Storage Wars Sneak Peek: Brandi Passante’s ‘Claws Come Out’ During 300th Episode Auction
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Storage Wars has hit a major milestone: 300 episodes.
The 300th episode of the popular A&E series airs Tuesday night, and it features a heated bidding war between Brandi Passante and a fellow buyer, Lisa.
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“Lisa and I are friends, I think. But when you bid against me, the claws come out,” Brandi says in PEOPLE’s exclusive sneak peek at the episode.
Brandi comes out ahead with a $375 offer, but then another person named Natasha chimes in with $400.
“Who the f— is Natasha?” Brandi asks, though she’s ultimately successful after topping Natasha with $425.
Storage Wars Credit: A&E
Once she’s in the storage unit she won, Brandi starts looking through it to see if her investment will pay off.
First, she spots some old air conditioners with a total estimated value of $90, as well as a knock-off designer belt that she says isn’t worth anything at all. Then, however, she appears to stumble on something promising.
“Oh wait a minute, you guys,” she says excitedly before the clip comes to a close.
Storage Wars 300th Episode Credit: A&E
Storage Wars first premiered in 2010 and ran for 12 seasons through January 2019. After a two-year break, the 13th season began airing in April.
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The series has also had multiple spinoffs, including Storage Wars: Barry Strikes Back in 2015, which featured buyer Barry Weiss. Brandi and her ex Jarrod Schulz also had their own show, Brandi & Jarrod: Married to the Job, which ran for eight episodes in 2014.
Deal Watch: Simpson, Skadden Usher in Microsoft’s $68.7B Buy of Activision Blizzard
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett represented Microsoft Gaming and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom counseled Activision Blizzard on a $68.7 deal, the largest transaction of the year so far and the most expensive acquisition Microsoft has ever made.
Microsoft paid a fair premium on the buy, offering $95 per share, or 45% above Friday’s closing stock price for Activision Blizzard.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Actors You Might Not Know Are Dead
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Actors You Might Not Know Are Dead
In 1975 the iconic horror-science-fiction musical “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” entered the film industry with stylistic elements and storytelling unlike anything else. The film follows the story of Brad Majors (Barry Bostwick) and Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon), a young, newly engaged couple caught in a thunderstorm after leaving a friend’s wedding. The pair find themselves stranded on the side of the road in the pouring rain with nowhere to go but inside a nearby mansion which, unknown to them, belongs to the mad scientist Frank N. Furter (Tim Curry).
Inspired by a stage production of the same name, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and its characters have become well-loved by generations. Many of the movie’s cast members have gone on to enjoy successful careers in both singing and acting. However, with decades having passed since the stage musical and the film’s release, some of the franchise’s actors have died. Christopher Malcolm, who portrayed Brad Majors in the on-stage production, died from cancer in 2014 at the age of 67 (via The Guardian). A few cast members in the “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” movie have since passed away as well.
Baseball Memorabilia: The MLB articles sold for millions of dollars at auction
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If you were a top baseball fan, how much would you be willing to spend to acquire classic or historical articles of this sport? Check out the list of these MLB pieces that were highly paid off at auctions.
One of the keys to sports economical success is nostalgia. For sure there are current stars that conquer the fans’ hearts, but there is always a reminder of a past time that was happy or, for someones, even better than the present. Right there is where the classic objects, the Memorabilia, raise their market value.
For sure, in 50 years, the spikes Cristiano Ronaldo wore during his Real Madrid game will maybe cost millions; just like the boxing gloves that Canelo Alvarez used as lethal weapons to destroy his rivals or the iconic cap of Dominican first baseman Albert Pujol.
In fact, talking about baseball, there have been classic pieces related to past superstars that were sold at a very high price. Auctions are very fun places to witness the power of nostalgia, because, as a fan, how much would you be willing to spend to own a part of your MLB idols?
The most expensive Baseball Memorabilia sold at auction
Babe Ruth 1919 Trade Contract. When The Sultan of Swat moved from Boston Red Sox to New York Yankees, he never imagined that the paper he signed to make its transfer official would be that worth. Actor Charlie Sheen sold this item through an auction for $2.3 million. Sheen purchased the contract, which is the Yankees’ copy in the ’90s.
