William (Bill) W. Schonely (June 1, 1929 – January 21, 2023)
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A MEMORIE FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG
REMEMBER THESE? THEY STILL WORK FINE

The P-38 is a foldable carbon steel can opener that was
issued with canned United States military rations from
its introduction in 1942 to the end of canned ration
issuance in the 1980s.
Originally distributed in the K-ration, it was later included
in the C-ration. A larger later variant is known as the P-51.

ICONIC COSTUME PIECE SELLS AT AUCTION
Clayton Moore (September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999)
The Stetson hat worn by Clayton Moore during promotional
appearances as “The Lone Ranger” was just sold at auction
for just over $300,000.
The iconic accessory, a white beaver-felt size 6 34 Stetson
hat, was sold on day one of Propstore’s Los Angeles
Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction last Thursday.
It had been part of Moore’s personal collection, and sold for
a final price of $302,400.
The auction ran from September 4-6 and included other items
like Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man 2 costume and Michael
Keaton’s Batman suit.
(KATU)

SOME EXPENSIVE MUSIC MEMORABILIA
David Jon Gilmour (78)
Music memorabilia has always been popular with collectors,
and there have been several items with truly extraordinary
price tags.
According to Guitar World, a 1954 Fender Stratocaster owned
by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd sold for $1.8 million at a 2019
Christie’s auction, while one owned by Jerry Garcia of the
Grateful Dead sold for $1.9 million in 2017.
Famous guitars associated with a single iconic musical
performance have fetched huge prices at auction houses.
The biggest by far is the Martin D-18E acoustic played by
Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain at the band’s “MTV Unplugged”
performance, which sold in 2020 for more than $6 million,
making it the most expensive guitar ever sold.
(by Daniel Bukszpan)
Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995)
The Grateful Dead in 1970, in a rural setting – Bill
Kreutzmann, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Jerry Garcia,
Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Phil Lesh.
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994)
ONE OF THE BEST VOICES BEHIND THE MIC

Arthur W. Ferguson
At age 16, Tuna began working at his hometown radio
station, KGFW in Kearney, Nebraska.
Tuna received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
(as "Charlie Tuna") in January 1990, and was inducted
into the Nebraska Broadcasters Association Hall of
Fame in 1999. On July 18, 2008, he was voted into the
National Radio Hall of Fame.
Star-Kist 1970 Charlie the Tuna transistor radio.
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