Ever been stuck in a tailback that just seems to go on forever? Spare a thought for these poor souls. Even with 400,000 people at the festival, many more tried to get there without success. Several eye witnesses said that their desperation was such that a lot just abandoned their cars, got out and walked the rest of the way.
Imagine being completely gridlocked for hours on end, going nowhere, in a queue that went on for so long you couldn't even see the beginning or end of it. In those days there was no such thing as cellphones, so there was little to do to keep yourself entertained and no internet to check for traffic updates. Hopefully the radio was giving out some information. We're guessing people like this guy, who brought a guitar, became popular with commuters just because it gave them some kind of music to watch and listen to when they couldn't reach the event!
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.