Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse letters to Tony Bennett offered at auction

[ChicaSkas 22,421]

20 hours ago, Edonis said:

I know it's not exactly uncommon after a celebrity passes, but it still feels kind of weird seeing intimate items going up for sale at auction. 

These should stay in Tony's family's possession. It feels very weird. 

[Healed My Heart 39,510]

They're even selling Tony's birth certificate 

[Killa 16,414]

We’ve all read letters from great artists of past centuries, many times they are aware these things belong to public property. 
beethovens letters are fascinating. 

[Killa 16,414]

15 minutes ago, Healed My Heart said:

They're even selling Tony's birth certificate 

They’re that desperate. That’s unfortunate and sad

[TheSine 6,137]

18 minutes ago, Healed My Heart said:

They're even selling Tony's birth certificate 

Say sike right now.

[ChicaSkas 22,421]

3 hours ago, Killa said:

They’re that desperate. That’s unfortunate and sad

That is insane. His kids should have these relics. This is history. That should be in a tony museum,  not scattered to the four winds.... ugh. I don't like this 

[TheSine 6,137]

I have further lost faith in society.

[Jenina 14,986]

I hope wherever they end up they are preserved well and respectfully

[PartySick 149,010]

5 minutes ago, Jenina said:

I hope wherever they end up they are preserved well and respectfully

They will be. This kind of thing is normal when artists of his calibre pass, only super fans or collectors would pay for these things and they're certainly not mistreating them.

A lot of Michael Jackson's private notes were auctioned off and that's how his fans got to know a lot more about who he really was. There's also the reassurance that those pieces will be preserved for history's sake.

I mean, look at it this way. These letters will be kept in climate controlled areas, likely behind glass or inside a container where they'll effectively last forever. And this way, the fans of Tony, Amy, and Gaga get to peek into their personal relationships. It's invasive but also endearing for us.

Otherwise, these letters would undoubtedly be packed away in boxes improperly, tainted by age, until they're eventually discarded.