Day: February 24, 2008

Academy Awards

I’ve never been a fan of awards shows and was about to call it a night when I heard that the Academy Awards had just been announced for this year. To be honest, almost nothing excited me (I don’t see too many movies – mostly when I’m with my boy) but there were a couple that I really felt should have received something: Elizabeth and Sicko. Of the ones nominated for best picture, “Atonement,”  “Juno,”  “Michael Clayton,” and “No Country for Old Men,” not one of them holds any interest for me – in fact, I didn’t see any of them. It would seem as if blood, violence, and stories about shysters are what captures the interest of those who pick the movies to recieve oscars. What every happened to fun, entertainment, or just a good story line that doesn’t rely on blood and gore?

 I will say that I took a chance and saw “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” – while the story may not have been historically accurate, I thought that the performance by Cate Blanchett was fantastic. I’m disappointed she didn’t get “Best Actress.”

“Sicko” was another disappointment. I just watched that movie and was horrified at how accurately it describes the blight of health insurance policies on Americans. I’m not going to say more (at least for now) as I don’t feel like ranting at the moment. I’m really disgusted that “Sicko” didn’t win for “Best Documentary.” Oh well . . .

Didn’t take Amazon long. . .

Wow, I can’t believe how quickly Amazon has added the Tiffany & Gaylord Express and Exhibition book to their site. Heck, I can even link to it from my blog. Got to admit, Amazon is FAST!

 Now, the only question is, will it make the New York Times best seller list? 🙂 Looks like good ‘ole Percy Seibert, the bogus author of this book, has finally been exposed.

 

Tiffany & Gaylord Express & Exhibition Belt Plates: Exposed!

Hmm. . .somehow, I managed to get wind of yet another book that will soon be for sale on Amazon.com – “Tiffany & Gaylord Express & Exhibition Belt Plates: Exposed!” which is a reprint of the bogus Percy Seibert book on the fake Tiffany & Co., E. Gaylord, Mills, et al brass belt buckles that have been available since the 1960’s. Let’s just say that a “little bird” told me that this version will contain a new preface and an index.

In looking around the ‘net for copies of the first (and complete fraudulent) version, many continue to claim that this book is genuine and charge outrageous prices for it. In the past five minutes, Google searches have turned up copies running as high as $112.50, and some clown is also selling a copy on eBay for the same amount. As usual, this book is falsely attributed to the illustrious “Percy Seibert” and used book sellers falsely claim that it was printed in 1950 by Tiffany & Co. – it was really published twenty years later – circa 1970. Oh well. Hopefully the new edition will be a big hit among collectors of bogus buckles and it will rise to the top of Amazon’s Best Seller Lists! 🙂 I’ll post a link to the book on Amazon when it is available!