Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Schvartzer's Super Sale

When Sammy Davis Jr. died, in 1990, his finances, it turned out, weren’t as well ordered as his closets (he owed more than five million dollars to the I.R.S.), and his things were auctioned off. One object from the sale is about to be put on the block again. It is a sterling-silver menorah that Davis received as a gift from a Jewish women’s philanthropic organization in 1965. Davis converted to Judaism after he lost his left eye in a car accident, in 1954; he used jokes to defuse people’s skepticism, but he was serious about his faith. The menorah will be sold next month at an auction of Jewish antiques, held by the dealer Jonathan Greenstein. The bidding will start at ten thousand dollars.
blurb HERE
auction info HERE

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Saturday, November 22, 2008

The Church of Fear and Ignorance

A church in Wichita, Kansas, is engaging in a strange bit of advertising.
The sign at Spirit One Christian Center reads, "America we have a Muslim president. This is sin against the Lord." The church pastor, Mark Holick, says he won't take down...
This is not the first time Holick has used his billboard to post controversial messages and has even been threatened by the IRS to have his church's tax exempt status revoked because of his political views.
local news video HERE
Holick was interviewed by CNN's Rick Sanchez, where the pastor proved he is an imbecile.
CNN video HERE

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Janine stiffs 'em

Porn star Janine Lindemulder is facing a federal criminal rap for failing to pay about $80,000 in income taxes.
story is HERE

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