Regis Philbin memorabilia auction to raise money for Bronx Food Bank
Presented to Regis Philbin by WWEs Vince McMahon is a WWE champion belt ($100-500) in its original box commemorating Monday Night Raws 1,000th episode in 2012.
MOUNT KISCO, NY
.- A collection of television history will cross the block at The Benefit Shop Foundation, Inc. in its Red Carpet auction on Wednesday, March 24, at 10 am, when it offers items donated by the family of the late Regis Philbin. The longtime TV host was once dubbed the hardest working man in show business and given the outregis nickname by one of his longtime colleagues Kathie Lee Gifford.
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By 1987, the Fat Boys had already experienced an impressive measure of success and notoriety, helping to develop and shape hip-hop’s early years on wax. Their first two albums, 1984’s self-titled debut and 1985’s
The Fat Boys Are Back, were produced by rap legend Kurtis Blow and were certified Gold on the back of hits like “Can You Feel It?,” “Jail House Rap,” and “The Fat Boys Are Back.” Often sharing the stage with pioneering contemporaries like Run-D.M.C. and Whodini, the trio was a major part of hip-hop’s early mass-marketed concerts and tours, most notably “Fresh Festival ’84” and 1985’s “Fresh Fest II.” Robinson, Wimbley and Morales appeared in two 1985 films,
His break came after just two years at BU. Cary finished CGS with his savings exhausted and little idea of which BU school to enter. Internships seemed a good way of figuring out the right path. His first shot an office job didn’t fit the bill, but he struck gold with his second internship, on what was then NBC’s
Late Night with David Letterman.
Growing up on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, Cary was an early David Letterman fan, staying up into the night to watch the comedian’s show and acting out highlights in school the next day.
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Recently I was honored to deliver the eulogy for my uncle, Owen Norris of Ider, Alabama. He was a child of the Great Depression. He learned how to build and fix things out of necessity, he served our country in a MASH unit in Korea, and he started his own business. He raised a great family, traveled the world, helped his neighbors, was an expert woodworker, a believer, an athlete, and a great storyteller. That’s the short version of an incredible 90-year life. (If you would like to read my full tribute, send me an email.)