'avin a shave

gear fab, it's johnny-john lennon, and he' s 'avin' a shave...! ahhh, personally, from all i know about john, that shaver could very well not even be plugged in. he just might be using it as a prop for some good ol' fashioned beatlesque f'in' aroun'. he is a beautiful guy, though. i love john from that era... when he was still at a healthy weight. actually, when i think back on it, john never really rocked a look i couldn't get behind. i love how he looked here, i love how he looked ala sgt. pepper, and i loved how he looked in the shaggy-beard 'lady madonna' days. sighhhh... sweet john.

testing

okay, its been a little while, but i'm back-with-a-mac, thanks to my angel, lucynell. and here goes a test, and who better to honor lucy than with a rare shot of her fave guy from the fab four. (wait, john is your fave, isn't he?) well, even if he isn't, you'll have to dig this cool shot of him recording. judging by his hair and stuff, i'd guess it was around 'revolver' era. (mmm, i'm not used to typing on a flat keyboard... but hey, i'm getting the hang of it.) well, here goes... let's see if this photo uploads like its supposed to. hey, sweet... it looks like it works! this might be the only thing i post tonight... its been a long day, and i'm pretty tired. its good to be connected again.

lennon listenin'

umm, okay... you know i love john lennon. that being said, i think this screen capture is hilarious. like, i assume it was taken from the video for the 'still-excellent-by-today's-standards' hit single 'nobody told me,' from like, 1981. (or thereabouts.) i mean, its obviously from his new york city days. and i gotta say i lovvve the way john looks 'rockin'' that military outfit. i seem to remember the cool mrs. ono-lennon also had her own military mini-shorts outfit, too. but... this shot is like, '...okay, john's effing around again...' he's like, listening to the 'heartbeat of the street,' i guess. i realize that 'good ideas' are harder to come up with than some might think when you've got a loaded camera rolling on you. and when the record company's clamoring for their video, you've gotta get something out, fast... even if you ARE john lennon. that being said, i have one question: where did the stethiscope come from? did he like, leave the apartment with it that morning? how could he have known that far in advance that he was gonna do a 'listening to the street' gag? or was he out filming, and got the idea, and somehow made his way to a medical supply store? or did he see somebody at random, maybe in the park? some crazy person with stethiscope, maybe....? and was he like, '...hey crazy person, could i buy that stethiscope off you for ten quid so i can 'listen' to the street for a sight gag?' but in closing, you know i love john lennon. and this video. and the song.

yer blues, john...

wow, i am soooo glad someone had JUST this bit posted. last night, i posted a shot on 'planetcool' of a hippy john winston lennon slipping his slinky hand inside carnal mick jagger's shirt, so as to grab at his 'stones' man-tit area. i even think my mate lucynell commented on the sleek black straightness of mr. jagger's hair. well, i knew when i posted it that i was almost 100% certain that the pic was taken around the exact time of 'the great rock and roll circus,' ... if not on the very set of the tv production. so, i dove into the Videos tonight, hoping that someone had realized the rock n' roll hilarity of this one-minute's-worth of film. like, could they be more baked? and what are they eating? and man, i don't know what's funnier... the '...i wanna hold your MAN...' line, from saucy john, or the hazy, eeee-baked tribute mick gives, long after lennon's out of the frame; "...you're blues john... you're blues, john... you're blues, john..." hey, maybe its just me, but this little bit never gets old.

umm, okay

um... no comment.
except to say that i doubt i'll see anything this funny all day.
love you all.
oh, and peace.
xoxo

shameless john and cat pic

yes, it's shameless... a very cute shot of john lennon, shnuggling with a precious siamese kit who is undeniably very dead now. perhaps the lithe and lovely animal is comforting john now, where ever he is, if you know what i mean. i like this shot because the cat doesn't know john's famous... like, its just showing its nuzzling cat love because it loves john's human-ness, just as it is. the puss doesn't know he's 'mr. hard days' night,' all she knows is he's gentle, and smells good, and knows how to rub her black-and-tan fur the 'right way.' she doesn't know anything about ed sullivan or george martin or throngs of screaming teenage girls... she just knows john is there, john is engaged, john has positive vibes coming off... and john seems to love her back. cats and beatles, beatles and cats... two things i've been in love with ever since i was old enough to listen and feel. groovy. (click to somewhat enlarge)

lennon equals love

this is actually supposed to be funny, so ummm, i hope you think it is.

