Category Archives: Personal

What is turntable.fm?

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Philip Chasen

Today’s post is personal, not antiques, and is about my son, Billy Chasen, and his work. Billy is a software engineer and entrepreneur whose last creation was stickybits. It was a great idea, but didn’t gain traction, possibly because it … Continue reading →

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What is Stickybits?

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Philip Chasen

Today’s post has nothing to do with antiques, but rather my son, Billy Chasen, and his latest creation, Stickybits, which was launched a few days ago. Billy is a software engineer with a very fertile imagination, who would rather be … Continue reading →

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The show must go on! The adventures of the Intrepid Antique Dealers

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Philip Chasen

I’m writing this post from the passenger seat of a rented car on I-85, north of Charlotte, NC. Now for the story of how we got here. Our scheduled departure for West Palm Beach, FL was today. The Palm Beach … Continue reading →

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Make the time to smell the roses

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Philip Chasen

Life is short, so after working hard during the year, we make the time to smell the roses. And the roses are in bloom now in the Southern Hemisphere — Argentina in particular. It’s a beautiful, interesting country, where the … Continue reading →

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The turkeys are back

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Philip Chasen

Having never seen a wild turkey on Long Island for my whole life, I’ve now seen them three times in a month. Today they visited again and this time they brought their friends (or relatives). Today’s visit included a rafter … Continue reading →

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Wild turkeys on Long Island follow-up

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Philip Chasen

I wrote a blog post on November 3rd about a visit to my home of some local wild turkeys. My son, Billy, thought it was amusing enough to send it to the website reddit.com, so instead of the usual 100 … Continue reading →

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A visit to the USS New York

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Philip Chasen

What does an antiques dealer do on his day off? Easy. Take his wife to visit the Navy’s newest warship, the USS New York, while it’s docked in New York. And what a wonderful visit it was. Construction of the … Continue reading →

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In the spirit of Thanksgiving, a surprise!

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Philip Chasen

OK, we’re loading the van, preparing for the Morristown Armory Antiques Show this coming weekend, when Lia (my wife) calls me in the office and says “You’ve got to come down right away and see this!”. So I go downstairs … Continue reading →

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The road to knowledge is filled with potholes, part I

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Philip Chasen

Marc Bell asked “How did you avoid the pitfalls in the antique lighting business?”  Well, Marc,  I didn’t. I hit my share of potholes along the learning road. (Do you have an antiques questions?  I’ll try to answer them in … Continue reading →

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We were already in California, so…

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Philip Chasen

We looked on the Internet and checked northern California tourism and discovered the Napa Valley Wine Train. What a treat! There are several options, but the one we chose was the lunch trip. Arrive at 10:30 AM to check in … Continue reading →

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