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2A Sunday, March 17, 2024 The Times, Gainesville, Georgia I gainesvilletimes.com A trove from Pattie Boyd’s life is up for sale in an online auction Alberto Pezzali Associated Press Pattie Boyd poses next to the original artwork by E. Frandsen De Schomberg, used for the cover of Derek and the Dominoes album ‘Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs’ as part of The Pattie Boyd Collection at Christie’s, in London, Thursday, March 14. BY JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON — Pattie Boyd was at the epicenter of the Swinging 60s, but not always the center of attention. The model and photogra pher, who was often in the shadow of her rock icon husbands George Harrison and Eric Clapton, comes into sharp focus through a trove of letters, photos and other items she is selling at Christie's auction house. The collection, which went on public display at Christie's London head quarters on Friday, provides a glimpse into the heart of the 1960s and 70s counter culture. The 111 lots up for sale include affectionate let ters from both Harrison and Clapton, alongside clothing, jewelry, drawings and pho tographs — some of Boyd, and some by her. If Boyd, 79, feels a pang at parting with them, she isn't saying. “I look back without emotion,” she told The Associated Press. ‘‘I can feel slightly sentimental, but not emotional. “I’ve lived with all of these photographs and objets for so long — 40, 50 years,” she said. ‘‘I want other people to enjoy them.” Boyd is famous as a musicians' muse, inspira tion for The Beatles' song ‘‘Something,” composed for her by Harrison, as well as for Clapton's scorching ‘‘Layla” and sweet ‘‘Won derful Tonight.” The auction includes love letters from Clapton, written while Boyd was married to Harrison, and the original cover artwork for Derek and The Dominos' 1970 album ‘‘Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs,” a painting of a blond model who reminded Clapton of Boyd. The paint ing is estimated to sell for between $51,000 and $76,000. Harrison's handwritten lyrics for the song ‘‘Mystical One” are on offer with an estimated price of $38,000 to $63,000. Boyd is an accomplished photographer, and the sale includes both large-scale portraits and informal Pola- roids of Harrison, Clapton and other musicians, includ ing Mick Jagger, Pete Town- shend and Ronnie Wood. ‘‘This is very much a snapshot of her life,” said Christie's head of sale Adrian Hume-Sayer. ‘‘This is quite unusual because it's primary prov enance,” he said. ‘‘A lot of the material out there is on the secondary market ... but here you've got it com ing directly from the person who was there. Pattie's had this all of her life. ‘‘It's that visceral link with (a) moment that means so much to so many people that makes it so interesting.” Taken as a whole, the col lection feels both personal and revealing. The Pattie Boyd collec tion is on display at Chris tie's until March 21. Online bidding closes March 22. EVENTS First Kids Easter Egg Hunt. 1 to 2 p.m. March 17. Gainesville First UMC, 2780 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville. 770-536-2341, awhitehead@gfumc.com. Free. Adult Spring Craft Week. 10 a.m. to 8 p. m. March 18-23. Hall County Library System, Gainesville Branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gaines ville. 770-532-3311 ext. 4011, gkoecher@ hallcountylibrary.org. Free. Farm a Month. 1 to 2 p.m. March 18. North Hall Tech Center, 4175 Nopone Road Suite B, Gainesville. 770-532-3311. Rally for Earth Day Film Festival. 6 p.m. March 18. Cleveland Ballroom, Nesbit Build ing at University of North GA, Gainesville, 3820 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood, craftynei- heisel@gmail.com. Free. Sourdough Starter Class. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 18. Hall County Library System, Gainesville Branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gaines ville. 770-532-3311 ext. 4011, jcline@hall- countylibrary.org. Free. Tech Skills forTeens. lto2p.m. March 18. North Hall Tech Center, 4175 Nopone Rd. 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Hall County Library System, Gainesville Branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770-532-3311 ext. 4011; gkoecher@hallcountylibrary.org. Free. Hip Hop Class Wednesdays. 4-5 p.m. (3rd to 5th Graders) through May 15. Gainesville Bal let Company, 971 Riverside Drive, Gainesville. 770-866-5353, info@gbcdance.com. $88. Inspired by Nature: The Works of James R. Darnell Art Exhibit. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. week days through April 19. The Arts Council Smith- gall Arts Center, 331 Spring St. SW, Gaines ville. 770-534-2787, julie@theartscouncil. net. Free. LEGO Club. 4 to 7 p.m. Thursdays. North Hall Tech Center, 4175 Nopone Rd. Suite B, Gainesville. 770-532-3311. Music Bingo. 7 to 9 p.m. every Thursday. NoFo Brew Co. Gainesville, 434 High St. SW, Gainesville, topher@nofobrew.co. Free. Northeast Georgia Writers. 1-3 p. m. first Wednesdays of the month. Gainesville Down town Library, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. talltaleswriter@gmail.com. Free. Trivia Night. 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays. 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The song was an enormous hit and Ben nett returned to the city often, even appear ing with the late Sen. Dianne Leinstein when she was mayor to toast the rebuild of the cable system in 1984. His statue is on the front lawn of the Lairmont San Lrancisco and a short street by the hotel is named for him. The San Lrancisco Municipal Transpor tation Agency has 42 cable cars of which four are dedicated to individuals, including In 1970, the United States cast its first veto in the U.N. Security Council, killing a resolution that would have condemned Britain forfailing to use force to overthrow the white-ruled gov ernment of Rhodesia. In 2003, edging to the brink of war, Presi dent George W. Bush gave Saddam Hussein 48 hours to leave his country. Iraq rejected Bush’s ultimatum, saying that a U.S. attack to force Saddam from power would be “a grave mistake.” In 2010, Michael Jordan became the first ex player to become a majority owner in the NBA as the league's Board of Governors unani mously approved Jordan’s $275 million bid to buy the Charlotte Bobcats from Bob Johnson. In 2016, finally bowing to years of public pressure, SeaWorld Entertainment said it would no longer breed killer whales or make them perform crowd-pleasing tricks. In 2020, the Kentucky Derby and the French Open were each postponed from May to Sep tember because of the coronavirus. In 2023, the International Criminal Court said it issued an arrest warrant for Russian Presi dent Vladimir Putin for war crimes because of his alleged involvement in abductions of children from Ukraine. Celebrity birthdays Singer-songwriter John Sebastian is 80. Rock musician Harold Brown is 78. Actor Patrick Duffy is 75. Actor Kurt Russell is 73. Country singer Susie Allanson is 72. Actor Lesley- Anne Down is 70. Actor Mark Boone Jr. is 69. Country singer Paul Overstreet is 69. Actor Gary Sinise is 69. Actor Arye Gross is 64. baseball’s former center fielder Willie Mays, says Arne Hansen, superintendent of cable car vehicle maintenance. ‘‘Some people specifically wait for this car because they want to ride the Tony Ben nett cable car just like they want to ride the Willie Mays car, which is Car 24,” he said. Car 53, built in 1907, was in the process of being restored after an accident when the idea came up to dedicate the car to Bennett. It is shiny red with blue and and white trim and features plaques explaining the singer's connection to San Lrancisco. Also unique to the car, the traditional “ribbons” on both ends say “Halfway to the Stars, Since 1873,” referencing a lyric and the year the city's cable car system was bom. 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