I wonder if they got the idea from someone stealing the door to the house? "well if they will steal a door how much would they pay for a brick"
did anyone actually buy the door?
It appears they took it and wanted some sort of reward from Eminem for 'saving' it ..here is a story about it.
DETROIT, MI -- If some Eminem fans did indeed take the door from his childhood home in Detroit that's featured on the cover of his most recent award-winning album, they can breathe a sigh of relief.
The Michigan Land Bank -- owner of the home at 19946 Dresden before it was torn down on Nov. 20, 2013 -- told MLive.com it doesn't wish to bust them for theft.
"While the door was technically stolen, Michigan Land Bank has no interest in pressing charges," an e-mail from the state agency reads. "Our primary interest in 19946 Dresden has always been in mitigating the threat the structure presented to health and safety, and that was resolved the day the house was demolished and the land cleared."
The Dresden home and a wooden door with "19946" spray-painted on it are featured on the cover of Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP 2. The project, released on Sept. 20, 2013, won a Grammy Award this month in the "Best Rap Album" category.
If the fans do indeed have the real door from Dresden, it could be considered a piece of Detroit music history.
The Marshall Mathers LP 2 cover was rated by Complex Magazine as having the tenth best album cover art among all albums released in 2013. Complex ranked the top 30. And the home is the same one featured on Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP, winner of a Grammy Award after its 2000 release.
Detroit native Horse Wren, a 26-year-old film student at Bowling Green, told MLive he obtained the wooden door featured on the album from two diehard Eminem fans who live in Tampa, Fla.
Wren claimed Thursday in an e-mail he has the door stored at a U-Haul storage facility in Ohio. And he would like to either give it back to Eminem in Detroit or possibly put it on public display somewhere in the metro area.
But what happens with the door is ultimately up to the two fans who gave it to Wren in the first place, he wrote.
"I forwarded all the information to the two guys who had taken the door," Wren wrote. "This way they know (the theft) is not under criminal investigation, and they're able to finally take a sigh of relief.
"Currently waiting on their feedback as to how they would like to proceed further."
Wren wrote in another e-mail the fans would probably want some kind of small reward if the door is given to Eminem.
"Pretty confident they're still going to want some Shady swag of sorts," wrote Wren, who declined to reveal their identities. "They are huge fans of the guy's music."
It's unclear if Eminem or anyone affiliated with Shady Records would want the door or are eager to find out if it's even legit.
The Detroit Historical Museum's curatorial staff, however, is "curious" about the alleged door's historical significance and potential for public display. But officials need verification to consider adding it to the museum's music artifacts collection.
"If the door were proven to be authentic, certainly it might be something we're interested in," said Bob Sadler, a museum spokesman. "But beyond Eminem himself, I'm not sure who else could authenticate it."
Mike Saputo, art director for The Marshall Mathers LP 2 album cover, looked at high resolution photos taken by Wren of the alleged door and thinks it could be legit.
If the grain matches, I'm pretty damn confident it's the real deal." - Mike Saputo, Eminem album art director
"If those pictures the kid provided are of the actual door he has, then I believe it's authentic," Saputo wrote in an e-mail to MLive. "All the woodgrain patterns match with the photos I have. That's the important part. You can't fake that.
"You can fake the paint, the chips & dents. But if the grain matches, I'm pretty damn confident it's the real deal."
You can view photos Wren sent to MLive of the door in the photo gallery at the top of this post and see for yourself.
The Eminem fans contacted Wren about their alleged find because he's working on a documentary about rappers called "Total Ambition."
Wren said it's expected to show the hardships and obstacles rappers like Eminem have gone through to succeed. He plans to have it finished sometime in April.
The Michigan Land Bank, ran by the State of Michigan, torn down Eminem's former childhood home at 19946 Dresden in 2013. The teardown occurred a few days after a fire damaged the 767-square-foot bungalow beyond repair.
The lot where Eminem's home was located currently remains vacant, like most of Dresden near 8 Mile and Hoover.
There are at least 70 abandoned homes on the street; property records indicate 19946 has changed hands several times over the past decade.
Private banks owned the home for several years until Oct. 5, 2012, when the Wayne County Treasurer's Office sold it to the Michigan Land Bank.
The Land Bank then transferred the deed May 9, 2014 to the Detroit Land Bank.
The property doesn't currently appear available for public purchase on the Detroit Land Bank's website or MotorCityMapping.org, a site used by the city's land bank to market available properties.
There are, however, vacant sidelots available for purchase via the Land Bank.
One hardcore Eminem fan from Tennessee wanted in 2013 to turn the entire home into a Slim Shady museum.
She even placed a $100 bid on the property at the Michigan Land Bank's website before the home was damaged by fire and torn down. That bid was eventually rejected by state officials.
A MLive.com poll posted Nov. 5, 2013 -- before the home was torn down -- showed that a majority of readers would visit an Eminem museum if it opened at 19946 Dresden.
Wren hopes that no matter what happens with door, Eminem continues to get the respect he deserves -- in the Motor City and beyond.
He believes the door symbolizes the gritty roots which drove Marshall Mathers to become one of the greatest rappers of all-time.
"In Detroit, we have some of the best rappers around, and maybe the best," Wren said of Eminem. "I don't know of any other rapper who has all the wealth and fame, yet you can still hear that hunger in his voice.
"You can still hear that 8 Mile in him."
Long story, lol! I wouldn't kill snakes with a $300 brick tho... 
