Paul McCartney Loses His Head - And A Homeless Man Returns It For £2,000

Many people would like to see Paul McCartney’s head on a platter for the atrocious solo material he’s put out since The Beatles split up almost 40 years ago, but I doubt many expected to see it end up in a train station bin. But that is where a homeless man found it, and he’s been given a £2,000 reward for his trouble.

Last week saw Paul McCartney’s waxwork head left on a train by someone who was supposed to be giving it safe passage to London to be sold at auction. Joby Carter lost the wax head, which had been on display at Louis Tussauds museum in Great Yarmouth, on Thursday, and offered a reward for its safe return.

That safe return has now been secured, with the NME reporting that a homeless man by the name of Anthony Silva returned the head to its rightful owner after finding it in a bin at Reading train station.

He claimed the £2,000 reward for returning it, which for a homeless man has got to be an absolute fortune (that’s a lot of bottles of whiskey).

Silva at first thought the head was just a Halloween mask but then realised what it was and kept hold of it to claim the reward. The head will now be auctioned at Carters Entertainment auctioneers, where it is hoped to reach between £5,000 and £10,000.

The thing is, that is a preposterously high price for a waxwork head that looks absolutely nothing like who it is meant to. There’s a photo of the head on the original BBC News story and anyone who thinks it bears even a passing resemblance to Paul McCartney clearly needs their eyes testing.

So, McCartney’s head has been found. Now Heather Mills just needs to find her missing leg and everything will be back to normal.

[Photo Source: From Newscom with permission]