Another "tacky" Elvis auction

[utmom2008]

Marilyn's clothes,Elvis' pill bottles for sale
The Associated Press, May 26, 2009

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Marilyn Monroe's coffee table and Elvis Presley's prescription bottles are going up for auction.

Julien's Auctions will also sell clothing, autographed photos and other Monroe memorabilia, including items from her Brentwood, Calif., home, and jewelry, books and other items that Presley gave to his longtime personal physician, Dr. Nick.

The items will be on view at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas before the auction begins June 26. Bids will be accepted in person, by phone and online at juliensauctions.com.

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[debtdbruno]

Some wierdos about!!!!!!

[Donut]

How cool... and you get a copy of 'Dr. Nick's' Memories of Elvis' DVD for free with it! But to me the best item of the lot is Elvis' nasal douche. http://www.julienslive.com/servlet/List.do?filter=ELVIS

[utmom2008]

How cool... and you get a copy of 'Dr. Nick's' Memories of Elvis' DVD for free with it! But to me the best item of the lot is Elvis' nasal douche. http://www.julienslive.com/servlet/List.do?filter=ELVIS
"Dr. Nick's Memories of Elvis"?:doh::lol:

That's a whole new thread by itself! Don't you know they are.......captivating?:lmfao:

[shelley.m.]

What some people do for the almighty dollar.Get a life,people!

[TotallyInsane]

I wouldn't mind buying those pill bottles from Dr. Nic if I could meet him in a back alley to pick them up. I despise him about as much as I do the Stanley bunch!!

[May]

Disgusting!!

[Donut]

I wouldn't mind buying those pill bottles from Dr. Nic if I could meet him in a back alley to pick them up.

:lol::lol::lol:

[Diane]

Selling those pills etc. is a bad as selling a murder weapon!:angry:

Diane

[SleepyJack]

Pathetic rubbish... some people will collect anything. We better get to work on growing our thick skins though because this kind of nonsense doesn`t look like going away any time soon.(n)(n)(n)(n)(n)

[TotallyInsane]

Pathetic rubbish... some people will collect anything. We better get to work on growing our thick skins though because this kind of nonsense doesn`t look like going away any time soon.(n)(n)(n)(n)(n)

No, we've been watching this crap for 32 years now!!!

[utmom2008]

No, we've been watching this crap for 32 years now!!!

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[8mmlowa]

i know that so many people did not know so many products here
but maybe you can help me

there is a dvd out from dr nic ????
this is totally new for me

can please someone lighting that up?:blink:

[dj_ethan]

Pathetic !!

[john carpenter]

Marilyn's clothes,Elvis' pill bottles for sale
The Associated Press, May 26, 2009

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Marilyn Monroe's coffee table and Elvis Presley's prescription bottles are going up for auction.

Julien's Auctions will also sell clothing, autographed photos and other Monroe memorabilia, including items from her Brentwood, Calif., home, and jewelry, books and other items that Presley gave to his longtime personal physician, Dr. Nick.

The items will be on view at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas before the auction begins June 26. Bids will be accepted in person, by phone and online at juliensauctions.com.

——— Rosanne, you beat me to the punch hon,i was going to post that but it said my "token" had expired? What ever that means? :lmfao:

[Getlo]

Nothing wrong with it.

I might even bid myself ... ;)

[TotallyInsane]

Nothing wrong with it.

I might even bid myself ... ;)

Hopefully, there will still be some pills left and you will grow big black sideburns and enlighten us as to how Elvis was feeling. :P:P

[Getlo]

So, so amusing ... :rolleyes:

[epmoodyblue]

:hmm:think i will place abid for Marilyn Monroe's coffee table:wiggle: i will pass on the rest of the stuffhttp://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e160/selenauno/th_icon_rolleyes.gif

[utmom2008]

Nothing wrong with it.

I might even bid myself ... ;)

Getlo....why would you want to own Elvis' pill bottle?
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[midnight]

Nothing wrong with it.

I might even bid myself ... ;)

Are you being sarcastic Getlo? You really would not want his Pill bottles!:blink:

[Jungleroom76]

Interesting to say the least... :hmm:

And convienent how every auction item comes with a free copy of Dr. Nick's DVD!! Not that there is any self-promotion or anything going on here... :doh: :angry:

TCB!
Mike

[Getlo]

Are you being sarcastic Getlo? You really would not want his Pill bottles!:blink:

Sure, why not?

