My Marilyn Collection

August 19 Marilyn Wine Report

Sunday, August 19

Sorry about being a little late. Do enjoy spending some time with the little grandkids.

There were some good signs of an improving market for sellers. More bids on many items. Just a few more weeks until kids go back to school and collectors return to the market.

There were also some good buys for buyers. For those looking to get some good buys on eBay, may suggest looking at  would be the following link Marilyn Wines on eBay. 

If this Blog is informative for you, please pass the link to anyone you know who collects Marilyn Wines. We would like to create a place here we can meet and discuss the status of Marilyn Wine pricing, all from a collectors standpoint.

We are also planning to include a discussion board at our new site so that you might ask questions of the whole community and get some answers from the real experts.

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Have a great week...... Bob

Weekly Report on Marilyn Wine Auctions August 11 2007

Each week, I will try to give an unabiased report on what is hot and what is not for Marilyn Wines. If you are a collector or a seller of this highly desireable series, I hope you make this Blog must reading. I will try to post a weekly summary every Saturday.

Not many buyers around and there were some real good bargains to be had. had great 1988MM that could have been had for the $500 minimum bid. It's up again this week if you are missing it from your collection click here. The 1996MM remains very strong and I have seen a few auctions at the $120 level.

The Norma Jeanes were very soft and many could have been had at minimum bids.

The Red Velvets continue to command that starting bid of $170 plus shipping as do the 1993 and 1994 Marilyn Cabernets that are quickly becoming quite popular items in our offerings. These were the only two collections that were numbered so collectors could depend on a known quantity in the marketplace.

We expect another soft week upcoming before we head into the "Back to School" timeperiod, when many of the collectors return to these boards.

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Bob Allen

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Marilyn remembered......August 5, 2007

	Marilyn Monroe Memorial Westwood, California August 5, 2007 Celebrating the 45th Anniversary of Marilyn's demise
During some recent research, I discovered that a memorial service is held for Marilyn, each year on the date of her demise, August 5. This year, being a Sunday, I decided to take a leisurely ride down the PCH and attend my first memorial.
I have been coming to Westwood, home of the UCLA Bruins since 1972. I must say that I never comprehended that a private cemetery for the stars would be surrounded by some of the tall office buildings on Wilshire Blvd. As I approached the Pierce Bros. Mortuary on Glendon Ave., one block east of Westwood Blvd, off Wilshire, I was amazed by the number of people (I estimated at 300) that continue to come out, year after year as a tribute to this icon we all love.
I hung around and got some pictures that I thought I would share with you. Above is the Chapel where the ceremony took place. You can also see the grounds and the crypt where Marilyn lies. Click on that picture and view full size. The blank crypt at the left was purchased by Hugh Hefner, who has chosen to be laid close to the lady that helped start that magazine that made him what he is today. Naturally, Marilyn's well known look alike was there and I was able to capture pictures as she was lighting a candle as a tribute to Marilyn. I cannot think of any other celebrity that could draw 300+ people to their gravesite after 45 years since here death. What a lady. more pictures Hope to see you there next year.

 

 

My Marilyn by Meisner

We have just signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Tom Kelley, Jr. to reproduce image #10 of the famous Red Velvet collection of nude photographs of Marilyn Monroe in a beautiful Acrylic Sculpture. The original sculpture was created by a noted group of artists working under the direction of the famed Meisner Galleries in NY. Combining the artistic beauty of this new medium with the iconic image of Marilyn thrust against a Red Velvet background will become a "Must Have" for any serious collector of Marilyn memorabilia. That certainly will include all my Marilyn Merlot Wine collectors. Only 400 Sculptures will be available for general consumption. There will also be 50 Artists Proofs  and 25 Charter Members sculptures being produced. Each of the sculptures will be signed and numbered with a Certificate of Authenticity provided to each buyer. We expect this to be sold out rather quickly, so please apply to this RSS feed and keep current on when we plan to start offering these for sale.

Marilyn Monroe.... my dream come true

Wonderful when you find a hobby that you love and find others to share it with you. Can you imagine what it must feel like to have my picture right next to Marilyn's bust on the left. I was a teenager growing up in Brooklyn, NY as Marilyn became the first of the real sex symbols in our society. My dad used to talk about Joe D as the greatest centerfielder of all time (the Mick was my choice). The first election I voted in was for JFK......we all know the famous "Happy Birthday Mr. President" tribute that Marilyn sang at Madison Square Garden. Listen to it here. Marilyn' second husband was playwright Arthur Miller. Now that we have become a large seller of Marilyn Wines, I almost feel like Willie Loman searching out his last great product to sell. I hope this Blog will become one of your favorite sites. There are over 1000 Marilyn fan clubs throughout the world and it is my hope that we can become the focal point on the Internet for as many Marilyn lovers as we can find. Only with your advice on how you would like this blog to evolve will it be successful. Please visit us often and share your thoughts on how we can make this thread better for the community.