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29 Dec 01 - 05:21 PM (#618237) Subject: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: catspaw49 I mean really now......Is there anything that Monroe's son won't sell? Check this out over on e-Bay.........The Bill Monroe Necktie It's friggin' unbelievable.....And I see it sold for $129.00......and it looks like a cheap $3.00 tie to begin with! What's next? Is he gonna' peddle off Daddy's underwear too? Here's a pair of u-trou that Bill Monroe wore on the stage at the Opry on numerous occasions. My Daddy wore boxers almost exclusively in his later years, but he still had a few pair of jockeys that he liked to use when he played the Opry because he believed they made him sing a bit higher. It's believed that he purchased these as part of a three-pack of BVD brand at the JC Penney store in Rivergate in Nashville in the fall of 1967. They've been authenticated by Bill's personal laundress and you can see the BM in the back. I'll enclose my personal note of approval written on the very toilet paper that Daddy had in his bathroom when he last took a dump. Sincerely, James Monroe, Bill's son. Okay now folks, the bidding starts at a buck two ninety eight........... Spaw
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29 Dec 01 - 05:23 PM (#618238) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: catspaw49 BTW, thanks to Tweed for finding this one and posting it over at his place, Tweed's Blues Thanks Tweed!!! Spaw |
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29 Dec 01 - 05:28 PM (#618240) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: Cappuccino On that same note of country cynicism, mate, I recall the only time I ever went to the Opry in Nashville... it was 1984/5-ish, and as I was working on a music paper I got a backstage pass to the Opryhouse. I got to meet Roy Acuff, who at the time was aged about two hundred, and who as I recall had been given a specially-built house in the Opry complex. 'That's nice', I said, naively. 'No', said the agent who told me about it. 'They're just waiting for him to die, so they can turn it straight into a museum with all his possessions there, ready to show off...' (As it happens, I met Mr. Monroe there that night - had I thought about it, I could have asked for his tie. Or perhaps his Y-fronts....) - Ian B
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29 Dec 01 - 05:31 PM (#618243) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: catspaw49 I was still living in Nashville then Ian....You sould have dropped by! Spaw |
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29 Dec 01 - 05:45 PM (#618251) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: Sorcha sob,sob, pass the tissues please. |
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29 Dec 01 - 07:03 PM (#618287) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: catspaw49 Sorch, I assume you mean a few sheets of Bill's personal asswipes..... Spaw |
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29 Dec 01 - 07:05 PM (#618289) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: Tweed Sorry, no tissues Sorch, all I got is this genuine monogrammed Bill Monroe hanky, hardly used at all either. Just $89.95 buys this suitable for framing item;~) |
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29 Dec 01 - 07:10 PM (#618293) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: Tweed Ya know Spaw, this could qualify as one of Catspaw's greatest foxpaws of all time. Auctioning off the father of Bluegrass' ass wipes. What a place, what a place.... |
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29 Dec 01 - 07:35 PM (#618299) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: GUEST,Wesley S on vacation Y'know Spaw they were offering some of his bluejeans for sale too. And some really ugly sportcoats on top of that. Some of the mandolins looked worthwhile of course but they're bound to want too much for them. |
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29 Dec 01 - 07:54 PM (#618305) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: Sorcha Yes, spaw paw, you always read my mind. Used, of course. I need them thangs.......preservation of HISTORY, MAN!! |
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29 Dec 01 - 08:08 PM (#618312) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: catspaw49 Well Sorch, over at Tweed's, MaddMike says he has one of Robert Johnson's handkerchiefs with real RJ snot on it and everything..........Bidding starts at $89.95 I believe (and he probably has an unlimited supply of them). Spaw |
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29 Dec 01 - 08:11 PM (#618313) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: Sorcha HEY! Light Bulb!! If we got RJ snot then we got RJ DNA, right? We could clone an RJ for Max! Wow man. |
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29 Dec 01 - 08:17 PM (#618319) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: catspaw49 What a concept Sorch!!!! But would Max then have to sell his soul to the devil? Hmmmmm.........Aw who cares? It's Max's soul...Put the thing on e-Bay and make Ol' Scratch bid for it.... Spaw |
