Recliners For The People

Step 1:
I signed a lease on a great location (Eagle Rock, in case that wasn't clear) about a week ago. My new landlord, Ben, doesn't do much without a lit cigarette dangling from his mouth. His bedroom is directly upstairs from the clinic, so I hope he doesn't fall asleep that way.
My plan is to open in February 2009. The clinic (let's just call it "ERCA") will be a place where people can receive acupuncture treatments in recliners, yes--recliners! And in a community atmosphere, no less. The best part is that it will be very affordable: $20-$40 sliding scale. So, all of the people who could never afford one-on-one/ private room acupuncture ($65-$150/treatment) or can't afford to do it often enough to complete a course of treatments- this is your new clinic.
I've got a whole lot of work ahead of me to bring ERCA into reality. It sounds like I am talking about a whale, doesn't it?
So far, thanks to the tireless efforts of KD Smith and her Toyota Tacoma truck-- the clinic has about 6 recliners.
Of notable mention, there's "Culliver"- our first chair who came from a loving home in Culver City. Sleek lines and vintage as can be. No knicks or tears. Reclines to flat. We got Culliver for $10!!
Then there's the "Pink Caddy" who is mauve and faux leather. I think she's from Studio City or Burbank. KD knows their histories better than I do. I get the feeling that females will fight over this one.
The only one that we retrieved independently of KD and her truck is a faux-suede one that I bought in a dingy little apartment belonging to a Pakistani student named Iman. The chair smells like his apartment: rose scented air freshener. That recliner, "Rose of Lahore" dangled from the tailgate of my husband's Subaru stationwagon. I fastened my ankles to the front seat and held onto the chair to keep it from sliding out the back of the car, as we slowly drove from Hollywood to Glendale.

Others have shown up of different fabrics, weights, sizes and histories. I get the feeling that ,collectively, they've watched 100 lifetimes worth of television.
It's a start.