That's right, yeah?
One of our all-time favorite British shows is Lovejoy, starring Ian McShane in the title role.
You can divvie me anytime . . .
Lovejoy (just Lovejoy, no Mister and no first name) is an antiques dealer with a shop located in East Anglia. He's what's known as a "divvie" - a person with the ability to pick out amazing antique items and someone who can immediately tell the reals from the fakes. He and his friends (which include Lady Jane played by Phyllis Logan who some of you may know as Mrs. Hughes on Downton Abbey) get into all kinds of adventures and intrigue throughout the series. Who knew that antiques could be so exciting?
Look at how thrilled they all are . . .
Ian McShane, of course, is just as well known for his turn as Al Swearengen on HBO's Deadwood, where he is just as awesome (albiet in a much different way). . .
Lovejoy didn't drink or swear nearly as much as Al but they both rock . . .
Anyway . . . my explorations recently brought me to an abandoned antiques shop in Mount Laurel, NJ, near Springdale Road, that could very well have been ripped from the Lovejoy set.
This is one of those places that I don't know anything about, except that it's obviously closed and apparently at some point they had a wood burning stove, as evidenced from this sign in the window, letting the local firemen know that if they see smoke, the place isn't burning up, they are just trying to keep warm.
It's a really cool building and I hope that the current owners re-open at some point or that someone buys it and starts it up again. Unfortunately, though, it will probably end up being torn down to create a parking lot or something equally stupid. :(
Gotta love progress, right?
Sigh. . .
Until Next Time,
Miss Myo
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