Soiled Undies Owned By Elvis Up For Auction

A major part of America culture is collecting Rock band memorabilia. Album covers, posters, T-shirts, dolls, plastic cups and the ever popular ticket stub. I still have Leif Garrett's autograph on a dollar bill. Part of a huge Jethro Tull balloon that floated across screaming out of control fans at the Metra in Billings, Montana. A guitar pick from Ace Frehley; remember England Dan and John Ford Coley. They signed a Bible for me at a Bahia Faith gathering. This ain't s**t compared to most. I've met many a fool who not only own a chunk of Rock, hand signed or grabbed after the lights come up but believe it carries more value than your own kids. Pawn shops, Ebay and Craigs List are baked with the heat fans of music crank into the scene seconds after a big name or up and coming Artist twists their commitment to Rock n Roll all night and party every day. Talk about hording! I'm shocked VH1 Classics hasn't developed a Reality TV show stuck on the glue connected to our sticky fingers. In the past two weeks I've written about the current rise in musicians igniting the eyes and soul of those who love to Rock n Roll with opportunities to own the 70's van that Kurt Cobain graffitied while being a Roadie for a group of guitar monsters in the Pacific Northwest and Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley unveiling a 4 foot tall book of pictorial KISS-tory. The ultimate, most odd, completely insane sliver of Rock stock and barrel to falls into the hands of the fans could very well be only a few weeks away from reality. Rollingstone Magazine reports a pair of Elvis Presley's underwear, complete with stains, being sold at an auction in Manchester, England, next month, the BBC reports. Presley wore the undies at a 1977 show before the auction house acquired them from Presley's father Vernon. The dirty drawers could fetch up to £10,000, or around $15,800. Also up for auction are Presley's personal Bible, which was given to him in 1957 and contains handwritten notes, and 16mm home movie footage taken by Priscilla Presley. The Bible is expected to go for £25,000, or around $39,500. Omega Auctions will stream the auction live on September 8th.