Auction record set, $179.4 million for Picasso, whew, Bubblicious Bubble

Discussion in 'Wall St. News' started by S2007S, May 12, 2015.

  1. loyek590

    loyek590

    the whole thing is very confusing to me a Midwesterner. That whole island looks like a paradise conceived in a dream. Beautiful weather, beautiful baseball and beautiful girls. Not so sure if I was a Cuban I would want Americans coming down there to ruin everything.
     
    #51     May 13, 2015
  2. ElCubano

    ElCubano

    its called "The Jewel of the Carribean" for those reasons.
     
    #52     May 13, 2015
  3. loyek590

    loyek590

    when I was a young hippie I spent some time in Key West, and all my landlady ever talked about was someday getting back her house that Castro stole from her

    but getting back to auctions, who knows what will happen when they start auctioning off all that culture to the highest American bidder
     
    #53     May 13, 2015
  4. ElCubano

    ElCubano

    I think it will fetch alot of interest. For some reason Europeans and Americans like Cuabn stuff. I have $300,000 in Cuban bonds my granfather gave me issued by the bank of New York. The last interest ticket redeemed was in 1959. I have to look again at when they matured I think in the 70's...you think they will honor that? hahah
     
    #54     May 13, 2015
  5. loyek590

    loyek590

    I'm not so sure we like Cuban stuff, but we like old stuff, and Cuba has been stuck in time

    just heard on cnbc that they are opening up a ferry line between Miami and Cuba, complete with state rooms and casinos, whole trip takes about 15 hours
     
    #55     May 13, 2015
  6. ElCubano

    ElCubano

    Here on 8th street in miami they come by the tourist bus loads to take pictures of Cuban stuff, drink cafe cubano and buy cuban cigars and mojitos, all Europeans.
     
    #56     May 13, 2015
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  7. loyek590

    loyek590

    the first time I ever had Cuban coffee I was a vegetarian living on a very pure diet. They poured me it in a plastic drinking glass about a 1/4 full, and most of that was just sugar. I drank it and a friend drove by, and instead of just waving to him I started chasing his van like a dog. Man, I felt invincible!
     
    #57     May 13, 2015
  8. loyek590

    loyek590

    let me put it to you this way
    another dollar in my account is not going to change my day to day existence in any way
    a work of art could change me every day
     
    #58     May 13, 2015
  9. How much art do you think you'll get for that dollar? :)
     
    #59     May 13, 2015
  10. loyek590

    loyek590

    I'm already dry enough when it rains
    I couldn't possibly eat any more when I am hungry no matter how much money I had
    I have enough heat energy when it is cold outside

    how will more money improve my situation in any way?
     
    #60     May 13, 2015