Magpie Tales #46 ~ Picture by Willow
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I got me a real bargain!
You know, these gloves are famous!
In the 1960's, they were in the Triumph motorbike advertisements.
Ann-Margret, the beautiful Swedish/American actress, starred in The Swinger and rode a Triumph motorbike in the film.
Then Triumph wanted her as the face of Triumph.
And she wore those gloves in photoshoots!
(Aside from acting, Ann-Margret so loved motorbikes.)
But do you know the real story behind the photos?
I know from a reliable source that those hands in close up photos do not belong to Ann-Margret!
Ann-Margret's hands didn't photograph well.
So they used the gloved hands of another famous actress.
I'll give you a clue.
She LOVED wearing gloves and is most famous for her hot pink ones!
Give up?
Those ads actually co-featured the gloved hands of Marilyn Monroe!
If that auctioneer had only known the real story, I wouldn't have got them for the crazy price of $500!
They would have been at least worth double!
A great investment!
So did I waste my money or not, eh?
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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14 comments:
Fantabulous!
What a story - and a very good investment ;-)
I wish you a Happy New Year!
I would love to hear the further adventures of this auction-attendee, this garage sale-goer. Very creative.
Very enjoyable...
Clever you, clever Magpie!!!
Oh this is a great tale!
Cleverly placed to auction, yet wise was the bidder here. Well done.
Fun Magpie!
You created a great scenerio here. You have a great immagination or a great private investigator. Marilyn Monroe?....how much are you asking?
clever and fun read!
Great story!
Happy 365th day.
I remember Ann Margaret...nice write worth it if you think it is..bkm
Nope, you definitely did not waste your money! ;)
I truly enjoyed reading this! Happy New Year! :)
awesome tale...
Happy monday.
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