With the Alice Cooper band in the news so much these days, I simply could not resist posting this item. Ebay seller “Distorzy” is selling a miniature replica of Alice Cooper band drummer Neal Smith’s 21-piece Mirrored Premiere kit from the band’s record-setting 1973 Billion Dollar Babies tour.
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This is a Limited Edition has released its Cup and Saucer Series 2. The new sets feature designs from three different artists: Ron English (Abraham Obama), Jon Burgerman (In The Park) and Kozyndan (Sea Hares). Only 250 of each design are available, with each set sequentially numbered and boxed alongside a signed print from the artist. Sets include a full sized bone china cup and saucer made in Stoke-on-Trent, England. You can pick one up for £39.00 (about $62.00). The three newest designs, as well as previous designs still available from series one (from artists like Tara McPherson and Dan Baldwin) can be viewed and purchased from This is a Limited Edition Dot Com at This Link.
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THE BEATLES Box Of Vision® Ushers In A New Era For Beatles Fans And Collectors. The Deluxe Companion to the Newly Re-mastered BEATLES CDs Includes the First LP Size Book of Complete Album Artwork and Storage For The Entire Beatles CD Catalog. In anticipation of the September 2009 release of The Beatles’ digitally re-mastered catalog, THE BEATLES Box Of Vision® is now available for pre-order at Box Of Vision for late August delivery, and will be available at select retailers this Fall. Pre-order price is $80.00 US.
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It is no secret that I spent a few of my teenage years being completely, over-the-top obsessed with the rock band Queen. I was lucky enough to see Queen about five times on the Night at the Opera, Day at the Races, News of the World and Jazz tours. My love of all things Queen was so all-consuming, I even knew the names of and biographical details about their roadies, one of whom was nicknamed “Ratty.” So it only took me about three seconds to flash back to the good old late ‘70s when, quite by chance, I came across the website Ratty’s Queen Memories. Here’s an excerpt from the site’s home page by Peter ‘Ratty’ Hince himself:
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Coke is the Real Thing
Given a choice, I’ll always choose Coke over Pepsi, and I especially have a fondness for Coke collectibles and memorabilia, of which I have a tiny collection. So I was especially attracted to the website Cola Plaza, run by Xander – an avid collector of Coca-Cola cans, bottles and other Coke related memorabilia whose collection of over 8,000 different Coke cans is really quite impressive.
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