Sunday, March 15, 2015

A quiet moment at home

photo by Kishin Shinoyama
So this 1980 photo of John and Sean is a new one to me.   And when I see it, I think about a lot of different thing.  One of the things that crosses my mind is how fans were down beneath on the sidewalk outside the Dakota wondering what on earth John Lennon was doing inside.   Little did they know that this is what he was doing----lounging on the couch reading the newspaper while his son is playing next to him.

8 comments:

  1. This beautiful photo is new to me too, Sara, only I believe it's not in one of their apartments, but on the ground floor Lennono office. I've see photos of it before, and when passing by on the bus, you can see some of it (or at least you could some ten years ago). But I could be wrong, of course! I am no expert on the inside of their apartments. I have been inside the building. My friend's sister and her family live there and I was invited to have dinner with them. The building is amazing inside... the staircase! But walking by the small entrance, passing by the doorman at the desk and knowing what happened there was extremely sad.

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  2. there's a recent set of photos from this period going round the tumblrs this week, some of john in the studio with yoko that are outstanding.

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  3. when I look at this beautiful snap I feel badly that Julian didn't get the loving attention that John gave Sean

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  4. What a sweet, fab photo! So exciting to see "new" ones. Hope that some of the ones going 'round Tumblr will make it to my feed... haven't seen any yet.

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    1. Hi Cara, I couldn't find the tumblr links but it appears Vainty Fair posted the pics I'm talking about. -Darren

      http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/photos/2015/03/rarely-seen-photos-yoko-ono-john-lennon#7

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  5. Thanks, Darren! Love that photo of John relaxing in the car.

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  6. and I must thank Sara / Meet The Beatles For Real. I start every morning enjoying the awesome photos she posts. THANK YOU SARA!

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  7. Darren - thanks for the vanity fair link. John looks rather tired in some of the pics but they're very nice.

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