hello, I hope all is groovy. Pretty OK here, spent a full day and a bit of another day tidying up my grotty office this week (granny stayed last night and she sleeps in the office - I left out my Aphex Twin towel for her to use). She's leaving mid morning, although she's not sure yet if she's going to go to the cinema this afternoon, or Stroke Club. Tough call. 

Other days this week I have making sure all the mail orders went out as loads of the warehouse staff were struck down with Omicron. All staff are now back and well and most seem to be wearing Trunk tees and sweats. They look well cool. The teen has taken to wearing Trunk tees too and also has a new habit of buying new trainers on line, looking at them in the box when they arrive, and then asking me to send them back for him the next day. 

Can I now say a BIG BIG thanks to everyone who has bought Trunk things this year. It has been a total thrill and pleasure making everything and an even greater pleasure seeing it all sail off to all parts of the UK and all parts of the globe. And occasionally see it sailing back when customs forms have been filled out incorrectly. I have lots more releases planned for 2022...

Here is a fascinating recent auction where loads of the Grateful Dead "Wall Of Sound" music gear, tees and original mad stuff was sold. Even some of Owsley's original acid making equipment was up for grabs. Quite extraordinary. Proper cultural history. 

Thrilling to see and find out that some of the Trunk releases this year have made it into year end charts. Very flattering indeed. 

Also, the State 51 / Greedbag / Pye Corner Audio / Claypipe etc event is still going ahead this afternoon / evening. Free to get in, all at a well ventilated 2B Swanfield Street. This is what they have written:  

To the best of our efforts, the Greed Shop and launch is going ahead. We open at 4pm on Friday 17th, and Pye Corner Audio will be playing at around 7pm. We close at 9pm.

We'll be bringing a selection of records and merch from the Greedbag warehouse, featuring records from Trunk, Clay Pipe, Ghost Box, Strange Attractor Press, Lo Recordings, Subtext, Pinkflag and many more. We'll also have some of our beautiful 51 Editions lathe series and other items made in the state51 Atelier.

Mulled wine, mince pies, beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available and we'll be giving a free Riso Print to the first 100 customers. We'll also have copies of our new Greedmag and some tasty actual Greedbags.

We will bring Click and Collect orders to the shop for you to pick up but you can also buy there. We're also a short hop from the warehouse so if there's anything you want we haven't got it's possible!

Proceeds from the bar will be given to The Whitechapel Mission. Admission is open to all greedbag mailing list members. We'd appreciate if you would take a lateral flow test before coming although under the guidelines you will not be legally required to produce evidence of this. Masks are compulsory.

So, might see you there! I will have old and new records and merch and stuff. 

Thanks again for being part of my little Trunk world. Have a lovely Christmas and a smashing year end. I will email again sometime in 2022. 

I'm now off to the final Spitz Record Fayre of the year, mask in hand. The aim today is to try and sell back some of the total crap I have bought there over the last 12 months. 

Thanks for listeing as always

Jonny