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The
store's employees search flea markets, personal collections, auctions,
and antique shows for unique and unusual artifacts. Odd items bought and
sold by the shop or featured on the show have included a mummified cat,
a Rhesus monkey skull, art made from nail clippings, and a
straitjacket.
Celebrities appearing on the show have included
Jonathan Davis of the band Korn, Whitey Sterling, singer for the New
York band Stiffs, Inc., musician Genesis P-Orridge, actress/comedian Amy
Sedaris, artist Ann Hirsch, actress Chloƫ Sevigny, director Lloyd
Kaufman, musician Voltaire and actor/comedian Paul Dinello.
Legendary New York playwright Edgar Oliver appeared on the program, and
was shown admiring a straitjacket in promotions for the show. High Pitch
Eric from The Howard Stern Show also had a segment appearance on the
show where he tested some antique electric equipment.
"I have a
hard time trying to communicate with people...skateboarding's a way for
me to communicate..." -Mark Gonzales, Professional Skateboarder
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Even though the above quote was written by an athlete, I think it fits
the theme of the show quite nicely. "Oddities" is a series that centers
around an antique store that buys and sells, just that, oddities.
Strange medical equipment, and all other manners of macabre artifacts
come into and out of the shop, and that alone is interesting, but what I
think makes the show unique, and compulsively watchable are the people
both in front of and behind the counter.
The owners are
passionate about their work, and it brings them into contact with many
people. Whether it be authenticators, hobbyists, buyers or even the
occasional lawyer, they're always treated kindly and professionally.
They're not just buying and selling, they're communicating their
passions.
The show does the same thing. A lesser show would
consider some patrons as eccentrics, but this show takes a higher stance
and presents them as individuals, not making a point of their
uniqueness, but not downplaying it either.
I think the subtext is that, in a way, we're all "Oddities", along with the things we love.
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