I'm not saying they'd be top of my list of purchases, or that I'd go out of my way or spend a bundle for them ... but, yeah.

I think having a pill bottle or two that belonged to Elvis would be interesting.

Remember that, for better or worse, (ok, actually only worse), prescription drugs were a major part of his life. Also, we don't know precisely what the prescription here was for. It could have been for glaucoma, or a cold, or anything.

Macabre, perhaps. But interesting, as I said.

[Teddy]

Looks like you fall into Nichopoulos's catchment market for this one! (y)

[Donut]

Selling those pills etc. is a bad as selling a murder weapon!:angry:

Diane

That's the way we see it because we know what happened to Elvis yet someone will buy them even though they are empty bottles that probably never were in Elvis hands to start with but in Dr. Nick's ;)

[midnight]

I would like to know how do we know they were really Elvis' pill bottles and not a quick way to make a buck!:blink:

[Donut]

I would like to know how do we know they were really Elvis' pill bottles and not a quick way to make a buck!:blink:

Because they are prescribed to him but to me they are just a piece of Dr. Nick's memorabilia not Elvis' since he was supposed to be there to control Elvis' pill intake so it's more about what the bottles mean than being owned by Elvis.

[TotallyInsane]

Here's the vision I have - Dr. Nic standing up holding the pill bottle saying "now, I'm really not sure if this the one that killed him or not - he was taking so da.mnn much stuff I couldn't keep up"!!! By his trusted doctor and friend - glad I don't have that kind of friends.

[Tony Trout]

Sure, why not?

I'm not saying they'd be top of my list of purchases, or that I'd go out of my way or spend a bundle for them ... but, yeah.

I think having a pill bottle or two that belonged to Elvis would be interesting.

Remember that, for better or worse, (ok, actually only worse), prescription drugs were a major part of his life. Also, we don't know precisely what the prescription here was for. It could have been for glaucoma, or a cold, or anything.

Macabre, perhaps. But interesting, as I said.
I gotta go along with Getlo here...it's just pill bottles, y'all...it's not like there's anything in the bottles...plus, we all know (well, some of us do unless we were wearing 'blinders') that he got into much heavier stuff as the 70s wore on so....why deny it? Because if anyone thinks that he was just abusing prescription medications, you're fooling yourself.

*leaves thread*

[Diane]

Here's the vision I have - Dr. Nic standing up holding the pill bottle saying "now, I'm really not sure if this the one that killed him or not - he was taking so da.mnn much stuff I couldn't keep up"!!! By his trusted doctor and friend - glad I don't have that kind of friends.

The man has no conscious at all. I don't care if he's now down and out, he'll get no pity from me!:angry:

Diane

[Lisarose]

Just as there are women who 'fall in love' with convicted murderers and rapists, there are people who love this oddball stuff.
I'm amazed that the auction house accepted these items, that people are interested, or that it has any kind of value, but at the very - bizarre - least, it gets people talking about Elvis.
I own over 6 Elvis biographies by different writers, and people call me strange, go figure!

[utmom2008]

I gotta go along with Getlo here...it's just pill bottles, y'all...it's not like there's anything in the bottles...plus, we all know (well, some of us do unless we were wearing 'blinders') that he got into much heavier stuff as the 70s wore on so....why deny it? Because if anyone thinks that he was just abusing prescription medications, you're fooling yourself.

*leaves thread*

Your answer surprises me SP.http://smiley.net.ru/emosur089.gif (http://smiley.net.ru/emosur3.htm)
Correct me if I'm wrong.....didn't you think that the Reeses Peanut Butter Cup package with Elvis' pic on it was in poor taste??? And this isn't?http://smiley.net.ru/emosur033.gif (http://smiley.net.ru/emosur1.htm)

[midnight]

I gotta go along with Getlo here...it's just pill bottles, y'all...it's not like there's anything in the bottles...plus, we all know (well, some of us do unless we were wearing 'blinders') that he got into much heavier stuff as the 70s wore on so....why deny it? Because if anyone thinks that he was just abusing prescription medications, you're fooling yourself.

