Fan Sells Rockin' Lock of Hair

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    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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