Flea Opening Day: Mid-Afternoon Check-In

The Flea is raging right now. We're back at home taking a breather after consuming a pupusa, a cannoli and lemonade. We wish we'd had room to try the artisanal grilled cheese sandwiches and the empanadas we heard several people raving about. There's another 2 1/2 hours left and the marching band should be showing up around now so what are you waiting for!

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The flea was wonderful today! Good work...I'm so glad its outside again and the weather cooperated.

Posted by: ebklyn at April 18, 2009 3:46 PM

Quite a difference from the opening last year when it was FREEZING!!

Posted by: Bob Marvin at April 18, 2009 4:57 PM

Great day for it! I went once last year and this time around it seems like there is a lot more variety among the vendors. I will be back again soon (partly because the pickle vendor vendor was out of spicy hot pickles and I need my fix). Great job putting all of this together, Mr. B.

Posted by: lechacal at April 18, 2009 5:02 PM

it was certainly a great opening to the flea. the vendors were all great, the crowd was great, the weather was spectacular and the food was great. we partook in the tacos and enchilladas today and some of the baked goods. we also bought pickles from both of the pickle vendors - a very nice addition! here's looking forward to a great flea season!

Posted by: CHAOCguy at April 18, 2009 6:16 PM

We went and had a blast. Frankly, those pupusas looked like greasy little coasters, but everything else was delish...we got Miss Amy's honey peanut butter (she was sold out of her incredible mustard), I got 3 pairs of vintage clip earrings for $12 (including adorable mod lime-green dangly ones for my daughter), and for me, a lilac vintage kimono jacket from KimonoLily around which I plan to design my midlife new wardrobe. Oh, and we got a Wafel mit Dinges (real whipped cream). Favorite things not bought: an antique black silk Willy Wonka hat (on the same antiques stand with an old decoy snipe). Great going...not one bloody pair of tube socks or generic sausage anywhere!!!

Posted by: Brenda from Flatbush at April 18, 2009 11:05 PM

Bravo! THe stars really aligned for a perfect opening day yesterday. Congratulations.

Posted by: guestula at April 19, 2009 3:54 PM

You need a cash machine like last year! All the ones on Dekalb ran out of money, and then I just gave up.

Posted by: Heather at April 19, 2009 7:56 PM

No kidding! We were supposed to have one but the dude was a no-show. You'd think in a recession people would be a little more responsible but evidently not.

Posted by: brownstoner at April 19, 2009 8:54 PM

A no-show dude with an ATM machine? He's over the border to Margaritaville by now!! Sounds like a Cheech and Chong movie premise, actually...ATM Dudes, Inc.!

Posted by: Brenda from Flatbush at April 20, 2009 12:23 AM

Brenda, did you just poo poo the pupusas?

Unfortunately I couldn't make it this time. Did the marching band show up?

"You'd think in a recession people would be a little more responsible but evidently not."

I have a rant on that topic for today's Open Thread.

Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 8:21 AM

The weather was perfect, the crowds were large even until 5pm but there was one thing we didn't count on -- the traffic was horrible getting home. I guess we will have to add another hour to our trip back to Albany. Fred from Silver Fox Salvage.

Posted by: Iknow at April 20, 2009 9:00 AM

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