John Lennon DNA Pendant
John Lennon DNA Necklace to be gifted to Rock Star Steven Tyler?
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Happy 65th Birthday Steve Tyler…here’s a piece of John Lennon’s tooth?
The ‘crazy dentist’ who bought John Lennon’s molar for a possible Guinness Record has just announced that he’s giving one of his ‘John Lennon DNA pendants’ to rock legend Steven Tyler. “I wanted to tell him in person last fall, but I was too shy to approach him when our paths met in Los Angeles. If I would have had the pendant with me I would have given it to him then,” says Dr. Michael Zuk. Dr. Zuk was in LA attending a wedding for a relative who married a star from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air series and dropped in on the Soffer Ari store to check on the production of the unique pendant.
One of the DNA pendants made a tour of the UK and Ireland last year as part of a program to raise awareness for mouth cancer. The dental office in Liverpool actually won an award for the project with Dr. Zuk presenting the selection in Leeds.
The tooth has been a publicity magnet with stories/jokes on Jay Leno, Bill O’Reilly, Time Magazine, and press across the globe. It even made the Anderson Cooper Ridiculist and helped Dr. Zuk get front row seats on the show.
Some odd interesting answers relate to these questions:
- What popular television show will be featuring the famous tooth this year?
- Did the tooth get hit with a HUGE tax bill at the border?
- What dental plan is covering the celebrity body part?
Updates on the tooth’s journey may be found at JohnLennonTooth.com. For an informative interview with Dr. Zuk contact him directly at home at (403) 342-0161 or at the office (403) 347-8008.
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE -October 26/12
Attn: Editor –Celebrity/Odd News
John Lennon DNA pendant goes on UK 50th Anniversary Tour to help Charity
The crazy dentist who bought the famous Beatle’s tooth almost one year ago for over 30K has teamed up with celebrity Beverly Hills jeweler Ari Soffer to design a $25,000 DNA pendant, which is now helping a UK charity drive. A group of dentists in England is using the first casting of the John Lennon DNA pendant to raise awareness for mouth cancer and hopes to also raise money for a dental ambulance to help treat the homeless in Hull, UK.
“It’s cool that a bit of Beatle tooth dust can actually help get a group of professionals working together on an important project. I recently discovered a suspicious sore in a patient’s mouth that has a high risk of being cancer, so this is a real problem – in the UK 1,985 people died from it in 2010 and even rock star Eddie Van Halen was treated 10 years ago (losing a third of his tongue) and had treatment for a recurrence last spring. So rock stars in one way or another help dentists promote free mouth/oral cancer screening which is pretty groovy,” says Zuk.
Some odd facts related to this story include:
- The dentist recently appeared on national television in an undercover dentist investigation.
- There are only three John Lennon DNA pendants in the world–one in Canada, the USA and the UK.
- The dentist still needs to fill in the application for the Guinness Record for the most expensive human tooth.
- Dr. Zuk is traveling to NYC to appear on one of his favorite television programs where he will be showing off the molar.
For more information on this unusual story contact Dr. Michael Zuk at (403)347-8008 or visit JohnLennonTooth.com for other related stories and a photo of the JL DNA pendant.
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Background Story:
Michael Zuk DDS, the ‘obsessed’ dentist that bought John Lennon’s rotten tooth for over $30,000 US and who also purchased one of Elvis Presley's crowns released the following statement:
PrototypeThe second pendant is being purchased by Dr. Michael Zuk and the third is being presented by Dr. Zuk to Dr. Howard Farran in recognition for his promotion of dental charities and his contribution to bringing dentists together to share ideas about improving the dental profession. Coincidently Dr. Farran was informed of this unusual recognition on his 50th birthday.
No further pendants will be presented/sold in 2012.”
Prototype2Luxury Level Design - Limited Edition John Lennon DNA Tribute Pendant- Paved with Black Diamonds
The JOHN LENNON DNA Tribute PENDANT production studio may be viewed at : http://www.sofferaristore.com/jolednape.html
The 'celebrity tooth collector' has been mentioned on Anderson Cooper, Jay Leno and Bill O’Reilly. Dr. Zuk is currently finishing a book related to celebrity & marketing.
