Post #46730 by tikichic on Thu, Aug 7, 2003 8:07 PM

As far back as I can remember, my parents have been antique collectors. When my brother and I were young, my parents would sell at the All American Show in Glendale and bring us along. My brother at the time was a vintage Beatles collector and sold a few items at the show. Before the show opens to the public quite a few stars pay for an early entrance fee. You never know who will show up and one funny looking guy with makeup on, a flannel shirt and a high pitched voice wanted to buy an item from my brother. It turned out to be Michael Jackson along with 2 of his body guards! Michael bought a Beatles item from my brother for $20 and didn't know how to write the check. He had to have his body guards help him.
This sale was before Michael's Thriller ablum came out and my brother asked my Dad if he should keep the check or cash it? My Dad said to keep it but my brother wanted the money and cashed it. Big mistake! He could've made some nice cash after the Thriller album came out.
Robert Blake (Baretta) would frequent the show often too. The man that had a table behind us at the show was a Beverly Hills dentist and Blake was one of his patients. Blake would come to the show to play with all his toys and just talk to everyone.