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Beatlemania- First US Concert Photos fetch R2,5 million



On Wednesday, Christie's auction house said it sold 50 silver gelatin prints that the photographer, Mike Mitchell, made from the negatives for $361,938. The images, plus photos from another Beatles concert, had been estimated to fetch a total of $100,000.
The Beatles played their first U.S. concert…
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Added by Iconic on July 22, 2011 at 7:00 — No Comments

Jack Daniel's-Goes Minimal

NEW DESIGN

Jack Daniel’s has redesigned its iconic wordy label, opting instead for a cleaner, less cluttered look, according to The Wall Street Journal. Significantly, the boasts of medal wins are gone in the new version, replaced by an updated “About Us” and a portrait of Jasper Newton “Jack” Daniel himself:

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Added by Iconic on June 13, 2011 at 5:30 — 1 Comment

Awesome People Hanging Out Together

Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe

 

Individually, these A-list actors, musicians, politicians, and businessmen are stars in their own right, but put them together and suddenly these candid shots, of two or more celebrities hanging out, become all that more epic. …

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Added by Iconic on June 11, 2011 at 8:57 — No Comments

Marilyn Monroe and Chanel No.5

Marilyn Monroe said: "What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5..." She didn’t know then, but this would go down in history: it’s a quote that links two legendary icons, the actress Monroe herself and the mythic Chanel No. 5.



The perfume is a timeless symbol of sophisticated elegance, one which has lost none of its allure. It’s reached its ninetieth birthday and it’s…

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Added by Iconic on May 22, 2011 at 13:29 — 2 Comments

Hugh Hefner's Iconic Bunny - Playboy

Hefner was gifted with an ironic stroke of fate when the original “Stag Club” name that was going to grace his new men’s magazine was legally blocked by Stag magazine. He needed a new handle, and the stag was soon converted to the now iconic bunny, one of the most renames in history.

In 1960, when the very first Playboy Club opened– the so-called icon of the sexual…

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Added by Iconic on May 10, 2011 at 19:30 — No Comments

Mexico 68 -Black Power

In the 200 m medal award ceremony, African-American athletes Tommie Smith (gold) and John Carlos (bronze) raised their black-gloved fists as a symbol of "Black Power". The Australian Peter Norman, who had run second, wore an American "civil rights" badge as support to them on the podium. As punishment, the International Olympic Committee banned Smith and Carlos from the Olympic Games for…

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Added by Iconic on May 5, 2011 at 16:00 — No Comments

Marilyn Monroe, 1926 - 1962

Marilyn Monroe was a screen actress who died under mysterious circumstances that were officially ruled as a suicide. Widely considered to be one of the most beautiful actresses ever, Monroe was married to a few husbands, including baseball player Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller. It was widely rumoured that Marilyn had an affair with JFK during his presidency.

Above photo was…

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Added by Iconic on April 30, 2011 at 9:00 — 1 Comment

Jack Nicholson

 

 

 

Nicholson is best known for portraying psychopathic characters in various movies throughout his career, including “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “The Shining”. Nominated 12 times for the Academy Awards and has won the award twice, for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and for As Good as It…

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Added by Iconic on April 29, 2011 at 11:00 — 1 Comment

Princess Diana, 1961 - 1967

Princess Diana married Prince Charles and found herself divorced from him just a few years afterwards due to his persistent philandering with his current wife, Camilla Parker Bowles. Tireless in her humanitarian efforts, Diana continued to win the hearts of the British people and indeed people all over the world up until her death. Patrick Demarchelier was Princess…

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Added by Iconic on April 29, 2011 at 8:00 — 1 Comment


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