--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote:
> I am told that Adi Da once got five figures for > a used Q-tip still containing some of his holy > ear wax. Really. And that's a lot more difficult > to put in a glass case and pass around to the > brothas and sistas before a meal. Round my parts a cafe owner has created a 'museum of celebrity leftovers' (and is now auctioning them for charity). http://goo.gl/2HnBc Guide to the estimated value of items in the Museum of Celebrity Leftovers: Prince of Wales, heir to the throne Small lump of bread pudding, made to Mrs Bennett's traditional Cornish family recipe, good condition £300 David Bailey, photographer Crust from cheese and tomato sandwich on Cornish speckle bread, some seeds, mould-free £100 Hugh Dennis, comedian, star of popular sitcom Outnumbered Shell fragment from egg used in his sandwich; crumpled, otherwise good condition £100 Sharron Davies, Olympic swimmer Single blackcurrant from Cornish-made Callestick blackcurrant and cream ice cream, dry but in good condition £100 Michael Winner, film director, restaurant critic, car insurance advert star Uneaten piece of lemon drizzle cake, small £100 Eddie Marsan, actor, appeared with Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr in the film Sherlock Holmes Fragment of Cornetto wrapping, good condition £60 John Woodvine, actor in more than 70 theatre productions including the RSC's 1976 production of Macbeth with Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen Single flake from a croissant; smallest exhibit in the museum, requires careful handling or will blow away, otherwise good condition £60 Jan Leeming, ex-newsreader Piece of crystallised ginger from Cornish ginger ice cream, good condition £60 Mia Wasikowska, Austrian actress, star of Tim Burton's film Alice in Wonderland Courgette slice from her mixed Mediterranean vegetable soup. Blackened, some shrivelling £60 Mark McGann, actor Brown sugar packet, contents consumed in his large cappuccino. Scrunched £60 Paul Heiney, TV presenter and journalist Anchor wrapper from butter consumed with toast and scrambled egg. Crumpled £60 Pete Goss MBE, sailor Chocolate sprinkle from his cappuccino, good condition £60 Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, First Sea Lord from 2006 to 2009 Raisin from Mrs Bennett's home-made fruit cake, excellent condition £60 Steve Swindells and Jerry Richards, from US rock group Hawkwind Grounds from their coffees, crumbs from a shared chocolate brownie, good condition £60 'Shanks', musician from dance music duo Shanks and Bigfoot Small piece of potato from Cornish pasty, hardened to pebble- like consistency but no mould £60 Katie Carmichael, Coronation Street and Waterloo Road actress Ice cream cone end. Good condition £50 Tristan Sturrock, actor, starred in the film Saving Grace Used decaffeinated coffee packet, signs of tearing £50 Mary Woodvine, former EastEnders actress and daughter of John Woodvine Coffee grounds from her cappuccino. Excellent condition £50 William Tyler, musician from the US band Lambchop Baked bean from cooked breakfast. Entirely black, mould hair removed £50 Johnny Rutherford, reporter from the BBC regional news programme Spotlight Pepper grains sprinkled on sandwich, good condition £50 Craig Rich, retired local BBC weatherman Pastry corner of Cornish pasty, excellent condition £50 Patrik Fichte, 'heart-throb' actor, big in Germany Tomato skin and salt granules from cheese, tomato and salt sandwich. (He insisted on the salt). Some blackening on the tomato £50 Ursela Monn, German actress and singer, has co-starred with Fichte Scone crumb from her cream tea, taken in the company of Fichte. Good condition but small £50 Peter Knight, musician from 1970s folk rock group Steeleye Span Napkin, stained brown from spilt coffee drops £50 Stephanie Creek, former member of café staff who appeared on The Weakest Link Chickpea from a mixed salad enjoyed during her lunch break. Dry, but in excellent condition £50
