In the first of my two souvenir photos, my brother is frozen behind me, a look of consternation in his eyes.
Shaul Zislin, who owns a beachside restaurant and two souvenir stores, sat in his mostly empty establishment recently and noted that the biggest problem was the perception that the beaches were covered with oil.
But instead of Edenic orange groves, the new arrivals will be greeted with organic framboise ganaches, Russian River honeymoon canoe trips and Gay Palm Springs hotel packages with rose petals, Champagne, two souvenir pillows embroidered with the couples' first names and aromatherapy candles at room check-in.
There are two souvenir shops where you can buy the shirt MJ wore in the video along with keychains, towels, and almost anything else related to Santa Marta.
While the skyline once seemed merely a buoyant symbol of cosmopolitan life -- the backdrop for Woody Allen movies, the inspiration for Gershwin melodies, the centerpiece of a million souvenirs -- it now invites sadder associations.
A spokeswoman from Hunt Auctions said that while most high-end items, like Babe Ruth and Jim Brown uniforms, were holding up at various auctions, goods aimed at sports fans interested in $1,000-and-under souvenirs has been moving slowly.
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He keeps three souvenir bricks, a gift to the race winner, at his home in Florida.
"That was the great year," said Ms. Heinold, whose center also operates four souvenir stores.
