THE COST OF MEETING ALLY McBEAL

How much would you pay to share the screen with Ally McBeal's lovely Calista Flockhart? At the recent Possible Dreams celebrity auction on Martha's Vineyard, one fan doled out a whopping $21,000 for a special walk-on appearance on the Fox series, reports The Washington Post. Other items snatched up at the event, where columnist Art Buchwald played auctioneer, included lunch with Diane Sawyer and her husband, director Mike Nichols, for a mere $30,000; a day sail with newsman Walter Cronkite for $10,000; and a tennis match with anchor Mike Wallace for $11,000. Proceeds from the pricey prizes will go to Martha's Vineyard Community Services.