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2008 Auction Lots 100 - 124

• 100
The Special Events Department of Warner Bros. invites your party of four to enjoy a two-hour tour highlighting the studio’s history with a behind-the-scenes look at one of the foremost motion picture and television production and post-production facilities in the world, including visits to back lot locations, sound stages and the Warner Bros. Museum. Also, enjoy lunch at the Warner Bros. Fine Dining Room, the Studio watering hole where lunch is served and deals are made! This package also include: full length DC Comic Books - Batman, V For Vendetta, The Plain Janes, Megatokyo, Mad About The Oscars, Ex Machina (multiple Eisner Award Winner) and Watchman (winner of the Hugo Award). Plus: one bottle of 1999 Dom Perignon, one brown leather Warner Bros. embossed note pad with pen, one Umbra Warner Bros engraved letter opener, one Navy Blue Soy and Bamboo Micro Chenille Throw with embroidered Warner Bros. shield, and finally, a copy of the coffee table edition, The Stuff that Dreams Are Made of. Tour and lunch valid to 5/17/09 at a mutually convenient time.
donated by:

Warner Bros. Studios/Warner Bros. Special Events

• 101

If you love to travel, you already know that Andrew Harper’s ongoing quest to find hidden gems and authentic luxury travel experiences provides their members with a singular resource to dream and plan their journeys, effectively managing their precious leisure time. Their unbiased explorations pave the road for honest information they can count on. Tonight, Andrew Harper offers a Premier Membership package including, the Hideaway Report, now in its 29th year, that arrives each month detailing Andrew Harper’s most recent incognito travels. Plus: the Harper Collection, a compilation of over 900 of the finest hideaways and hotels worldwide organized by region of the world. Your updates arrive monthly keeping your leather-bound, global travel guidebook up to date. You will also enjoy Andrew Harper Travel, an in-house boutique service delivering personalized travel planning offered by savvy, Harper-trained travel consultants who maintain privately sourced contacts with all the recommended properties. Also: Harper Alliance offers members exclusive privileges and preferred rates at select properties. The Harper Marketplace, an on-line luxury travel eAuction section within AndrewHarper.com gives members an opportunity to bid for luxury stays. And, Harper Signature Tours presents the opportunity to experience exotic destinations in VIP comfort and style. Valid for one year.
donated by:

Andrew Harper

• 102

From movie premieres to multi-story highrises, beaches to bistros, backyards to boardrooms – Dandy Don has been serving ice cream to thousands and thousands since 1981. Zagat Survey says, “Dandy Don is a specialty caterer who lives and breathes ice cream, turning every event into a fantasyland of mile-high sundaes with scores of toppings.” Dandy Don’s award winning ice cream is made the old-fashioned way, hand finished, in small batches and using only the finest ingredients. Dandy Don is pleased to present this discount certificate entitling the winning bidder to a $200 discount towards the purchase a sundae bar catering service of 50 or more sundaes (deluxe sundae bar with 35 toppings and sauces). Retail value is $500. Additional labor charge applies on holidays. Valid to 3/30/09.
donated by:

Dandy Don’s Homemade Ice Cream (#1)

• 103

Experience the thrill of playing at a brand new Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course: the stunning Angeles National Golf Club in Sunland. Here is an invitation for a foursome to enjoy a round of golf at this prestigious new club. Golf cart included. Valid Monday through Thursday to 10/1/08, space availability.
donated by:

Angeles National Golf Club
Jozu Catering & Consulting

• 104

Go Country 105 FM is America’s most listened to country music station. With Go Country 105 FM, you’re likely to hear some of these Grammy Award® winning artists: Faith Hill, Dixie Chicks, Garth Brooks, Brooks & Dunn, Toby Keith, and more of today’s hottest artists. Tonight’s winning bidder will enjoy a music-appreciation experience for two presented by Go Country 105 FM featuring lunch and conversation with one of country music's most beloved DJs, Shawn Parr. Valid to 5/17/09, at a mutually convenient time.
donated by:

Go Country 105 FM

• 105

From Walt Disney Pictures and Television, this adult Disney gift basket including a gray Walt Disney Studios Zip Hoodie (XL), a ladies wine long-sleeved heavy T-shirt (L), a Jessica Rabbit night shirt (XL), a Walt Disney Studio computer tote, a Walt Disney Studio T-shirt (L) and hat, a “Nightmare before Xmas” Limited Edition dress T-shirt #35 of 250 (L), a Jessica Rabbit phone book and a yellow Walt Disney Studio T-shirt (XXL).
donated by:

