Yesterday, my brother and I were tooling around Erie and happened to pop in Big Woody’s just for kicks. We saw the blinking sign advertising Fireworks! Jelly Bellies! Stun Guns! and just couldn’t resist seeing what sort of randomness was housed in the yellow cottage in the shadow of the electric tower alongside the highway.
We weren’t disappointed.
Big Woody’s is an store that sells everything from ninja stars to Milk Duds. It’s like every 12-year-old boy’s dream come true. I bought a “World’s Largest Pixie Stick” and toyed with the idea of purchasing a pink bejeweled tazor. My brother ogled a butterfly knife and a pack of candy cigarettes.
Oddly enough, this sort of shop is actually kind of common in Erie. Not to this extent, but random all the same. When I was growing up, the local diner, Avanti’s, kept machetes in stock along with eggs and sausage. Everyone said it was mafia run, but I don’t know. Seems like people from Erie just have a penchant for all-things-quirky. Myself included. Although the day I buy a battle mace, well, that’ll just be the day…
What amazing signage!!!I'm sure they have people burning rubber off the highway to come check out Woody's wares.
For the rest of the day, the lyrics from "IIIIII WANT CANDY!" ran through my brain.
Cross bow: check. Nunchucks: Check. Candy cigs: OH hell yeah.
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Tags: battle mace, Big Woodies, candy cigarettes, cross bow, Erie PA, machete, Milk Duds, ninja stars, nunchucks
There is a place called “Dart City” across from the Red Fox on East 38th. They sell dart supplies and motorcycle tires, all out of the same shack. I bought a set of dart ends that had naked ladies riding missles on them. Seemed like a good idea at the time.
These places all sound wonderful! What is wrong with Washington DC – why don’t we have more places like this? I would love a place that sold both shoes and ice cream and Olympic paraphernalia.
HA! That is hilarious. Dart City may be where I do all my Easter shopping this year. I would love to meet the owners of all these places!
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