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Pagina memorial - Memorial Page
John Lennon was introduced to me (as the president of the John Lennon Defense Committee [ha ha ha he didn't look like John Lennon] by David Rosario (aka David Peel, whom I worked with in concert, stage, T.V., and cable T.V. with as I was a member of the Lower East Side Band made famous by its association with John Lennon and Yoko Ono) on a wet rainy overcast day as we perchance met coming across each other while walking thru Washington Square of Manhattan. Mr. Lennon was in the company of his son Sean (I believe he was not introduced to me by David). All of which occurred one month prior to John's assasination by Mark David Chapman (whom I later met on visiting the Attica Correctional Facility where where Mark David Chapman was housed in the Special Housing Section for high profile inmates. To date I am to the best of my knowledge the only person to have ever met both John Winston Lennon and Mark David Chapman alive. John Lennon has been honored internationally as a man of peace by acts including the construction of a park built in his honor in Havana Cuba, and a section of Central Park in New York City called Strawberry Fields while lies a mosaic donated by the City of Naples, though New York City has capitalized, and continues to commercialize the work thru CD sales et al.
It is commonly believed (by those including myself) that John was assassinated, just as he was hounded by rightwing political and religious fanatics, besides J. Edgar Hoover, the F.B.I., the INS, and the U.S. government who relentless pursued him and to this day can not properly account for their agents' actions (who may have received the active assistance of dishonorable criminal elements. Though John was attacked by both those on his right and left it is pragmatically understood he reached the pinnacle of expression possible for a man in his position for if he had been able to do so we may have never know of him as he maybe would have been murdered earlier.
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John Lennon born the 9th of October, 1940 while German warplanes bombed all parts of the harbor city of Liverpool where he was born. He lived with his parents Julia Stanley and Alfred Lennon, up until 6 years of age when he is left by his father. The mother, Julia, then went away to live with another man, and John was left to live with his aunt Mimi.
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From a very young age he was already fond/loving of the arts, because he liked very much music and to draw. This why he has been said to insist his aunt Mimi buy him a guitar. He learned to play watching his mother play a Spanish guitar as if it were a banjo. In its school, he formed his own band, The Quarrymen. In addition he liked so much to draw making cartoons of his professors, who recommended to his aunt that he be sent to a school for the arts. |
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From early age already anxious life. In the same school of art he met Cynthia Powell, with which she became pregant with first son, the only one of that relationship, Julian. At that time the Beatles was professionally beginning.
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After many name changes, like Rainbow and Johnny and the Moondogs, and changes of member Pete Best to Ringo Starr), the Beatles formed by John, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They were the sensation of the moment. In addition a good songwriting duo in John and Paul that that created their first successes, like "Love Me Do", "She Loves You", "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "From me to you", which continued until 1970 when the Beatles as a band broke up. |
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The Beatles were to be in existence a very short time they were to have some notable effect of the music scene and the world. After becoming a hit sensation in the United Kingdom they toured world-wide making numerous appearances on American TV and the Ed Sullivan Show (left: which was almost all powerful in those days). Where the emotion, the hysteria and madness was once restrained it became uncontrollable. It was a total revolution everywhere in the world, especially in the United States where they filled the airport to see them. |
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Around 1966, the hysteria and accumulative effect began to have its effects on the members of the group, which is the reason why began they began to become more private and "to shut in" in the studio. Brian Epstein, his manager, dies, and began the problems.
