The Jason Show went on location this week with his Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure team for a very special episode entitled, the "Mother of all Garage Sales." We spent the month pestering gathering donations from everyone we know, and then the team took a day yesterday to get it all ready.
At the butt-crack of 3:30 in the morning, we got up and made our way to the set location. Here we are, posing for our first team photo of the season. Notice my pink ribbon shirt?
After about ten seven two hours the sun finally came up. But that didn't stop some very hard-core garage sale enthusiasts from coming with their flashlights to get the first pick of our treasures.
I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know my team, Team Safe at Second. They have welcomed me with big smiles and open arms. And a lot of laughs.
Christine, Jacque, Susan, and Sue
Christine, Jacque, Susan, and Sue, again. Only prettier.
Jaque purses her lips alongside Rhonda the Rollerskater.
Even Amelia got out of bed before 2:00 p.m. came to join the good fight. Thanks, Amelia!
Have you ever observed a garage sale crowd from start to finish? I highly recommend it. We had customers from all walks of life, all shapes and sizes. . .
. . .from the pink tights lady. . .
. . . to the omigodthatisthebestmulletihaveeverseeninmylife man.
Such was the clamor to get to our sale that one of our customers committed a heinous hit-and-run:
I was completely prepared to remove the remains of this poor momma squirrel myself. But then the neighbor did it instead.
Perhaps the best thing about our garage sale was that we truly had something for everyone. From literature. .
. . . to housewares, enormous plush animals, and furniture. . .
. . . to frightening toys. . .
. . . to hair accessories. . .
. . . to home decor to make every visitor feel welcome.
This little girl knew exactly what she wanted. . .
. . . and there was even something that my mother-in-law would adore. . .
But wait...Team Safe at Second even offered an "adults only" section, thanks to some very generous donations from our friends' unidentified individuals' own personal collections:
His and hers.
This, of course, is how all garage sales and good episodes of The Jason Show should end:
With the "Money Shot."
32 comments:
Wow. And yuck! Some things should be purchased brand new.
Who the HELL is buying used sex toys!?!?!?!? Yikes! I'm totally with Jenn on this one. ONLY NEW!!!
Please tell me you have the Happy Hooker book didn't sell. Please send it to me. I'll meet you at that awesome Chinese place in Laguna Nigel or wherever that was and I'll buy you dinner for that book. Swear.
(Not really.)
(I'll totally buy you dinner, but you know the item I really want, right?)
(Not really.)
(Yes, I do.)
It is a very strange feeling to be inspired and disgusted at the same time. You all did a great thing today and sold some fantastic junk.
The Happy Hooker sounds like quite a read.
Um, so wanted to scroll on by....but Ill admit it, I stopped and stared....cause, which one is his and which one is hers?????
I posted some garage sale pics up, guess I should blog them...about how every year I sell car seats, and every year cars filled with unbuckled children go cruising our streets...they'll spend money on used toys, but not $5 for a car seat....go figure :/
I hope you raised the dollar that crosses the line to find a cure!
and...I am blogging again, so....you know....;)
OK, I looked again, my error....the undies are his and hers....and that other thing, well, it looked like there was a 2nd one, but that was only a velvety bag....boy my eyes are getting old!
It looks like an episode of Hoarders to me. Please tell me Giancarlo didn't see the squirrel.
Holy crap .....that's alot of crap and a worthy cause!
And how much did you raise?
You should have gone and asked Billy Ray Cyrus for his autograph! You could have sold it and made another, like, $5!
That was a most amazing garage sale, one of the largest I have seen. Good for all your team members, you all did a great job for the cause.
Love me a money shot!!!
That was one IMPRESSIVE Garage Sale!
I love, love, LOVE all the photos of the merchandise and shoppers! Creepy!
I was thinking about the ickiness of used stuffed animals before I was BLOWN AWAY by other used *ahem* toys.
I can guarantee you that our 3-day garage sale will not even come close to yours with the, ummm, *variety* of items. ha!
CONGRATS on your hard work!!
I totally LOVE this! I will fight katydidnot for the Happy Hooker book, but she can have the other things. All of them.
You guys look like you had a lot of fun!
ewwww ewewewewewewewwwww... I'm sorry but please tell me nobody bought the used dildo. That is so wrong.
Who DONATES one?! Gah!
That's awesome!
Hey, the $ex toy and edible undies Were Not my donation!!! Sorry about the squirrel, poor thing.
Wonderful to see you again and I am so happy for the success of your sale. Also, thanks so much for the anniversary greetings. Best to the family, your daughter is absolutely Lovely!!!
Dang, that looks better than a swap meet! Looks like you guys raised a ton of cash for a good cause.
Shoot Jason, I was looking for some of them undies (HIS AND HERS!!!!) and missed it???? Dang.
BTW, Jason, I will be Cabana Boy, it is rumored, as of tomorrow on the women's colony. You have been warned my man...
So, did someone buy that sex toy? That just seems beyond desperate.
Did someone buy that, um, "last item" for sale? Did they try to get it for a better price? You know, I'm at a loss for words and that rarely happens. I gotta go. m.
Love that you had an adults-only section, so funny! Wondering who buys used adults only stuff, though. LOL A bit sad about the squirrel unless it was just asleep. On the pavement. Belly up.
Can you get me the Happy Hooker?
Mullet man was the BEST!
RIP, squirelly.
Yay on the cash!!!
What a fantastic sale! Kudos to you for taking part in such an amazing cause! :)
I would need to befriend mullet guy. That thing is epic!
Every garage sale claims to be "huge" or "enormous," but this one clearly lives up to the name. Great work, my friend.
Am I the only one who didn't mention the sex toy . . . Doh! There I did it . . . =)
Party in the back, business in the front...mullets rock!
Such a yard sale and me stuck on the other side of the country with no private jet...all because I am doing my part to help the environment, unlike Al Gore!!
BTW, I don't think I've ever seen one in normal 'flesh' color.
so really...not only am i curious as to who would donate such *ahem* used *cough cough* items, but...who would buy them?!?! (other than katie, of course, but she may or may not really want them).
I love that you all did this...it looks, from the 'money shot', that it was quite successful!
funny though...as i was going through the pictures, my youngest sat down here next to me and asked what i was looking at...told him it was a garage sale...then the squirrel came up...."did someone buy a dead squirrel?" funny.
and yes, i quickly recognized the questionable items and clicked out.~~whew~~ safe.
Someone used good judgement when they put the adult section behind the super-sized container of disinfecting wipes. Yikes.
Fantastic garage sale!
Great post Jason.....Tasha forgot to tell me about the dead squirrel!
Okay, I am not usually a blog commenter, but this time my ego won't allow any of your readers to think that I wear a fanny pack on a regular basis. Twice a year... once to carry my water bottle, chapstick, etc. DURING the three day walk, and again to hold all that cold hard cash at the garage sale. And now that I have seen it in a picture, I am seriously rethinking both of those.
I just did a search for "ewewewewew gah" (for no reason in particular) and your page showed up. (Apparently someone was disgusted by the used dildo you tried to sell.) Anyway, I'm a new reader, and I wanted to tell you your post made me giggle, dip gently into sadness, and lift quickly into feelings of inspiration. Great blogging skills. Thanks.
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