Jim and Sue Mann

• 106

Enjoy a night on the town with two tickets to a concert by the Pasadena Symphony Orchestra. Currently celebrating its 79th season, the Symphony has been lauded as one of Southern California’s cultural treasures. Your choice of two tickets for a concert during the upcoming concert series. Plus: treat yourself to superb dining at any King’s Seafood Company Restaurants with a $50 certificate, including i Cugini, Water Grill and Ocean Avenue Seafood Company. Valid to 12/31/08, excluding gratuity. And, enjoy the cuisine of Chez Mimi in Santa Monica with a $50 certificate towards dinner. Valid to 11/31/08, excluding weekends and holidays. Does not include gratuity.
donated by:
The Pasadena Symphony
King’s Seafood Company
Chez Mimi

• 107

You are cordially invited to bring three guests to enjoy a VIP tour of Paramount Studios. This privately arranged tour is an exciting behind-the-scenes look at the most famous major motion picture and television production facility in Hollywood. After the tour, enjoy lunch for four in the studio’s dining room. Must be 10 years of age or older. Each guest must bring photo ID. Valid Monday thru Friday, until 4/30/09.
donated by:

Paramount Studios

• 108

From noted fashion designer Kenneth Cole, this smart, stylish Men’s black leather jacket (size L), epitomizes the New York sleek and casual look.
donated by:

Paul Davril

• 109

Delectable dining in Los Angeles. Take a break from the kitchen and enjoy yourself with certificates from these super star restaurants: one of L.A.’s newest hit dining spots –CRAFT Los Angeles - $200 certificate, no expiration date. Plus, always elegant, Noe Restaurant in the Omni Los Angeles Hotel offers a $150 certificate. Dubbed one of the “Top Ten New Restaurants” by Los Angeles magazine and recognized in Bon Appetit’s “Best of the Year” issue, Noe has established itself as an elegant oasis in the midst of downtown hustle and bustle. Noe’s cuisine is best described as progressive American with Japanese aesthetics. Valid to 5/17/09, space availability. Gratuity not included with the certificates.
donated by:

craft Los Angeles
Noe Restaurant at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel

• 110

Are you serious about getting in shape? Let Brantley Black help you reach your personal goals. Brantley has been a personal trainer for 12 years and once held the title of Eastern Seaboard Light-Heavyweight Division. He specializes in nutrition counseling and proper meal planning. Brantley is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine, American Council of Fitness on Exercise and the Aerobics Fitness Association of America. Enjoy 10 sessions of personal training with Brantley at Gold’s Gym in Hollywood. Valid to 5/17/09, at a mutually convenient time.
donated by:

Brant Black/TrainHardCore

• 111

It was 1978 when two guys who had a great recipe for deep-dish pizza opened the first BJ’s Chicago Pizzeria in Santa Ana, California. The pizza was an immediate hit and as years went by, new BJ’s restaurants were opened in beach cities along Southern California’s coastline. In 1996, with seven restaurants in operation from San Diego to Los Angeles, the first BJ’s brewery began production in our new restaurant in Brea, California. The introduction of fine handcrafted beer was welcomed by guests, and the newly renamed BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery concept was launched. Today, the restaurants are more popular than ever and, along with BJ’s Foundation, one of the biggest supporters of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Gather your party of ten and get ready for a fun-filled evening with great food and high energy. No expiration date; holidays excluded. Alcohol and gratuity not included.
donated by:

BJ’s Restaurants/BJ’s Restaurants Foundation

• 112

From Walt Disney Pictures and Television: a family basket filled a delightful array of Disney logo goodies including, two World of Disney adult ponchos, four World of Disney kids ponchos, a “High School Musical” water bottle, a “Pirate Princess” travel mug, a “Pirates of Caribbean” watch, two Walt Disney studio book bags, a Disney Family picnic “Lost” tote, a girl’s “High School Musical” T-shirt (L), a Disney “Happy Thanksgiving” 2007 limited edition pin, a yellow Walt Disney Studio T-shirt (XL), a green Walt Disney Studio T-shirt (XXL), and a tan Walt Disney Studio hoodie (L).
donated by:

Jim and Sue Mann

• 113

Who will stand up with you??????? The one and only Dr. Phil!! This certificate entitles you and three guests to VIP seating in the audience of an upcoming Dr. Phil taping at Paramount Studios in Hollywood. Please call four weeks prior to the date you would like to attend. Also includes priority parking. Must be 18 years of age or older. Valid to 5/1/09. Cannot be used in conjunction with another show certificate. Plus, two logo mugs and a collection of books by Dr. Phil and Robin McGraw: Life Strategies - Doing What Works, Doing What Matters; The Ultimate Weight Solution Food Guide; Family First; The Ultimate Weight Solution Cookbook; Love Smart; From My Heart to Yours (Robin McGraw) and Inside My Heart (Robin McGraw).
donated by:
Dr. Phil


• 114

Darby Nicole Photography is one of Los Angeles’ leading portrait photographers. Darby feels each photograph should stand alone and tell its own individual story. Her portraits depict Darby’s ability to see an authentic moment and capture it on film. Tonight, Darby offers a certificate for one sitting photographic sitting. Darby will come to your home or arrange to meet you in a park setting to capture, in her photo-journalistic style, the “real you.” Valid 5/31/09.
donated by
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Darby Nicole Photography

