Posted on 08/17/2009 2:27:29 PM PDT by JoeProBono
A US widow is auctioning off the burial plot occupied by her late husband above that of film legend Marilyn Monroe, the Los Angeles Times newspaper says.
"Spend eternity directly above Marilyn Monroe", says the ad placed on eBay by Elsie Poncher of Beverly Hills.
Bidding opened at $500,000 (£303,000), and had reached $700,000 by Sunday.
Mrs Poncher said she will be "vacating" the remains of her husband "to make room for a new resident" at LA's exclusive Westwood Village cemetery....
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
The doctor was played by Jack Elam, I believe.
Probably so! Look just alike to me.
All thoughts about how they lived (or live) their lives aside....
If they haven’t settled on a permanent resting place yet, this might not be a bad spot for Michael Jackson. Both are pop icons, so it would be rather fitting. It would turn the place into an mega-shrine, for better or for worse. In addition, they both died of similar causes.
Another thought would be for Elton John to buy the crypt, given the sentiments he expresses in his song “Candle in the Wind”.
Random thoughts on a Monday...
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