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Happy Birthday Steven Tyler...
What do you give the Rock Star that has everything? How about a John Lennon DNA pendant.
March 26/13
The crazy dentist just sent a note to Los Angeles jeweller Ari Soffer to request he arrange a special gift for one of the doc's favorite artists - Mr. Steven Tyler who turns 65 today. They almost met while in LA last fall, and due to a scheduling issue Dr. Z was unable to make the connection. "There probably is no other artist alive that brings out the John Lennon spirit more than Steven Tyler...I hope he appreciates the significance of this gift," -MZ.
The John Lennon Tooth recently visited New York City. It participated in the filming of an episode of 'Oddities', visited the Sirius Radio Studio for an interview, dropped off a photo for Anderson Cooper and visited the Dakota on the anniversary of John Lennon's passing. An upcoming trip will bring the tooth to London, Liverpool and Leeds with a visit to the Beatles Museum.
Dr. Michael Zuk with the cast of Oddities and a few pieces of his celebrity dental collection (JLT may appear in an episode)
Happy Birthday Steven Tyler...
What do you give the Rock Star that has everything? How about a John Lennon DNA pendant.
March 26/13
The crazy dentist just sent a note to Los Angeles jeweller Ari Soffer to request he arrange a special gift for one of the doc's favorite artists - Mr. Steven Tyler who turns 65 today. They almost met while in LA last fall, and due to a scheduling issue Dr. Z was unable to make the connection. "There probably is no other artist alive that brings out the John Lennon spirit more than Steven Tyler...I hope he appreciates the significance of this gift," -MZ.
The John Lennon Tooth recently visited New York City. It participated in the filming of an episode of 'Oddities', visited the Sirius Radio Studio for an interview, dropped off a photo for Anderson Cooper and visited the Dakota on the anniversary of John Lennon's passing. An upcoming trip will bring the tooth to London, Liverpool and Leeds with a visit to the Beatles Museum.
Dr. Michael Zuk with the cast of Oddities and a few pieces of his celebrity dental collection (JLT may appear in an episode)
The BIGGEST news in the UK is the John Lennon Tooth Tour. A group of dentists are using a John Lennon necklace and some fun Beatles themes to promote awareness of mouth cancer. Check out more about this on the site and through this BBC news story link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20325569
The Tooth's Story
The tooth of the matter is John Lennon was such a massive star in the world of music, that a crazy dentist was willing look like an idiot and invest over $30,000 US to buy it. Within 36 hours literally hundreds of millions of people discovered the fate of a small rotten molar and experts in marketing began to applaud the idea. A Kardashian quickie divorce, the Justin Bieber scandal and the Michael Jackson murder trial were surpassed by the news of the John Lennon Tooth auction. One error in the news relates to the chain of ownership - Alan McGee did not own the tooth - he simply was selling items at the same auction at which the tooth was sold.
The obsessed dentist went into overdrive and immediately pumped the press for more exposure, dreamed up a number of charity ideas, wrote a song parody, arranged a photo shoot, designed a DNA sculpture and worked behind the scenes on the DNA mystery. This was not just a rotten stinky tooth...it was an actual physical specimen of a historical figure worth more by weight and size than any other element on earth. (Read more in his book "john Lennon Tooth" - on blurb.com)
"I think it's pretty clear now that John Lennon has a magical power down to the dust of his rotten molar. He gave it to a fan, and I'm thrilled to be able to chosen to share his influence for charity, entertainment and science," says Zuk.
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SONG: Love Me Tooth -written by Dr. Michael Zuk & performed by Curtis Phagoo- as played on Sirius radio with Jay Thomas