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29 Dec 01 - 08:58 PM (#618336) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: Rick Fielding Now HERE'S a moneymaker for Mudcat. Let's auction off Catspaw's imagination! Winner gets it autographed...I bid one dollar! The Monroe auction reminds me of some goings on at Graceland a few years ago. A relative named VESTER (I'm not making that up) was in charge of selling individual HAIRS from Elvis' dog. They were in little plexiglass cubes and were GUARANTEED by the family! No chance for fraud there eh? Rick |
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30 Dec 01 - 08:00 AM (#618462) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: Banjer As we all probably know the problem here lies not with the sellers of these 'historical' items, but with those gullible enough to believe in them. I would be willing to bet that any one of us could take small glass vials, gather some sand from our local beach or lakefront, label them as being sand upon which (insert any historical name here) walked, and somebody somewhere will buy them!! Just go visit your local flea market for an example. I bet I could scoop up our dog's yard deposits and package them with some clever name and find a buyer!! |
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30 Dec 01 - 09:58 AM (#618491) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: Justa Picker Someone's already beat you to it Banjer. Clicky |
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30 Dec 01 - 10:01 AM (#618492) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: GUEST,fortunato stayed up too late I have it on good authority that near the end ol' Bill needed some assistance in dressing and often became confused about his shorts. Fortunately his wife was there to remind him: "I've told a thousand times, Bill, it's yellow in the front and brown in the back." |
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30 Dec 01 - 10:02 AM (#618493) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: Jon Freeman Only ties.... What I want is Bill Monroes mandolin together with a certificate assuring me that the playing talent will be transeferred to its new owner! Jon |
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30 Dec 01 - 11:29 AM (#618522) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: Amos The site cited above offers ..."a REAL dog stool that has been professionally BRONZED and arranged very tastefully on a beautiful plaque suitable for a TROPHY or for mounting ON THE WALL" and by Jim they want $298.00 for this amazing artifact, a real testament to human nuttiness. A |
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30 Dec 01 - 11:32 AM (#618523) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: catspaw49 I'd say that's definitely not as good a buy as a few sheets of Bill Monroe's asswipes.... Spaw |
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30 Dec 01 - 03:02 PM (#618620) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: Banjer Wonder where they get their raw materials. Hell, I could keep them supllied for years just with what's in my backyard. |
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30 Dec 01 - 08:04 PM (#618737) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: Amos Jeeze, Banjer -- ye're sitting on a goldmine here!! For $298 you could even buy your own electroplater and bronze those puppies yourself (not the puppies -- the product of the puppies!). LOL! A |
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02 Jan 02 - 10:59 PM (#620207) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: catspaw49 I'll just link you over to the thread at Tweed's Place where Tweed has been keeping up with this treasure trove of Bill Monroe goodies. Click Here WOW!!! A cheap ass plaid shirt !!! But even better a PIE PAN AND A PIE PLATE which belonged to Bill Monroe!!! ZOWIE!!!! Imagine, just kicked back and eating a piece of rhubarb pie off a plate that was eaten off of by the father of Bluegrass.........Man.........What a rush!!! I'm gettin' a boner just thinking about it!!!
......geeziz............gimmee peace..............Spaw |
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03 Jan 02 - 05:37 AM (#620280) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: Banjer Jeeze, Banjer -- ye're sitting on a goldmine here!! Well Amos, I can't say as I know what gold smells like, but if it smells like parts of the back yard I don't think I would last long as a miner!! |
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04 Jan 02 - 02:15 AM (#620784) Subject: RE: BS: Bill Monroe's Tie Sold!!!-a sad day... From: GUEST,Dewey Has anyone seen the Bill Monroe T-shirt: "If Its Good Enough for You, It's Good Enough for Me" Features Mr. Monroe on top of an overflowing outhouse playing his mandolin. Anyone that has ever been to Bean Blossum, knows there were less than a dozen Port-A-Johns at the Festival sight, a sight with a Festival Going Crowd of Thousands. At least this was how is was when I went in 1988. This was a great T-shirt and I would love to have it. Should it, could it, be found in new unsoiled condition. Dewey |