More than 1,200 bidders registered from all 50 states and several countries participated in “The Century of Notoriety: The Estate of Al Capone” Friday night. Several dozen flew into Sacramento to attend the invite-only live auction, which was closed to the media.
A list of items sold and their final bids HERE
-Stormfax
Did anybody invite Geraldo?
ReplyDeleteNo, but if you listen closely, you can hear him swearing.
DeleteJust IMAGINE how much money will roll in 74 years after Hunter dies.
ReplyDeleteI flipped through quite a few pages, until I couldn't stand it anymore. Capone became rich and famous for the same reason that Pablo Escabar did. Sadly the U.S. Government will never learn that you cannot win a war on an ideology. They declared war on poverty, on terrorism, on illiteracy, even on ugliness in cities. The most ridiculous of all, they declared war against drugs and alcohol, although I repeat myself. All the while, people know that it is a war that can never be won, due to an endless supply of new members who will step up to take the place of those that are ensnare the former users that are caught, so insidious are those drugs.
ReplyDeleteAl Capone, from what I know, via my grandfather, who grew up on the south side of Chicago, was in some ways a decent enough man. He would give a dollar or two to the working class on the streets. But he also always had the same people giving him help, or an answer, if he ever needed it. The people that he sent groceries to, or sent baby clothes to when they had a new baby, knew that the time might come when he would need a favor, and the answer was going to be a loud and fast yes. Sometimes it was just simple, but it might be hard, too. There was no question that it was going to be done, no matter the request, it had to be done. And all witnesses looked away.
Was my grandfather telling the truth? Who knows. I just know that it sounds like Capone, so it could be true. But my grandfather was also the kind of guy who ran with the gangs on the south side of Chicago so who knows for sure. No matter what, it is a nice story, and adds to the story of my dad's side, where my grandfather's brother was shot by the sheriff on the post office steps, trying to rob the payroll from some train that was stored there. The news paper article says that he was an all around bad guy. 'So I have a bunch of real winners in my family background. No excuses, just telling you all, why I am like this.
Quarter million for a .380?
ReplyDeleteI had seen the estimates for the guns and thought they were low for a regular gun, with out any added "famous person" premium. That Colt was a little high, not to mention Sonny's Derringer (6655.00) and FIE 25 ACP (3933.00?!!).
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