John Lennon's Pot

31 Aug 2010 - Last week we had a media frenzy about the news that the Liverpool birth house of Beatle Ringo Starr (with double 'rr' if I remember well) was up for demolition. Well, fasten your seat-belts for another media storm because it has been made public that John Lennon's toilet was sold for GBP 9,500. That may sound like a good deal assuming the water closet was made from gold, but unfortunately it just a simple porcelain sample. The toilet is painted with blue flowers, and belonged for many years to John Lennon. The item was sold to an overseas buyer at the 33rd annual Beatles Convention auction in Liverpool for nearly 14 times the expected price. Lennon owned the toilet at his Tittenhurst Park home (sorry I cannot help that name) in Berhshire, from 1969 to 1972. It is not known if Lennon got the inspiration for some of his famous songs while sitting on his porcelain throne.