MANSFIELD — Fans flocked to the Holiday Inn parking lot, where an “American Pickers” van was parked Wednesday morning.
The van was driven by Brady Watson and Mike Odom of Nashville, who said they were just passing through the area to northern New York, where the “American Pickers” crew will be doing some scouting for the show.
“It’s a beautiful town and we’ve met some really nice people while we’re here, so hopefully we’ll get to come back and the ‘real’ stars will be here next time,” Odom said.
“American Pickers” is a reality television series featured on the History channel. The show follows antique and collectible pickers Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, who travel around the country to buy or “pick” various items for resale, clients, or for their own personal collections.
Brenda Wilson, director of the Lexington Senior Civic Center, was among those who stopped by Wednesday. She heads up the yearly rummage sale in Lexington and wanted to see if they would be interested in checking out some of the rummage sale items. She even brought one of the items–an old violin from Germany–to show them.
“I hope to get them to come down and rummage through our stuff,” she said.
Jeff Kline of Mansfield brought his antique record player that was given to him as a Christmas present from his parents in 1978. It’s a Raggedy Ann and Andy record player that still plays, he said.
Mabel Miller of Mansfield just wanted to get a picture and autograph. She learned about the van’s arrival via Facebook and said, “I’ve got to go get pictures.”
Several others stopped by to take a posed picture in front of the van and to see if the stars were in town.
