tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post6720194940344186038..comments2024-03-29T09:08:56.746-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: After 20-plus years in the East Village, Obscura Antiques and Oddities is closingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-19854087448405853802023-09-28T09:52:30.065-04:002023-09-28T09:52:30.065-04:00Ryan- Im glad to hear it is still playing on Disco...Ryan- Im glad to hear it is still playing on Discovery. The guy with the death masks and 2 heady baby from the episode Killer Queen, went on to write a book called Contemporary Krampus his name is Mike Drake. The Co-owner of the store, Mike Zohn is active on Istagram and his posts are fun and interesting. HotGrrrrl69https://www.blogger.com/profile/16373358824826220787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-1664263761893144892023-09-27T22:54:28.016-04:002023-09-27T22:54:28.016-04:00I am so sad to find out the store closed, however ...I am so sad to find out the store closed, however understand. I just discovered the show on Discovery+. I have been binge watching. I wanted to come see the store and visit the city. I didn't realize hoe late to the party I am, until now.Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-22578501329235289922022-02-24T13:30:47.229-05:002022-02-24T13:30:47.229-05:00I just discovered this show and have been binge wa...I just discovered this show and have been binge watching it. So sorry to hear the store has closed.SheitlQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09688163704097716728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-51746737835077816692021-09-03T21:46:54.588-04:002021-09-03T21:46:54.588-04:00I remember looking forward to every single episode...I remember looking forward to every single episode. I found Edgar to be woderfully ecentric. Good luck and best wishes to all of you unique individuals xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804527143285338423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-44044448642173732082021-07-07T22:54:52.532-04:002021-07-07T22:54:52.532-04:00Watching on discovery plus how unfortunate but the...Watching on discovery plus how unfortunate but there are many layers to our existence,and we have to grow. Enjoy your world's, Rebecca56https://www.blogger.com/profile/07384106667935781496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-67528991221579372302020-02-20T23:26:29.887-05:002020-02-20T23:26:29.887-05:00nooooooo! i’ve been waiting and i finally. have ...nooooooo! i’ve been waiting and i finally. have a chance. you can’t close!!!!!!@Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11776295373665000127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-16657564398682032020-02-08T14:40:25.659-05:002020-02-08T14:40:25.659-05:00I just learned of this shop today and am so sad to...I just learned of this shop today and am so sad to hear they closed.<br /><br />Come get your oddities fix on at Iggies Curiosity Shoppe in Midland Park, NJ! We're only a short trip from Manhattan out route 4 and up route 208.<br /><br />Hours: Thu-Sat 1-5pm and by appointment<br />Text/call us at 833-IGGIES9 and follow us on Instagram:<br /><br />https://www.instagram.com/knellenneka/<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04333152809033535726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-58204446798996894702019-12-11T00:35:18.238-05:002019-12-11T00:35:18.238-05:00I am thankful to have had to pleasure of visiting ...I am thankful to have had to pleasure of visiting the shop this October prior to the closing. She was very gracious and I loved everything there. I loved their show and it was awesome to be able to observe and appreciate the oddities. Thanks for the picture and t-shirt!!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03421867070824990027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-4732182041098714522019-11-11T07:36:34.809-05:002019-11-11T07:36:34.809-05:00I'm still on that block and remember how it us...I'm still on that block and remember how it used to be.<br />On my first night in my new place in my scary new city (1992), I was lured in by a taxidermied badger in the window, holding a lamp aloft like Diogenes. I was wandering among the anatomical specimens and strange medical equipment and a tiny redheaded person toddled over to me imperiously and held up her arms, and I finished my shop visit with a personal tour guide on my hip, and I knew I would live here forever.Honoriahttp://honoriaw.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-53903928359172465422019-11-11T07:28:00.861-05:002019-11-11T07:28:00.861-05:00Howdy neighbor! I'm still on that block and re...Howdy neighbor! I'm still on that block and remember how it used to be.<br />On my first night in my new place in this scary new city (1992), I was lured in by a taxidermied badger in the window, holding a lamp aloft like Diogenes. I was wandering among the anatomical specimens and strange medical equipment and a tiny redheaded person toddled over to me imperiously and held up her arms, and I finished my shop visit with a personal tiny tour guide on my hip, and I knew I would live here forever.Honorianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-6334288386358587492019-11-10T16:33:15.781-05:002019-11-10T16:33:15.781-05:00I moved away from the East Village three months ag...I moved away from the East Village three months ago and the number of heartbreaking closures I’ve seen in the months since I’ve moved is truly heartbreaking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-76213873306465925302019-11-08T08:17:45.145-05:002019-11-08T08:17:45.145-05:00So sad about this. I was hoping when i finally ma...So sad about this. I was hoping when i finally made it to NYC to come to the store. Kaiya666https://www.blogger.com/profile/08464317474758022131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-8845105373481806652019-11-08T07:34:59.014-05:002019-11-08T07:34:59.014-05:00Oooh !! Everything that made the EV is gone ! Only...Oooh !! Everything that made the EV is gone ! Only thing that won’t go away is TSP . But after the true punks and the the real deals that made EV what is is are dead and gone ... it will be just another section carved out in manhattan . ;(raplhyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15058180266053870419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-41875990150613769362019-11-08T01:01:02.762-05:002019-11-08T01:01:02.762-05:00Come to Philadelphia! Lots of cheaper stores to re...Come to Philadelphia! Lots of cheaper stores to rent! Easy trip for your okd customers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-79459988337608847742019-11-07T22:55:29.894-05:002019-11-07T22:55:29.894-05:00Wow, $250 rent was amazing! What is it now? Also, ...Wow, $250 rent was amazing! What is it now? Also, if we want to stop by when is a good time to catch Mike and Evan at teh store?HotGrrrrl69https://www.blogger.com/profile/16373358824826220787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-58610873637581365882019-11-07T20:41:09.802-05:002019-11-07T20:41:09.802-05:00:-( mi dispiace molto ! unico e raro / un museo ne...:-( mi dispiace molto ! unico e raro / un museo negozio iCoccolinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495305474466884589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-53538384782302614052019-11-07T19:33:36.935-05:002019-11-07T19:33:36.935-05:00I must say that man is very handsome. I must say that man is very handsome. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-18124914956292598912019-11-07T19:11:22.074-05:002019-11-07T19:11:22.074-05:00Wishing them the best, but honestly the only "...Wishing them the best, but honestly the only "genuine human skull" I've ever wanted to own is the one that's attached to my neck! One is enough, thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-20866369493566727652019-11-07T17:22:21.258-05:002019-11-07T17:22:21.258-05:00I always wanted to visit the store. I managed to g...I always wanted to visit the store. I managed to go about 2 years ago. It was very exciting and special. I was planning on going again on my next trip to New York. Already had it down as one of my places to stop. Sadly I will not make it before its closed. Good luck to both owners in your future plans.thank you for sharing so many years of cool and unusual things. Jovigirl37https://www.blogger.com/profile/18258901449368820404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-58624644009044248552019-11-07T17:15:03.295-05:002019-11-07T17:15:03.295-05:00what a shame.what a shame.tijgertjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03832053400393443517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-91409164042255488182019-11-07T15:59:02.074-05:002019-11-07T15:59:02.074-05:00What a shame! We visited a couple of years ago - ...What a shame! We visited a couple of years ago - we were in a 4 day visit to NYC from the UK, and specifically made time to come and see this unique little shop. We were hoping to make it back sometime. We wish them all the luck for the future.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00261215108887223009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-21647956563049839642019-11-07T14:24:24.800-05:002019-11-07T14:24:24.800-05:00Sad to see that Obscura Antiques and Oddities is c...Sad to see that Obscura Antiques and Oddities is closing its shop in the East Village. I stumbled on Oddities on the Discovery Channel and Science Channel back when the show began airing and I became a huge fan.I was surprised and delighted when I ran into Evan and then Mike at The Brimfield Antique Show a few years ago and they graciously consented to having their photos taken with this unabashed fan boy.Peter Corriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12826019512417459415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-52996363049961487442019-11-07T13:59:11.903-05:002019-11-07T13:59:11.903-05:00I used to live on east 10th st.when this store was...I used to live on east 10th st.when this store was across the street from the Baths..<br />At that time the EV was the only place left in NY with any real character...<br />The cheap eats the cheap rents...interesting orginal people all gone... and replaced by obinioxious rich NYU students...who think nothing of throwing down 25$ for a Bombay martini...but its really made with rot gut gin..<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-7331069301791667932019-11-07T12:59:18.318-05:002019-11-07T12:59:18.318-05:00Yeah they were a big help when I first started. I ... Yeah they were a big help when I first started. I would go to the tiny spot on E 10th. I got a bunch of display cases that I held onto till I opened my jewelry store on Clinton St. The producers of the Oddities TV show called me about being on the TV show once having been referred by the shop. I met Jesa Johannson ( who played Jena on Girls ) there one eve and we talked for 20 mins. Lots of good memories. I love that shop. It's a loss. I will hopefully continue to support the vision by selling Mike's Oddities markets. But you know when it's time to make a shift it's best to make it own your own terms. I thank them for the years they spent building the legacy of what is a rich cultural movement that many support and enjoy. Blue Bayer Design NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086987564946867686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56274303239574688002019-11-07T12:32:02.183-05:002019-11-07T12:32:02.183-05:00A heart-breaking loss! I was a huge fan of the sh...A heart-breaking loss! I was a huge fan of the show and so I have always made a point to visit the store every time I'm in NYC. It just felt like they'd always be there. :( Caroline!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10849635553058552913noreply@blogger.com