'Sopranos' yard sale: same junk as any other yard sale in Jersey

For those die-hard Sopranos fans that aren't still up in arms about last week's controversial season finale, you can enjoy the luxurious experience of heading to a warehouse in Queens to scoop up paraphernalia from the popular show's set. Furniture, rugs, lamps, books, and other items that decorated the Jersey-based sets will be available for purchase, but sources close to the show say the more "iconic" items won't be up for grabs.

What one defines as "iconic" is anybody's guess, but a Daily News reporter surmises that you probably won't be able to nab Tony's ubiquitous bathrobe or the soiled bowling-ball bag that once hid Ralphie's severed noggin. Paulie's velour track suits? One can only hope.

The sale kicked off Tuesday morning and will run through Monday.

As for the future of Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s HBO network, rumors of a rush of cancellations have been running rampant, but there have yet to be any hard figures released. I'm willing to bet that many such threats were idle, and while HBO subscriptions might see a modest drop off with The Sopranos bidding arrivederci, plenty of viewers will remain loyal, due to laziness, tradition, loyalty, a desire to catch the big boxing matches when they air, or a deep admiration of Big Love's Bill Paxton. Well, the first four reasons are valid, at least...

Beth Gaston Moon is an analyst at Schaeffer's Investment Research.