The Day the Music Died

WHEN: May 2010
WHERE: Regent Square, Pittsburgh
PHOTO: Jill in Pittsburgh
Looks like somebody gave up their rock-star dreams for a job in senior care. Happens every day.

Behind Baaaaaa-rs

WHEN: May 2010
WHERE: Detroit, Mich.
PHOTO: Michael J., in Detroit
Oh no! Not Lambchop!

Peek-a-boo Boo-boo Bear

WHEN: March 2009
WHERE: East Liberty, Pittsburgh
The minute I saw this stroller crammed between some newspaper boxes outside Whole Foods, I knew it was tragic junk. I also rightly suspected it would stay there for days, which it did.

"I Used to Be Somebody"

WHERE: Detroit, Mich.

WHEN: April 2010

PHOTO: Michael J., in Detroit

Hard times have befallen one of the Mario Brothers.

Kawaii Down!

WHEN: April 2010
WHERE: Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo
PHOTO: Jessica M.
Even being "kawaii" -- super cute and adorable -- can't save this little plushie. Kitten, mouse, bunny? It's so freakin' cute I can't even tell!

Death of a Doll

WHEN: March 2010
WHERE: Bloomfield, Pittsburgh
PHOTO: Chris P. In Pittsburgh
Chris reports: "When I first walked past, the doll was laying face down, as in the first photo. What may not be clear is that the doll is headless. When I walked past later, the doll had been moved onto its back, and the new perspective revealed the bondage angle of the doll's hands tied together. One can only imagine the events that led to this poor doll's demise."

Bored Games

WHEN: March 2010
WHERE: East Liberty, Pittsburgh
Scrabble tops this box of board games dumped in a corner of a parking lot.

Snow Emergency

WHEN: February 2010
WHERE: Friendship, Pittsburgh
A lot of parking challenges during the city's snowiest month ever.

Bunny Down in Brooklyn

WHEN: January 2010
WHERE: Brooklyn, New York
PHOTO: Leigh in NY
It's like one of those tragic hard-partying starlets who collapses getting out of the limo.

Not-So-Secret Squirrel

WHEN: February 2010
WHERE: Kensington Market, Toronto
PHOTO: Laurie McG. in Toronto
Laurie sez: This was lying on the ground, underneath a bike. I spotted him and propped him up on a rock next to the bike in order to take a photograph, and make him more visible so that he might be reclaimed by his owner.