My husband and I attended a charity dinner last night for The Special Olympics. It was a sports theme with lots of sports celebs wandering around, chatting with us ordinary folks, taking pictures and signing autographs. There was also a silent auction of, mostly, sports memorabilia.

One of the items being auctioned off, although not sports related, was an electric guitar signed by all three members of Rush. Now, I don't have a lot of cash, but this was a once in a lifetime opportunity. So, I figured out how much cash I could scrape up and set a number in my head that I thought was reasonable and affordable. Well, that guitar ended up going for more than any other item at this auction. It sold for $3,500!!!! Way more than the number in my head.

It's not that I wouldn't pay that amount if I had the money. But, sadly, I don't.

So, share some of your experiences. How much would you pay for an item from your favourite band? How much have you paid for such items that you own? What's the craziest thing you've done to meet one of your faves? Or just share general brushes with greatness.

Here's a general brush with greatness, also Rush related. I was parking in a downtown lot about this time last year. There was a car that pulled in and parked in a spot just across the aisle from me. I got out of my car as the guy in the other car was getting out. I looked at him and thought to myself, "hey, that guy looks like Geddy Lee". Then it hit me that he looked way too much like Geddy Lee to not BE Geddy Lee. He looked at me and smiled, knowing that I had recognized him. But then he turned and walked away. He was also not alone, so I didn't pursue him. But was it ever cool to just unexpectedly run into him like that.