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Sconce Watch

October 4, 2006 / / 2 Comments

Leroyneiman_1Cher is headline news today (Yahoo!) after one day of auctioning is over. It was quite a hoot to be able to watch the auction online via ebay all day while I was working. A few items hit the estimated range, some never hit the estimated value (oak altar elements went for $1,600 instead of the estimated $2,000) but the majority of the items went far above the estimated values set by Juliens Auctions. Three cross wall sconces went for $1,000 and were estimated at only $500 max. Her first "hole fit" (a piece of Cher show history no doubt as so many more were to follow) went for $7,500. It was an extra $1,900 for the sagging lifeless 369_3 blue and pink boa. Bob Mackie sketches went over $2,000 almost every time, up to $4,750 for the Half Breed sketch. The LeRoy Neiman pictured top went for $40,000, Sonny boots for $1,100, her high school yearbook for $2,200 and the Bentley $170,000. I chatted with friend a Ape Culture co-editor, Julie, over instant messenger while part of the auction was occurring. She sent me to the LeRoy Neiman website where many hyperbolic sentences were found about his fine reputation in America as well as many other celebrity and sports portraits to be chuckled over. Julie was interested in lot #369, a gothic revival style mahogany bed but then she decided she didn’t want to sleep in anything Elijah might have tied Heather Graham to.

   

First the Wig and Now This

October 3, 2006 / / 2 Comments

The auction has been burgled. Just when you thought this free and open society thing was working. But seriously, this is no joke. Fellow scholar Javier Ozuna was asked yesterday by Julien’s Auctions and Sotheby’s to get the word out in case someone visits a Cher friend in the next few days and sees a continental cold-painted bronze figural lamp (lot #626) sitting on a TV tray. The estimated height is 19 inches and the value is estimated at: $800-1200. Now, don’t steal it from the thief! I know it’s tempting to develop an insatiable need to have something you never really wanted two days ago. But contact the auction houses immediately. You can’t run from the law forever. Trust me; that’s no life. Apparently the bandit entered the ladies room and removed the tag there, which was all caught on camera by security. There’s a security camera in the ladies room??? I guess we can all assume our our perp is a chick. Or Eddie Izzard.

You can view the auction live today and tomorrow.   

The Bidders are Coming! The Bidders are Coming!

October 1, 2006 / / 2 Comments

AuctionsignsmThe Cher Auction is upon us! This means both Crazy Queens and Senseless Straighties will be coming out of the woodwork to try and finagle a nappy wig once worn by Cher. Are you absolving yourself? Or are you all a fluster such as when it was 10 am and time to log on to ticketbastard in search of floor seats each time a final farewell date was announced? Will you have to mistype “mytsmerf” three times in a panic? 

   

You still have time to search your soul: to bid or not to bid. But remember, Julien’s auction house requires that you pre-register with them to participate. Get forms from their website. And if you plan to bid from home on Ebay Live, you have to pre-register there as well.

   

But hey, who am I to judge? I still haven’t decided whether I’m going to pay my health insurance this month or buy me some Cher shoes. Where did I put my priorities? I know they’re around here somewhere. Stay tuned to find out what embarrassing thing I do…and to chat about the fan controversy surrounding the dissemination of Cher couture unto the masses.

    

After my visit to The Beverly Hilton Friday, September 29, 2006, to see the auction preview, I wrote a story for Ape Culture. I saw a very popular Cher impersonator there and some friendly Cher fan faces. I also took many photos and included some pix included in the press packet CD, which I’m sure you’ve already seen ‘cos you’ve bought your auction catelogues like superfans!

   

There are also some good pictures of auction items on Getty Images.

   

 

I’d Be a Superfan of Albert Goldbarth But There’s No Doll

October 1, 2006 / / 0 Comments

I found some blog…to take away the heartache…to take away the loneliness I been feeling since you’ve been gone. Does it bother me that there’s a grammatical error in the above Cher song fragment? No it does not. But it should.
 
Welcome to my Cher blog. Your daily dose of Cher. I am a humble cher scholar and I’ve been yakking about Cher theories since I was five years old circa 1974. My parents had no interest in my quantitative analysis of Sonny & Cher show skits or in listening to my angst about the difficulties of assembling the S&C doll stage set. So here I am, blogging into the nethers of webspace hoping someone else will “get it.”

   

Soon I’ll be discussing books, conventions, fan clubs, websites, scandalous gossip, photos, toys, Withgeffen1_3 Cher history, Cher product, songs, movies, TV shows, the trials and tribulations of being a Cher fan and other unrelated stuff about me.

   

But why beige? This blog’s color palette was chosen from a very limited selection of Typepad color palettes for two reasons: #1-in honor of the lack of color in most of Cher’s houses and #2-in honor of the man who refurbished Cher’s career with a new TV show development deal and a record label contract after Sonny was making his big exodus from Cher’s career. Cher didn’t like this person’s limited wardrobe colors and told him so in this many words. Hence, the I Found Some Blog color palette is dedicated to David Geffen, a.k.a. Mr. Beige.

   

You can find out more about me and my credentials at: www.cherscholar.com or under the About Us link to the left.

 

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