Mevagissey is a beautiful and popular tourist attraction. You can hear the seagulls, watch the fishermen and enjoy the majestic views. While you are there you can also have a nose around the various shops selling Cornish gifts, paintings, and Sid Vicious autographs! Cloud Cuckoo Land is a unique shop, there really is no other like it in Mevagissey or for that matter the rest of Cornwall. Paul Mulvey says he lives in Cloud Cuckoo Land and as soon as you enter his shop you realise it is a nice world to live in! Back in the 80's Paul owned a clothes shop in the famous Carnaby Street. He would sell his clothes to pop stars like The Human League and Yazoo for their appearances on Top Of The Pops. He would always have his picture taken with the stars and ask them to sign it. More and more people would ask him to sell the pictures and he went into the world of autograph collecting.  | | Some Beatles memorabilia |
Now in Mevagissey everywhere you look there are reminders of your childhood. If you collected doll look-a-likes of the Osmonds or The Spice Girls you will find them in Paul's shop. It becomes the swinging 60's again as you look at a novelty Beatles guitar dating from 1964 and featuring the fab four's signatures.
"I had been looking to leave London for a while," explains Paul. "I was based in Alfie's Antique Market for many years. I had two or three customers a week there, here in Mevagissey I can have 50 a day!"
His customers in London were memorable though. One day a famous pop star walked into his store and left the chatty Paul almost speechless!  | | Singer collects autographs |
"This limo pulled up and out got what looked like a Michael Jackson look-a-like," remembers Paul. "I kept wanting to say how his music would still be admired 50 years from now, but all I could say was 'You're Michael Jackson!' oh dear!" The pop prince bought a Walt Disney signed picture and one of karate legend Bruce Lee. He was accompanied by David Guest who has recently married Liza Minelli. Paul was invited to the wedding, but was unable to leave Cornwall. "The model Kate Moss came into my shop once," smiles Paul. "She wanted a signed picture of Sid Vicious and gave it as a Christmas present to Ronnie Wood." Collecting is a big business all over the world but Paul admits not everything he has been offered is genuine. "A chap once offered me a signed copy of the Best Of John Lennon," remembers Paul. "The thing was though the record came out a year after he died, pretty impressive that he managed to sign it!" For Paul the autograph hunting is not only a job, it is a hobby too. "My favourite is a signed letter from Lord Nelson," smiles Paul. "You can him sitting there on board Victory writing this very letter. To me it means owning a piece of his life. I think it really brings history to life."
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