heart Earrings

MEDIUM



Clip-On Jewelry

HIGH


Coffee Shop

LOW


Cookie Tray Kit

LOW


Custom Grip

HIGH



Die-Cast Metal Hand Cuffs

HIGH



Double Sided Earrings

HIGH



Earrings Large Round Textured Edges 9 Pair

HIGH



Earrings Oval 9 Pair

HIGH



Earrings Small Round 12 Pair

LOW



Earrings Small Round Smooth Edges 9 Pair

LOW



Extension Cord 9 ft

HIGH



Extremely Me Blue Necklace and Earrings Set

MEDIUM



Extremely Me Dream Necklace and Earrings Set

MEDIUM



Eyeshadow

MEDIUM



Fairies

HIGH



Fairy Garden Blooms Placemat

MEDIUM



Fairy Magic Placemat

HIGH



Fantasy Dress-Up Set

HIGH



Fashion Doll

HIGH



Fashion Earrings - 3 Pairs

MEDIUM



Fashion Girl Doll Black Hair

HIGH



Fashion Girl Doll Blonde Hair

HIGH



Fashion Jewelry - 3 Skulls

HIGH



Fashion Jewelry - Silver Bracelet with Red Jewels

MEDIUM



Fashion Necklace - Lucky Star

HIGH



Fashion Stylist

HIGH



Favors Surprises

MEDIUM



Flannel Back Tablecover

HIGH



Flannel Back Tablecover with Snowmen

HIGH



Flower Earrings

MEDIUM



Garden Knee Pad

HIGH



Gel Sticker Clings

NONE


Glitter 4 Girls Tattoos

LOW



Glitter Backpack Keychain

HIGH


Glow in the Dark Fun Glasses

LOW



Gold Chain and Earrings Set

MEDIUM


Green and Pink Flip-Flops

HIGH



Green Binder

LOW



Green Bowl

LOW



Grip Liner

HIGH




Grow Creature

HIGH




Haunted Tattoos

LOW



Headbands

HIGH



Heart Necklaces

HIGH



High Shine Nail Polish

LOW



Ice Rings

LOW



Infinity Beaded Bracelet - Bow

HIGH



Infinity Beaded Bracelet - Cross

HIGH



Infinity Beaded Bracelet - Heart

MEDIUM



Inflatable Dinosaur

HIGH



Interchangeable Hairgoods

HIGH



Jelly Clear Clog

HIGH



Jelly Clear Clog 2

HIGH



Jewelry Set

LOW



Juice Squeezer

LOW



Jumbo Necklace Gold Clock

LOW



Jumpin' Frogs

HIGH



Just Be Earrings

HIGH



Keychain Wallet

HIGH



Krazy Straw Mason

MEDIUM



Ladies' Handbag

HIGH



Latex Coated Palm Work Gloves

HIGH



Li'l Playdate Pal

HIGH



Lipgloss Wand and Comb Set

LOW


Mermaid Sirene

HIGH




Mini Appetizer Spoons

LOW




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Let`s call the whole thing George





An intriguing trick, but it works very well here. The piano part is exactly synched to Fred and Ginger's singing. . . and then they rollerskate.

Jack Gibbons transcribes Gershwin's original piano rolls note-for-note, then attempts to take a seat in George's chair. Which he can't quite do - no one can. But I do appreciate the attempt, especially in cutting through all the layers of smarm and sentimentality that have accrued over the years. Most singers seem to howl Gershwin, or yodel him, or half-sob him, pulling up all kinds of drama that was never meant to be there. Just sing it, and the song will do the rest.

I think of George as a kind of shimmering iridescent musical peacock. There's so much going on at the same time that you can't keep track of it all - but you don't have to, because the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. In my Gershwin journey there have been times I've felt almost physically lifted up, or turned in some strange way, as he turned and lifted up musical history, almost casually. No one was as full of paradox, and in the end, no one was as wounded, and by those who claimed to love him.




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