• 115

Pasta Party! A very unique serving tray filled with everything you need to create a beautiful table on which to serve your delicious pasta dinner: four hand painted “Rustic Grape” dinner plates, four placemats with four matching napkins, four napkin rings, luxuriously tasseled golden paisley table runner, unique copper serving basket, Love Food Pasta Cookbook and European favorites - three music CDs – Sounds of Italy, Spain and France, candlesticks and candles, pasta, sauces, olive oil and more….
donated by:

Nikki Axelrod

• 116

Elegance Lever Model Screwpull by Le Creuset is uniquely engineered and designed from quality materials and manufacturing techniques. With an effortless swing of its handle, it lifts any cork from the bottle in seconds. Includes a foilcutter and stand in a gift box.
donated by:

Le Creuset of America, Inc.

• 117

Everything for boys: A large wooden crate packed full of exciting items for boys ages 5+. Includes: Teeball Bat and Ball Set, Hot Wheels Bounty Hunter Digital Remote Control Truck, Disney Pirates of the Caribbean Danger from the Depths 40-piece Mega Blocks, Everlast Inflatable Boxing Gloves, Kawasaki Walkie Talkies, Magnetix 70 Pc. Design Builder, Wild Wild World Questions and Answers book, Jungle Book movie DVD, Lassie in The Painted Hills movie DVD and Checkers game.
donated by:

Nikki Axelrod

• 118

A $500 certificate for custom framing at Soicher-Marin Fine Art in Hawthorne. Frame your art pieces with distinction at this never-open-to-the-public four decade-old leader in the wall decor industry.
donated by:

Soicher-Marin Fine Art

• 119

A taste of L.A.: two of the most acclaimed restaurants in Los Angeles cordially invite you to dine. Chef/Owner Josiah Citrin creates brilliant French-New American fare at his elegant restaurant, Melisse, in Santa Monica - a $175 certificate, valid Tuesday through Friday, excluding holidays. Valid to 5/17/09. Plus: visit Josie Restaurant and enjoy Chef Jose Le Balch’s flawless French-accented New American cuisine, dinner for two valid to 5/17/09, excluding Fridays, Saturdays and holidays. All restaurants exclude gratuity, beverage and tax. Space availability.
donated by:

Josie Restaurant
Melisse

• 120

From movie premieres to multi-story highrises, beaches to bistros, backyards to boardrooms – Dandy Don has been serving ice cream to thousands and thousands since 1981. Zagat Survey says, “Dandy Don is a specialty caterer who lives and breathes ice cream, turning every event into a fantasyland of mile-high sundaes with scores of toppings.” Dandy Don’s award winning ice cream is made the old-fashioned way, hand finished, in small batches and using only the finest ingredients. Dandy Don is pleased to present this discount certificate entitling the winning bidder to a $200 discount towards the purchase a sundae bar catering service of 50 or more sundaes (deluxe sundae bar with 35 toppings and sauces). Retail value is $500. Additional labor charge applies on holidays. Valid to 3/30/09.
donated by:

Dandy Don’s Homemade Ice Cream

• 121

The Hugh O’Brien Salon and Accents is a classic full-service beauty salon situated in the Noho Art District of North Hollywood. Tired of the “old you?” Let the experts at Hugh O’Brien Salon pamper you with a new cut, hairstyle and color. Individualize a new look to your own distinctive personality. Plus, enjoy an array of fine hair products from Pureology. Beautiful hair for a more beautiful you. Valid to 11/30/08. New clients only.
donated by:

Hugh O’Brien Salon and Accents

• 122

For centuries, lavender has been cultivated for its soothing and healing properties. From ProFlowers.com, a Lavender Relaxation collection that offers a spa in a basket, perfect for spoiling that special someone! Plus: from Vilmain, Inc., the world’s most charming company: a Bird Treasure Box, Purpose of Life Paperweight, Yardwork and Nuts & Bolts Pushpins with a cork memo board. Happy Mother’s Day!
donated by:

Proflowers.com
Judy Vilmain, Inc.

• 123

A $500 certificate for custom framing at the “framers to the stars” - Soicher-Marin Fine Art in Hawthorne. Frame your art pieces with distinction at this never-open-to-the-public four decade-old leader in the wall decor industry.
donated by:

Soicher-Marin Fine Art

• 124

Spoil him rotten. Hear enough about his aching back? This Homedics Massaging Cushion is just what both of you need! This advanced massage cushion from Therapist Select features a real massage chair mechanism in a convenient, easy-to-use cushion. Enjoy Shiatsu and rolling massage, six different massage programs, spot Shiatsu massage, command track control, and vivid LED illumination. This unit easily fits most chairs and provides true massage experience. Also includes, a gift basket of SPA products especially for him. Happy Fathers Day!!
donated by:

Michael Stern