Simply too weird (and twisted) for words

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:23 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/Buddy-Holly-BIG-BOPPERS-ORIGINAL-1959-BURIAL-CASKET_W0QQitemZ220118994998QQihZ012QQcategoryZ88740QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:36 am

A new low...Richardson should have his head examined.

And then cut off.

Seeing that once-glorious and beautiful artifact being hauled away on that cheap rent-a-trailer kind of underscores the evanescent nature of life for me.

There needs to be a hound dog in the picture, too, somewhere. I'll bet it's been cropped out.

kenposurf · Post by **kenposurf** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:38 am

Too strange...I could see Michael Jackson going for it though,,,

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:46 am

This kind of thing makes the battles between Buddy's family members and Maria Elena Holly look like high diplomacy.

This doesn't make my already low opinion of Ebay any better, either.

The apparent untruthfulness of it is interesting as well. When the Big Bopper was exhumed it was said to be because some goofball wrote a book about how he was shot after the crash and an examination was necessary to disprove that claim. No mention of that here.

This guy must be seriously broke. I guess the Big Bopper tribute gigs are not bringing in the $. Would it not be dignified to donate it so some poor guy could receive a proper burial?

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:47 am

Heh-heh. I could see MJ sleeping in it.

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:18 am

Jesus....that's wrong on so many levels.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:20 am

Well, I saw it while it was still up, but apparently it's been...deleted?

steve_hershberger · Post by **steve_hershberger** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:35 am

Yeah, it's deleted now, dammit!

Did anyone save it and could post it here? I could use a good laugh.

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:10 am

Unfortunately, no. Let us hope that it was a ruse. It HAD to be, eh?

I mean, $250,000. For that I'd want the original interior if not the Bopper himself.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:51 am

It is gone and replaced by a book collection!

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:22 am

I was wondering what the fuss was about.
The link is for books.
(I don't see the "scanned covers" by the way.)

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:36 am

No matter what's up there now, the title says it all, what it originally was.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:47 am

Uh-oh. I didn't see the picture, but... i don't think i really want to.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:51 am

Here's the story, written by the guy who posted the auction of the coffin:

http://www.rockin50s.com/exhumation.htm

And a bit of ghoulish nostalgia:

http://www.rockin50s.com/bag.htm