*leaves thread*

We know he was into the prescription medications......but why in the world would anyone want to buy his pill bottles and worst yet try to sell them! :angry: It says alot about DR. Nick and how low he would go to make a buck off of Elvis! I am with Rosanne on this one Tony, I am surprised at your response!

[debtdbruno]

When you say 'much heavier stuff' are you implying he used street type drugs???

Deb

[utmom2008]

Because if anyone thinks that he was just abusing prescription medications, you're fooling yourself.

*leaves thread*

Tell us more.......;)

[LtCarman]

I gotta go along with Getlo here...it's just pill bottles, y'all...it's not like there's anything in the bottles...plus, we all know (well, some of us do unless we were wearing 'blinders') that he got into much heavier stuff as the 70s wore on so....why deny it? Because if anyone thinks that he was just abusing prescription medications, you're fooling yourself.

*leaves thread*

Would you mind saying what his "heavier stuff" were in the 70s? Apparently, I'm fooling myself because, to my knowledge, he only abused prescription medications. And no, there is no such thing as liquid cocaine...the only thing that is closest to "liquid cocaine" is Lidocaine, which would only give Elvis a numb nose.

[midnight]

Tell us more.......;)

Ya Tony.......please do explain what you mean!;)

[debtdbruno]

He's got us all going..........and then leaves..........LOL

[utmom2008]

Get up Tony!!!!!!!!!http://smiley.net.ru/bigoth0056.gif (http://smiley.net.ru/bigoth2.htm)

[midnight]

We are waiting Tony........

[Diane]

Trying marijuana and LSD one time does not mean Elvis was into street drugs as well.:nono:

Diane

[utmom2008]

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[utmom2008]

Trying marijuana and LSD one time does not mean Elvis was into street drugs as well.:nono:

Diane

Exactly! There is "trying" and then there is "abusing.":blink:

[midnight]

Exactly! There is "trying" and then there is "abusing.":blink:

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[TotallyInsane]

I too, am interested in hearing more about this "heavier" stuff. Come on Tony, give us the scoop.

[debtdbruno]

Exactly! There is "trying" and then there is "abusing.":blink:

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[utmom2008]

Come on Tony...take it like a man!http://smiley.net.ru/emorag081.gif (http://smiley.net.ru/emorag3.htm)http://smiley.net.ru/emorag084.gif (http://smiley.net.ru/emorag3.htm)

[franny]

This was on EIN...
franny

Dr. Nick's Elvis items going under the hammer: Numerous pieces of Elvis Presley memorabilia--including prescription bottles, jewelry, guns, clothes and furniture--will be among the items available at Julien's Auctions Summer Sale, to be held June 26-27 at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, according to a press release.

Many of the items come directly from the collection of George C. "Dr. Nick" Nichopoulous, the doctor that was charged with over-prescribing controlled substances to Presley during the months leading up to the entertainer's 1977 death.

Nichopoulous, who was acquitted but later had his license suspended on the same charges, has consigned more than 45 items, including several prescription bottles with an estimated value of $800 - $1,200 each, his medical bag valued at $4,000-$6,000, a red strobe light Presley gave him for quick access to Graceland, a nasal douche and a laryngeal scope.
Several security items Presley gifted to Dr. Nick also will be featured in the auction, including numerous pistols, a billy club, a "Special Deputy Sheriff Shelby County" badge issued to the doctor, and a blue strobe light for his car that the doctor used on the night Elvis died.

All of the Dr. Nick items will be accompanied by "Dr. Nick's Memories of Elvis" DVD that explains the history and events surrounding the gifts in the doctor's own words.

The auction also will feature several items that once belonged to the Jackson Five, Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Liberace and Karen Carpenter, among many others.

A complete list of items, including photos and estimated values, can be found at the Julien's Auctions website. (News, Source: Live Daily)

[Getlo]

Trying marijuana and LSD one time does not mean Elvis was into street drugs as well.:nono:

Elvis did LSD once, but he used marijuana several times, particularly around the time of Paradise, Hawaiian Style.

And the often-hilarious results can be heard on the soundtrack outtakes (Datin' for instance) and seen in the movie (a large munchie-induced paunch).

