Judge in Santa Monica divvies up memorabilia, OJ Simpson gets first $6,075 from auctionAugust 18th, 2009 Judge in Santa Monica divides Simpson memorabiliaSANTA MONICA, Calif. — A long battle for possession of memorabilia that led O.J.
NJ man tells police Michael Jackson memorabilia stolen from North Las Vegas storage facilityAugust 13th, 2009 NJ man says Jackson memorabilia stolen in NevadaLAS VEGAS — A New Jersey businessman alleges part of his collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia was stolen from a southern Nevada storage facility and auctioned without his knowledge. North Las Vegas police said Thursday they are investigating after Henry Vaccaro filed a police report July 31 alleging his storage facility was burglarized and valuable Jackson items were missing.
Surfboard sells for record $40,000 at Hawaiian surf auctionJuly 20th, 2009 Surf auction raises record $767,000HONOLULU — Surf's up! But you might want to leave that old board on the beach. A surfboard more than a half-century old has sold for a record $40,000.
Memorabilia dealer trying to stop auction OJ Simpson memorabilia, claims he owns the itemsJune 19th, 2009 Dealer objects to auction of OJ Simpson itemsLOS ANGELES — A memorabilia dealer O.J. Simpson was convicted of robbing at a Las Vegas hotel is trying to stop a public auction of footballs, jerseys and other items seized by authorities after the stickup.
Memorabilia that put O.J. Simpson in prison returned to California, likely to be auctionedJune 1st, 2009 O.J. Simpson's Vegas memorabilia back in Calif.LOS ANGELES — The footballs, jerseys and framed photographs that put O.J. Simpson in a Nevada prison are in the hands of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and likely headed for the auction block, an attorney for longtime Simpson nemesis Fred Goldman said Monday.
Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood celebrates 5th anniversary with new guitar displayMay 11th, 2009 Seminole Hard Rock celebrates 5th anniversaryHOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is celebrating its fifth anniversary.
Michael Jackson auction cancelledApril 15th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - An auction of the contents of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch has been cancelled following a legal settlement between the auctioneer and lawyers for the former king of pop. In a statement, Jackson's spokesperson Tohme R.
Singer Mika wants to buy Michael Jackson's gloveApril 10th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Mika is planning to buy a diamante glove and Zoltar The Fortune Teller fairground machine of pop star Michael Jackson in an auction. Mika wants to buy them at the Neverland auction that starts on April 22.
Elvis Presley's short poem sells for $20,000March 29th, 2009 LONDON - A short poem written by rock and roll legend Elvis Presley about a dead bird has sold at an auction for a staggering $20,000 (14,000 pounds). The King of Rock scrawled the rhyme on a piece of paper after apparently killing a robin that perched on his window ledge, reports contactmusic.com.
Jacko's rep threatens harm from Nation of Islam over memorabilia auctionMarch 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - King of pop Michael Jackson's associate is said to have threatened auctioneer Darren Julien with harm from the Nation of Islam if they did not stop the auction of the singer's memorabilia. Julien and his partner Martin Nolan entered affidavits into Los Angeles Superior Court regarding the threat about the auction, which is to take place in Los Angeles next month.
Elvis Presley's piano expected to fetch $1 mnMarch 17th, 2009 LONDON - A grand piano played by rock and roll legend Elvis Presley is expected to fetch a whopping $1 million at an auction. The white Knabe piano, which was installed at the singer's Graceland home in Memphis, Tennessee, is among the items at a rock and roll memorabilia sale, reported contactmusic.com
The auction also features one of Presley's most famous stage outfits - a gold and blue jumpsuit and cape.
Gandhi memorabilia sold for $1.8 mnMarch 6th, 2009 NEW YORK - Despite intense protests from Indian government, a set of Mahatma Gandhi's personal items were sold for $1.8 million at an auction in New York Thursday. However, the US justice department has asked the New York's Antiquorum Auctioneers auction house to hold the lot for two weeks pending a resolution between the new owner, and the US and Indian governments.
400 Elvis lookalikes to take part in Australian festivalJanuary 8th, 2009 SYDNEY - A train with 400 Elvis lookalikes left Sydney Friday for Parkes and its week-long King of Rock festival. Every year since 1995 thousands of Elvis Presley fans have made the trip to Parkes, an 11,000-inhabitant town in New South Wales, for a convention.
Kurt Cobain's smashed guitar sold for $100,000December 24th, 2008 NEW YORK - A smashed guitar of former Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain has been sold for $100,000 to an unnamed collector, the Seattle Times newspaper reported Thursday. Cobain smashed the Fender Mustang guitar in New Jersey during his first US tour with the band.
Kurt Cobain's broken guitar sells for $100,000December 23rd, 2008 LONDON - A smashed guitar that once belonged to late Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain has been sold at an auction for $100,000 (68,493 pounds) 14 years after his death. The sale was confirmed Tuesday by the senior curator of the Experience Music Project in Seattle, US, where the taped-up Fender Mustang (guitar) had been on display, reports contactmusic.com.
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