THE
RESULTS OF OUR AUCTION:
Two
Auctions Two Raffles and $10,156 later all I can say is
WOW!!
Here is a wrap-up of the events:
Raffle - 244 tickets sold...$2,040 donated. Prize drawing Friday evening.
3rd prize Flair cologne/That Funny Feeling record: ticket #60 -Chuck
Johnson.
Chuck
is Jo Lake's father so she delivered the prize to him.
2nd prize Autographed copy of Dream Lovers: ticket #132 - Toni Mullinex.
Toni
was in the audience and happy to claim her prize.
1st prize Bobby's Blue Shirt: ticket #209 - Jamie Ney. Jamie flew in to Vegas on
Sunday
and
claimed her prize.
Second
Raffle - $900 donated.
Gary Walden brought a tie to Vegas that belonged to Bobby in 1960 so we quickly
organized another raffle.
In
24 hours we raised $900.
Anthony Scalia was the beaming winner of the tie on Sunday afternoon.
Silent Auction - $1,078 donated. Prizes were claimed Sunday morning.
We had approximately 50 items in the silent auction - with items going from
$1.00 for a Bobby pin to
$120
for a guitar lesson with TK Kellman.
Live Auction - $5,745 donated. Saturday evening.
With Gary Walden as auctioneer and Jane Schran and Ruth Harzer as our "Vanna
girls" the auction was lively, entertaining and simply amazing. What a
trio!!
Here
are just a few of the totals:
5 Leather Bound scripts-$2,870 (donated by Dodd); 5 original Darin sheet
music-$1,160 (donated by Dodd);
5
pieces of jewelry-$175;
various CD's & LP's $415; Books $145; Photo books $155.
There
were
approximately
35 items in the auction and items went from $10 to $1,000.
You'll notice that the sum (total collected) is greater than the parts
(auction/raffle) because I had people
rounding
up their donation amount or just handing me cash or checks. Darin fans are
simply the BEST! A huge thank you to everyone who participated in action or
spirit.
AUCTION UPDATE
- April 28, 2008
The much
anticipated Auction items have arrived from Dodd Darin
and what
treasured items they are!
Leather
Bound Script Covers:
Bobby had all his scripts saved in leather bound script covers – each
embossed with the name of the movie/television show.
In the bottom right hand corner is printed “Bobby Darin.”
Sheet
Music:
Original band charts from Bobby’s musical performances, with
handwritten changes and directions. Dodd
sent a wide variety of music and signed and dated each chart.
Bobby
at the Apollo Theater:
Collage of 5 photos from a very early Bobby Darin appearance at the
Apollo. Not certain, but this may have been given to Bobby by the
Apollo. Unique, one-of-a-kind item with
what may be never-before-seen photos.
George
Burns letter to Bobby: On
October 31, 1960 Mr. Burns wrote Bobby a loving and funny letter which was
mailed to the Hotel Eden in Rome, Italy where Bobby was filming Come September.
AUCTION
***What
are you doing on Friday, May 2, 2008 at 7:30 pm??***
We hope the
answer is meeting your new and old Bobby Darin friends at the Alexis Park
Suites, Las Vegas, to join in the Darin Lifetime Event 08 Auction benefiting the
Children’s Heart Foundation of Nevada. With
the very talented and energetic Mr. Robert Ensler as our auctioneer, this event
will be lively, entertaining and FUN.
Mr. Darin
was a very compassionate and giving person and his family, friends and fans are
continuing those traditions with their generous donations to this auction.
Many special donations by Gary
Walden and Dodd Darin
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Book
Borrowed Time:
The 37
of Bobby Darin
By
Al DiOrio
Published
in 1981, this is the first Darin biography. This 1st edition
is donated
by
Gary Walden and
autographed by Al DiOrio |
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Book
(2 copies)
Dream Lovers
by
Dodd Darin
Published
in Sept. 1994
this
is the “must have” for
every
Darin fan. Dodd
Darin
autographed 2
books just for this auction. |
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Playing Cards
In
the early 60’s Steve
Blauner
used the “snapping fingers” image on give-away items such as charms,
lighters
and playing cards. Here is a deck of those highly sought after/hard to
find playing cards
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Collage
Collage
features an
original
November 7, 1959
Cashbox
magazine cover
and
a 45 recording of
“Mack
the Knife”
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Book
Splish Splash
Sing-A-Long
Storybook
Words
and Music by
Bobby
Darin & Jean
Murray.
Published in 1993 the book has a Press ‘N’ Play music box
that plays
Splish
Splash |
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Bobby’s Shirt
Blue
knit shirt with Nehru
collar
owned and worn by
Bobby
Darin. Gary
Walden
has had this shirt since 1967 when Bobby
loaned
it to him. The shirt
was
too big! |
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Book
Roman Candle
by
David Evanier
Published
in Oct. 2004 to coincide with the movie. A number of Darin friends
cooperated
with Evanier
on
this book including
Harriet “Hesh” Wasser |
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Photo Collage (2)
Two
unique 12”x12” photo
collages
of your favorite Darin photos.
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CD
& LP
For Teenagers Only
LP
released in Sept. 1960 & includes R n R material from 1958 Atco
sessions.
This LP is not available on commercial CD, but
included
is a CD made
from
the original vinyl |
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LP
Commitment
Released
in July 1969 this
is
Bob Darin’s only LP.
This
LP was released on Bell Records in England.
All
of the songs on the LP
were written by Bob Darin |
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CD
& 2 LPs
If I Were A Carpenter &
Inside Out
2
great LPs from 1966 & 67 and a new 27 track CD featuring 5 bonus
tracks)
released
in August 2007. CD has lengthy and detailed sleeve-notes |
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CD
& LP
Bobby Darin Winners
LP
recorded in 1960 and
released
in June 1964.
