Sign of the Apocalypse: People Have Too Much Money

There were a lot of working titles for this article--Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow; etc--but ultimately this one will have to get filed as a sign of the apocalypse:  a lock of Elvis Presley's hair has sold at auction for $18,300. 

It's not that the Fourth Corner doesn't love some of that old time rock and roll, it's that someone, anyone, really, was willing to spend that much on any lock of hair.  Could be Jesus', but it's still a lock of hair.  Other items also sold at the auction:

Cotton shirt: $68,400
Ultrasuede shirt: $34,000

Bidding for both of these items started at $2,000, a high, but reasonable price considering they were likely worn by the King and still have some of his sweaty, sweaty goodness in their fabric.  That the bids went so high means there are at least two people on the planet willing to pay five figures for a t-shirt. 

Out of consideration for the cliche, I won't mention the starving children in Africa.  Other considerations about the impending apocalypse: the lock of hair was verified as Elvis' by "an expert in celebrity hair authentication", which is apparently an actual profession.