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$70,800 for a Glove? Not OJs. Not Mickey Mantles, but...Michaels.

The glove that the King of Pop wore during the Victory Tour in 1984, just wrangled in almost $71,000 at the Profiles in History (or, Profiles in HIStory, if you want to stick to the Jackson theme) auction.

I would've rather had the Martin D-28 guitar that Elvis played during his final Vegas performance. Apparently, a lot of other folks would, too. That sold for $106,200.

The auction made $5 million in memorabilia sales in this auction.

Added by Josh Board on October 11, 2009 at 8:57pm — 1 Comment

Indiana Pacers Pre-Season

I was lucky enough to join the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis on October 7, 2009 for their pre-season game against the Chicago Bulls. Although the game left much to be desired (ie: the Pacers didn't win) there were some opportunities that presented themselves for autographs.

TJ Ford, a 2003 1st round draft pick of the Milwaukee Bucks, is coming into his 2nd season with the Pacers. Last year he shared playing time with Jarrett Jack, but with Jarrett gone to the Toronto Raptors TJ… Continue

Added by Eric Fields on October 9, 2009 at 7:25pm — 1 Comment

King Kong Auction Item

It seems in auctions, people aren't getting the prices they want for their high end items. Maybe now isn't the right time to be selling, but here's something else Christie's is whipping out today.

A tiny King Kong figurine that's a 22-inch skeleton, used in one of the climactic scenes of the 1933 movie (not the Jack Black, Brody movie, which I thought was horrible).

The monster ended up being made by adding layers of cotton, rubber, liquid latex, and rabbit fur, to a metal… Continue

Added by Josh Board on October 9, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Autographed Baseball a Kid Doesn't Want

I often complain to my friends about our legal system. And it's stories like this that make me complain.

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard hit his 200th career home run. And that's not all that much of a milestone. Well, I didn't think it was.

But it's the fastest player in baseball to ever reach that milestone so quickly.

A 12-year-old caught the ball, and the procedure that always happens happened.

The player wanted to keep the ball, so he… Continue

Added by Josh Board on October 8, 2009 at 11:15am — 5 Comments

Jay Leno Talks Autographs with Joe Torre

Dodger manager Joe Torre was on Jay Leno, answering the 10 questions. That's a new bit Leno does, where a celebrity answers 10 questions remotely. It's usually a big name (he's had Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, and Mel Gibson all do this bit). And some of the questions are goofier and more fun than the questions you hear in the studio.

He asked Torre the weirdest prank he was ever involved in. Torre said his first year in baseball, this manager used to give a brand new baseball to the… Continue

Added by Josh Board on October 6, 2009 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

T-Rex -- The Dinosaur (not the band)

I love classic rock. And, I'd love nothing more than an Electric Warrior album signed by Marc Bolan of T-Rex. Of course, you'd need to use a silver or gold paint pen, as the alum is mostly black (and also raise him from the dead...yeah, typical rock star movie; died in a car crash).

I guess us autograph collectors would rather have that than a fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex. Maybe that's because Bonhams & Butterfields had a starting bid in the millions!

They were hoping… Continue

Added by Josh Board on October 4, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Ingmar Bergman items net $900,000

Ingmar Bergman's writing desk and chair would've looked so nice in my office. I don't care about the wine glasses, tea set, or other belongs that sold. But, the Bukowski auction house in Stockholm made almost a million bucks with all the stuff.

Added by Josh Board on October 2, 2009 at 2:31am — No Comments

Million Dollar Painting Stolen

If anyone knows who broke into my house and stole the Picasso I had on the wall, I'd like answers.

Okay, now that I got your attention...

The real story is this.

Two armed robbers got a Rene Magritte from a small museum in Brussels. I'm sure more of you know Renee Zellwegger but not Magritte. He's a Belgian surrealist, who did the 1948 "Olympia" oil painting, that was a nude portrait of his wife, Georgette (I'm guessing she would've flipped out if he tried to… Continue

Added by Josh Board on September 30, 2009 at 7:29pm — No Comments

Horrorfind show in Baltimore went well and I received many interviews!!

At Horrorfind this past weekend I was able to interview Corbin Bernsen, Margot Kidder, Danny Trejo, Doug Jones, John Alexander and Monique Dupree.

I also found out just what dealers were visited by so many fans with their incredible items.

To see the wares that fans loved most in the dealers room here you have to visit their sites, and I am sure if you did not make it to this show, online is the best way to see these unique genre items.

Check out the incredible… Continue

Added by Mark J Gross on September 30, 2009 at 9:17am — No Comments

Early Paul McCartney Writing Found

Well, this would be a lot more fun had it been a song like Scrambled Eggs or something.

But in a Liverpool library, they found something the 10-year-old Paul wrote. It was an essay about the queen. Kevin Roach, a British researcher, said it was ver tidy, in a curling script, on the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Sir Paul (well before he was a "sir") won the under-11 age category of the competition, and was awarded a gift certificate for books.

Added by Josh Board on September 28, 2009 at 11:33pm — No Comments

Stars on Tour: Where to Meet Your Favorite Celebrity Author

It's been said that everyone has a story to tell. When that "someone" is a celebrity who has written a book, that story will not only be told but also heavily promoted, usually with a multi-state book tour.

