Today I am going to look over all the stuff being offered at the Julien Entertainment Memorabilia auction at Planet Hollywood next weekend.
Last year I ended up sitting next to Larry Birkhead (Anna Nicole Smith's baby daddy) who purchased Anna corsets and other unmentionables for their little princess. Kinda creepy, some might think, but I loved Anna, and Larry genuinely seemed like a nice guy. I'll devote a post to Anna later on . . . I was also sitting behind none other than James Caan! More about that later (the Jewish Cowboy deserves a post of his own too.) Oh, and Baywatch Babe Pamela Anderson was there to titillate and auction off her sports car for charity.
This year the auction includes lot of lots from Doctor Nick, Elvis' personal physician who kept him supplied with all the pharmaceuticals the King of Rock 'n Roll might need, and many he really didn't, but who says no to the King.
You can bid on empty pill bottles (some filled the day before Elvis died,) and even Dr. Feelgood's black doctor bag that accompanied him on many trips to Graceland, and even the Lisa Marie (a photo shows Dr. Nick boarding the plane, bag in hand.) You can view a youtube video of Dr. Nick talking about this stuff here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4AdiDCyXW0
It is fitting that the auction is held at Planet Hollywood, as PH used to be the Aladdin, and as every self-respecting redneck knows, Elvis finally married his child-bride Priscilla at the original Aladdin Hotel/Casino. On my first visit to Las Vegas I visited the Aladdin, it had changed since Elvis married there in 1967, a 19 story tower had been built -- I really liked the place, and never understood why it was imploded in 1998 to make way for the new Aladdin, which basically looked the same, albeit bigger. They easily could have left the original tower and added on. The new Aladdin went through a couple of bankruptcies, before being bought and transformed into Planet Hollywood (which had a few high profile bankruptcies itself.)
Last year I ended up sitting next to Larry Birkhead (Anna Nicole Smith's baby daddy) who purchased Anna corsets and other unmentionables for their little princess. Kinda creepy, some might think, but I loved Anna, and Larry genuinely seemed like a nice guy. I'll devote a post to Anna later on . . . I was also sitting behind none other than James Caan! More about that later (the Jewish Cowboy deserves a post of his own too.) Oh, and Baywatch Babe Pamela Anderson was there to titillate and auction off her sports car for charity.
This year the auction includes lot of lots from Doctor Nick, Elvis' personal physician who kept him supplied with all the pharmaceuticals the King of Rock 'n Roll might need, and many he really didn't, but who says no to the King.
You can bid on empty pill bottles (some filled the day before Elvis died,) and even Dr. Feelgood's black doctor bag that accompanied him on many trips to Graceland, and even the Lisa Marie (a photo shows Dr. Nick boarding the plane, bag in hand.) You can view a youtube video of Dr. Nick talking about this stuff here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4AdiDCyXW0
It is fitting that the auction is held at Planet Hollywood, as PH used to be the Aladdin, and as every self-respecting redneck knows, Elvis finally married his child-bride Priscilla at the original Aladdin Hotel/Casino. On my first visit to Las Vegas I visited the Aladdin, it had changed since Elvis married there in 1967, a 19 story tower had been built -- I really liked the place, and never understood why it was imploded in 1998 to make way for the new Aladdin, which basically looked the same, albeit bigger. They easily could have left the original tower and added on. The new Aladdin went through a couple of bankruptcies, before being bought and transformed into Planet Hollywood (which had a few high profile bankruptcies itself.)
At any rate, the specter of Elvis returns to the location in the form of his possessions to be sold to the highest bidder. If you always wanted the contraption used to irrigate Elvis' nostrils or the gizmo stuck down his throat to check out his vocal chords, you'll have your chance next weekend. There is also Elvis jewelry, a couple of items of clothing, hand written notes, and other odds and ends. All the Kings things (well, some of them anyways) are on display.
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