tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post5132788447491411209..comments2024-03-28T14:29:32.353-05:00Comments on The Devoted Classicist: Scorpios: SoldJohn J. Tacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-37541981410135273292013-09-18T21:20:23.602-05:002013-09-18T21:20:23.602-05:00Diane, I'm old enough to remember all the exot...Diane, I'm old enough to remember all the exotic mystery and glamour of this when it was happening. It was fun to do some research, supplement the facts, and share it. Thanks for your comments.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-72222683289285139242013-09-18T20:43:22.262-05:002013-09-18T20:43:22.262-05:00Mr. Tackett, I "stumbled" upon your blog... Mr. Tackett, I "stumbled" upon your blog while researching photos of Skorpios. I have just finished reading "Nemesis," the fascinating book by award-winning journalist Peter Evans, which is his second book about Aristotle Onassis. How interesting that the island which was such an integral part of his life has so little importance to his surviving family. <br /> Thank you for my rediscovery of the Windsor Ruins in Claiborne County, Mississippi, where I visited as a child with my parents. I remember this structure from long ago, but I could not recall the location. I will be revisiting the ruins (and your blog site) very soon.Diane Heinznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-15559028253463515102013-05-16T22:04:53.167-05:002013-05-16T22:04:53.167-05:00Dean, I have not read either, but I'll put the...Dean, I have not read either, but I'll put them on the list. Thanks for commenting.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-2917175634488439722013-05-14T17:38:49.696-05:002013-05-14T17:38:49.696-05:00John, Have you read Gilded Lily, and Empress Bianc...John, Have you read Gilded Lily, and Empress Bianca? Just ordered and looking forward to reading them, since I was inspired to do so by your illustrious posting. :)Dean Farrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11651467227402717540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-2816312663580696632013-05-14T16:24:01.372-05:002013-05-14T16:24:01.372-05:00John! What a fascinating post. I still have not re...John! What a fascinating post. I still have not read "Princess Bianca" but intend to- those prices are crazy, for sure, but it's all relative. I love Ekaterina's college dorm-so tiny, how does she manage? It's all fascinating and freakish- love every minute of it!<br />DeanDean Farrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11651467227402717540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-35885147480974937672013-05-13T15:01:21.645-05:002013-05-13T15:01:21.645-05:00Laurent, I tend to hope that the Rich buy these ex...Laurent, I tend to hope that the Rich buy these expensive properties to create the most beautiful homes. But maybe it's more about money than taste. I always hope for enlightenment and redemption. John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-51148951925206568942013-05-13T14:57:58.725-05:002013-05-13T14:57:58.725-05:00Penelope, apparently Billy Baldwin made some impro...Penelope, apparently Billy Baldwin made some improvements to the décor of the yacht Christina. But I suppose it was never photographed for the sake of privacy. Eventually, we might find some private photos come to view from one of the many guests, however. Thank you for commenting.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-87302174169491751292013-05-13T14:55:55.551-05:002013-05-13T14:55:55.551-05:00Penelope, I am way behind in posting, but there wi...Penelope, I am way behind in posting, but there will be more to revealed about the Malibu villa so beautifully decorated by Michael Smith in a future edition of The Devoted Classicist. I did not buy the catalogue, but it is a nice one, indeed.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-58981465924538222242013-05-13T07:23:12.005-05:002013-05-13T07:23:12.005-05:00A positive consolidating footnote regarding the is...A positive consolidating footnote regarding the island. Somehow the gods seem to have conditioned me not to take the same character of interest in the expenditures of nouveaux Russians, but possibly they do this to interrogate why I cared about bourgeois Greeks. Your entry raises a good set of questions, for any property, anywhere.Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972899387484460347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-34576495743101862452013-05-12T23:45:54.982-05:002013-05-12T23:45:54.982-05:00I find it completely astonishing that Mrs. Onassis...I find it completely astonishing that Mrs. Onassis's nose is not permanently affixed to the ceiling of the "Christina"!! STUCK!!<br /><br />Just imagine!<br /><br />Her nose "hit the ceiling " when she was first shown this tacky and horrifically overdone nightmare from hell (what do I really think?) boat.<br /><br />She was so desperate for privacy and peace (my theory, entirely) that she signed on to this ...against every single cell in her body! It breaks my heart. (She put on a brave face; and her sunglasses) I believe, to protect her children! She couldn't.<br />They turned on her......(the Onassis kids) It was ugly.<br /><br />Caroline is a paragon of the Kennedy family!<br /><br />Long may she be just a little visible. As the epitome of the values her parents had!<br /><br />Good that "Skorpios" is sold.....good that it is sold to the same "type" of person!!<br /><br />YES!!<br /><br /> AND YUCK!<br /><br />What makes me happy is the vegetation on that island now encourages wildlife to land there! (birds)! ( It was completely barren.)<br /><br />I cannot find another "redeeming feature"! Move on, ATHINA!!<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-10249010185500571162013-05-12T23:30:06.563-05:002013-05-12T23:30:06.563-05:00OH, DEAR.
TASTE. REMEMBER?
There are tragedies ...OH, DEAR.<br /><br />TASTE. REMEMBER?<br /><br />There are tragedies occurring!!! The Villa Fiorentina! "What?? They didn't buy the contents??!<br /><br />Are they crazy??<br /><br />Well. YES. Perhaps not "certifiably insane" (my diagnosis)<br /><br />But emboldened by their wealth; they "know more" than "Billy Baldwin"!! HAA!!!! NOT!!!!<br /><br />Thank God for the auction catalogues!<br /><br />My assistant asked me two days ago......"why do you want to order that catalogue of Michael Smith's Villa Palladio? The auction is over!!"<br /><br />Because that is how to "educate the eye!!!"<br /><br /><br />NOthing at "Skorpios will educate the eye.......(rather, it will offend my eye!!)<br /><br />But, it is a sad end to a sad , very sad tale!<br /><br />Thank you for such a wonderful post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-44091186605246545452013-05-11T22:15:08.077-05:002013-05-11T22:15:08.077-05:00After her father's death, Christina Onassis ga...After her father's death, Christina Onassis gave the yacht to the Greek government. Now privately owned, it is available for charter.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.com