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Fan Sells Rockin' Lock of Hair

We'd like to think that John Lennon would be remembered solely for his contributions to music and social change, but a growing number of folks see things differently -- turning his corpse into the gift that keeps on giving.

The latest member of that bandwagon is Betty Glassow, a hairdresser who kept a lock of Lennon's hair squirreled away for more than four decades before deciding to put it up for auction earlier this week. The stylist, who bundled the late Beatle's follicles with a note he'd passed her way, raked in about $48,000 for the trimmed tresses, but her auction house representative -- naturally enough -- insists that Glassow parted with the mane with altruistic motives. Nick Muston told the Associated Press "She feels that rather than these things being stuck in a drawer with nobody enjoying them, real enthusiasts [could] get their hands on these things." We can imagine Lennon spinning in his grave -- and Yoko Ono finding a way to broadcast footage of that action on pay-per-view.

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StrangestraycatIII

It f*cking bugs me OUT that John's hair keeps making the circuit!!! WHY?! He used to have his hair BURNED after getting it cut BECAUSE the idea of EXACTLY THIS was horrific and inconceivable.
When he & Yoko cut off their hair, traded the shorn locks for boxing trunks---they MADE CLEAR that the trunks were being auctioned for CHARITY.
Only in America can a dumb idiot (with possible aspirations of CLONING JOHN) with money to burn buy whatever THEY LIKE.I've got hundreds of pairs of thongs, make me an offer! HA!
WHY THE HELL DON'T YOU PUT YOUR MONEY TO GOOD USE? DONATE--SUPPORT THE THOUSANDS OF LEGITIMATE CHARITABLE CAUSES AROUND THE GLOBE IN NEED OF SUPPORT!!!!!

February 13 2008 at 12:13 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bill

he is right Yoko Ono is nothing but a gold digger and ugly as sin(John must have been on some freaky drugs to love that witch) and she is not a perfect match for anybody but the devil himself, she didn't love John all she loved was his money

January 05 2008 at 2:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
John the Mailman

Dave, you are a jerk. You used this news to take another cheap swipe at Yoko Ono. You have nerve to state that Lennon must be spinning in his grave. It's infantile the way we treat our rock idols. We don't allow them a private life. We hate the women that they love. Why? Is there somehow less of them for the rest of us? In case you haven't noticed, Yoko Ono is a hell of a human being with ideals that are a perfect match for John Lennon.

December 14 2007 at 11:56 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply