Zozobra is a hideous but harmless fifty-foot bogeyman marionette. He is a toothless, empty-headed facade. He has no guts and doesn’t have a leg to stand on. He is full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. He never wins. He moans and groans, rolls his eyes and twists his head. His mouth gapes and chomps. His arms flail about in frustration. Every year we do him in. We string him up and burn him down in ablaze of fireworks. At last, he is gone, taking with him all our troubles for another whole year. Santa Fe celebrates another victory. Viva la Fiesta! - A.W. Denninger
Here is a video covering the auction of Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry, with a record amount sale of the ruby and diamond necklace by Cartier features a pear-shaped pearl that was once one of the Crown Jewels of Spain. “La Peregrina” was a 1969 Valentine’s Day gift to Taylor from Burton, and sold for $11.8 million.
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The famous jewels, valued at $30 million, will be up for sale at Christie’s in New York on December 13-14th, 2011. Can anyone spare me a dime?
(Below) This sparkling emerald and diamond pendant necklace by Bulgari was a gift from husband Richard Burton.
This sparkling emerald and diamond pendant necklace by Bulgari was a gift from husband Richard Burton.
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(Below) This ruby and diamond necklace by Cartier features a pear-shaped pearl that was once one of the Crown Jewels of Spain. “La Peregrina” was a 1969 Valentine’s Day gift to Taylor from Burton, and is now valued at $2-$3 million.
(Below) The “Taj Mahal Diamond” was a 40th birthday present from Richard Burton, and once belonged to Emperor Shah Jahangir. Burton famously remarked of the gift, “I would have liked to buy her the Taj Mahal but it would cost too much to transport.”
(Below) Taylor had long been a fan of this royal insignia, so when the “Prince of Wales brooch” was auctioned after the death of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, in 1987, she snapped it up. The brooch is now estimated to be worth $400,000-$600,000.
(Below) The “Elizabeth Taylor Diamond” easily puts all other rings to shame. The nearly flawless 33.19 carat gem, another gift from Burton, is now valued at $2.5-$3.5 million.
(Below) When third husband Mike Todd gave Taylor this ruby and diamond necklace (along with matching bracelet and earrings) at their vacation villa in the south of France, she was so elated that she jumped in the pool wearing it.
(Below) This diamond, emerald, and gold “Snake” bracelet watch by Bulgari is from 1961, and is estimated at $12,000-$15,000.
(Below) This amethyst, diamond, and Kunzite pendant was part of a Van Cleef & Arpels set of jewels called “Triphanes.” The pink and purple stunner is valued at $70,000-$100,000.
This posting from Time had me LMAO! Here are some of the highlights… and some of the better comments posted….
“0 minutes. Presidential debates come and go. But tonight’s GOP debate, the fourth in a series too numerous to bear, is a special treat. “We are all gathered under the wings of Air Force One,” says NBC’s Brian Williams, referring to the great phallus of American presidential might that sits in the hangar at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. No setting could be more appropriate. The camera soaks it in–all 153-feet of Reagan’s retired plane.”
