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It is a hobby with some people to collect various things. Some collect stamps while others collect cards, teddy bears, hats and many more such things. But some people also collect a type of item which is called music memorabilia.

People usually collect used memorabilia. In this kind of collection people try to collect those things which have been for some time owned by some of the greatest musical experts. These are usually historical items which have great value for a music freak. It can be an album which was signed by John Lennon for Mark David Chapman days before he was shot to death.

These kinds of things are called music memorabilia and they are held in high esteem by those who collect these items. It can be other small things like a scarf used by some singer in a particular show or a small button of any well known singer; it can also be any signed album or record. To those who collect these items it is a matter of great prestige for them.

It is like touching the greatness of their idol with their hands. Collectors will keep and preserve music memorabilia just like their own child; they will pamper it and are very possessive about their collections. By collecting you can bring some unique history to your house. These collections usually are of things which are quite old and have become legendry.

You can touch history if you collect music memorabilia. If you collect a signed item of Led Zeppelin IV you will feel that you are holding on to a piece that was touched by the greatest of rock music gods. For many, the collection of musical history becomes like a religion and they literally worship those things that they have collected.

Halloween costumes based on pop culture icons are what boys and girls are mostly fond of. For instance, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley are all-time favorites amongst teenagers. Halloween costumes of boys and girls quite often reflect their involvement in movies, television and pop culture.

Last year, most boys favored a tailored suit and an obsolete type of hat that was in vogue fifty years ago. Holding a martini glass was an optional prop though not approved by teachers and parents. As regards girls, it was a neat-fitting feminine dress with some pearl jewelry and elegant handbag. A light make up was all that was needed.

Little girls obviously love to wear something dazzling and flashy with lots of frills in bright colors. It is reported that most of the girls favor wearing long gowns with lots of glitter with matching crown to grab attention. Lot of girls love to wear a princess costume to look like Cinderella, Belle, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow white.

Boys want to be recognized as their superheroes like Batman,  Spider-Man, a Power Ranger and Indiana Jones. Girls are choosing Super-girl and Batgirl, apart from fairies and princesses. Few daring girls opt for witches, skeletons and other scary outfits.

If you have not already done so, it is time to think about your Halloween costumes for this year. Choosing the right costume to generate fun and excitement of course takes some time shopping around. This year there some fun Halloween Costume ideas based on TV and movie characters. Disney princesses and pirates are, as usual, top sellers at the Disney Store.

Pioneer Halloween costumes are a definite hit with both boys and girls. Pioneer costume for boys includes a cotton collared shirt and a pair of khaki pants. To this, add a pair of colored suspenders and matching hat preferably a straw or leather cowboy hat. Get a pair of cowboy boots or go far a pair of loafers or dress shoes. Grown-up boys worked can look for a garden tool or wooden tool box for holding Halloween candy to lend a touch of realism.

Pioneer Halloween costumes for girls are long gowns with long sleeves preferably with some eye-catchy embroidery patterns. Calico, cotton with a small floral pattern, is a great fabric for a girl’s pioneer dress. The dress need not have a waistline as a pinafore-style apron will be worn to cover it. If you know sewing, you can create some fascinating bloomers. Wear a pair of white tights under these and you will not only look fabulous but also stay warm on a cold night. Buy a bonnet from either online companies or costume shops in your town.

If girls love to wear a gossip girl costume, all that is needed is a private school uniform, fancy handbag and stick-straight hair. Some girls deliberately wear trendy dresses, mismatched clothes with oversized flower accessories – to catch everyone’s attention. Any young boy would look handsome in the prince costume from the latest chronicles of Narnia film. Disney’s Kung Fu Panda is widely available in the Halloween shops. Some boys and girls prefer lawyer suits and over-bright casual clothes. There should be no difficulty shopping for them.

Several Halloween stores offer boys and girls costume appropriately designed for their sun signs. If you are aware of your birth date, you can select the zodiac costume of your sun sign that will truly match your temperament and personality.

Concert ticket stubs are excellent collectible items. Items like show flyers, handbills, and movie posters, football programs and other rock memorabilia, especially are old concert tickets are colorful, fun and reminders of musical milestones in our culture. Some people like to paste them into scrapbooks as memory anchors of a favorite concert. Others throw concert tickets away as soon as the show is over. Of course both approaches help to establish the rarity of the concert ticket collectible and of course its price.

How is the concert ticket stub market? How much would you be willing to pay for a 20 year-old ticket stub from a concert by your favorite rock star? This of course is one of the key things that determines the price of those used concert tickets

Like all rare cultural artifacts, the popularity and scarcity of concert ticket stubs will impact the price. Who is the artiste? How often did they tour and how big were their audiences? Concert tickets for the ‘Hall of Famers’ such as The Beatles, The Mammas and Pappas, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, are highly prized. Concert tickets for the sound track of the baby boomer generation are rare treasures that can only gain in value with time.

All those baby boomers should be advising their concert ticket buying offspring to put the present day tickets in their own scrapbooks and memory boxes. For sure they will want to look back on and pay for Green Day or Shania Twain concert ticket stubs in 20 years time.

Of course the way the modern youngster acquires their concert tickets could not be more different from that of their parents. The Internet has revolutionized the concert ticket buying process as it has revolutionized so much else. No more sleeping bags and tents for overnight stays to be sure of first place in the queue at the box office. Live music fans these days have the whole world of concert tickets on offer at numerous online concert ticket sites.

In terms of concert ticket collectibles some key factors are. How old is the concert ticket? The earlier in the artist’s career the more desirable the ticket is. Everybody wants to be able to say they were there at the beginning.

What is the condition of the concert ticket? Is it faded to illegibility, stained or crumpled? Are the corners sharp or rounded? Does the back of the concert ticket have sticky residue from being pulled from a scrapbook? Has the ticket been written on? An autograph is good but a love note to your ex is not.

Sometimes the venue for the concert ticket can determine the price. Tickets from events at CBGBs, The Fillmore or The Whisky A Go Go can bring something extra to shows by the same artist in the same year at lesser locations or even larger arena type venues.

“Picture” concert tickets are better than pure texts. These are tickets that show a likeness of the artiste or the venue on the front of the ticket. These are more common in Europe but there is a famous one of Woodstock in 1969.