Over the holidays, my father told me he was going to send me a Tim Wakefield bobblehead that he found in a junk pile at his house. I didn't have high hopes for this, given that description of its provenance, but it arrived last week, and it's beautiful. Truly awesome. Opening it, I felt moved-by remembering Wake's accomplishments and the man he was, and by memories of seeing him pitch. I'm also appreciating the high-class packaging, the two baseball cards inside, and the first-class craftsmanship.
Now Chovanec, who wound up in possession of much of the contents of that bedroom, has consigned a collection of the ephemera to RR Auction for sale. Items include Jobs' desk, its drawers filled with Reed College notebooks and work he did for Atari in the mid-'70s; the Bob Dylan 8-track tapes (and one Joan Baez tape) he listened to incessantly; a set of magazines that Jobs' father kept to commemorate cover stories about his son; Jobs' annotated horoscope generated by an Atari computer;
My dad and I got to the stadium early to watch players warm up and get autographs--we were in the stands down the right field line. It was drizzly... There were almost zero fans in there at the time. It had rained the night before, but neither team was outstanding by any means, so attendance was low as a result. I got the full attention of the players.
Rasmus Sandin: Lots. First off, every season, I kinda ask Ovi for some things to always bring home, so I can keep myself. Everything from a puck that we both played with or was like an assist or something. Now, he wants to keep a lot of it himself. Stick from that game, gloves, signed jersey... So yeah, bunch of things. Elliotte Friedman: Wait a second. He gave you a stick from that game? Rasmus Sandin: No, not from that game, but from that day.
"King's signature look on his CNN cable television talk show always included a pair of suspenders, though King didn't wear either of these which Trump gifted to him after one of his many appearances on Larry King Live."
The four-bedroom property, known as Paradise Crest Manor, was famously owned by Lonnie Hammargren, filled with quirky memorabilia including life-size hot dogs and dinosaurs.
The Hockey Hall of Fame has added memorabilia from Ovechkin's 895th career goal to its "NHL Today" showcase, including a jersey and the socks Ovechkin wore when he broke Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record.
If you're a fan of cult classics like Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, or Eraserhead, a piece of cinematic history could be yours in a unique auction that just launched in Los Angeles.
