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Sometimes Senor wonders: Where does this bottomless wellspring of new vendors end? It's just amazing how many folks wanna Flea with us--we just had our 2500th pre-registration through the website! We are grateful for your interest, the Flea would be nothing without your enthusiasm. And now on to this week's motley crew--sorry: diverse, intriguing crop--of first-timers. Flea is we!

Starting us off in the leftfield category (Senor's personal fave), Toronto's Becky and Rev. Aitor are in the midst of a 6-month tour of America, selling her Sweetie Pie Press prints and buttons and his Unflattering Portraits (above), which he'll be composing live for any interested Fleasters on Sunday. Handlebar mustachioed Aitor's Misanthrope Specialty Co. was recently featured on the CBS Early Show, and we have a feeling these folks will be a hoot. W1

Back on Flea terra firma, Norristown, PA, antiques shop Ah's Garage Sale debuts at the Flea this week, as the owners' son, Bo, lives in Clinton Hill. Bo's bringing a recently discovered trove of vintage clothing as well as an assortment of furniture and collectibles from the shop. B3

Winter Water Factory is Margaret and Stefanie's hand-printed fabric shop (they're in the Can Factory), and they'll be unloading gorgeous textiles (right, above), kids and adult garments, and cool housewares. V11B24

Isabel Roxas is an illustrator, designer, and Fulbright Scholar, and after 4 years working in the Philipines, she's back living in Astoria--and the first thing she wants to do is get her work out there, via the Flea of course. She'll be selling prints, silkscreened notebooks and other paper goods (right, below), and her booth will definitely be worth checking out. E28

Jewelry designer Page Sargisson will be holding a one-time sample sale Sunday. She does everything from charm necklaces to refined gold and diamond rings--really classy stuff. B21

Bob Glickstein is our other favorite kind of Flea vendor: appears out of nowhere, appears to have amazing/random stuff, and appears at the Flea as scheduled a week later. Bob's a contractor who's accumulated an array of lighting fixtures as well as some antiques and a 1979 Wurlitzer jukebox. Get 'em before they dis-appear! E11

Similarly, Lars Engstrom and his photo stylist/costume designer wife are shedding years of inventory, in the form of: clothing (mostly 60's), some furniture (40's-70's, some deco and mid-century modern), household appliances (30's-50s), seasonal decor (50's-60's) and collectibles such as globes (50's), license plates (50's-70's) and records. Senor wisely accepted their application. W32

Clotheshorsies be warned!: Lisa Wong is another one who had to clean out her stylist stuff. In her words: "'70s sheepskin jackets, old-school sunglasses, '50s cocktail dresses, plus a cool collection of one-off, runway, and sample items, and retro sneakers, T-shirts, and accessories. I also have a vast collection of vintage shoes and boots which *sniff sniff* have got to go, lots of '50s and '60s stilettos, mukluks, etc." No way to say no to that. B5

Fort Greene locals Michael Shane Bridal are moving a few racks of one-of-a-kind evening dresses and cocktail dresses that are certainly with a saunter/perusal. E26

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