This Saturday, I thought small. Specifically, I patted myself on the back for all the local purchases I made in the spirit of Small Business Saturday. Instead of firing off my go to two-shot one-pump vanilla latte at Starbucks, for instance, I exchanged pleasantries with my baristo atToscanini’s. This is a kinder kind of capitalism.
I also hit up Boomerangs in Cambridge in preparation for the screening of the 3 Amigos last night. I had a mustache contest to win, and I really slacked off this Movember.
The first rule of thrifting is to never expect to find the thing you’re specifically thrifting for. If I had been looking for a fall coat and pleated scarf, for instance, I definitely would have discovered the sombrero and poncho I was seeking. Alas, no mariachi bands had broken up recently.
I hadn’t seen the cult classic The Three Amigos. So I dutifully researched beforehand. And couldn’t stop laughing.
You won’t be able to replicate our big screen experience, with Tyler’s creative cocktail (called Son of a Motherless Goat) in hand. At least do yourself the service of renting the movie now. You might even be able to find it in the bargain bin of your neighborhood thrift shop. Get a blanket from Boomerangs, where all proceeds from your fashionable purchases go to the AIDS Action Committee of MA, Inc; the nonprofit is dedicated to providing resources and preventing the spread of the epidemic.