European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday june 21, 1994 faces a no places the stars and stripes Page 23used or useless Elvis stuff brings Bucks from wire reports if it belonged to Elvis Presley it has to be expensive. Even his chipped guitar pick Cost $800 at an auction saturday at the Las vegas Hilton. Other items sold to fans and collectors included Elvis personal guitar $30,000 his expired american express card $36,000 and his birth certificate $60,000. A at this rate i even afford one of his shoelaces a said Morris Lyon of new York. He brought $600 and walked away with nothing. Other items included the Kings so Quincy jumpsuits jewels and a Mercedes limousine with six doors. About 2,000 people attended the auction at the hotel where Elvis appeared in 700 sold out concerts before his death in 1977. The auction featured the collection of Jimmy velvet former recording artist and Friend of Elvis. He spent 20 years collecting about 600 items a a in a not getting any younger so its either store it or sell it a velvet said. Quot i think its Best to put it in the hands of others who loved Elvis recalls close scrape comedian Paul Rodriguez is Riding High these Days on the Success of the film a million to Juan which also Marks Rodriguez a debut As a director. Things however weren to always so easy for the amiable comic. Some of the places he used to perform before he was Well known As a stand up comedian were downright dangerous Rodriguez recalls. A i sometimes do my act in Spanish a Rodriguez said. A i was discussing the activities of the Al Salvador death squads around the time that they were in full swing and i made a crack about the bloodiest country in Central America being named after Jesus a a Salvador is Spanish for a a Savior. Suddenly a drunk salvadoran comes onstage and punches me in the face. A before i realized what a happening i punched him Back. I got Lucky. He hit the ground and it was like a comic rim shot. I moved onto the next joke without missing a beat. A but seriously folks How a bout those Wacky salvadorans a i can to believe my face did no to swell buttering up Brooks women swoon for Garth Brooks but his statue at the Iowa state fair could really make hearts throb. A life size sculpture of the country music Star made with 250 pounds of butter is planned As a Centrepiece at the fair which begins aug. 11 in Toledo Iowa. Norma Lyons has sculpted cows from butter for the past 35 fairs. She plans another cow this year in addition to the Brooks statue which she will Craft from butter smeared on wire mesh. A a he a got a pretty fact a baby face a she tankers Motley Crue s Nikki Sixx Waves As he and drummer Tommy Lee Back right ride in a tank sunday with sgt. Donald Joseph of the 2nd army div at fort Hood Texas. The Rock band was to perform at the Post that night. A a there a a Cleft right under his lip Here. And his cars i guess you a say he has handsome Brooks will be flattered said his publicist Scott Stem. A a it a kind of amazing. In a flabbergasted a Stem said. A a that a really figure May seek Asylum the longtime promoter of the annual Havana movie festival in Cuba announced sunday that he plans to ask for political Asylum after being roughed up by Security agents at Havana a Airport Jose Horta 42, said he was searched twice and roughed up by guards saturday As he was boarding a plane for Mexico City to promote this years festival. A i Felt humiliated a he said. �?o1 was afraid. I had never known fear in my life. So l took the decision not logo Back to he said he did not know Why the agents singled him out but noted that several people were jailed after paintings were stolen recently from the cuban Cinema to graphical Institute. A but i refuse to believe they thought i was in on the theft a he said. Horta said he has served As promoter for the Havana movie festival for the past 16 a tears and has also directed films. He said he had not decided whether to seek Asylum in Mexico or elsewhere. Horta who is divorced and has no children said he leaves behind his Mother and other relatives. July s Maxi Saver not Only offers you savings of Over $12 in commissary coupons and advertised specials but also offers you a Chance to win a gift certificate redeemable at your local Exchange in the Kraft general foods sizzling summer sweepstakes. In addition second prize winners at each participating store will receive $200 gift certificates in sunday s the St and commissar specials a Quot a a 3 save 70 save 40
