WHAT CHEER ANTIQUES + VINTAGE

About Me

hi there! we are WHAT CHEER ANTIQUES + VINTAGE . . . we are located at 7 SOUTH ANGELL STREET in WAYLAND SQUARE on the east side of PROVIDENCE, RI . . . we are open wed-sun from noon - 5pm . . .What the heck is "What Cheer?" you might ask.... Well, once upon a time, there was a New England colonist named ROGER WILLIAMS. He was originally part of the Boston colony,but soon found that those people were becoming too bossy in the religion department. He was like - "hey, isn't this why we leftfriggin' England in the first place?" On the verge of getting booted out for being too "radical," he took off in search of someplacemore laid back (and probably narrowly escaped the whole witch trial business). Roger was interested in the native peoples of thenew world, and did a little research into their language. The legend goes that when he pulled into Rhode Island, he greeted the localNarragansett Indians with "What Cheer, netop!" which loosely translates into "Hi, neighbor!" (and not, "hey, we're here to takeyour land.") Today it is probably the equivalent of "whassup?" The Narragansett Brewery would later adopt this as their slogan -"Hi Neighbor!" So, that's the story of What Cheer. I first heard it as a risd student, when I had a class in the What Cheer Garage, and was like -"the what?" Years ago, there were tons of businesses that used the term, but when we opened in 1999, we were the only onesaround. There was a short-lived What Cheer b+b, and now there's the awesome What Cheer? Brigade marching band. There's atown called What Cheer, in Ohio or something too. ++++++++ FUN FACT: The Providence Police department badges have "What Cheer" on them. The next time you get pulled over forj-walking, ask your friendly officer for a look-see. I edited my profile with I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

VINTAGE: records, books, maps, clothing, eyeglasses, jewelry, breweriana, postcards, ephemera, knick-knacks, bric-a-brac, this + that, and various whatnot.

I'd like to meet:

If you have endless enthusiasm for digging through drawers and boxes of stuff, thumbing through records, or searching for thatelusive Jesus paint-by-numbers to round out your collection, this may be heaven to you. We are for people who prefer thrift shopsto Crate & Barrel, Savers to the Gap, and yard sales to Target. Oh yes, Target is BAD. Don't kid yourselves because they are so "hip" and"cool." They are as bad as Wal-mart. Seriously!!

Music:

Long live VINYL!!!!! We have a ton of records - 33, 45, and 78 rpm. : JAZZ; rock (classic rock, garage rock, acid,prog, alt-rock); COUNTRY; folk; PSYCHEDELIC (psych-rock, psych-folk, psych-psych); INDIE (punk, post-punk, alternative, newwave, no wave, 80's whatever you want ot call it); R&B; latin; BLUES; vocalists; EXOTICA; sexy covers; RAP; misc/weird (where youmight find that "teach your parrot to talk" album or "Muhammad Ali vs Tooth Decay"); INTERNATIONAL; big bands; HILLBILLY;"Living Stereo;" Instrumental & ELECTRONICA (MOOG, etc); classical; and sections for Sinatra, Elvis, The Beatles, &others.+++CD's... new + used cds - plus new recordings by LOCAL record labels - CORLEONE, SECRETEYE, and more... also... cd's by What Cheer co-proprietor Chris Daltry's band the 'mericans, and previous band Purple Ivy Shadows.+++CASSETTE TAPES...if you are like us, and have a "vintage" car that only has a lame tape player, you may be looking for some coolcassettes to jam out to. We have some - cheap!+++8-TRACK tapes....maybe you're lucky enough to be driving around in a sweet 70's cadillac that has a 8-track player. We have a pileof those, some never opened.+++Also: SHEET MUSIC,INSTRUMENTS, STEREOS, POSTERS, & T-SHIRTS.

Movies:

Vintage movie cameras; super 8; projectors; Polaroid land cameras; vintage brownie-type box cameras; photo books and accessories. PLUS: new DVDs by local filmmaker Anthony Penta - his collection of b+w short films shot on location inProvidence. Influences include H.P. Lovecraft, Edward Gorey, and pirates.If a movie were to be made about life at What Cheer Antiques, it would be exactly like "Old School." exactly.

