John puts his feet up (again)

December 5, 1980 
 

It's all about the socks

 

May 17, 1975

I know I have posted these photos before, but I just have to do it again.  It has been 50 years since John Lennon took off his socks and auctioned them to raise money for various charitable organizations.  It has to be one of my favorite fan interactions John had.   

Now what I want to discover is what ever happened to the socks?  I have checked all of the big auction houses and they have never appeared, so someone out there still has them!   

Bikers Against Drunk Driving

Ringo is pictured here with Danny Perkins, the founder of Bikers Against Drunk Driving (assuming the little boy is his child).   (Pictures were found on the site formerly known as Twitter shared by a great Ringo fan, Starr Scruff.  )

Determined this photo was taken in 1989 because of the length of Ringo's hair, he is wearing a 1989 All Starr Band tour t-shirt the kid has the 1989 pink backstage pass stuck on him and the 1989 All Starr tour was sponsored by Diet Pepsi. 

John's fluffy hair day

 

Strawberry jacket backstage

 

Ringo rocks the odd socks

 

Ringo posted this yesterday:  Peace, Love and Odd Socks - I'm wearing these in support of #OddSocksDay to celebrate individuality and Unite Against Bullying

#Thekidsareunited #Unitedagainstbullying #antibullyingweek

As someone that was bullied in middle/high school for being a Beatles fan (among a million other reasons), I appreciate Ringo standing up against bullying.    I also like to wear mismatched socks, just because I am strange and now I will just say it is because I am against bullies.  

Side note:   I will never get enough posts about Beatle member's socks.  

John's socks

How many rock stars take off their socks and auction them on the spot for charity?   John was one of a kind. 

The truly lovely Linda

March 22, 1978
I LOVE the knee socks!   Linda's style was not appreciated very much in the 1970's, but today I look at it and admire her for wearing the funky styles that she did.   

John in Philly 1975

One of my favorite stories about a Beatle and fans is when John Lennon participated in a fundraiser in Philadelphia, PA in 1975 at a radio station. He took an Amtrack train from NYC to Philly and stayed there for 3 days raising money for the Helpinng Hands marathon. He even took his socks right off of his feet and auctioned them off! (I really wonder what ever came of those socks?). The cool thing is that the radio station welcomed fans to come and see John in person, and from the stories I have been told, John was extremely kind and funny towards everyone he met. I love these photos because John seems so happy and relaxed.