Wow... what a hot mess. Many of you remember, or have heard, that our first location lacked a restroom. As you can see from the above pic, that was only one of our, let's say, issues. So, there we were, with two rooms. Threadbare blue carpet in front, 70’s lime green shag in back (I really wish I had a picture of that), and neither of those rooms was a restroom. Thankfully the bar next door was willing to let us use their bathroom, but anyone under 21 had to go around the co

In the world of historical preservation, few items evoke as much curiosity and reverence as ethnographic human skulls. Unlike medical specimens, which are primarily used for anatomical study, ethnographic remains are windows into the spiritual beliefs, social hierarchies, and funerary traditions of cultures across the globe. To look upon these remains is to look at the history of humanity itself. ​The Cultural Significance: More Than Just Bone ​Across different eras and conti

Shaddow Domain, Circa sometime in the early 2000's I’ll always be thankful to Rosie (Dave) Harmon and his amazing mom Ora for renting us our 175 S. Eastern Avenue location in 2002, and to the rest of the family for being there for us so many times. At first, Rosie was very apprehensive. He wasn’t sure what I was planning, but to be honest, I wasn't sure either. Rosie was afraid that I was planning to open a tattoo shop for some reason, and he didn't want that. My sister and

Yea, life jumped me, stole my car keys and gave me such a pile of work to do that this blog just kind of got piled in the corner with the laundry and empty candy wrappers. But I'd much rather be busy than scrambling for things to do, so there's that. I do feel kinda bad about it, so this is my mantra today, feel free to use it if you need it: Anyway, I aplolgize for starting a blog, then starting the riveting story of the beginning of Shaddow Domain only to leave you in the l

I started my work transition by changing my schedule at Chesbro to part time and opening the store from noon to six. I quickly learned that was not a feasible schedule as business turned out to be better than expected and that was simply too many hours to work. If memory serves me (and it rarely does), I left Chesbro, my dependable job for almost 19 years, to work the store full time in February of 2002. At the original writing of this historical account, I had recently learn

The Story of Shaddow Domain: Episode 3 – Working 9 to 5… or 6 Couldn't find a pic of Chesbro in the 80s, so this will have to do. I was...

1982 was a different planet! The Story of Shaddow Domain: Episode 2 - Aqua Net and Hair Bands The early eighties were a great time,...

Don't worry, we are still doing the history of Shaddow Domain blog, but it will be interspersed with other things that we believe you...

You asked, so here we go. The following series of segments was posted to Facebook 3 years ago, but admit it, you don't remember. So, I'm...

A Journey Through Historical Posts Julie here, again! Years ago, I wrote a series of historical posts about the makings of Shaddow...

I somehow ended up with four whole days off over the July 4th weekend. I know it seems that I would have plenty to do to keep me busy for...

Blogs may mention the weather. The weather is starting to warm, finally! For those of you that have had warm weather for awhile, laugh...