Lee Cochenour runs a website (www.celebritybooksigningsandevents.com) that collects information on upcoming signings by celebrity writers. Whether you're interested in actors, athletes or best-selling authors, Mr. Cochenour has the dates, times and locations where the celebs will… Continue

Added by Scott Voisin on September 27, 2009 at 5:53pm — 2 Comments

If You Are Such An Expert...

Like many serious collectors who acquire routinely thousands of autographs per month - that’s right per month - I still find it extremely difficult to keep up with the hobby unless I am the individual “there” personally acquiring the signature. On the “front-line” so to speak, part of those actually creating the next treasured collectible. I have always made it a point to cover major events, especially entertainers, rock concerts - when I wasn’t promoting them - in-person. Such is the case as I… Continue

Added by Mark Allen Baker on September 27, 2009 at 3:52am — No Comments

The Horrorfind show is great, and so far I've done a few interviews....more to come...

So far at this incredible Horrorfind convention, I have interviewed Corbin Bernsen, Danny Trejo, and Monique Dupree. Google them just in case you can't place the name with their faces!

Hoping to get Doug Jones, Margot Kidder and many more before this weekend is out!

Also, their dealers room which we fans LOVE, features such booths as Kim's Krypt where you can get awesome tee-shirts, music and collectables, Kreation X 3D as they market props , replicas, horror masks and more,… Continue

Added by Mark J Gross on September 26, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Horrorfind Weekend convention THIS weekend in Baltimore Maryland !!!

Join the HORRORFIND WEEKEND convention at the Marriott Hunt Valley In Baltimore Maryland this weekend Sept 25,26 and 27th!

I will be interiewing guests there and they have a GREAT line-up and many other fascinating events throughout the weekend!

Guests will be signing autographs all weekend long.

Here is the link, you don't want to miss this genre fans!

http://www.horrorfindweekend.com/celebrities.html

Added by Mark J Gross on September 23, 2009 at 10:33am — 4 Comments

KISS advertisement

In an Entertainment Weekly I was reading a few days ago, the last page (connected to the actual magazine cover), was a full-page advertisement for M&Ms. It showed the members of the band KISS, but as M&Ms (now, if I was in charge of this ad campaign, I would've made a bunch of M&Ms dangling off of Gene Simmons long tongue...)

I would've also made the stage lights, which spell out KISS in the background, all with yellow M&Ms.

Each member has their stars or… Continue

Added by Josh Board on September 23, 2009 at 1:05am — 8 Comments

HBO Hard Knocks- Did he really say that?...Really?

In my 30+ years of autograph collecting I had one of my worst collecting experiences recently. It was not an in-person experience or through-the-mail, it came while watching Episode 4 of HBO’s Hard Knocks. Carson Palmer is the 2002 Heisman trophy winning quarterback from USC and the Cincinnati Bengals starting quarterback. HBO spent training camp with the Bengals in Georgetown, Kentucky filming a documentary of the day to day experiences as they happen leading up to the start of the NFL season.… Continue

Added by Jay R. Neill on September 22, 2009 at 7:02pm — 5 Comments

Jessica Simpson - Her Doggie Died

I write for a newspaper in San Diego (San Diego Reader, if anyone is in town, pick one up).

I did a blog on their website called "Daisy's Pushing Daisies". It had to do with Jessica Simpson, who had a malti-poo (the same dog I have), being dragged off by a coyote. She put flies up asking for the publics help in finding it.

I think I angered some PETA people and dog lovers, when I said that she'll get the dog back as the "poo" part of maltipoo. Because, once the coyote has… Continue

Added by Josh Board on September 21, 2009 at 11:04am — 2 Comments

Lonny Frey-- The end of an era... 1910-2009

It's rare in history that you can see the page turn or hear the door close, but that was the case when former baseball player Lonny Frey passed away last week of natural causes at the age of 99 years old. Lonny was a major league second baseman and shortstop from 1933 to 1948, while missing 1944 and 1945 to military service. He was the second-oldest living major league ballplayer and the oldest living New York Yankee. His accomplishments were many and his career was long. He played for the… Continue

Added by Jay R. Neill on September 20, 2009 at 8:27pm — 1 Comment

What Does Tony Curtis Have in Common w/ Flea?

Well, they're both a bundle of energy. They both lived in L.A.

But...it's the fact that they were both in San Diego recently. And, as my complaint previously regarding Mario Andretti being in town, I didn't know about Flea's appearance. I think he's one of the best bass players in music history, and would've loved to have gotten his autograph.

It was a charity fundraiser in La Jolla, for the Surf Industry Manufacturers' Humanitarian of the Year, which was awarded to Flea,… Continue

Added by Josh Board on September 20, 2009 at 12:32am — 3 Comments

Ryan Seacrest -- Autograph Seeker Attacks His Security!

On TMZ tonight, they did a story about Ryan Seacrest doing some kind of benefit at a childrens hospital.

A man asked for his autograph, and he signed.

Later, Seacrest was walking to his car (not sure if he said "Seacrest out" before leaving). The man approached again, and he somehow got between Seacrest and his car. The security with Ryan asked the guy to move and the guy started choking one security member and throwing punches.

The police were called and the… Continue

Added by Josh Board on September 19, 2009 at 1:14am — 1 Comment