CD
released in April 2004
by
Collectors Choice.
This
is the jazziest LP of
Bobby’s
career. Bobby
Scott
provides the music |
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CD
& LP
Bobby Darin:
That’s All
LP
released in March 1959 and CD released in June 1994.
This is the LP that changed Bobby’s career.
This
LP stands the test of time
as one of his greatest. |
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CD
& LP
The Bobby Darin Story
Released
in 1961 & again
in
1972 this is a collection
of
Bobby’s early hits. He
provides
narration to all the
songs
and his
autograph
is inscribed on
the
vinyl LP |
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CD
& LP
Bobby Darin
Sings Ray Charles
LP
released in March
1962.
CD released by
Collectors
Choice in March 2004. This
is Bobby’s tribute to the Great Ray Charles |
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DVD
Beyond the Song
In
December 1998 PBS
presented
Bobby Darin:
Beyond
the Song, the
quintessential
tribute to
the
legendary performer.
The
DVD is now available on Kultar |
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CD
& LP
Bobby Darin & Johnny
Mercer –
Two of a Kind
LP
released in Feb. 1961. CD released in Sept. 1990. Unquestionably, Bobby
& Johnny were having a ball when they cut this LP. |
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Necklace
Silver
necklace by
Brighton
Jewelry. The
heart
shaped pendent is
quarter
sized with a ruby
colored
heart in the center |
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Framed Floor Tile
Bobby is immortalized on a 12"x12" foor tile. This
is a unique novelty item
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Bracelet
Silver
charm bracelet by
Brighton
Jewelry.
Brighton
donates a portion
of
their profits from their
heart
collection to the
Heart
Association |
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Framed Floor Tile
Bobby is
immortalized on a 12"x12" foor tile. This is a unique
novelity item |
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Bracelet
Chunky
silver bracelet by
Brighton
Jewelry.
This
phrase circles the
bracelet:
“the biggest
thing
in the world bigger
than
the ocean and the
sky
is your heart”
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Autographed Photo
Bobby
Darin and Sidney Poitier stared in Pressure Point, released in Sept. 62.
This
still from the movie
is
autographed by Darin
&
Poitier and a COA from Midway Memorabilia is
included. |
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Bracelet
Hammered
silver bracelet
by
Brighton Jewelry.
Each
side of the bracelet
has
the phrase “Love your
heart”
repeated three times
around |
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Poster (2)
Bobby
Darin at the
Copacabana
March
29, 1967
Copy
of March 29, 1967 stylized poster from Darin’s Copa appearance
(13”x21”) |
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Serving Tray
Beautiful
one-of-a-kind
white
serving tray with
unique
“b d” initial
handles.
The photos are
sealed
and covered with
glass
(10”x14”)
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Original Photos (2)
Come
September
2
wonderful bright, crisp
original
photos from the
first
Darin/Dee movie
1961’s
Come September |
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Original Photos (2)
That
Funny Feeling
2
original photos from the
3rd
Darin/Dee movie
1965’s
That Funny Feeling
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Original Photos (2)
That
Funny Feeling
2
original photos from the 3rd Darin/Dee movie 1965’s That Funny Feeling |
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS
Bobby Darin - singer, songwriter, performer extraordinaire , motion
picture and television actor, record producer, political and social activist,
civil rights pioneer and loving father was a renaissance man of amazing talents
and interests whose career and life burned brightly and was too soon ended; and
WHEREAS Bobby Darin, after suffering several
debilitating childhood bouts of rheumatic fever, was plagued by heart problems
throughout his abbreviated life. Bobby
did not let his illness define him, rather he chose to rise above his personal
suffering and reach out to help others through his dedicated commitment to the
American Heart Association; and
WHEREAS
The Children’s Heart Foundation of Nevada was founded in 2001 through
the compassionate efforts of local pediatric cardiologists and concerned
families of children with heart problems and is dedicated to the mission of
improving the care and quality of life for children in Nevada who are born with
or develop heart problems; and
WHEREAS
The Darin Lifetime Event is an amazing group of Bobby Darin fans and
friends from around the world who gather annually to celebrate and promote the
extraordinary life, exceptional talents and body of work of Bobby Darin, while
also supporting the ideals, interests and social concerns that were of
importance to Mr. Darin; and
WHEREAS
The 2008 Darin Lifetime Event (May 2 – 4, 2008, Alexis Park Resort, Las
Vegas, NV) will include a lively and fun AUCTION
of Bobby Darin memorabilia (CDs, DVDs, photos, records, LPs, sheet music,
magazines, unique hand crafted items, etc.) and other fun and exiting items, as
may be donated, to benefit the Children’s Heart Foundation; and
WHEREAS
The AUCTION will include
something that each of us will be able to bid on - whether our BD purse includes
$ or $$$$ you be able to indulge your passion for Bobby Darin, have fun AND
support the Children’s Heart Foundation; and
WHEREAS
To make the AUCTION a success and although we know it may be a hardship, we ask
each of you to please refrain from your usual Darin buying (unless there is a
fantastic new CD or DVD release before May!) and save your BD cash for the AUCTION;
and
WHEREAS
Each and every Bobby Darin fan is as uniquely gifted and generous as was
Mr. Darin himself (Here’s the pitch – you know you knew it was coming!) and we
call upon that generosity in asking for your donation of items to help make this
AUCTION a rousing success as benefits
anything done in Mr. Darin’s name and memory; and
WHEREAS
For
further information or to make donations to the AUCTION
please contact Joy Cash joycash@sbcglobal.net
or Vicki Shonerd (cameraguy2006@cox.net).
