Naperville garage sale lead foot Betsy and her husband Kris Apr 27, 2007

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Betsy and her husband Kris Apr 27, 2007
11 comments Added on 04/27/07 by Kris

Croncast - 2007-04-27.mp3
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Length: 31:51
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Betsy and her husband Kris April 27, 2007

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I did touch your garage sale money today though
Gigi wanted to pick it all up
The dog could have eaten it
I would make you pick it up Mr B
It could have happened
That's Betsy's baby
Since she's become a more cognizant being
Kids reach that certain stage where they are different
Before two they are like blank Play-Doh
Liking babies more than toddlers
Almost like you have a pal
You're busted baby!
Except I'll have boundaries and rules
Right, at garage sales even if Maggie sees it first it is still Momma's
The parental manipulation
Talking your way out of a speeding ticket
He broke the Smith law
Betsy joining the the Russian Court of Assassination
It is behavior based
He's a repeat offender
Lead footedness . . . does it make me a bad human being?
Yes, it does Mr B
Life is flexible
I feel sorry for you
The better manipulator you are the more successful you'll be
Betsy using her cunning at garage sales
You are asking the world to be flexible and then you get on my case
Doing it up for the home owners association
Betsy steps in to run the garage sale
The pestering late comers
Betsy attempts to will other garage sale posse to knock on doors before they open
Her own garage sale breakdown
Sold 200 things and made $100
Grumpy no food in the house husband showing up
Selling all of your crap that didn't sell on eBay to other people who think they scored a sweet item for resale on eBay
If it has been here for three months and I hadn't touched it . . . it went in the sale
Yes I sifted through your stuff while you were gone Mr B
Recording all the addicted garage salers
They have already made the decision to ruin there own lives
Tailorbyrd shirts from Mr B . . . one will end up on eBay
Someone can buy it Kris and use it as an afterglow mop
We've thought about how to make money with the show for a while
Solution . . . the tip jar shall return

We are going to do a live show here in Naperville . . . hopefully in July. We'd like to get about 40 people to come out so we can have the joint for about 2 hours. That means you need to get your friends to come out too. Let us know if you can swing it.

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11 Comments

1	what about tshirts? I can't imagine anyone wanting their very own officially signed Kris puffy shirt (no offense), but I might wear a cleverly designed croncast t-shirt! cafepress is cheap and crappy...but cough I myself use Spreadshirt.com and have sold a t-shirt or so from my own store cough sorry, shameless promotion. but it could work! a little! you could also purchase advertising links on super popular blogs - like Dooce.com. get your listenership up and then you can put money making ads on your site. just don't forget us little people when you're making Dooce money, OK?
1	Posted by: EvilScienceChick at: 2:44pm 04/27/2007
2	also? your "interview the crazy garage sale people" idea? VERY "this american life" of you. TAL did something similar with an all night diner that they replayed a few weeks ago.
2	Posted by: EvilScienceChick at: 3:19pm 04/27/2007
3	I see EvilScienceChicks shirt store and raise my fundraising efforts for my daughter, Margaret's spinal surgery at http://www.cafepress.com/miraclesform. My two year old is having spinal surgery - can't get anymore life is show prep than that. I really NEED a life is show prep shirt -- check out cafepress.
3	Posted by: Anne at: 5:52pm 04/27/2007
4	Was I the only one thrown off by the "afterglow mop" ref? I don't know why but I kept thinking of mop and glow. It took me a couple of beats to realize what Betsy was talking about. Now I am convinced that Betsy does hold back.
4	Posted by: levendus at: 9:58pm 04/27/2007
5	I like the T-shirt idea. Why don't you have people send in designs. The person with the best gets a free shirt or something. Vote on it or somthing... A "fund drive" would be OK as well.
5	Posted by: Brad at: 5:57pm 04/28/2007
6	I'm digging on the t-shirt idea also and need to think on it a bit. But the "fund drive" was in process when your message dropped in! Serendipity. So to kick it off before we roll it out on Monday's show you can "tip us" on any page at here at the site. After all the ruminating on the topic we are going to attempt an annual or bi-annual "tip time".
6	Posted by: Kris at: 7:28pm 04/28/2007
7	Charging for podcasts...I know its going to happen sooner or later, don't do it!!! Look how cheap Oprah is, why doesnt she have a free program on the radio or a podcast..I am not paying 15 bucks a month to hear her. How much money does a person need?? I would buy a t-shirt to support your show.Hmmm, maybe we should hit up Oprah for some funds!!!
7	Posted by: margot at: 9:28am 04/30/2007
8	Few thoughts...um afterglow mop....LOVE IT, I can picture a retro teeshirt designed to look like a 50's spic n span ad. Will donate - soon. I am going, to post a teeshirts ideas question on the Cronies, see what they all think (50 strong now yay!). I like Puffy Cuffs, Life is show prep or Show is Life Prep - www.croncast.com
8	Posted by: Kelly C at: 12:40pm 04/30/2007
9	Since we're talking about "This American Life" how about selling CD compilations - a best of sort of thing? I'd pay for a "newbie recap" compilation CD.
9	Posted by: Trish at: 8:48pm 05/01/2007
10	I almost forgot. Durring a road trip this weekend I saw a bonafide Goodwill store and felt like when I first saw the walk of stars in LA. Somehow I couldn't explain my excitement to the others in the car. In MA we call it Goodwill but it's usually a generic version. Can you have a generic Goodwill store?
10	Posted by: Trish at: 8:52pm 05/01/2007
11	Raising kids to be successful is hard. Especialy when the world is harsh outside our bubble of saftey. But when do you start telling them the truth about the world? 1. Everything is negotiable. 2. Complete honesty is a liability. 3. The person with the best argument wins.
11	Posted by: SueB at: 8:08am 05/02/2007