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Today's Memorabilia Monday is a Smashing Pumpkins Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) award. These awards are of particular interest due to the high quality of the award/artwork and their limited nature. Additionally, the awards are often given directly to members of the band as well as personnel affiliated with the album within the recording industry. This particular Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness award was created January 27, 1997, to certify the albu

Champagne is a spirited, lively fellow who can't wait to be a part of your family! He is a two-year-old Pekingese mix who arrived to PAWS Chicago from Chicago Animal Care & Control. He has gorgeous golden fur and is fully grown at only 15 pounds. He may be small, but he definitely has big personality! Fun and playful, Champagne loves to spend time with people and is always up for some fun. He spent some time with a foster family, who said he was a "sweet, affectionate dog" an

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Unofficial or bootleg releases are not typically notable when reviewing the legacy of musical potency. However, when considering the indelible mark forever imprinted on music artistry by Mr. David R. Jones (Bowie), we take a moment to highlight a rare piece of bootleg memorabilia. On January 9, 1997, David Bowie celebrated his legendary 50th birthday celebration at New York City's Madison Square Garden in front of nearly 15,000 fans. Billy Corgan joined David Bowie onstage

For today's "Memorabilia Monday", we highlight a promotional product released on 35 mm film. "The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning" was used in a trailer for the 2009 superhero film "Watchmen". Featured here is the 35 mm film strip for that trailer. The 35 mm film format has been in decline since the advancement of digital projection, which makes this an extremely hard to find piece of memorabilia! Keep Collecting!!