Greetings Monk fans!
The
auction is over.
We raised $344.50.
Welcome to the
Monk Fans 2010 Spring Charity
Auction. All proceeds from the
auction will be donated to the
Atherosclerosis Research Fund
at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in memory
of Stanley Kamel. Unlike last
year we'll be running the auction
exclusively through eBay.
The auction began
on April 11th 2010 at 9:00pm Pacific
time (or a little after). You
may bid on five different lots
(please see items, descriptions
and links below).
The
Fine Print: I don't want to be
an auction-nazi, but please don't
bid if you don't have the dough
and expect to pay pronto if you
win (within seven days). If you
are not in the USA, that's dandy,
but I'm going to have to tack
on an extra postage fee for anything
you win. You have until 9:00pm
(PST) ) –or a little after–
on April 18th, that's a Sunday
evening, to make your bid. If
you are the lucky winner payment
can be made by Paypal. Sorry no
exceptions. If you can't pay by
that method, don't bid. If you're
not an eBay-er (or PayPal-er)
you must first register. After
which I'd recommend you read all
their FAQs and such. You can wing
it if you like, but it's easier
if you know what you're doing.
I think that's it, but if you
have any questions send an email
directly to me at monk@eviltwinltd.com.
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Lot #1
Tony Shalhoub's
Jeans and Monk Dry Cleaning Bag
That's
right, these are Tony Shalhoub's
black denim Hugo Boss jeans (W
34 L 32) as originally donated
by Mr. Shalhoub to the 2008 "Clothes
Off Our Backs" auction and
donated to our 2009 Monk Fans
auction by the winner of those
pants, Raven of Wisconsin. a.k.a.
Amy Marerro. (Thanks, Raven!)
The jeans were won in that auction
by Metacomet from Germany (a.k.a
Marion) who has in turn donated
them for this year's auction.
(Thanks, Metacomet!) So the traveling
pants are once again on the block.
This time they'll come wrapped
in a rare 2006 plastic promotional
Monk
dry cleaning bag.
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on images to enlarge
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Letter of Authentication
(You
know, for the traveling pants.
You're just going to have to take
my word on the dry cleaning bag.)
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The high bid for lot #1 was $50
The winner is Margaret Petko
Link
to eBay Bidding Site
Lot #2
Monk Swatch and
Monk Watch
The second
lot contains two items. First,
a framed, limited edition numbered
swatch of Monk’s signature
suit. This collector’s item
is signed by Tony Shalhoub. The
swatch was given to me by the
USA online publicity firm as a
thank you gift for promoting the
series finale of Monk. It has
only been out of its box once
and that was just so I could take
the photos below. It's approximately
8 1/2 by 10 1/4 inches.
Second,
a Monk wrist watch: the watch
is a new water resistant quartz
battery operated man's watch from
the 'Jorg Gray collection' with
a genuine leather band. The face
measures approximately 1 1/2 inches
in diameter. It comes in a stainless
steel color case with the saying:
IT'S TIME FOR MORE MONK USA NETWORK.
(It's the old USA Network logo,
so I'd say this was probably circa
2003-2004.) The case measures:
5 1/2" L x 2 1/2"W x
3/4"H.
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on images to enlarge
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The highbid for lot #2 was $59
The winner is Mirco Cussigh
Link
to eBay Bidding Site
Lot #3
Monk Bobblehead
Doll and Monk Season Eight on DVD
Lot #3
includes a now hard to find Monk
bobblehead and a brand new sealed
Monk Season Eight DVD set. The
bobblehead is also new. In fact
he has never been out of
his box. The bobblehead posing
in the pictures below is my own
stunt double Monk bobblehead,
who has traveled all over the
country and is a little the worse
for wear. The Monk inside the
box is in pristine condition...
but he's lonely in there, so hurry
up and bid.
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on images to enlarge
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The starting bid for lot #3 is
$50
The winner is Joan Hatt
Link
to eBay Bidding Site
Lot #4
Tony Shalhoub
Autographed Photo and
Lend Me a Tenor Playbill
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In
this lot we have a Monk promotional
photo autographed by Tony Shalhoub.
Also in this lot is a March 2010
Lend Me a Tenor playbill . Lend
Me a Tenor, starring Tony Shalhoub,
is currently running on Broadway.
This is autographed by Tony, director
Stanley Tucci, cast members Anthony
LaPaglia, Justin Bartha, Jan Maxwell
and Brooke Adams (Mrs. Tony Shalhoub.)
The playbill was signed at the stage
door of the Music Box Theatre. The
playbill is in mint condition.
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on images to enlarge
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The starting bid for lot #4 is
$50
The winner is Karin Schulte
Link
to eBay Bidding Site
Lot #5
Stanley Kamel
Portrait and a Personal Portrait of...
Anyone or Anything!
This
is an 8 1/2 by 11 original portrait
of Stanley Kamel (Dr. Kroger, Monk)
in charcoal and graphite by the
preeminent Monk fan artist, Olivia.
In addition to this one of a kind
drawing, the winner of this lot
will also receive a personal portrait
drawn by the artist. You may choose
any single subject for the artist
to render: you, a celebrity, a spouse,
a pet, a child (no couples/no groups)
and you must provide her with a
good-sized photo (actual or digital)
of the subject from which to work.
Delivery date for the custom portrait
depends on when she receives the
picture of the subject and the degree
of difficulty involved.
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The starting bid for lot #5 is
$50
The winner is Marion Brockmann
Link
to eBay Bidding Site
I know times
are tough and not everyone can
afford to bid as much as they
would like on the available lots,
so I'm also doing a little giveaway.
This one is simple: just send
an email with the subject line
"I love Monk!"
to monk@eviltwinltd.com. At the
end of the week (Sunday the 18th
at 9:00pm) I'll choose a winner
at random. The winner will receive
a new Monk Season Eight DVD and
a nifty Monk watch just like the
one up for auction except it's
silver case has a few barely noticeable
scuffs.
The winner
is Jo Jackson!
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Remember,
Monkpeeps, this is for charity
and to honor the memory of Stanley
Kamel who played Monk's beloved
therapist, Dr. Charles Kroger,
for six seasons. If you'd like
to skip the auction and donate
directly to Cedars-Sinai that
would be equally awesome, if not
more so. Here's their info:
Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center
8700 Beverly Blvd Suite 2416
Los Angeles CA 90048
or donate
online at: https://www.discoveringforlife.org
Please
enclose a note specifying that
your donation should go to the
Atherosclerosis Research Fund
in memory of Stanley Kamel.
Many
thanks to Amy, Marion, Electric
Artists, and Seth Williams for
the donated items.
Good
luck!
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Cedars Sinai Charity Auction
Authorization
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