Pam Barrett

Musician. Singer. Songwriter. Lover of music & music lovers. Her rock band: BingBong. Bouncing Ball, MAMA Rock Song of the Year!

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

During a certain period, Sears offered complete houses in large do-it-yourself (DIY) kits through their catalogs. These kits were transported by train and encompassed around 30,000 components, including wiring, plumbing, and heating, which collectively weighed over 25 tons.

Customers had the option to choose from more than 370 designs, and each kit included a 75-page instruction manual. Sears asserted that an individual with "average" skills could construct the entire house within a span of 90 days.

Between 1908 and 1940, Sears managed to sell over 70,000 DIY homes at prices ranging from $600 to $6,000 (approximately equivalent to $8,400 to $84,000 in today's currency). One notable model, known as the Martha Washington (as depicted in the accompanying images), was sold for $3,028 (equivalent to $45,538 today) in 1921.

In 2016, the same Martha Washington model was purchased for $1.06 million in Washington D.C. Remarkably, almost 70% of these Sears DIY houses are still standing today.

[eastern white pine @wrwlvrn]

a great way to support your local arts is to not be fucking pissy about paying a $10 cover for local band shows at small venues. $6-7 is the 2003 price and it's fucked up to expect it to never change.

[Pam Barrett @PamBarrettMusic]

@MadCity_Music @davidcrosss @barrymorelive …and once David is done picking up a fine selection of music, he can walk 4 minutes in the opposite direction and have a lovely dinner at the Harmony Bar.
We’ve got his itinerary completely worked out.

[Pam Barrett @PamBarrettMusic]

@_daveharrison That is art.

[Pam Barrett @PamBarrettMusic]

@_daveharrison Domingo

[Pam Barrett @PamBarrettMusic]

Oh yeah!

[Zeroed Hero @ZeroedHero]

Bullshit vs Not Bullshit

We are kicking off shortly in a no snow zone with our pals BingBong @MadisonRooster Come on down and enjoy a Sunday afternoon of tasty rock n roll!

[Zeroed Hero @ZeroedHero]

This one's for all you "I'd LOVE to catch you live but you're always playing way past my damn BEDTIME!" folks out there. Let's meet up @ @MadisonRooster w/ BingBong tomorrow afternoon & get our partying in before the sun goes down, eh?

@ZeroedHero
BingBong
@MadisonRooster
3pm
$5

[eastern white pine @wrwlvrn]

Sunday 3/12 6pm Harmony Bar! the show we were supposed to do last month! if you haven't seen Hannah's live set you're missing out. she's an absolutely astonishing musician on several instruments and in several genres. I'll be there making squiggly lines on old tvs. no cover!

[Pam Barrett @PamBarrettMusic]

From reviews, it sounds like this documentary, Women Who Rock, may suffer from too-much-quantity in too-little-time. But, I still want to see it.
#WomeninMusic

https://t.co/0gp4wPaP1P

[Pam Barrett @PamBarrettMusic]

Can’t wait!

[eastern white pine @wrwlvrn]

this Thu Feb 16 7:30pm
Harmony Bar
me & Hannah Edlén
a feast for all 9 senses
woodwinds, vcrs, burgers, beers, interdimensional connections

[eastern white pine @wrwlvrn]

heyy you 😉 I was wondering, there's this thing coming up at Harmony, and I was wondering if you'd want to maybe, like, go? like, no pressure, it doesn't have to be like a date or anything, I just think it'd be cool to, like, hang out, and I think you'd really dig Hannah's music

[Pam Barrett @PamBarrettMusic]

@_daveharrison @TaniaIdle @thebuddahdave I would have thought “Trump” would be the offending word.🤷‍♀️

[Pam Barrett @PamBarrettMusic]

@_daveharrison Foxtrot Navada

[Pam Barrett @PamBarrettMusic]

@_daveharrison A moron?

[Pam Barrett @PamBarrettMusic]

@_daveharrison Aren’t knitting needles a lethal weapon? How’d they get past TSA?

[Pam Barrett @PamBarrettMusic]

@wrwlvrn That paragraph’s important (it’s always hard to refer to yourself in the third person…unless you’re a blue blood).

More important is links to your music. I love getting links to unedited youtube vids of live bands. Even if the sound quality sucks, you can get the band’s vibe.

[Pam Barrett @PamBarrettMusic]

@_daveharrison @RepMTG Merriam-Webster just declared “moron” as THE word of 2022.
Congratulations Mr. Tastemaker!

[Pam Barrett @PamBarrettMusic]

@_daveharrison @MadCity_Music Still…friendly enough…but creepy?