Price for Beatles relic misses $750K projection
Reuters Nov 28, 08 9:31 AM CST
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A 1911 document that lists “E. Rigby” among the employees of a Liverpool hospital sold at auction for $177,000 yesterday, failing to match hopes of a $750,000 haul for the Beatles relic, Reuters reports. The possible inspiration for the song "Eleanor Rigby" is a salary register signed by scullerymaid E. Rigby. Paul McCartney sent it to a music charity in 1990 in response to a donation request, the group's head says.
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Dealer thinks recording was doctored to hurt Simpson's defense
Los Angeles Times Sep 26, 08 8:23 AM CDT
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One of the alleged victims in OJ Simpson's memorabilia-theft trial has turned into a boon for the defense, suggesting that another victim doctored a key piece of evidence. Alfred Beardsley, a witness for the prosecution, accused auctioneer Thomas Riccio of editing out parts of a recording Riccio made during their confrontation with Simpson, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Prosecution in Vegas robbery sought to tie Simpson's mindset to 90s slaying
Associated Press Sep 24, 08 3:17 PM CDT
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The skeletons are back in the closet for OJ Simpson today after a judge said a lawyer for the Goldman family—who won a civil verdict against the former football star in the slaying of their son—can't testify in Simpson’s current armed-robbery trial, AP reports. The prosecution argued it would help establish motive in the alleged incident with Las Vegas memorabilia dealers; the defense feared David Cook would prejudice jurors.
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Team steps up security to thwart souvenir-hunters as ballpark gets set to close
Associated Press Sep 18, 08 9:17 AM CDT
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The final few games at Yankee Stadium promise to be a battle of wits between sticky-fingered fans and New York's finest, AP reports. The House That Ruth Built shuts forever soon and at least a dozen fans have been busted trying to take a piece of it home. Seats have been unscrewed and one fan managed to smuggle out a toilet seat. The Yanks move into a new $1.3 billion stadium across the street next season.
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Memorabilia auctions offer old-timers chance to cash in
Bloomberg Jul 15, 08 12:26 PM CDT
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When it comes to souvenirs, some athletes are as memorabilia-hungry as fans. Albert Pujols has great success stockpiling mementos—for his son, or so he says—but even megastars experience slumps: Tiger Woods won’t sign for Roger Federer. “It is more important for me to talk to them and remember the moment,” says Woods. Bloomberg looks at celebrity autograph hounds.
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Glossies
From $200 urinals to $50K for A-Rod's locker, closing ballpark full of souvenirs
New York Jul 9, 08 11:40 AM CDT
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Though Yankee Stadium, renovated in the 1970s, contains few long-lost relics, its current contents could nevertheless bring in $50 million when they're auctioned at season's end, New York magazine reports. From seats (figure $1,000), to urinals ($200), to trash bins ($100), everything is expected to find buyers stricken with Yankee fever.
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As baby boomer baubles grow less desirable, collectors turn to Nirvana, G N' R
Portfolio May 8, 08 3:36 PM CDT
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Grunge is passé, but the market for its collectibles isn’t, reports Portfolio . Nostalgia plays a big role in determining what's hot, and prices on items of baby boomer vintage, even from the likes of the Fab Four, are starting to drop. Meanwhile, the demand for Gen X artifacts—skateboards, Star Wars figurines, old video games—is on the rise.
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Young goes digital
with complete archive, new material on interactive discs
Associated Press May 7, 08 11:52 AM CDT
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Fans of Neil Young will soon be able to buy his entire music archive on Blu-ray discs, the AP reports. The first 10-disc set, out this fall, will cover the prolific rocker’s career from 1963 to 1972 and will include some previously unreleased songs, videos, and handwritten manuscripts. Buyers will also be able to download more content to the discs on their own.
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FBI finds no evidence
of reel that dealer says
he sold for $1.5M
NBC May 2, 08 3:05 AM CDT
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FBI officials say their records show no evidence that the agency ever had a Marilyn Monroe sex tape, casting doubt on a memorabilia dealer’s claim that he just sold one, NBC News reports. The dealer says it belonged to the FBI in the 1960s, but he has produced no clear evidence of it and won't name the buyer. Several FBI analysts pored over agency records—notoriously meticulous under Hoover—and found nothing to confirm it.
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Guitar hero is intimate with two foxy ladies on disputed sex tape
New York Times Apr 29, 08 1:57 PM CDT
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Eleven minutes of footage showing a man having sex with two women have been packaged into a 45-minute Jimi Hendrix experience by a porn company notorious for releasing tapes of exposed celebrities. Whether it's actually the 1960s guitar hero is contested: Vivid Entertainment relies on private detectives and Hendrix acquaintances—while a girlfriend and a biographer take issue, the New York Times reports.
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Collection valued at millions fits with crunchy campus' 'community spirit'
San Francisco Chronicle Apr 24, 08 11:42 AM CDT
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The thousands of pieces that make up the Grateful Dead archive are truckin’ to a new home at UC Santa Cruz, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The materials—worth millions and ranging from the band’s first record contract to life-size skeletons of members—currently occupy 2,000 square feet in a warehouse; in Santa Cruz, they’ll become the school’s biggest collection.
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WWII hero signed
photo for one of 1,400 Jews he saved
New York Post Apr 16, 08 12:33 PM CDT
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The only known autographed photo of Oskar Schindler, the German industrialist who saved 1,400 Jews from death during WWII, is on sale for $154,000, the New York Post reports. The dealer plans to contact Liam Neeson, who played the legend in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List to see if he's interested.
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Stellar 1972 shots of the King set for exhibit at Graceland
Associated Press Apr 10, 08 2:55 AM CDT
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Close to 40 photographs of a jump-suited, cape-toting Elvis Presley rocking the house at Madison Square Garden in 1972 have surfaced and will be on display next month at Graceland in an exhibit entitled, "Elvis Jumpsuits: All Access." One of them already graces a Times Square billboard. A longtime official Garden photographer discovered the shots while sifting through old files, AP reports.
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