Guitar auction for storm victims
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Guitars autographed by music stars such as Britney Spears will raise money for Hurricane Charley victims. Plus other news in brief on Colin Firth and Spider-Man 2.
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Right now, Tony Thorp and his son are in a van on their way to Florida, to see just how badly Hurricane Charley hit their mobile home. The Simcoe County man hopes to repair at least some of the damage to the winter home he bought 15 years ago, according ...
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A Gibson guitar once owned by Beatle George Harrison and a guitar played by Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones were among the highlights of a rock 'n' roll auction.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Hundreds of local residents and some from across the nation have turned out to provide a vast array of free aid since Hurricane Charley ravaged the area on Aug...
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By Dan Huntley, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 14--LAKE WYLIE, S.C. -- Donna McSwain bought an antique trunk at an auction in the late 1990s. In a false cardboard bottom, she found turn-of-the-century, lacy, hand-cut Valentines.
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A deck log from a ship that searched for bodies after the Titanic sank sold for more than $100,000 as part of a Christie's auction Thursday of memorabilia from the doomed oceanliner.
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Residents salvaged their belongings across an area of Central Florida devastated by tornado-bearing thunderstorms.
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A benefit concert by the Boss is bringing out big bids on eBay. But some people offering tickets at several times their face value for an intimate performance Sunday by Bruce Springsteen may be running afoul of anti-scalping laws. The face value of the tickets is &#36;100 each.
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By C.R. Roberts, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Dec. 16--There's a tree on the roof of your garage. All that food in the freezer might have to be thrown out. Your phone and cable TV are still out. You might need to hire a contractor to repair storm damage.
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A poster signed by Jennifer Lopez and a guitar signed by Wyclef Jean are on sale in an MTV internet auction to raise money for hurricane victims.
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By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 11--OCEAN SPRINGS -- The surge-damaged home of Robert Wiygul and Julia Weaver will be dismantled in January and many of its parts distributed to Coast people who need building materials.   It could start a trend.
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A collector's treasure trove of more than 6 million songs -- on vinyl and CDs, in genres from rock and jazz to country and Broadway -- goes up for auction. Bidding starts at $3 million.
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Grammy Awards won by the Beatles and Sir Paul McCartney are to be auctioned in California.
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By Leigh Coleman, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 20--ESCATAWPA -- The first money of the $30 million Mississippi Hurricane Funds has built an Escatawpa family a new home and bought them some peace of mind.
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When folk singer Peter Yarrow's  hand-built Larrivee acoustic guitar turned up for sale on eBay  last week, no one was more surprised than Peter Yarrow.
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By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Mar. 3--GULFPORT -- The Gulfport Police Athletic League is taking donations to benefit residents of Enterprise, Ala., which was damaged heavily by tornadoes that left several residents dead earlier this week.
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Volunteers will gather to help search for a boy whose sister, parents and grandfather died trying to escape flooding.