John Lennon To-Do List Up For Auction (PHOTO)

Another day, another trivial Beatles artifact up for auction. We've had the tooth, the drummer letter and the cardboard sign. Now we add arguably the most revealing of items -- the to-do list, belonging to one John Lennon.

The list is up for auction on Gotta Have Rock and Roll, a site devoted to the sale of rock and roll memorabilia that previously sold Lennon's Talisman necklace for $528,000. The to-do list comes with a comparatively moderate price tag -- the minimum bid stands at $3,000, and it's estimated to go for $4,000 to $5,000 when the auction opens Wednesday.

So what did Lennon deem list-worthy? Number one on the list was letting the H.B.O. guy in between 3-5 -- this one has a star next to it so it must be important. Number two was getting his Thor Heyerdahl book back from Sam Green -- with an X next to it so it's safe to say Lennon and the book were reunited. It's also safe to say that Lennon was a diligent list-maker, considering he changed pens to write the X in a satisfying, bright red. He lists more books, presumably to buy, putting back Sean's mattress, marmalade, making sure both cars have full tanks of gas, and other wonderfully mundane items.

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[GaryNOVA]

05:10 AM on 11/28/2011

Anyone else think Lennon looks like Stephen Colbert in that photo?

[DLDeWolf]

05:34 PM on 11/27/2011

Looks like he didn't treat his assistants all that well, by the tone this list. So much for peace and love.

[Dantee]

07:51 PM on 11/27/2011

Having a bad day?

[djmake]

04:36 PM on 11/27/2011

Even John Lennon had to wait on the cable guy!!! They'll be there sometime between 3 and 5, AND it's their second visit! I love it. I wonder if they got it fixed? What it doesn't say, is this a to do list for himself, or a to do list he made for someone else?

[silsez]

04:32 PM on 11/27/2011

Guess you have to be rich and famous to get a cable guy to commit to a 2 hour window. Where I live it's 8am-1pm or 12pm-5pm after a 3 day wait.

[GeoTor]

03:51 PM on 11/27/2011

Wow. He wanted to read Margaret Trudeau's book, which was widely known at the time to be about her failed marriage to Pierre, her mental illnesses, her hard-partying ways, typical first lady stuff.

[GirlUsingBrain]

03:44 PM on 12/14/2011

I recall seeing a photo of Margaret Trudeau, taken at Studio 54. She is sitting on a couch, her eyes ware glazed over, she has a martini in her hand, she has on a short dress, and no knickers.

[Neither Side Wins]

03:40 PM on 11/27/2011

Mark Ch ap man's To Do List

Get John Lennon's Autograph - check

[Readbetweentheelevens]

07:31 PM on 11/27/2011

...make sure you pick up money first.

The only Beatle that had to be stopped.

[GirlUsingBrain]

03:39 PM on 12/14/2011

Some cr.azy guy went after George Harrison and his wife Olivia.

[lobstur]

03:26 PM on 11/27/2011

Sometimes I think a lot of the things people do with John Lennon, and his things, would make him throw up, just what I gather from what he sings about.

[Dantee]

07:52 PM on 11/27/2011

no

[Lucinda1]

03:25 PM on 11/27/2011

Miss him, miss him (unintelligible gibberish)

[GraniteSkyline]

03:25 PM on 11/27/2011

Well Sam Green, you are in the hot seat. I hope you returned that book 30 years ago!

[Douvie]

03:06 PM on 11/27/2011

In other news, belly button lint from Jayne Mansfield will be on the block....

[rjrisright]

03:06 PM on 11/27/2011

John Lennon's "to do" list:
Sing about NO MONEY...yet be insanely rich...bickering over $$$ all the time.
Sing about peace and love while single-handedly breaking up the Beatles and pushing Brian Epstien to suicide...and basically "WAR-ING" with anyone who didn't agree with him or stood in his way. The biggest hypocrite that ever lived!

[lilly091]

03:30 PM on 11/27/2011

Trollin, Trollin, Trollin on the riverrr...

[leftybass]

03:52 PM on 11/27/2011

You're a sad person.

[greenlass]

02:22 PM on 11/27/2011

My favorite: "Hook on door in the bathroom falling off" - I can almost hear it as a line in a song...

You are ever missed, John.

[billtmore]

01:48 PM on 11/27/2011

I love it!!! I have probably a zillion lists from the last 40 years and for some reason I hung onto them they will just give my kids a better insight into what I was doing how good I was at fixing things st cetera.....I'm sure most of us do this especially as we get older!!!

[Bare Bones]

01:54 PM on 11/27/2011

outstanding idea! I've kept one in particular when I was trying to maintain a big house alone. 20 things on my weekend list. When I'm tempted to buy another house I try to refer to it to remind myself why it's not a good idea. But do love the idea of passing the todos to the kids if you have them.

[bttrstp]

01:40 PM on 11/27/2011

After reading the list, why pay for it?

[Bare Bones]

01:55 PM on 11/27/2011

lol, stresses me out just to read it! we all have them, but it does shed light on the everyday lives of those we're intrigued with.

[bttrstp]

02:00 PM on 11/27/2011

Good point. Waiting on the H.B.O. guy was probably the most stressful item on the list.

[Olethea]

01:26 PM on 11/27/2011

Number five seems a bit sarcastic. Somebody is neglecitng the vehicles!

[monkbot]

04:04 PM on 11/27/2011

gas crisis?

[Olethea]

04:10 PM on 11/27/2011

Oh! Maybe! Smart thought....though did we have HBO in the early 70s?