The Anderson Cooper lunch date...

I know this is kind of a silly item, spotted in the New York Post, but I'm gonna post it anyway because it's been a little bit of a slow news day:
-- ANDERSON Cooper, one of New York's most eligible men, appeals to both genders. When a lunch date with the CNN anchor went on the block at the Puck Building the other night at the benefit for Bailey House, which helps AIDS victims, British bachelor Oliver Hicks bid aggressively and won the date for $21,000. Hicks, who shuttles between New York and Los Angeles, runs production company North Six. "The invitation allows him to bring a companion, but I have a feeling he will go solo," said one source. "Anderson is cute," said Hicks. --
Now for my two-cents: I agree that Anderson is cute. Very cute. And smart. But $21,000 for lunch with him??? I. Don't. Think. So.