I was going thru some of the recent old car auctions results and did a little comparison or two. I commonly compare auction results fromt he world's largest rodeo, the Houston Livestock Rodeo, which just closed, with classic car auctions like I guess Barrett Jackson. Always good for a laugh, although it is big...no...huge money here. Imagine $210,000 for a pair of stinky ass foul fowl! That is some expensive buffalo wings and you don't even get to gawk at the short shorts at Hooters even: http://www99.rodeohouston.com/media/PrintVersion.aspx?id=5554 For $300,000 you could get a number of GTO's, AMX's, and other iron...or you could get a big old cow. Pretty cow. Those ain't things to milk under there city fellow, that is a bull!!! http://www99.rodeohouston.com/media/PrintVersion.aspx?id=5393 The choices are endless! Cloned sheep or cloned Super Bee? Mustang GT-500 or Palimino? Grand Champ Impala 427 or Grand Champ Barrow? http://www99.rodeohouston.com/media/PrintVersion.aspx?id=5530 Only $161K for the Barrow, and the Impala will set you back $58K for a 64 409, 4spd. Best thing about the animals above and you can't do with cars is breed the animals so down the road, you will have another Grand Champ Barrow or Turkey. Can't breed them thar cars. This however didn't stop a kooky British guy from at least trying to have sex with cars. I wonder if that Aston Martin is indeed, pregnant? Possibly he is the father of Anna Nicole's baby too? We will have to call Maury Povich to make sure: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=40452&in_page_id=2 I don't make that stuff up, but thought.....ewwww...what if someone wanted to judge that car? What is that on the back seat? Is it cotton candy, or swap meet sausage on a stick or.....ewww.........NEXT!!! Each of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo junior auctions brought in $1.2 million or more. Twelve of the junior auction Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion records were broken. The prices for the top winners were (*new world's records): *Grand Champion Work of Art, $165,000; and *Reserve Grand Champion Work of Art, $100,000 *Grand Champion Barrow, $161,000; and *Reserve Grand Champion Barrow, $111,000 *Grand Champion Pen of Broilers, $201,000; and *Reserve Grand Champion Pen of Broilers, $140,00 *Grand Champion Goat, $108,000; and *Reserve Grand Champion Goat, $130,000 *Grand Champion Lamb, $170,000; and *Reserve Grand Champion Lamb, $125,000 Grand Champion Steer, $300,000; and Reserve Grand Champion Steer, $160,000 *Grand Champion Turkey, $175,000; and *Reserve Grand Champion Turkey, $106,000 * Total auction sales (including Champion Wine Auction and cattle sales) tallied $11,534,834. Of this amount, junior auction sales totaled $8,134,950. * The junior auction totals** included: market steers ($2,389,450), lamb and goat ($1,563,400), barrows ($1,229,100), poultry ($1,451,000), and school art ($1,502,000) (**unaudited preliminary totals that do not include cash contributions and some purchase commitment amounts). So do I want a Goat for $108K or a 'goat' convertible Judge for $350K? A Yenko or Steer? A Turkey for $175K or a few SS/AMXs? Well, DUH on that last one. Although $175K is about what I would spend at a strip club here in Houston with Charles Barkley. Lucky for me Chuck would pick up tab. Note those above are all new world records. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is a 501(c)(3) charity that benefits youth, supports education, and facilitates better agricultural practices through exhibitions and presentation. Since the Show's beginning in 1932, the Show has committed more than $200 million to the youth of Texas. I like the idea however that you buy a steer for $300K, breed him and make $300K X 10. I guess one could breed Novas, Cutlesses and Catalinas too. Eddie Stakes' Planet Houston AMX 713.464.8825 eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.planethoustonamx.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:BaadAssGremlins-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:BaadAssGremlins-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/