[Diane]

I have to take your word for it.:) It's still not a big deal as I bet over half the world's population uses it.

Diane

[SweetCaroline]

Selling those pills etc. is a bad as selling a murder weapon!:angry:

Diane


Yep....It is definitely in BAD TASTE!!!! :supriced: Very bad TASTE!!!:angry::blink:

[utmom2008]

Yep....It is definitely in BAD TASTE!!!! :supriced: Very bad TASTE!!!:angry::blink:
I agree.....HORRIBLE taste!!!http://smiley.net.ru/bigemo075.gif (http://smiley.net.ru/bigemo3.htm)

[Teddy]

The few 'street drugs' Elvis did experiment with were probably a lot safer than what he was being prescribed by his doctors! It's regrettable that he didn't prefer them over his legal medications, since the worst outcome would probably have just been 'slightly left-wing' political leanings and more songs like Edge of Reality in his repertoire.

[Donut]

"Dr. Nick's Memories of Elvis"?:doh::lol:

That's a whole new thread by itself! Don't you know they are.......captivating?:lmfao:

They are! :lol: Coincidentially I was reading 'Essential Elvis interviews' book last night and there's one of Dr. Nick. He says he did look for a clinic to treat Elvis' addiction problem but he only could find one and it was in... Arkansas... :laughing:

[Getlo]

Dr. Nick. He says he did look for a clinic to treat Elvis' addiction problem but he only could find one and it was in... Arkansas... :laughing:

Quite true.

But it wouldn't have mattered if Nick had found a clinic right in the basement at Graceland ... Elvis wouldn't have had the courage to go.

[Sonny]

With courage meaning not wanting to make an end to his addiction, because like all users they feel they are in control of it, and can stop at any moment.

A person can only be treated if he himself wants it. True Getlo.

[Donut]

I don't think Elvis didn't want to stop his addiction, he probably didn't find himself able or strong enough to do it. Anyway although he was the first responsible for what happened to him and the point I wanted to make is that Arkansas seemed to be too far away to treat Elvis is a ridiculous excuse, I also think that an addict has to be pushed over and over again to accept help and not many just go and receive treatment by their own choice.

[debtdbruno]

You would have thought the one person he would have tried to do it for was Lisa

Deb

[utmom2008]

Anyway although he was the first responsible for what happened to him and the point I wanted to make is that Arkansas seemed to be too far away to treat Elvis is a ridiculous excuse,

:lol::lol:Yes, especially since part of Memphis...West Memphis, is in Arkansas.http://smiley.net.ru/emolau038.gif (http://smiley.net.ru/emolau2.htm)http://smiley.net.ru/emolau038.gif (http://smiley.net.ru/emolau2.htm)

[Donut]

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:lol::lol:Yes, especially since part of Memphis...West Memphis, is in Arkansas.http://smiley.net.ru/emolau038.gif (http://smiley.net.ru/emolau2.htm)http://smiley.net.ru/emolau038.gif (http://smiley.net.ru/emolau2.htm)

:laughing: The whole interview is full of these little jewels, like giving him stuff for pains he predicted Elvis could have after a concert.

[Diane]

:laughing: The whole interview is full of these little jewels, like giving him stuff for pains he predicted Elvis could have after a concert.

Let's face it, Dr. Nick overdid the prescriptions on all counts:angry:

Diane

[Donut]

Let's face it, Dr. Nick overdid the prescriptions on all counts:angry:

Diane

Of course he did. He wasn't the only one but he was one of them.

[franny]

Of course he did. He wasn't the only one but he was one of them.

That's for sure! I wonder how many other doctors' there were...

franny

[TotallyInsane]

There were several others but Dr. Nic was the main one. I don't think any of the others gave up their practice to travel and be there 24/7.

[franny]

I wouldn't mind buying those pill bottles from Dr. Nic if I could meet him in a back alley to pick them up. I despise him about as much as I do the Stanley bunch!!

:lol: :lol: :lol: (y) (y) (y)

[MissyM]

Slightly off topic, don't agree with what Doc. Nic did at all. But I am well aware that thousand of doctors have thousands of patients they get addicted to prescription drugs. It's an everyday thing nowadays.
I don't condone any of it. Seems there is a pill for everything. And another pill to counter act the side effects of that pill. The pharmecutical companies are big business for a reason.

