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YOKO STILL DEALING WITH HATE
"The hate is still there. I
didn’t like it and it does still hurt me. Lennon was suddenly
standing with a non-blonde. I didn’t mean to hurt anybody."
(Entered May 20, 2002)
Thanks to Richard Joly, ONOVOX
Full article: Scotsman
by Precious Williams
Williams describes the Yoko Ono she meets in the Dakota apartment:
"At 69, Ono is alarmingly youthful-looking. The
broad face with its strong features, that were so despised by
Lennon’s fans and mocked by her detractors, is make-up free and
unlined. Her brown eyes are intelligent and searching and her long
wiry dark hair has been cut into a short pixie-style cut and dyed
honey brown. She doesn’t seek to explain why her looks have been the
subject of such criticism when I ask her about the personal insults
flung her way. She says simply, 'Even my mother told me: "you
are a handsome woman but you’re not pretty. Pretty girls don’t
have those big bones"'. In fact, Ono is petite, standing at
around 5ft and moves with the agility of a woman 30 years her junior.
She says that nobody could deal with her being an Oriental woman who
was 'not like Madam Butterfly.'"
About her art, Yoko told Williams:
"The art world was not initially really accepting my kind of
work," she says. "I was ahead of my time. And the kind of
thing I’m interested in is not so much what is actually on paper or
actually there - it’s something that is beyond that. It’s a kind of
freedom from just being tied to objects and things that are in the
‘real world’. By conceptualising things you have an incredible
freedom.
"The fact that I was a Japanese woman had a lot to do with the
kind of attitude I received in the art world. Women are very
intelligent and not appreciated. We try to pretend that we are not
clever and it’s such a pity that we can’t show how clever we
are."
SEAN & BIJOU GET MUD BATHS AND MORE
(Entered May 20, 2002)
(From "Star" Magazine, May 28, 2002)
In the StarPeople department of the supermarket tabloid, Star, a
little item under the headline, COME TOGETHER: Sean Lennon and
22-year-old lady friend Bijou Phillips recently checked into the Two
Bunch Palms outside Palm Springs. There they enjoyed mud and
mineral baths, massages and what is apparently the latest Hollywood rage
- crystal sonic soundwave relaxation treatments.
(Sean and Bijou pictured here at the premiere of her film,
"Bully.")
YOKO LETS ACTOR USE
"JEALOUS GUY" IN MOVIE SOUNDTRACK
(Entered May 20, 2002)
(From "People" Magazine, 5/13/02 Edition)
Insider by Tom Cunneff reported that Ethan Hawke's directorial
debut, "Chelsea Walls" was enhanced by Yoko's generosity.
Jazz legend Jimmy Scott performed John Lennon's "Jealous Guy"
on the soundtrack. When Scott had told Hawke he wanted to cover
the song, Hawke was worried that the rights to the tune would cost more
than the independent movie's $200,000 budget. But Hawke sent a
copy of Scott's version of the song to Yoko. She was so delighted
by Scott's rendition and impressed with Hawke's efforts to make the
small budget film, that she granted the rights for peanuts.
YOKO
DONATES A BIKE
TO A GOOD CAUSE
(Entered May 13, 2002)
From: Yahoo
Yoko (pictured here with son, Sean Lennon in the 1980's) is one
of the famous people who has donated a personal bicycle to World
T.E.A.M
(The Exceptional Athlete Matters) Sports. Bikes have been
donated for auction by notable names in sports, journalism,
entertainment and public service at their Sixth Annual Celebrity
Bike Auction.
All proceeds will benefit World T.E.A.M. Sports' Face of America
2002 bicycle ride-a three-day, two-night, 270-mile journey from
New York City to Washington, DC to honor those killed on
September 11 and in other acts of violence against innocent
people.
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Senator John Kerry (D-MA),
Olympians, Paralympians and celebrities such as Christopher
Reeve and Greg LeMond will attend the bike auction. These
special guests will honor the work and mission of World T.E.A.M.
Sports and it's Co-Chairs Jim Benson and Peter Kiernan, the
organization's founder and founding director respectively.
In a special moment, World T.E.A.M. Sports will also pay tribute
to the five firefighters from Engine 33, Ladder 9 who biked
across the U.S. to thank the country for honoring their comrades
who were killed on September 11.
Besides Yoko, other celebrities whose bicycles will be auctioned
include:
Evander Holyfield
Greg LeMond
Britney Spears
Christopher Reeve
Rudolph Giuliani
Robin Williams
Paul Newman
Mo Vaughn
Tom Brokaw
Wynton Marsalis
NYC Firefighters Engine 33, Ladder 9 Team Nelly Sean "P.
Diddy" Combs
Paula Zahn
Campbell Brown
Cal Ripken
David Halberstam
The auction is to take place the evening of May 13 at The
Lighthouse, Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex,
Pier 61, located between 17th and 23rd Streets in New York City.
http://www.worldteamsports.org. |
(NOTE: Postcard of Yoko and Sean
taken at Sean's summer camp.
