By request Marilyn with a radio

Roger commented on my last blog post..."I saw a photo of MM with a transistor radio once. Do you have that? I collect transistor radios and would love to see it."

Here is one for you Roger.  Thank you Nathalie for passing it along to me.

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I will do my best to send out some tweets and photos while I am in Hollywood.  If you are not following me on twitter here is my account...

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11 Days until HOLLYWOOD

Hello Everyone,

Sorry for the long delay since my last post.  I have been without a computer for the past couple of months so it made doing updates a challenge.  Thankfully, I've finally got my new laptop so I hope to get back in the swing of things.

However, that won't be until I am back from the Marilyn Memorial Week.  I can't believe that I will be in Hollywood in just 11 Days!  For those of you who are making the trip this year I look forward to meeting you.

I want to thank Mary Sims at Immortal Marilyn for all of her hard work in putting together an amazing itinerary for fans.  Check the above link for all of the Memorial Week events.

In addition to the IM events, there is an amazing Marilyn exhibit at the Hollywood Museum.  Sunny Thompson is bringing her wonderful one-woman show Marilyn Forever Blonde to the El Portal Theatre August 2-5.

This is sure to be the trip of a lifetime.

Happy Birthday Marilyn

Here we are again thinking about Marilyn on what would have been her 86th birthday.  It is wonderful that she has so many fans out there holding a good thought for her today.

Marilyn Tattoos Added

Thanks to Sarah and Heather for sending in their Marilyn tattoos.  I have added them to the tattoo section here.

Signed Quantum Leap Script "Goodbye Norma Jean"

A couple months ago I purchased a script from the television series Quantum Leap starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell.  It is for the episode called "Goodbye Norma Jean" which aired March 2, 1993.  I was a big fan of the series when it aired and LOVED the episode featuring Sam Beckett leaping into the body of Marilyn Monroe's chauffeur.  The actress portraying Marilyn in the show was none other than the fabulous Susan Griffiths.

Some of you may recall that Susan was a bridesmaid for my wedding, so when I saw the script I had to have it.  I bought it with the intention of bringing it to LA for the memorial in August and having Susan sign it.

Once the script came I started joking around with how I would track down Scott Bakula in LA to have him sign it.  It was just a silly fantasy as I live in a small town in Canada so would never have the opportunity to bump into him.

Well turns out I was wrong!  I found out a couple days ago that Dean Stockwell was going to attend a Comic Con event in Toronto.  I thought to myself well isn't that timing maybe I should bring my script for him to sign.  So I jumped on the event's website and almost fell off my chair.....Scott Bakula was also attending!!!  OMG!

So this morning I headed off to Toronto and I have returned with a script signed by both Scott and Dean.  I still can't believe it!  Scott was a sweetheart and shook my hand and seemed genuinely excited meeting all the fans.  He was surprised to see the script I brought.  I told him that I knew Susan and he wanted to know why she hadn't signed it.   I explained I would be seeing her in a few months :)   Here are some photos....

 

Julien's Auction Results Hollywood Legends March 31 Sale

Here are some of the items that sold yesterday at Julien's Auctions.  You can watch these auctions live on the internet through the Julien's website.  Here are some of the highest prices realized for the Marilyn lots.

MARILYN MONROE RIVER OF NO RETURN PANTALOONS   SOLD $44,800

MARILYN MONROE BLACK LINEN BLOUSE  SOLD $22,500

MARILYN MONROE ORIGINAL NIAGARA COLOR SLIDES  SOLD $17,187

MARILYN MONROE ORIGINAL RIVER OF NO RETURN COLOR SLIDES  SOLD $15,625

MARILYN MONROE HANDWRITTEN LETTER TO ALLAN "WHITEY" SNYDER  SOLD  $12,160

MARILYN MONROE SIGNED AND INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH  SOLD $21,250

MARILYN MONROE GIFTED MONEY CLIP  SOLD $21,250