first of all the autopsy was carried out due to the fact one wasnt performed in the first place, secondly Buddy Hollys gun was found in the field beside the crash site 2 months afterwards..... plus the Boppers body was found at least 40 feet from the others... stories have raged for years that the gun was fired inside the plane causing it to crash, and that the Big Bopper perhaps walked from the crash to try and get help.....

the main reason for the graves being opened was to move both of his parents to a new area within the graveyard... it perhaps was a perfect time to set the record straight on a few things, not just for him, but for anybody in doubt about that night so long ago.

this man never met his father, as he was born three months after the accident, and i commend him for wanting closure.... Granted i do find selling the coffin something of an odd thing, as it could have been resealed and reburied, but then the company who made the original donated a new one.

im not sure what i would do if it were me, and i find no moral issues with any of it.... respect was given at all times from what i have read to the body and memory of the late dj/singer.... the catholic church have opened graves, displayed bodies for years of their saints and made lots of money from this excerise... nobody bats an eyelid.... there is no difference from what i can see between this story and the churchs activities.

It is about time "Brangelina" got their due.

Eastwood is great, but having seen the "Brangelina" movies alot of us are tired of the media portraying them as Hollywood Royalty. Eastwood is Hollywood Royalty. He is a Legend. Pitt and Jolie will be remembered for their quirky lifestyle and their "choosy" humanitarian events. (My brother lives in New Orleans, went through Katrina and everyone there wants Pitt to just go home and stop grandstanding).

Let's not confuse a timely (not private at all) contribution to New Orleans, et.al. with the profession of acting.

As for your point about Buddy, that's true, but the reason that JP and Ricky were on it with him was to save a little money by pooling their resources. They had already come close several times to not making it to concerts on time due to bad weather, and couldn't afford the penalties. Concert promoters back then held all the cards, and the perfomers were often treated very badly, especially since at the time none of them were of the stature of say Frank Sinatra or Bobby Darren. There were fines for being late, for missing a performance, for not singing the songs agreed on, even for missing a show because of illness! And when you consider that they weren't paid all that much to begin with, and many times had to pay all of their own expenses, that didn't leave much to pay late penalties! While those tours certainly helped the careers of the young stars, they were very taxing, often meaning that the only sleep the performers got were in the car, bus, or whatever manner of transport they could get in between small towns. They didn't stay at high-class hotels, trashing suites, and flying private jets - sometimes they did up to 25 concerts in as little as 20 days (often doing two in one day).

Two, for all the commenters about the health issues. I'm sure that the laws and proper procedures were followed, and that the casket has been stripped of all fabric and well sanitized. And if I were buying it, I'd make sure that whoever took possession of it for me took proper precautions and resanitized it.

Three, for all the commenters about reuse of it. If someone who lived in that era and appreciated the music of the Big Bopper wanted to buy the casket and have it made ready for their own internment, I say, go for it. It is less creepy that displaying it in public, and no different in grossness or creepiness that a lot of the stuff on eBay. And more practical, too.