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[kevlog]

Yes, back by popular demand, it's a V.I.P. tour of the World Famous (Just ask the Australian documentary filmmakers who were shooting here recently) Beer Can Museum & Hall of Fame. Located on the banks of lovely Lake Rico in East Taunton, Massachusetts (where the Wampanoags might soon have a casino/water park - but I digress) the museum boasts a collection of over 5000 unique beer cans, along with beer can art and breweriana (beer related collectibles) dating back to around 1900. (The cans only date back to 1935, the year the first beer can was available to the general public in the United States.) The museum has been in such publications as Reader's Digest, The Boston Phoenix, The Boston Herald, the Los Angeles Times, and the Cambodia Daily. That's right, THE Cambodia Daily. We've also been featured on FoxNews Radio, and on that hit Polish TV morning show 'Dzien Dobry TVN'. That's right, we made the big time in Poland!

V.I.P. tour (FOR YOU AND A GUEST!) will consist of a bratwurst cookout, a selection of canned craft beers, and, of course, a museum souvenir prize pack consisting of your Certificate of Beer Can Appreciation, refrigerator magnets (the new batch came in and they are STYLIN'), postcards, and some collectible cans for you to cherish.

If you bid on the museum tour but don't think you can actually make it to East Taunton (since airfare is not included), I will be including in the deal a collection of new print books from my office, including 'Knuckler' by Tim Wakefield, 'Hitter: The Life and Turmoils of Ted Williams' (By Ed Linn), and a fantastic variety of other books (Mysteries, Cookbooks, Sports, History, and more) that will not disappoint you (I will ship to the winner). OK, the Ted Williams book isn't hot off the press, it's been in my office for years, but it's still a good read! The retail value of the books alone will be at least a couple hundred dollars.

Some additional titles in the book package:
-The Perfect Reclpe (cookbook) by Pam Anderson
-The Lower Rlver (Paul Theroux) - hot off the press.
-T0 End All War (Adam Hochschild)
-October Men (Roger Kahn) : Reggie Jackson, George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin, and the Yankees' Miraculous finish in 1978
-Big R0ads (Earl Swift) Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers who created the American Superhighways.
-Arnle & Jack (Ian O'Connor) : Palmer, Nicklaus, and Golf's Greatest Rivalry.
-'Are You My Mother' (autographed) - by Alison Bechdel. This graphic novel hit #1 on the New York Times list.
-autographed "When the Game was Ours" book signed by both Magic and Larry Bird!
-autographed Philip Roth book (Indignation - 1st edition). This book alone goes for around 40 dollars. http://www.abebooks....ip-roth/signed/
-'The Ta0 of Travel' (Paul Ther0ux) - A literary traveler's handbook from one of our finest travel writers. (cool leatherette binding!)
-'T0 End all Wars' : A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 (Adam H0chschild) - New York Times Bestseller
- Some cool Hobbit books to tie in with the upcoming film! And some Curious George books for the kiddies!
Good Luck. I think a fair starting bid is $50.

End date for the auction is July 20th (9 PM EST). Should be up over a grand by then!!

To check out more of our recent publicity you can click here.

Cheers from the Museum curator / Boston publishing dude

Edited by kevlog, 20 July 2012 - 08:04 PM.

[TheShynessClinic]

$50.

Is the winner allowed to bring a guest? Or is this single admission only?

[kevlog]

You and a guest will enjoy the tour...... Clarified in initial post now! Thanks!

[PeaceSignMoose]

$75

[Lose Remerswaal]

$80.

[kevlog]

Bumped - added some titles to the book portion of this fantastic prize package!

[jose melendez]

The Lower River!!! An actual Africa book about the very country I'm in right now, Malawi.

[PeaceSignMoose]

Still open? 90.

[Lose Remerswaal]

$102.99

[PeaceSignMoose]

Curse you, Remerswaal!

$103.01

[Lose Remerswaal]

$111.11

[kevlog]

Added to the library, so... - bumped.

[jose melendez]

Yeah this now includes Magic and Larry autographs, this bid should go up a lot.

[OBPercent1]

$123.45

Edited by OBPercent1, 03 July 2012 - 04:20 PM.

[kevlog]

Added yet another New York Times Bestseller to the book list. :-) with more to come, I'm sure. We're talking about JUICY bratwurst here people - sauerkraut optional. The museum is WAY better than Disneyworld.

[jose melendez]

If you go after September, you will be able to see the two Mozambiquean beer cans I have acquired for the collection.

[kevlog]

Added a little Tolkien to coincide with the upcoming film release of Hobbit - AND some books for the younger folks out there.

Three days left!

[Deathofthebambino]

$200

[Deathofthebambino]

Fuck you, $300.

And of course, the odds of me actually coming to Taunton for the tour are about 300-1.

[Deathofthebambino]

Go fuck yourself, $350


I really just like the competitiveness of auctions.

[jose melendez]

Nice!!! Reckless Greg is here. Now quick, someone call him a pussy,

[kevlog]

If you don't make it to Taunton I'll be sure to ship you the beers along with the books! Tolkien fans will not be disappointed here - same goes for beer fans, although it will all be CANNED, of course.

[Deathofthebambino]

Honestly, my wife is from Mansfield, so on one of our trips to visit my mother-in-law, this might give me a good excuse to get out for a bit and come on by. Provided I can bring my 4 year old with me. He hates being left behind with the womenfolk as much as I do.

[kevlog]

The 4 year old will love the 'Beer Can Zoo', trust me.

[OBPercent1]

Honestly, my wife is from Mansfield, so on one of our trips to visit my mother-in-law, this might give me a good excuse to get out for a bit and come on by. Provided I can bring my 4 year old with me. He hates being left behind with the womenfolk as much as I do.

Greg do you think its a little early to be claiming your prize ?

[jose melendez]

Sorry was that OB bidding $400?

[Deathofthebambino]

Greg do you think its a little early to be claiming your prize ?

Maybe, but I'm pretty confident I've got a little more left in the tank. Just in case:

$400

[kevlog]

updated end time for auction with time of day (9 PM on Friday) as a result of some interested bidders contacting me via PM. I sense a huge push as we head towards the finish line.

Take out a second mortgage on that house, people!

[Lose Remerswaal]

$425.

I wonder if I can get a wifi signal in Lowell?

[kevlog]

Like the sands in the hourglass.....so are the minutes of this auction.....

42 minutes to go.......I am packing the fridge with bratwurst and beer and great books, folks!!!

[kevlog]

Lose will also love the Beer Can Zoo! Congrats - looking forward to having you and a guest down for the VIP tour/cookout.


Woot, woot! Holla.....

Edited by kevlog, 20 July 2012 - 08:05 PM.

[Lose Remerswaal]

Payment made!

Can't wait to tour the museum!

[Deathofthebambino]

Damn, I had no chance to get back online yesterday afternoon or last night. The late in the auction snipe by Lose was well timed. Maybe next year.

[jose melendez]

I say bid it on something else crazy.