Check out Chris Goodman and his totally cool stuff. Bruuuuuce.
What's your name and company's name?
My name is Chris Goodman and my business is Totally Bruce.
What's the story behind that name?
My father and I for years and years would go to garage sales. 7 AM, coffee, breakfast, map it all out, ready to go. And one time we went to a sale, and I bought a belt buckle that said, "Bruce." The guy made it himself—it was hand-pounded, all leather, and I started wearing it all the time, and then started referring to myself as Bruce. It kinda went from there.
And what's your hometown?
Niagara Falls, New York, USA.
Where do you live now?
I live in Red Hook—the center of the universe.
How do you get to and fro?
Smitty. My '92 Ford Ranger pickup.
What do you sell and how long have you been selling it for?
The best shit [ed.: It's true]. All the coolest stuff. But I really just sell what I like. I think that's the best policy. It's like a no-brainer pretty much.
What's your most memorable sale?
I make jewelry out of old watch chains and fobs and lockets, older stuff I find, take apart, and put back together. The first thing I made was a gold-filled pocket knife and I attached an intaglio, or a drop chain to it. So when it went, it was really hard to let it go.
Do you make anything else aside from the stuff you find and sell?
I have been making some pretty cool lights which I will debut here in the future.
What keeps you coming back to the Flea?
For me it's more about going out and finding the stuff, the hunt. And then it's great to be able to make a living doing what I love. When you're out there, you kind of see something that would look really good with this or that. So, I go with what I like and it ends up looking good together.
Is this your full-time job? What do you do for fun?
This is my full-time job and I like finding my stuff to sell, but what I also like to do is hang out with my English bulldog, Otis—he's awesome [see last pic of slideshow]. And hang out with my friends, take drives out to new undiscovered lands.
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