Posted on 08/07/2012 12:32:50 PM PDT by KeyLargo
'American Pickers' to Pick Through Illinois
The "modern archeologists" who star in the History Channel show plan to be in Illinois in September, according to a show producer.
By Jillian Duchnowski Email the author
You know Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz—the duo on the History Channel's American Pickers? The guys who find great joy and a little adventure in treasure-hunting through rural barns and out-of-the-way shops?
They are coming to Illinois in mid-September, and producers are looking for good picking grounds. Perhaps Tinley Park is the place.
They want colorful characters who value collections and the stories behind them. Specifically, they are looking for old movie posters, unusual transistor or tabletop radios, pinball and slot machines, antique casino or gaming machines, bicycles from the 1940s or earlier, old rodeo items and early Halloween items, among other things, according to producers.
too bad the show is rigged.
Probably "pick" a lot of dead bodies of currupt politicians.
good show but Pawn Stars is better
Kinda like that show except when they call an engine a motor. You’d think they would know better.
My two favorite shows: Pawn Stars and American Pickers.
“too bad the show is rigged.”
All those shows are rigged, but I still enjoy seeing the stuff they come up with.
I saw a humorous example of just how rigged the shows are on Pawn Stars last night. A guy identified as Ron came in to sell an old beat up Coke machine that he “just couldn’t do anything with”. After a brief bit of haggling, Rick bought it. Then took the machine to Rick Dale.
Now that there is American Restoration, we now know who Ron actually is. Ron Dale, Rick’s brother.
Busted.
Hardcore Pawn is even better.
All those shows are rigged, but I still enjoy seeing the stuff they come up with.
NO?!? You mean that I can't really find a priceless antique in every abandoned storage locker...
Storage wars is my favorite, for those that have never watched it, these people bid on abandoned storage lockers and every locker, even in the middle of the Ghetto, seems to contain at least one valuable antique item that they have to get appraised...as if people who can't even afford to pay their storage bill typically keep $10,000 antiques in storage....
I wonder how they will work Obama into the show.
“Kinda like that show except when they call an engine a motor. “
Yeah! But they do like old Harley “Enginecycles!” My preferred term is “Mill.”
Maybe they’ll try to find “O’s” birth certificate.
Maybe they will come across Burlap Insane Obama’ birth certificate.
Yeah, Storage Wars is also a favorite. I thought of the same thing. Why would someone not pay a $100 per month rent and then leave $3,000 worth of good behind.
Of course a lot of it could be stolen.
Harlan Fengler, Chief Steward of the Indianapolis 500 in the 1960s, was arguing with a race driver (I forget who it was) about the use of the term motor for engine.
The driver told Fengler "Then why don't they call it the Indianapolis Engine Speedway?
Good point.
I’m confused. So the Ron that came into the Pawn shop is the brother of Rick Dale who runs American Restorations and the Rick at the Pawn Shop, who bought the Coke machine took it to his friend Rick at American Restoration is that right?
We met Chumlee last summer while visiting "Gold and Silver Pawn Shop" in LV. Antwuan introduced him in the store....'ladies and gentleman...the next president of the United States....CHUMLEE!!!'
“I’m confused. So the Ron that came into the Pawn shop is the brother of Rick Dale who runs American Restorations and the Rick at the Pawn Shop, who bought the Coke machine took it to his friend Rick at American Restoration is that right?”
Ron Dale, the brother of Rick Dale, came to the pawn shop and sold Rick Harrison a beat up old Coke machine that Ron Dale said he couldn’t do anything with.
And yes, the Coke machine was then restored at American Restoration, owned by Rick Dale.
You aren’t confused, you had it. Sorry if I wasn’t clear.
Obviously, the producers of Pawn Stars contacted Rick to have him “sell” an item to the pawn shop. Must have been a slow week. This was an older episode of Pawn Stars, before the show American Restoration was launched. They probably used Ron Dale as the seller, figuring no one would ever know who he is.
Yep...when I saw that episode...I knew just how fake it was. It’s like they didn’t even try to hide it.
I thought they would have to go to Hawaii for that.
Perhaps my all time favorite is Gold Rush
These two started off OK, but for me they very quickly went stale with their repetitive crap.
The thing that really ticks me off about those shows is when they add up the so-called profits. Anyone who’s been in that business knows that asking price and selling price are not the same thing. They never take into consideration the overhead of the shop where the stuff supposedly goes, or the length of time it sits gathering dust before they drop the price enough to get a sale.
Hardcore Pawn is basically the Jerry Springer Show set in a Pawn Shop.
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Apropos of very little, I am not fond of calling a railroad locomotive an 'engine.'
First, because on a steam locomotive the 'engines' are actually the steam cylinders and valves, not the whole locomotive. Some steam locos have three or four engines.
Second, because on a diesel locomotive, you want to be able to call the diesel prime mover an 'engine,' which is once again not the whole locomotive. (Some people call the diesel prime movers 'motors' and that's OK too.)
I don’t always watch TV, but when I do, I prefer American Pickers and Cake Boss. I’ve seen some of Pawn Stars; it’s OK, but I like the people more on American Pickers and Cake Boss.
They had a 1$ coin for this much in England. I looked it up. It retails for 1/3 all day long.
You’ll lose your faith in people if you watch Hardcore Pawn. Reminds me a bit of the Seminole Hollywood Casino clientele.
“Hardcore Pawn is even better.”
Hardcore Pawn is faked just like the rest of the so-called reality shows.
I enjoy them for the entertainment and nothing more.
http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/telefile/2011/01/cable-showdown-pawn-stars-vs-h.php
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