Bob Guccione

Estate Auction Patrons Shocked By Legendary Smut-Peddler's Poor Taste

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Yesterday in Norwalk, Connecticut the contents of former Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione's massive former townhouse were auctioned off for charity. Not surprisingly, some of the items in the auction were, uh, different, which somehow caught some potential buyers by surprise.

The New York Times' James Barron reports today on the auction, which effectively turns the last page in the final chapter of what once was Manhattan's most infamous party house. After being essentially seized by creditors in 2006, the townhouse was purchased last year by billionaire hedge-fund guy Philip Falcone for $49-million. Since Falcone intended to gut the property completely, much of its contents were offered up to the Green Coalition, a group that supports programs for people recovering from bouts with addiction.

Politely described by David Carr in a 2002 Times piece as "effusively decorated," there has been much written about the mansion, and a couple of quick Google searches would have easily turned up a plethora of information about it and its former owner, not to mention the detailed information made available about the auction's items in advance by the auction house. So it's kind of hilarious to read some of the reaction quotes from aghast auction attendees interviewed by Barron:

"Kind of gaudy."

"I guess he lived a different lifestyle."

"Most of these pieces are unusual, to say the least."

"I never realized his interest was of this caliber."

Seriously?! Who are these people and where the hell did they come from? Attending an auction of Bob Guccione's belongings and expecting to find modest sophistication is like attending a NASCAR tailgate party hosted by Larry the Cable Guy and expecting to be served Pinot noir and Foie gras. Get the fuck out of here!

Estate Auction Patrons Shocked By Legendary Smut-Peddler's Poor Taste

Gross Leftovers From the Fall of the House of Guccione - Bob Guccione - Gawker

Gross Leftovers From the Fall of the House of Guccione

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Last night we mentioned a creepy auction of the Plato's Retreat-era marble fixtures that adorned Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione's notorious apartment. Here, from the auction house's web site, is a visual taste of how the Gooch lived in his heyday.

Auctioneers hoped these marble toilets would go for up to $5,000 apiece; they sold for $200. If you bought these, please use a lot of bleach before you install them.

Now this is the kind of "art" you'd expect to see in the Gooch's pad. The auction house's web site describes them as "molded plastic with high releif [sic] neoclassical female busts with sun ray crowns." Yes, those are a lot of female busts.

For more pictures of the gaudy things that Bob Guccione hosted orgies on and around, go here, here, here, here, here, and here.

Gross Leftovers From the Fall of the House of Guccione - Bob Guccione - Gawker

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La Rabbia Giovanni Guareschi, Pier Paolo Pasolini - Marilyn Monroe

La Rabbia

Giovanni Guareschi, Pier Paolo Pasolini

Country: Italy Year: 1963 Language: Italian Runtime: 1h 44m

Writer: Giovanni Guareschi, Pier Paolo Pasolini

Producer: Gastone Ferranti

Cast: Giorgio Bassani (Poetry Narrator - Part one (voice)), Renato Guttuso (Prose Narrator - Part one (voice)), Gigi Artuso (Narrator - Part two (voice)), Carlo Romano (Narrator - Part two (voice)), Charles de Gaulle (Himself (archive footage)), Dwight D. Eisenhower (Himself (archive footage)), Yuri Gagarin (Himself (archive footage)), Ava Gardner (Herself (archive footage)), Nikita Khrushchev (Himself (archive footage)), V.I. Lenin (Himself (archive footage)), Sophia Loren (Herself (archive footage)), Marilyn Monroe (Herself (archive footage)), Pope John XXIII (Himself (archive footage)), Pope Paul VI (Himself (archive footage)), Pope Pius XII (Himself (archive footage)), Prince Philip (Himself (archive footage)), Queen Elizabeth II (Herself (archive footage)), Sukarno (Himself (archive footage))

Keywords: Liberation, Marxism, Beauty

Summary: "La Rabbia" employs documentary footage (from the 1950's) and accompanying commentary to attempt to answer the existential question, Why are our lives characterized by discontent, anguish, and fear? The film is in two completely separate parts, and the directors of these respective sections, left-wing Pier Paolo Pasolini and conservative Giovanni Guareschi, offer the viewer contrasting analyses of and prescriptions for modern society. Part I, by Pasolini, is a denunciation of the offenses of Western culture, particularly those against colonized Africa. It is at the same time a chronicle of the liberation and independence of the former African colonies, portraying these peoples as the new protagonists of the world stage, holding up Marxism as their "salvation," and suggesting that their "innocent ferocity" will be the new religion of the era. Guareschi's part, by contrast, constitutes a defense of Western civilization and a word of hope, couched in traditional Christian terms, for man's future.

Release Date: Saturday, April 13, 1963

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