And senseless it apparently is!.. Oh, and by the way, Mopolistas, Yoko did NOT break up The Beatles!
And I like her voice better than Lady Gaga's. Or Eddie Vetter. K. On Feb 19, 2013, at 3:24 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > Tom, > > Your honest and level-headed comments are really putting a damper on our > senseless Yoko bashing. > > Regards, > > DBT > > > -----Original Message----- > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Tom > Martin > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 3:23 PM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: Re: [MOPO] King Kong's 80th Birthday > >> You guys crack me up.... Yoko must have been born in 1923?? > well when I first hear the two virgins album when it came out in what 1969?? > I thought Lennon and Ono went cucko... and when they didthe Peace bed thing > in Montreal... and then he even came to ann arbor Mich to do the free John > Sinclair rally as they jailed him for smoking dope... and so The Beatkes > and John always influenced me in Pop culture and since I played Music they > where a big inspiration.... > they also disbanded in 70 so it was very odd.... But through the years Ive > grown to see that Yoko was a free thinker and i can see that just like any > art its all interpitation.... > Funny thing is I quit music pusueing in 1980 after John was shot as i was so > shaken by the entire thing... here was a guy that got killed by a fan... > what a waste.... and so when my kid wanted to be in Music I told him all the > pitfalls.. so whats he do.?? Goes into Music and film... > Also Johnny told me that while inHamburg Lennon and the beatles would piss > on peoples heads that where going to church on sunday morn in Hamburg.. I > guess they where real rowdy bunch... > > So to me Yoko is cool and part of the whole 60s ,, movement along with > Wharhol and the dada movement and the other art movements of the time... the > Voice and all was just a extention of originality and crossing the limits > of expression almost like a cry of primal screeming.... so in a way I think > that why lennon loved her as he too saw all the BS of society.. and thats > why he compared the Beatles attraction to Jesus was that he saw they where > just simple Liverpool lads that with some beefed up marketing from Epsiten > where able to project a image that peopel made up half the time.. they just > went with the flow.. like the LSD lucy inthe sky withdiamonds and more... > all just peopel seeing in it what they wanted.... > > well I was emailing with Julian Lennon and i told him about my sones film... > not relizing salami JOE the film is about a Buluga whale sauage...recipe... > well Julian ironiically did a film about saving whales... so I offended him > a isuspect but he defriended me off facebook... which Then i wrote and > kidded him as to being a limey and also that i would take away his white > geather status that he thinks was a omen from aboriginies in austrailia > that his dad said would help him..... so I sent him into orbit.... > > Then I joked on the AMIA list awahile back... that Paul wrote all the John > songs to archivists world over...I thought it was a hoot as It was always a > joke who wrote what... well the archivists got theire feathers rufflesd and > through me off the Group... yep... so the beatles appear to love me..... I > once talked to Lindas step mom .. > John eastmans wife and my friend was her neighbor in ScarsdaleNY where she > came from.... a poster friend In UK had Mal evans ) beatles > Roadie) daughter that helped selling posters and stuff.... Once in NYC at a > trade show.. Avi hersh a button maker said you shouldme paul he would like > yourstuff as he collects animation...I came two inches from shaking hands in > Detroit when His manager met me backstage in > 1976 on a wings tour,, Brian brawley,,, and as i turned my back Paul and > linda hopped in a limo and took off waving,,, they had to leave the airport > by 9pm for a noise ordinance.,, that was so close.. like > 3 foot... I did meet Pete best and took him to a jazz bar with the band in > Toledo called Rustys and we talked... seems his mom owned the van , and > rehearsal place and was like the manager ,,, and when Brian came on board he > said the mom has to go if you want me and so did Pete... > Can you imagine that???? so me being kicked off newslist is nothing > comapared to pete being kicked out of the Beatles.. > In summery I think Yoko is a sweetheart and she misses John so much and she > is trying still to forgive and get world peace... To me shes a pillar and > john would be proud of her and Sean and even Julian although Julian seems > deeply hurt and yet loves his dad and even collects beatle stuff, does > photography and music and seems like a great soul also... we all are just > trying to find our way in this crazy thing we call Life... I like the beatle > lyrics and in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.. > sums it up for me... > God bless everyone... > > >> >> >> ---- Original Message ---- >> From: posteropo...@bell.net >> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] King Kong's 80th Birthday >> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:17:05 -0500 >> >>> ....and has a better singing voice. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of >> Helmut >>> Hamm >>> Sent: February-19-13 12:36 PM >>> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >>> Subject: Re: [MOPO] King Kong's 80th Birthday >>> >>> Friendlier, too. >>> >>>> Kong's better looking. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> DBT >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of >> Kirby >>>> McDaniel >>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 10:38 AM >>>> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >>>> Subject: [MOPO] King Kong's 80th Birthday >>>> >>>> King Kong is 80? Yeah, well so is YOKO! >>>> >>>> ;))))) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Kirby McDaniel >>>> MovieArt Original Film Posters >>>> P.O. 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