ANDY WARHOL DOUBLE ELVIS AUCTION : 37 MILLION

"And the buyer? According to The New York Times, the winning bidder was dealer José Mugrabi, who was once reported to have the “ world largest private stash ” of Warhol paintings — 800 of them in total. Th Wall Street Journal profile of the dealer in 2008 included one humorous incident highlighting how hard it must be to keep track of his hundreds of purchases.."

Linked to the LA Times Article - click on the title!

JERRY LEE LEWIS MARRIES FOR THE 7th TIME!

Jerry is one who believes in marriage and keeps believing! Linking to one of many articles about Jerry's 7th marriage, this one from the Los Angeles Times explains just how close to home Jerry's new bride is!

BUDDY HOLLY RECEIVES HIS STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME AS A 75th BIRTHDAY PRESENT!

Linking to the article and pictures from the Los Angeles Times newspaper:

Said Maria Elena Holly: “One of his dreams was to write scores for movies and to come to Hollywood and make his mark,” Holly, 78, said during the midday ceremony outside the Capitol Records tower before a crowd of a couple hundred fans and several dozen guests from the entertainment world and local politics. The ceremony was timed in conjunction with what would have been Holly’s 75th birthday. “Half of that dream did not come true,” she said, choking back a tear. “But the other half did come true with this beautiful star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.”

(373) GLEN CAMPBELL : ALZHEIMERS : LAST TOUR AND ALBUM

We're linking here to a recent LA Times Blog article about Glen Campbell, who has announced that, at 75, he has Alzheimer's but will go on one last tour.

And to what we believe to be his own site which has some excellent photos including of his latest album: http://surfdog.com/glencampbellshow/index.html

Glen was blessed with amazing musical talent, has had a long and winding road of a career and is known for his dozens of hit records, but his journey in life was not and is not easy going.

DENNIS HOPPER - THE LOS ANGELES TIMES OBIT

DENNIS HOPPER was an actor I met in New York City. He was one of the guys I went to the coffee houses to hear BOB DYLAN play at back in the day. He had a role in REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE that James Dean starred in and after James Dean had passed away and I was being promoted as the Next James Dean, Dennis was one of the actors who wanted to meet me. He was really nice to me in New York and again when I moved to Los Angeles. I saw him out in Malibu and he gave me his home phone number. I gave him a call.

At the time I met Dennis Hopper in New York, he dressed conservatively and you might never have guessed he would become famous for portraying rebels or be considered a rebel himself from his exterior. HE WAS A STRAIGHT LACED IVY-LEAGUER TYPE just as George Hamilton IV was.

Wes Bryan

We're linking to the Los Angeles Times Obit for our readers around the country and the world can hear what his home town newspaper had to say about him

LA TIMES : JERRY SHILLINGS FULL STORY ON THE DAY ELVIS MET NIXON

The LA Times today ran a Column One article called "GETTING THE FULL PICTURE" and it's the story of when Elvis met Nixon. You can get to the picture of the two shaking hands and the story by clicking on our title above.

An excerpt: "Then it's time for gifts. Elvis pulls out the commemorative Colt 45 he had taken from his wall and carried into the White House, to the dismay of the Secret Service. ("We've got a little problem here; Elvis has brought a gun.") He presents it to Nixon. The president moves over to a drawer of presents he keeps on the left side of his desk, its contents organized in order of increasing value: golf balls, pens, paperweights in front, and way in the back, 16-karat gold pendants, lapel pins and brooches. Nixon peruses the drawer with Elvis peeking over his shoulder. He pulls out gifts for Schilling and West." ... Faye Fiore

The gun is on display at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda. The badge (federal agent at-large for the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs), specially prepared by the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs with Elvis' name on it, hangs in his home in Graceland, on the Wall of Gold.

WES and I are working on our blog right now but...

though we have postings coming up on DENNIS STOCK, the photographer most known for the iconic 1954 pre-fame photo of James Dean in New York, and the article on when ELVIS PRESLEY met President Richard Nixon, both in the LA TIMES, we are, perhaps like billions of other people in the world, in shock about the earthquake destruction in HAITI.

Since the news hit, the appraisals of the situation there seem to be getting worse and worse.

3rd world nations do not seem to be up to the earthquake safety features of buildings built here in California. Though our economy is almost Great Depression Era here, we are filled with pride that our great United States of America is sending aid. According to the latest LA Time articles, it's estimated that there are 40,000 to 55,000 dead and 3 million effected - about 1/3rd the population of Haiti. A rare phone works. Water needs to be made pure to drink. Dead bodies line the roads, another health endangerment. Natural disasters like these really make you think about your own life, how precious it is, and how it ought to be lived.

Christine Trzyna

LINK TO A 1957 ARTICLE IN THE LA TIMES ABOUT THE NEXT JAMES DEAN

I have a stash of magazines and articles about me, most of which my father managed to save for me. I was too busy traveling to even think about it at the time. Recently we found an article about me circa 1957 in the LA Times archive. You can get to the article by clicking on the title above. Have fun!