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Day: August 9, 2018

Cultural Re-Acclimation at Pickens Flea Market

Posted on August 9, 2018 By Tom 6 Comments on Cultural Re-Acclimation at Pickens Flea Market
Local, Music, Rambling

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I’d only been away a year and I grew up here, but I was still suffering from culture shock. I’d gotten used to certain things in the Pacific Northwest and found some things (mostly behaviors) either odd or downright irritating. I decided what I needed was a full cultural immersion, so on Wednesday morning I headed to the Pickens Flea Market.

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