When was evan michelson born

Not surprisingly, because she was nurtured in a scholarly household of Rutgers grads — brother Seth Gopin was a longtime art history professor and dean there — she landed at Sarah Lawrence College with plans to become a writer. Today everybody has a talking doll. During a recent visit to Obscura, one conversation went like this:. The dog, mesmerized by some of the stuffed menagerie at eye level, hardly notices his concerned mistress, who rushes in from a few doors away.

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Mike and Evan shop the markets for a mummified body part, and a horror producer finds a mask made to stop her from eating her own hair. A Gurney for Grandpa. Meat Mastodon. Mike and Evan deliver fresh eyeballs to a woman who creates art from animal tongues. Evan gets dressed up for a big steampunk party, Mike gets a set of vampire fangs and they get a visit from a member of the band Mastodon. Killer Queen. At the shop, an artist flips for Evans' look and wants to create a life sized wax model of her.

Ryan calls an expert to figure out what a torturous looking item really is, and Mike gets a very disturbing look at life as a sailor. Keeping Austin Odd. The crew heads to Texas when an astronaut sends Mike and Evan on a mission to keep his Austin home weird. The challenge puts the two in contact with a mummy, a man who lifts incredible weights and an unpredictable black scorpion.

Mounting Tensions. Tensions mount as Ryan and Mike compete head-to-head in an annual taxidermy contest. Judah Friedlander stops by and finds his calling with Mike and Evan. Later, a huge customer starts ripping things apart in the store. It was cool and fun and exciting. It was a place where you could open a neat little business and do ok. With very affordable rent, it was ok if sales were slow. You could still pay the rent and your bills and enjoy what you were doing. The East Village had so many unique places and things to do back then.

It was a great place to be. How has the retail landscape in the neighborhood changed since you first opened? Zohn: The whole city has changed as has business and retail.

Look at all the empty shops, all the long-standing business that are closing or have moved away. Look at what we do have shop-wise. There is clearly an issue. Michelson: The East Village has changed tremendously in the last plus years. Your shop was a neighborhood fixture for almost a quarter of a century. What factors led you to the decision to close the store?

Michelson: Brick and mortar is hurting everywhere; lots of folks shop online these days.