two hearts

since its valentine's day on saturday, i thought i'd pay tribute to one of the most loving, enduring, passionate, and achingly romantic couples of all time. not since romeo and juliet have two souls been so perfectly joined in the great waltz that IS 'true love.' they couldn't stand to be apart from eachother, not for one minute. they ate and drank and worked and breathed eachother... they were, hand in hand, drifting into the sunset of ardent lust and admiration. we should all be so lucky. sigh...

valentines

since its valentine's day on saturday, i thought i'd pay tribute to one of the most loving, enduring, passionate, and achingly romantic couples of all time. not since romeo and juliet have two souls been so perfectly joined in the great waltz that IS 'true love.' they couldn't stand to be apart from eachother, not for one minute. they ate and drank and worked and breathed eachother... they were, hand in hand, drifting into the sunset of ardent lust and admiration. we should all be so lucky. sigh...

bron and john

yes, this picture may be small, but its 'big' where 'beatle coolness' is concerned. here we see the young mr. john winston lennon, on the set of the richard lester coloriffic musical 'help!' he's in good company. the foxy brunette broad with him is none other than the fabulous and criminally underrated miss eleanor bron, in costume for her part as the mystic-eastern dollface, ahme. yeah, she follows them around and tries to bite the ring off richard's finger and all that stuff. but, as you well know, she is not what she seems. very early in the movie, she changes sides and tries to keep 'the bad guys' from getting the magic, big, red, gaudy, cheap-looking lollipop ring. so here's to you, miss eleanor bron. oh, and here's to john 'peace child' lennon, too.

johnny reflects

mmm, i needed (wanted) a black and white shot for this slot, and after looking through some older files, i saw this, and i just couldn't resist. as i'm sure you'll recognize, this is from the richard lester pop ...masterpiece? 'a hard days night,' starring the famous beatles. oddly enough, it was the last movie i saw in the theater. (that's a long story) it was great to see it on the big screen. johnny lennon plays himself, (mmm, big no kidding) and here he is, being his vain-yet-insecure cinnoman-haired self. i wish i could tell you the name of the actress over his shoulder, the one who stops him in the stairwell, but i don't feel like looking it up right now. by the end of the scene, she's not sure she's seen john lennon at all. its one of john's cutest moments in the flick, and he has several cute moments. (mmm, hey hey they all do.) hey really is lovely. like a smug but loving calico cat. so, god bless john... and give peace a chance, you know? (click to enlarge)

hippies

happy christmas, war is over. (mmm, we wish.) i'm getting a late start tonight because i had to christen a new journal... which means getting a cover on it, and a decoration on the first page. i'm happy with the cover, so i hope i can live with the paper stock. i'm 89.9 percent sure i can 'swing' with it, the fibers-from-trees-that-i-stroke-ink-on. all that aside, i wanted to post something tonight. i found this whilst diving for rare shots of keith moon. it looks like keith has found some friends. i think that might be the boring john entwhistle on the top right, and i don't think the two on the bottom really need my introduction. it is, of course, the 'joined-at-the-weird-hip' john and mrs. yoko lennon. i really don't have much to say about this one... i think it speaks for itself.

dueling beatles

hey, this one is just for fun! its a shot of paul and john! and its up to you to decide who wins the duel! the duel of sexiness, coolness, and all-around beatle beauty. well, since george isn't in the shot, its not an easy call for me. considering how each of them CAN look, i think i'm gonna give it to john. i mean, sure, paul looks pretty and all, but that's normal for him. in this shot, i think john is 'rockin' those 'i need these to see' perscription glasses. it gives him a touch of vulnerability, and its 'workin' for him,' as the kids say these days. so yeah, i think i'm gonna have to give it to john-john. he can 'drive my car,' as long as he wears his 'corrective lenses.' (?)

