The J.L. Good File Museum

Have you ever ever stumbled onto one thing that completely rekindled your love of accumulating? A degree of vaidation, as a result of let’s face it, us classic collectors aren’t precisely revered by most people. Not that I’ve ever had a nasty expertise as soon as somebody is in my area, individuals are stoked to see VHS and a Tremendous Nintendo, however after they ask your hobbies at a brand new job and also you say I cOlLeCt AcTiOn FiGuReS and that is how they hear it. 

We took the youngsters out to Goodsir Nature Park exterior of Prince George, BC final spring to go for a pleasant nature stroll, I’m not going to get into the main points of the park however I promise it’s price studying about and even higher in case you are ever within the space to take a look at and help a person’s lifelong dream. Moreover being a self taught Naturalist and protector of nature, Jim Good is a kooky file and tape collector like all of us! 

He began accumulating 45s in 1954 I consider and in some unspecified time in the future he actually constructed his personal radio station, and broadcasts his personal present onto the audio system positioned sporadically by means of the park. It’s actually probably the most unbelievable ardour venture I’ve ever seen. He has zero broadcast coaching, he is only a dude that desires to do what he loves. 

Jim additionally began accumulating tapes in some unspecified time in the future, only for his personal viewing functions however now has a complete library that spreads by means of three completely different areas. He mentioned there’s over 4000 tapes, I spent a very long time trying by means of them, with a little bit little bit of disappointment for downsizing my very own tape assortment many occasions. I feel probably the most I ever had at one time was 1800 although, nowhere close to this quantity. By no means had the area! 

My thoughts was reeling after the go to, it was such an inspiring area constructed over time, with no social media, or likes, no youtube, he simply did it as a result of it makes him blissful. 

After all my spouse who all the time helps all my concepts mentioned she does not thoughts if I show my stuff extra. We’ve 4 superb children although, and my area shrinks as they develop, so I’ve been brainstorming methods to show and slowly regrow my assortment, however in a much more curated means than I’ve prior to now.

I’ve a complete basement, that may be a shared area, my assortment was displayed all over the place however I distilled all of it into one closet, in my workshop. I’m going to construct a secret door for it will definitely as a result of I feel that might be actually enjoyable for me. We’ve zones now, the classic media zone, the youngsters playroom, my workshop that leads into my assortment room, which I’ll put up ultimately, it’s kind of of a piece in progress, after which storage. When you’ve got young children you understand you want as a lot storage as potential. 

The Nostalgic Basement will all the time be a piece in progress, that modifications seasonally, but in addition for the seasons of our lives, and proper now, Lego desk, indoor tree fort and monkey bars are the precedence, and I would not commerce something for the occasions I get to look at my children do tips on the bars and constructing their very own worlds. They also have a cupboard with their very own classic collectibles in it, and I’ve my stuff in an space large enough for me to sit down and mirror. Not everyone seems to be fortunate sufficient to have an area they will change at will, and even have the abilities to take action in the event that they did, I might be perpetually grateful for these items. 

Thanks for studying alongside, I plan to make new posts and share extra of my assortment, as a result of on this season, that is enjoyable for me.