Guy with a bolo tie

 

The Dick Cavett Show #2

May 3, 1972 -  When fans think of John and Yoko on the Dick Cavett Show, they automatically think of John wearing the famous army jacket interview.    But John and Yoko returned in 1972.   This visit is controversial because they perform "Woman is the Nigger of the World" on the show and Dick Cavett is forced by the ABC executives to tape a "warning" about the song before showing it.  

However -- I have other questions about the interview.   A big part of the interview is John and Yoko talking about Kyoko and how Tony Cox has taken her and they are trying to find her and why it is so important for John to remain in the United States.   At one point, Yoko holds up a photograph of Yoko and says that she is 8 years old and is asking the United States citizens to be on the lookout for her.   However -- in the DVD release of the show,  as soon as Yoko begins to hold up the photo, it is cut to a "Dick Cavett Show" place card.    Is that how it happened 50 years ago?    Or was it changed because of copyright or something from modern times?    Similarly, Yoko is talking about a hospital for children that is in need of funds.  John holds up a photo of children in the hospital and Yoko says that if you want to donate to the cause send money to and then she is muted!    She apparently gave out the address twice and on the DVD there is no sound.  Again I ask -- was this how it was originally?     Two important things she has to say in this interview and both appear to be censored.   

 At the very beginning of the show, Dick Cavett comes out and auctions off the tie he was wearing to members of the audience.  The winner gets the tie for $30 and Dick Cavett, John, Yoko, and Shirly McClain all sign it.    The tie went up for auction in 2000 and sold for $2,000.  

Tie for auction

 Over the years we have learned that while raising money in Philadelphia for the Helping Hands Charity, John Lennon auctioned off his sock and his hat.   Now, thanks to a current eBay listing, we learn that he also auctioned off his tie.  If you look closely, you can see in the photograph that John is holding the tie.  I personally could not find a photo from that day of John wearing this particular tie.  

Here is what,  Ted Vollmer,  the person that originally bought the tie directly from John says about that experience:

John Lennon spent a weekend in Philadelphia in May 1975 to assist local news anchor, Larry Kane with the Helping Hands Charity marathon.  He made appearances at WFIL studios to greet fans. 

I attended one of these events. Mr. Lennon, to garner money for charity, removed his own necktie from around his neck.  He held it up asking who would want to buy it. In spite of trying to act cool and calm, I was star-struck and rushed to the barricade offering my last $20 for the tie.  Mr. Lennon accepted the money for the charity and signed the tie. 

I have had this tie in a plastic bag for the past 46 years. I am now ready to release it. I will no longer have the tie, but I will always have a good story.  

The tie can now be yours for just under $10,000 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/294805012602?hash=item44a3bf807a:g:LpEAAOSweFxiA~6n

Fixing a tie

 

Check out this tie

 

Bolo tie

Paul on an airplane in 1992.   I remember when people were wearing those ties all the time in the early 1990's!  

Paul's big funny tie

The one thing that stands out to me from the press conference in Glasgow is that Paul McCartney wears this ridiculously huge tie.   I would wonder what the deal was with that goofy tie.   Was it a joke?  Did a fan give it to him?  What I learned was that Paul had purchased the tie from Harrods a few days before the tour started.   When Paul was asked where he got the tie, John Lennon said, "He leased it from Arthur English" (who apparently was a comedian at the time that was know for wearing funny ties).

New John Frames

Some new frames from August 20, 1980 are now available to buy on ebay.   They are being offered by the photographer, R. Gayde after not being seen since 1980.   They are very similar to some other photos that have been posted (there must have been a lot of photographers around John that night) but if you compare them, these are indeed "new" ones.   They are being sold at a reasonable price.   Check it out! 

Photos removed at the request of the photographer/ copyright holder.  10/9/12 :(

Striped tie

I seem to have several fan photos of Ringo wearing this tie. I will have to look closely and see if they are all from the same day.

Green Tie

Here is another great example of Paul wearing the same item of clothing on many occasions. We first see Paul wearing this funky green tie at his brother, Mike's wedding in May of 1982. He then continues to wear it in the 1980's and in 1991 during a press event for Linda's veggie burgers. You cannot call Paul McCartney a clothes horse, that is for sure!

Lovin' Ringo's tie!

I most likely have posted these here before, but much smaller. Thanks you Bruno for sending a larger copy of the bottom photo.