[Teddy]

I agree with you there Missy. These days the drug companies are 'wining and dining' doctors in order to encourage them to prescribe their products more readily.
I was seeing one of my doctors recently and noticed that she was using a promotional coffee mug for Seroxat (Paxil). There's something not right about that!

[Diane]

I agree with you there Missy. These days the drug companies are 'wining and dining' doctors in order to encourage them to prescribe their products more readily.
I was seeing one of my doctors recently and noticed that she was using a promotional coffee mug for Seroxat (Paxil). There's something not right about that!

You're absolutely right. The pharmaceuticals are just as responsible as the doctors for all the people who have gotten addicted to pills.

I've noticed this year that 3/4 of the ads on TV are of some pill or other. What I get a kick out of and then get angry as to why they put out something so dangerous for people is the long, long, long lists of serious side effects and people take them:blink:. Have people gotten so weak they have to take a pill for everything that they are willing to risk these side effects????

Diane

[Teddy]

We don't get the TV advertising for drugs here so much but I definitely notice it when I'm in the States.
I'm always amused when you get a moodily paced ad for some antidepressant pill aimed at housewives followed by the narrator quickly rambling off a legal disclaimer for the product at about two thousand words a second! :lol:

[debtdbruno]

We don't get the TV advertising for drugs here so much but I definitely notice it when I'm in the States.
I'm always amused when you get a moodily paced ad for some antidepressant pill aimed at housewives followed by the narrator quickly rambling off a legal disclaimer for the product at about two thousand words a second! :lol:


That is so true Teddy, you definitely notice the difference in the UK and what is allowed to be advertised in the US

Deb

[MissyM]

And doctors will minimize the side effects if you ask. I always wonder if some of that wasn't done with Elvis. But he had his own PDR, so do I, most often it scares the daylights out of me. I just don't understand how Elvis got to thinking he was somehow immune to all the side effects. Or was he just deluding himself???
And there seems to be no cross check that needs to be in place. A person can go to different docs. and pharmacies.
I still think even if Doc. Nic stopped prescribing, Elvis would have found some one who would have given him what he wanted though. Not that it's any excuse though.

[debtdbruno]

Therein lies the fact..........he would/and did find other sources
There might not have been Betty Ford clinics at that time, but he wouldn't have gone in would he???

[Donut]

I just don't understand how Elvis got to thinking he was somehow immune to all the side effects.

I think he knew but he wasn't able to stop.

[Teddy]

There might not have been Betty Ford clinics at that time, but he wouldn't have gone in would he???

Even if he'd wanted to, he probably wouldn't have felt able to. Just as he felt the need to keep touring despite exhaustion when so many people were relying on him, Elvis felt a need 'to be seen to be in control' for his subjects.

There are examples of him doing various detox treatments, often lasting days at a time, but could you imagine Elvis Presley 'sharing' in group therapy with a bunch of celebrity soaks? :supriced:
Elvis made a conscious effort to remain dignified even in addiction. I don't think he saw himself the way others saw him at this stage, either.

[debtdbruno]

It was always about the 'Image'...........to his detriment unfortunately

[utmom2008]

I'm always amused when you get a moodily paced ad for some antidepressant pill aimed at housewives followed by the narrator quickly rambling off a legal disclaimer for the product at about two thousand words a second! :lol:

If you listen closely sometimes the word "death" is thrown in there at break neck speed!:supriced::supriced:



There are examples of him doing various detox treatments, often lasting days at a time, but could you imagine Elvis Presley 'sharing' in group therapy with a bunch of celebrity soaks? :supriced:
Elvis made a conscious effort to remain dignified even in addiction. I don't think he saw himself the way others saw him at this stage, either.
I agree with you on this completely!(y) I know it's not funny, but....when I get a "visual" of Elvis "sharing" in group, I have the urge to bust out laughing!:lmfao: Have any of you watched that show about detox that "Dr. Drew" does? If so...then you have seen how Gary Busey acts.http://smiley.net.ru/chaali115.gif (http://smiley.net.ru/chaali4.htm)