ummm, okay

jean-lucien sent me this shot sunday, and as soon as i saw it, i knew it was going on the blog. i mean, do i really even need to write anything? let's see... we've got the very unmistakeable trio of yoko ono, andy warhol, and john winston lennon, all playing a weird and heated game of 'crotch-grab.' you look at a shot like this and you can't help but wonder... what led up to this priceless little slice of 'freak life.' i mean, did they see the guy with the camera and sort of like, on 'the sly' said to eachother, '...hey, let's really give this photographer a shot worth his time.' ? or was it a totally spontaneous moment that was just unfortunately immortalized on film? either way, its still very hilarious. andy doesn't even look like he knows what planet he's on. yoko, who hasn't even bothered to put down her cig, seems to be more or less 'along for the ride.' so, i'm left to draw the conclusion that the whole thing is john's idea. which doesn't exactly surprise me. i have no idea where jean-luc found it, but i think its priceless. rock on, you three. and give peace a chance.

john and yoko: thoughts

hey, did you ever look at a picture of the rapt and 'deeply-in-love' john lennon and yoko ono and wonder what in the world they were thinking? well, i gazed at this picture for quite a while one night, and i think i've solved the mystery.

john lennon is f***ing around

yeah, anyone who's ever flirted with the idea of being a beatles fan, has probably learned that they, (particularly early in their career) were encouraged to f*** around! often it was with props... like umbrellas, fake moustaches, canes, hats, coathangers, fruit, or in this case, naked broken baby dolls. yes, before the fab four realized that they, and not their publicity machine, had the 'power,' they were often subjected to the lamest of awkward photo opportunities. this shot is a good example. it looks like an outtake from the infamous 'butchered babies' cover... which i've never seen one of. i mean, i've never seen a real one, like one that was mid-60's released-before-it-was-banned. i think its hilarious that john has obviously put his own little rectangular stoner shades on the weirdy plastic baby. man, it gets more surreal the more i think about it. like, when john was brushing his teeth that morning, did he know he was going to be posing with busted naked dolls? the world is weird.

john vs. john

umm, i know i'm gonna get hit for this, but i think i choose john malkovich. especially in that outfit. but seriously though, if john l. and john m. got into a no-holds-barred fight to the death, i might bet on mr. lennon in that instance. he seems to have enough stuffed and buried rage to slaughter at least malkovich and damn keanu. (who was also in 'liaisons,' in case you forgot.) anyway, i hope you dig this slice of 'john-on-john' notebook art. okay, this is probably gonna be the last one i write tonight, so all of you be good, and i'll see you back here soon. i love you all.

joke break

okay, so this doesn't fit into the alphabet, but hey... a little joke break never hurt anybody. i can only imagine what kind of sniffity-goings-on happened when these two gents got together. bowie looks like, '...hey, where'd that camera come from?' and johnny's all like, asking him if he's got '...the stuff.' i'm sure this was backstage at some function. imagine the scintillating conversation. for what its worth, dig it.

lovely lennon

here is one of my favorite photographs of the legendary john lennon. i thought the sgt. pepper - walrus moustache look suited him very well. unfortunately, it was one of his briefest looks. it wasn't soon after that he opted for the moustache-less 'magical mystery' guise. i know i used to have a postcard of this photo on my bedroom wall back home. fortunately, its not a very difficult shot to find. man, just looking at it makes me want to roll something like 'penny lane' or 'strawberry fields.' i need to remember sometimes, how damned lucky i was to grow up in a household full of music... and perhaps more importantly, full of the beatles.

soft focus slash

yes, slashfic. you can almost imagine the clandestine whisperings and possibly even entire plotlines that could spring from a shot like this one. the handsome eye contact beneath those beatle bangs... the liverpudlian accents, muttering loaded phrases such as, '...paul can't find out,' or '...it was like, you were singing to me in the studio yesterday,' or even, that slashfic staple, '...you don't have to say it, mate.' hey, if you're into 'slash,' you'll get it, and if you're not, you won't. personally, i like the john-george pairing. did you know 'slashfic' has been around like, forever? like i'm sure there were teenage girls in medieval times imagining the local blacksmith and the dreamy sheepherder, who knows? i'll bet even the bronte sisters had some stories than never got officially recognized.