John's "Week of Peace" Doc

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Fri May 12, 2006 3:48 am

I know this is of little use to those of us outside the U.S. And even little use to anyone else because the show already aired (but I've seen a part of it before so I'm sure it crops up periodically).
Anyway, one of the Encore channels on cable a couple of days ago showed a one hour documentary about John's "bed in" in Toronto in '69.
I knew the basics about it already but it was still very interesting viewing.

I know this is stating the obvious, but Lennon comes through as a very thoughtful, caring and earnest person.
What a shame ...

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Fri May 12, 2006 9:21 am

Since no one corrected me yet, I'll do it myself.

The "Live Peace" concert was in Toronto but the bed-in, of course, was at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:59 am

He came across the same way the time he appeared in the booth of ABC's Monday Night Football. A snippet of that was shown in the retrospective that ABC had during the last broadcast this past season.

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:04 pm

Absolutely he did Gary. Especially when he commented on the fact that an old Beatles song was playing in the stadium and it did his heart good. The song he was referring to was "Yesterday".

kog · Post by **kog** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:25 pm

I recently got the Dick Cavett shows from 1971 that John and Yoko appeared on. He was funny, articulate, passionate but not strident in his views. Kinda blew me away...even tho I was 19 in 1971, I guess my "memories" of him over the years have been colored to make him look like a drugged-out, revolution-spouting crazy person.

From those broadcasts you can see his affection for Yoko was genuine and loving. Can't say anything bad about that.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Sat May 13, 2006 3:16 pm

"The song he was referring to was "Yesterday".

That probably says more about his true feelings than the Rolling Stone, Playboy, et al, interviews.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Mon May 15, 2006 8:48 am

Yesterday's "drugged-out, revolution-spouting crazy person" is tomorrow's "thoughtful, caring and earnest person".

This explains much of the last two thousand years of 'Western Civilization'...

britye · Post by **britye** » Mon May 15, 2006 9:37 am

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Mon May 15, 2006 9:40 am

Just give it a couple of decades, Brian...you'll find my observation to be thoughtful, earnest and caring...

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Mon May 15, 2006 9:48 am

Okay, a little more explanation might be required here.

For example: George Washington, Ben Franklin, et al..."drugged-out"? Fer sher, dude.

"Revolution-spouting"? I believe we still have all the original paperwork to back that one up.

"Crazy"? Up to you...

britye · Post by **britye** » Mon May 15, 2006 9:56 am

Change can be revolutionizing. good or bad..

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Mon May 15, 2006 10:05 am

Change can be refreshing, especially your socks.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Mon May 15, 2006 10:12 am

You said it, Jerry...and just because you changed 'em forty years ago doesn't mean you shouldn't think about changin' them again...like, right about now.

The definition of a 'revolution' is when something turns a complete 360 degrees and winds up in the same position it was in originally. Hence the need for repitition...

britye · Post by **britye** » Mon May 15, 2006 10:22 am

Which qualifies the phrase " History repeats itself"? My wife loves it when I change my socks but hates it when I get into a dirty sock fight with the kids because we always end up ganging up on her for a laugh, she's a good sport lol

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Mon May 15, 2006 10:25 am

Brian, that's revolting...