I am sure by now everyone has seen this photo that has been making the rounds while I was away. But I just had to post it because I LOVE it! In December 1973, Julian came to visit his Dad for the first time in many years. May Pang encouraged John to reconnect with his son and so Julian and Cynthia came over for a visit. The problem was that John didn't really know what to do with young Julian. So he took him to Disneyland several times and he tried to do some tourist type things such as go to Paramount Studios where they stumbled upon the taping of the T.V. Show "Happy Days."
What is so interesting about this (besides the fact that "Happy Days" was awesome and that I had a Fonzie record as a kid), is that "Happy Days" had not been on television yet. And while Ron Howard might have been recognized for his previous T.V. shows or movies (The Andy Griffen Show and the Music Man come to mind), the Fonz was not a cultural icon and no one would have known that it was to become a popular show. They were just touring the set and posed with some cast members. John might have been interested in the show because it was set in the 1950's in America, but really they were no bodies meeting John Lennon! A few years later Henry Winkler (still playing the part of the Fonz) met Paul McCartney. That story is in the film "Beatles Stories." I wonder why he didn't mention meeting John in 1973?
It's possible that Henry was thinking about a recent Beatle meeting? Some fans (including me) have posted the picture to Henry on twitter and he did respond about it
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and posted this on the same day (July 11) in response to one of the fan tweets. Apparently he met Julian again in 1984?
@hwinkler4real “@thejamieisjamie: @hwinkler4real happy daze? #awesome #happydays#julianlennon #johnlennon pic.twitter.com/DCkZpEgbXI”. met Julian 10 yrs later
Julian came first in February 1974 to Los Angeles.
ReplyDeleteYou are incorrect. Julian came to the United States to visit his Dad in L.A. on December 26, 1973.
DeleteI wonder if theres a bigger shot, imagine being the bloke on the very right just on the edge of the pic. "Damn! That IS me! I WAS there!"
ReplyDeleteAnd maybe Henry forgot he met John? I can't imagine that ever happening to anyone though. Odd why he wouldn't mention it, though it was a very long time ago. Great photo
I had to flag this particular pic as "cool", obviously!!!! (welcome back Sara, didn't know you were back!)
ReplyDeleteAh, just thought about one more thing: John may have recognized Ron Howard from American Graffiti!!! Which was a huge hit and there's no way that John would have missed that movie!
ReplyDeleteLast night, I actually looked at this picture for like twenty minutes, LAUGHING!!! Look at their faces, they are PSYCHED!!!
It's Johnny and the Moondogs!!!