It’s not as fetching as the $1.5 million pair of Lennon-worn specs that went up for auction over the summer, but there’s something–how do you say it?–really really creepy about the fact that a lock of the former Beatle’s hair fetched almost as much as one of your more obnoxious SUVs during an auction at Gorringes House. The AP story quotes auction-house spokeswoman Francesca Collin as saying, “To have some of Lennon’s hair along with a signed note from him really does give it fantastic provenance and authenticity,” but I can’t help but wonder if the “unnamed telephone bidder” who won the auction isn’t some nostalgia-crazed mad scientist who’s sitting by his postbox, waiting for his bounty to arrive so he can begin the cloning work that he’s worked toward for his entire life.

Lock Of Lennon’s Hair Sells For $48,000 [AP]
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