Jackie Robinson’s 1947 Jersey. Being the first African American to be part of the MLB is a powerful reason to consider Robinson an all-time baseball icon. The Brooklyn Dodgers jersey he wore in his rookie season in 1947 was sold for $2.05 million in an auction in 2017.
Babe Ruth 1927 Championship ring. Before this article was sold at auction, the record for the highest price sold for a championship ring was $460,000. However, just like The Bambino did on the field, his Yankees championship ring broke the established limits with a selling price of $2.09 million, again in 2017.
Lou Gherig 1937 Jersey. One more New York Yankees article. The Iron Horse wore this cloth during one of his last elite seasons. A family received the jersey as a gift from George Weiss, a historic Yankee General Manager, and sold it for $2.58 million.
Marc McGwire 70th Home Run ball. The Comic book creator Todd McFarlane paid $3 million for this item in 1999. It was sold through an auction by the fan who caught the ball, Phil Ozersky. Unfortunately for the buyer, after McGwire accepted he used steroids to improve his performance, and his record-breaking by Barry Bonds in 2001, the ball’s price fell to $300,000.
“Laws of Baseball” Document. The very beginning of the current MLB universe started with this piece written by Daniel Lucius “Doc” Adams in 1857. Rules such as the minimum ball weight, and the length of a baseball bat’s widest part were first shown on it. Doc’s creation was sold for $3.26 million.
Babe Ruth 1920 Jersey. The game-worn clothes of the greatest baseball player are one of the auction’s top sellers. This one belonged to Ruth during his first year with New York Yankees and was bought in 2012 by an auction company, which paid $4.42 million.
Babe Ruth “Yankees” Road Jersey. The highest sold Baseball Memorabilia article ever. It was sold for $5.64 million, and it was worn by The Big Bam during the Murders Row era, a time in the late 20’s considered as one of the best New York Yankees’ versions ever. The extraordinary thing about the jersey is that it was the only time in the team history that the word “Yankees” appeared on the front.
*Source: Sports Collectors Digest
Daily Kickoff: Dispatch from Colleyville, Texas + A conversation with Imam Abdullah Antepli
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behind the scenes
Inside the White House during the Colleyville standoff
A police car sits in front of the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas.
Early Saturday afternoon, several hours after Malik Faisal Akram took three worshippers and their rabbi hostage in Colleyville, Texas, senior national security officials at the White House were notified of the situation by both the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice. In a conversation with Jewish Insider’s Gabby Deutchon Monday night, a senior Biden administration official who worked closely on the national response to the incident detailed the complicated calculus of an administration that wanted to reassure frightened Americans while not further agitating the hostage-taker.
On a tightrope: The White House had to think through, “as the situation evolves, what should and should not be said publicly, because getting that right is its own careful calibration,” said the White House official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing law enforcement matters.“There’s a balance between reassuring the American people that White House leadership is all over things like this and following them closely and prepared to offer support as needed — and ensuring that we’re making clear that those who have operational capacity and operational expertise are the ones making those types of operational decisions,” the official said.
Call the chief: “Thankfully, active hostage-takings on U.S. soil are themselves relatively rare, so that alone would have made it something that I think they wanted to make sure we were aware of,” the official told JI. Given the location of the incident — at a synagogue — and Akram’s demand that a federal prisoner charged with terrorism be freed, it became clear that the president and top aides outside the national security space needed to be notified about the federal response.
The president’s duties: After he was briefed on the situation, President Joe Biden was not involved in any decisions that had to do with the ongoing negotiations.The role of the president, said the White House official, was to allow those law enforcement officials to do their jobs. “I think the president has really wanted to acknowledge those who rose to the occasion, and kind of used the moment to signal how much he wants his administration to address these types of threats to houses of worship going forward,” the official explained.
Next steps: Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, who was held hostage along with three congregants, told reporters that he drew upon training he received from the FBI, local police officers, the Anti-Defamation League and the Secure Community Network to bring him and his congregants to safety. “I’m obviously encouraged to hear that, that he felt support and education he had received proved useful, but I think we all want to learn more about that, so that we can continue to refine and enhance and augment those sorts of programs,” said the official.
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