I wonder if the crazy Lennon conspiracy guy was David Sharp...
"marcus" <marcus60s@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:329beb7f-d710-46ee-9839-8eeba34e1493@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I don't get to Manhattan often. Hadn't been there is about 6 years,
> but was there this past Sunday, 6/1, and went to the Strawberry Fields
> section in Central Park.
>
> I've been there several times over the past 20 years, but this time I
> was quite disappointed to see the "Imagine" mosaic in a state of
> disrepair with cracks and large chunks missing in the black and white
> tiles. It was surrounded by a metal barricade that one had to lean
> over to get good view.
>
> Walking down the path past the "Strawberry Fields" plaque was an
> information booth. So, I stopped to ask the guy what was going on
> with the mosaic. He told me that every few years they have to repair
> it with the same type of tiles. The tiles become loose from snow and
> frost getting underneath them, melting and heaving etc. He went on to
> say that the mosaic had been a gift from the city of Naples (Italy)
> and the tiles are not appropriate for a cold climate like New York in
> the Winter. He went on to say that at some point the park will have
> to consider rebuilding the entire mosaic out of something more in
> keeping with a Northeastern American climate.
>
> Not sure how long the present repair will take.
>
> The other thing that caught my attention was the "cottage industry" of
> booths selling Lennon photos and other things at the 72nd St entrance
> to the park. When I walked over to the Dakota (a place I was quite
> familiar when my aunt lived on the same block in the Sixties) there
> was a Lennon murder-conspiracy dude operating out of his car (with
> placards about his theories pasted all over the vehicle). Apparently
> that conspiracy theorist believes there is some link between Stephen
> King and Lennon's killer. He was parked right next to the main
> entrance of the Dakota, which I found to be in bad taste. The Dakota
> doorman eyed him suspiciously, but did not ask him to move on.
>
> I'm always amazed to see how the area in which John was killed looks
> so small in person...and I'm always saddened. However, it was a
> beautiful day in the park, the area around the Imagine mosaic was
> crowded, and a guitar player strummed Beatles and Lennon songs the
> entire time.
>
> --
>
> All follow-ups are directed to the newsgroup
rec.music.beatles.moderated.
> If your follow-up more properly belongs in the unmoderated newsgroup,
> please
> change your headers appropriately. -- the moderators
> --
>
--
All follow-ups are directed to the newsgroup rec.music.beatles.moderated.
If your follow-up more properly belongs in the unmoderated newsgroup,
please
change your headers appropriately. -- the moderators
--
|