Television:

We love tv. No tv here though. rats!

Books:

RHODE ISLAND + New England history; ART; architecture; MUSIC; gardening; COOKBOOKS (including tons of those vintage booklets with titleslike "500 ways to serve Potatoes!"); religion; SEWING animals; S-E-X (shhh..!) & vintage men's magazines; sports and vintage paperbacks.

Heroes:

Nick & Nora Charles

My Blog

saturday 22 december - rescheduled holiday party & sale at what cher antiques + vintage 11-7pm

hello and happy holidays!because of that really ugly snowstorm last weekend, we've rescheduled our party for this saturdayWHAT CHEER ANTIQUES + VINTAGEHOLIDAY SALE & 8th ANNIVERSARY PARTY! &n...
Posted by WHAT CHEER ANTIQUES + VINTAGE on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:35:00 PST

New batch of VINYL!!!

Attention RECORD collectors: What Cheer Antiques has a brand new batch of vinyl, and more coming! Lots of new wave/80s/punk/post-punk, old school rap and hip-hop, jazz, blues, vocals, country, a...
Posted by WHAT CHEER ANTIQUES + VINTAGE on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:15:00 PST

What Cheer Antiques HOLIDAY INSANITY!! This Sunday 12-5!!

What Cheer Y'all! This Sunday, December 17th, we at What Cheer Antiques will be cramming some serious holiday merry-making into our tiny underground hobbit hole. 3 events in 1: An in...
Posted by WHAT CHEER ANTIQUES + VINTAGE on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 03:15:00 PST

Providence RECORD SHOW + ROCK-N-ROLL YARDSALE! Sunday Dec 10

hello people!-we would like to let you know aboutthe nextPROVIDENCE RECORD SHOW + ROCK & ROLL YARD SALE_______the PROVIDENCE RECORD SHOW + ROCK & ROLL YARD SALESUNDAY 10 DECEMBERNOON - 5PMFREE...
Posted by WHAT CHEER ANTIQUES + VINTAGE on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:47:00 PST

HOLIDAY HOURS!!!!!!!

What Cheer Antiques has new Holiday Hours! We are open EVERY DAY until Christmas, from 12-5, and sometimes later! Also, we will be having our Holiday sale + party on Sunday, December 17th, from 12-5, ...
Posted by WHAT CHEER ANTIQUES + VINTAGE on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:26:00 PST

THANK YOU!!!

THANK YOU to everyone who came down to the AS220 foo fest yesterday - especially to everyone who came by the Providence Record Show + Rock & Roll Yardsale to say hi. We had a blast - hope you all ...
Posted by WHAT CHEER ANTIQUES + VINTAGE on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 03:52:00 PST

AS220 FOO FEST this SATURDAY!!!

What Cheer Antiques will be CLOSED this Saturday because we will be down at the AS220 Foo Fest all day and all night - noon til midnight & beyond.... with the Providence R...
Posted by WHAT CHEER ANTIQUES + VINTAGE on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:04:00 PST

Sidewalk Sale postponed....

The Sidewalk Sale we had planned for last weekend was WASHED OUT! So was the rain date. Sorry, the rain is not cooperating with our plans! In the meantime, we still have tons of stuff to dig through, ...
Posted by WHAT CHEER ANTIQUES + VINTAGE on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 06:49:00 PST

WHAT CHEER T-SHIRTS!!! $10

WHAT CHEER t-shirts - in your basic white boy's style, or cute blue tank top for the girls (well, boys can wear them too I guess....) $10 each! Plus, we still have those killer "Who's The Boss?"...
Posted by WHAT CHEER ANTIQUES + VINTAGE on Thu, 18 May 2006 08:50:00 PST

Vintage Eyeglasses

Come see our HUGE collection of vintage eyewear, for men, woman, and even kiddies! We have many different styes, from plain gold or silver wire frames to outrageous cat-eyes with rhinestones. From tur...
Posted by WHAT CHEER ANTIQUES + VINTAGE on Fri, 12 May 2006 07:42:00 PST