>>>(Newser) – Almost straight from a rock legend's mouth, one of John
Lennon's teeth has been sold at a British auction for $30,000 to—who
else?—a dentist. "Some people will think it's gross, others will be
fascinated by it," said Canadian dentist Michael Zuk, who has written a
book about celeb teeth. He plans to display the tooth in his office and
take it on tour to other offices and dental schools. Lennon had the tooth,
a molar, removed during a visit to his own dentist in the '60s. When he
returned home he handed it to his housekeeper, asking her to dispose of it,
reports the BBC. Then he added: "Or better still, give it to your daughter
as a souvenir." It ended up in a rock memorabilia collection.<<<
Man, the tooth fairy is layin' out the cash, compared to my childhood!! It
sold for 19,000 pounds, which is more like $31,500 (?) or so.
In other articles I saw, one said that the tooth was, in actuality, too
fragile to prove positively that it was Lennon's, and another said it came
with an authentification certificate of some sort. Probably the fake sort,
my cynical nature says...