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By the end of 1966, John falls in love with a Japanese nationalized American call Yoko Ono. They married in March of 1969. In effect this was said to of causes his breakup with Cynthia and the rupture between John and Paul. |
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After his marriage with Yoko, he began to show more interest in by the artistic demonstrations (artisticas manifestations). As sometimes it said, their honeymoon for a peace cause. The world was in conflict by the war between Vietnam and the U.S.A. and one of the most famous manifestation was not more the series of "Bed-ins" that were publicized around the world. Personally I watched John perform in the demonstration to end the war in Viet Nam which was in front of, around, and Across from Bryant Park of Manhattan, New York City. |
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In 1970, the Beatles separates, and John creates a song thought to be one of the most beautiful in history, "IMAGINE", which according to him, was inspired by Yoko. |
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The years that followed for him were artistic and productive. He composed fantastic songs, like "Jealous guy", "9 Dream", "Mind Games", "Love", among others. |
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In 1975 they gave birth to Sean Lennon, his second son, but first with Yoko. From then onward they took a break of 5 years to take care totally of their new born son. Already all cre� n that John took of the appears of a retired gentleman, as he wanted to make a family life. Things were looking up as he was no longer hindered from entering the U.S.A., because his legal problems due to a minor charge of marijuana possession abated and stopped which culminated in his receipt of a residence card. |
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In 1980 John and returned to the studio to record "Double Fantasy", they didn't know that would be his last record. When this disc began to have repercussion, when the night of the 8 of December of 1980 John was assassinated while entering The Dokata while in the company of his wife. The news was unbeleivable to many and thousands of fans were congregated to NYC street 79 to find out happened to John. And still today many ask why. As John and Yoko were very wealthy there may have been some attempt to extort money from them, or target them for many reasons ... |
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IMAGINE Imagine all the
people Imagine there's no
countries Imagine all the
people You may say I'm a
dreamer Imagine no posessions Imagine all the
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GIVE PEACE A CHANCE All we are saying is give
peace a chance Let me tell you about
ministers, sinisters, banisters All we are saying is give
peace a chance Let me tell you
now All we are saying is give
peace a chance Ev'rybody is talking
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John Lennon was born to Julia Lennon after 30 hours of labor on
October 9, 1940.
John was expelled from school for misbehavior at age 5.
John was raised by his mother's sister, Mimi Smith.
Later in life, John discovered that he had dyslexia.
By age fifteen, John was a big fan of Elvis Presley.
John decided to become a rocker after hearing Elvis' "Heartbreak
Hotel."
Without glasses, John was legally blind.
John had brown hair and brown eyes.
John was about 5'11" tall and weighed about 165.
John's favourite colour was green.
John's favourite foods were corn flakes, bread, and vegetarian
dishes.
John's favourite group was The Shirelles.
John had a strong affection for cats, at one time owning as many as
six of them.
John's mother taught him to play an old Spanish guitar as if it was
a banjo.
The first instrument John was given as a child was an accordion.
John formed his first band, The Quarrymen in 1956.
John was 15 when he met Paul McCartney, who was 14.
John didn't want George Harrison in The Quarrymen, at first, because
he was too young.
It has been reported that John got a big thrill out of shoplifting
when he was young.
In the late '60's, John purchased his own island off the coast of
Ireland.
John Lennon married Cynthia Powell on August 23, 1962, after finding
out she was pregnant.
Brian Epstein was the best man at the wedding.
Brian reportedly wanted to keep the marriage secret because he
didn't want to ruin John's rock star image.
John and Cynthia did not go on a honeymoon until 13 months after
their wedding.
John did not appear at the hospital until a full week after his son
Julian was born.
In 1965, John wrote the biographical songs, "I'm a Loser," "Help,"
and "Nowhere Man."
John and Yoko first met in 1966.
John often referred to Yoko as "it."
Yoko referred to John as "businessman" early in their relationship.
John and Paul were never as close as they appeared publicly.
On the road, John would room with George, and Paul would room with
Ringo.
The dissension between John and Paul probably started the long
decline that ultimately broke up the group.
At first, John was apprehensive about divorcing Cynthia because he
did not want a public scandal.
John saw his father for the first time in seventeen years in 1964.
In October 1967, John invited his father to live at this home at
Kenwood.
Cynthia read about John's affair with Yoko in the paper while she
was on vacation in Italy.
In November 1968, the divorce was final.
John and Yoko were married in March, 1969.
John kept a light on while he slept, because he hated the dark.
John travelled with his own huge supply of books, music and videos.
John ate very little after a reporter labeled him "the fat Beatle"
in 1965.
John was said to drink 20 to 30 cups of tea or coffee every day.
John gave Yoko Ono power of attorney and responsibility for his
estate.
John frequently chose to wear no clothing, even when he had visitors
in his home.
John believed in reincarnation.
On March 5, 1970, John and Yoko checked into the London clinic, a
private hospital for wealthy addicts.
The St. Regis Hotel in New York City became home to John and Yoko in
1971.
In 1973, the Lennons rented an apartment in the Dakota for $1800 a
month; they later bought the apartment.
Sean Ono Taro Lennon was born on October 9, 1975, John's birthday.
By 1978, John Lennon had wasted away to a mere 130 pounds.
John signed his autograph for Mark Chapman six hours before he was
shot.
Mark Chapman shot John as he was walking into his apartment building
around 10:50 p.m. on Monday, December 8, 1980.
John's will was a simple four page document which he wrote the year
before he died.
Yoko had John's body cremated on Wednesday, December 10, 1980.
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