12.06.13
The Plutocrat’s Guitar: From revolution to acquisition
From the wire:
A guitar once owned by music legend Bob Dylan sold for $965,000 Friday at Christie’s, setting a new world auction record for any guitar, according to a statement from the auction house.
The 1964 Fender Stratocaster was purchased by an unidentified bidder, said a Christie’s spokesperson.
Dylan, now 72, played the electric guitar in his famous performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, during which he was backed by an electric band for the first time, according to the statement. He was 24 years [old]…
Wouldn’t it be great if it has been bought by one of the Koch brothers?
They don’t seem like guitar guys, though, even as investments. Who do you think it could be?
The answers, my friends, are not blowin’ in the wind, the answers are not blowin’ in the wind.