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This 500lb concrete block is currently up for sale with Nate D Sanders auction House. I wish it could be placed somewhere appropriate for fans benefit. (As I'm in London, I'm thinking the O2...but anywhere would be good!)
I wish I could afford to buy (and transport) it!!! Maybe a joint fan purchase could secure it?
Michael Jackson's original handprint, footprints and signature cast in cement. Unlike other celebrity handprint reproductions, this one-of-a-kind slab is authentically imprinted and signed by Jackson and comes with pictures of him during the ceremony. The impression is dated "6/84" in the lower left corner of the slab, when the King of Pop was at the apex of his career, with his landmark album "Thriller" taking in eight Grammys that year. Almost exactly 25 years to the week before his tragic death on 25 June 2009, Jackson pressed his hand and feet into concrete in what was meant to become part of the Las Vegas Walk of Fame Project. Jackson, along with other celebrities, took part in placing his footprints, handprint and stylized autograph in wet cement. Yet the Las Vegas Walk of Fame Project failed to materialize. The endeavor ended in 1984, and the autographed stone of Jackson's imprints went into storage in the Riviera Hotel's basement in Las Vegas, where it remained concealed for almost 21 years, hidden from the world as Jackson's career continued to thrive for over two decades. The cement measures roughly 30" x 30" and is 4.5" thick and weighs roughly 500 pounds. Lot also includes a photo of a smiling Jackson with his shoes in the cement that was later made into a promotional poster. With COA from Riviera President and COO Mark Sterberns, who is standing beside Jackson in the photo and assisted him during the event. Fine condition. Custom encased to an overall size of 46" x 46". An amazing, truly one-of-a-kind tribute to Michael Jackson.
http://[URL=http://img560.imageshack.us/i/1984footprinthandprinta.jpg/]
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http://www.natedsanders.com/ItemInfo.asp?ItemID=32262
I wish I could afford to buy (and transport) it!!! Maybe a joint fan purchase could secure it?
Michael Jackson's original handprint, footprints and signature cast in cement. Unlike other celebrity handprint reproductions, this one-of-a-kind slab is authentically imprinted and signed by Jackson and comes with pictures of him during the ceremony. The impression is dated "6/84" in the lower left corner of the slab, when the King of Pop was at the apex of his career, with his landmark album "Thriller" taking in eight Grammys that year. Almost exactly 25 years to the week before his tragic death on 25 June 2009, Jackson pressed his hand and feet into concrete in what was meant to become part of the Las Vegas Walk of Fame Project. Jackson, along with other celebrities, took part in placing his footprints, handprint and stylized autograph in wet cement. Yet the Las Vegas Walk of Fame Project failed to materialize. The endeavor ended in 1984, and the autographed stone of Jackson's imprints went into storage in the Riviera Hotel's basement in Las Vegas, where it remained concealed for almost 21 years, hidden from the world as Jackson's career continued to thrive for over two decades. The cement measures roughly 30" x 30" and is 4.5" thick and weighs roughly 500 pounds. Lot also includes a photo of a smiling Jackson with his shoes in the cement that was later made into a promotional poster. With COA from Riviera President and COO Mark Sterberns, who is standing beside Jackson in the photo and assisted him during the event. Fine condition. Custom encased to an overall size of 46" x 46". An amazing, truly one-of-a-kind tribute to Michael Jackson.
http://[URL=http://img560.imageshack.us/i/1984footprinthandprinta.jpg/]
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