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TexasTowelie

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Mon Jun 2, 2014, 11:32 PM Jun 2014

Deceased hand surgeon Michael Brown's expensive hobby--Yes I know

but this time it isn't cocaine.

Michael Brown's collectible guitars bring in more than $100,000 at auction

They came for collectibles like a Gibson double-neck, acoustic-electric guitar with a personal note from the maker and an Epiphone "Lucille" model signed by blues musician B.B. King.

The June 1 auction of the late Michael Brown's guitar collection drew more than 100 bidders to Webster's Auction Palace in north Houston, where they spent more than $100,000. Rules of the federal bankruptcy case prohibit the auction house from revealing top bid amounts on individual items, said auctioneer Billy Webster.

Brown, a former Houston hand surgeon whose personal life made headlines for a number of years before his death, filed for bankruptcy in January 2013. The 55-year-old died Nov. 8 in a Miami hospital following a cardiac arrest in October.

On the day after he suffered the heart attack, he had been scheduled to report to federal prison for a 30-day sentence after he pleaded guilty to interfering with a flight attendant.

More at http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Michael-Brown-s-collectible-guitars-bring-in-more-5522306.php .

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