Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] Interesting E-bay Item - Bird Noises Diamond Pin

Kate Parker Adams kate@dnki.net
Tue, 29 Jul 2003 20:13:48 -0400


And isn't it just miraculous that there was a spare one in a dusty safe 
deposit box somewhere ...

At 09:20 AM 7/30/03 +1000, simon tracy wrote:
>Come on, please. When Midnight Oil were selling
>millions of records they wouldn't have 'commissioned'
>something so tacky, so why would they have done it
>when they were selling no records? And if I was
>motivated to prove my worthiness as a fan I would
>recall wonderful gigs or dig out dirty old t shirts,
>not get myself a gaudy cubic zirconia encrusted gold
>brooch.
>
>  --- Dan Brunner <dmanwi@yahoo.com> wrote: > Does
>anyone have any comments on this e-bay item?
> > Is
> > this story for real?
> >
> >
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2649525277&category=11011
> >
> > Midnight Oil Bird Noises Diamond Pin VeryRare
> > Item number: 2649525277
> >
> > This piece was made for Midnight Oil when the album
> > "Bird Noises" was released in 1980.
> >
> > A jeweller in Sydney Australia was commissioned to
> > make one of these pins for each band member. He made
> > one extra and this is it 9ct gold featherless
> > cockatoo
> > with a diamond in his eye, it measures 2.5cm high
> > and
> > weighs 3.2 grams. This little bugger featured on the
> > cover of the bird noises album.
> >
> > This piece is very rare and is a must for any
> > serious
> > oil's fan. I fully guarantee this to be as stated in
> > pictures and words or money back absolute. Please
> > email me with any questions.
> >
> >
> >
> > =====
> > Dan Brunner
> > dmanwi@yahoo.com
> >
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