And I just stumbled upon this photo when I was doing a google image search on a button John wore that said "Not insane." Go figure!
It's 1974, at the Whisky-A-Go-Go on L.A.'s Sunset Strip. I had heard a
rumour that John Lennon would show up for the Bobby "Blue" Bland
concert that night. I go, park myself in the entranceway clutching my
Instamatic. Sure enough, in comes John with an entourage, and I start
shooting. This was the only picture that came out.
I approached John in the corner table a little later and asked him if I could take his picture. He shrugged and nodded OK, but the wildman sitting next to him started screaming and cursing at me, so I backed away. That crazy bastard was Phil Spector (the other guy in the photo). So I never got a better shot, but I did manage to take up 3 seconds of John Lennon's beautiful life.
I approached John in the corner table a little later and asked him if I could take his picture. He shrugged and nodded OK, but the wildman sitting next to him started screaming and cursing at me, so I backed away. That crazy bastard was Phil Spector (the other guy in the photo). So I never got a better shot, but I did manage to take up 3 seconds of John Lennon's beautiful life.
This is quite a fabulous blog you have.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fab find!
ReplyDeleteI think that Bobby Bland played there in November the 7th. I guess the foto is from the same date.
ReplyDeleteHe actually played there from Nov 7 - 11, 1973. No idea which of these nights John actually attended.
DeleteYou're right Hitachi. He played there from 7-11. Keith Badman says in "The Beatles After The Break-Up" they attended the oppening night. It makes sense. I guess they were invited the first night...
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