A batch of these was donated to IK! by
Yoko several years ago. The bike
pictured is not necessarily the bike
being auctioned.) |
YOKO
AND HOWARD STERN REPORTEDLY ATTEND
SAME "STAR WARS" PREVIEW
(Entered May 13, 2002)
(From Page Six,
NYPost)
(Photo Left: Howard Stern at "Star Wars" Premiere)
The gossip columnists at the New York Post's Page Six website reported
today that there was "nonstop applause and shouting at Tuesday night's preview
screening of 'Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones' at
the Ziegfeld." Page Six reports that
the jam-packed crowd loved George Lucas' latest film, but hated the
character Jar-Jar Binks.
The audience, including Yoko, Howard Stern, Robin Ophelia Quivers, and
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, let out a communal hiss as soon as the cartoon
character showed his face. Fortunately, Jar-Jar's screen time lasted
barely
a minute.
Jar Jar was lambasted when the "Phantom Menace" flick was
released, with some people claiming it was a racially stereotyped
character. Personally, I thought Jar Jar was a big pain and a
totally annoying character that should have been sent to the
"Trash" folder on George Lucas' computer. Jar Jar
single-handedly ruined the film for me, but, to be fair, a quick check
of Yahoo and we see that there actually are Jar Jar fans...such
as: The
International Society for the Preservation of Jar Jar Binks. and The
Jar Jar Fan Club.
SEAN IS HIJACKED INTO STERN PHONE INTERVIEW
(Entered May 6, 2002)
(Thanks to Kristina on the Sean list-serv and other
Sources)
Howard Stern, with the help of someone he knows named Hunter, was
able to waylay Sean Lennon at home and put him on the spot for a phone
interview on Friday.
IK! has not heard the interview yet. We've only read a synopsis of the
interview on the Into the Sun
website, which quoted from marksfriggin.com...so until or unless we hear
it for ourselves, our comments are based on the blow by blow description
given by 'friggin,' our own sources and our past experience reading
transcripts of interviews featuring Howard Stern's outrageous lies and
racial slurs aimed at the Lennon family.
According to friggin', Sean used the 'f' word liberally throughout the
few minutes he was on the air with Stern. One point he was able to
make is that his mother isn't as controlling as Howard thinks and that
Howard is also wrong about Julian not getting any of his father's
inheritance.
Howard apparently commented more than once that Sean doesn't have to
work for anything in his life because his mother has 'Beatles money' and
she will pay Sean's bills, but Sean informed Howard that he is trying to
make a career in music so he can make his own money.
Stern's hammering away about this money issue demonstrates what a
hypocrite he is, considering the fact that he makes literally millions
of dollars sitting around insulting people and is apparently too cheap,
lazy and/or dishonest to hire fact checkers to insure the accuracy of
his statements before he makes them on the air.
Not surprisingly, after the interview, Stern's fans had a racist, Yoko
and Sean-bashing field day on the Stern newsgroup, making comments such
as "What a humorless little **** he is. Talk about the definition
of the worthless rich kid." That was the only one I felt I
could repeat here - the rest were racist, sexually explicit diatribes by
ignorant people who don't know Sean or Yoko and obviously listen to
Howard Stern too much.
By the way, I've been told that Stern is planning to replay the
interview, possibly Tuesday (5/7/02)
DOCUMENTARY
ABOUT JOHN & YOKO DUE IN SEPTEMBER
(Entered May 1, 2002)
(Thanks
to HwyCDRrev)
News From Billboard:
On September 17, Image
Entertainment release "John & Yoko's Year of Peace," a
documentary chronicling the couple's anti-war campaign that began with
their honeymoon "Bed-In-for Peace" in March 1969. Compiled
from footage recently found in the basement of the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation, the DVD/VHS begins with scenes from the Montreal bed-in,
and follows John and Yoko throughout the year, the period in which
"Give Peace a Chance" was recorded.
Directed by journalist Paul McGrath and produced by Alan Lysaght, the
film captures many of the candid talks from the Montreal bed-in,
including John's interaction with such politically-oriented figures as
comedian Tommy Smothers, LSD-booster Timothy Leary, civil rights
activist Dick Gregory, and right-wing cartoonist Al Capp...(or as John
would later call him, "Al Crap.")
The DVD will also feature a commentary track from Yoko. "As an
interview she was insightful and inspirational," says Lysaght in a
release. "She was also valuable in terms of helping to secure the
necessary music rights, and even donated some personal photographs and
film footage to the project."
"John & Yoko's Year of Peace" includes new interviews with
those who were at the bed-ins.
CHRISTIE'S AUCTION UPDATE
(Entered May 1, 2002)
Two tape recordings of John Lennon
improvising songs and telling stories to his young stepdaughter sold for
$195,000 at an auction by Christie's. On one tape, recorded in the
summer of 1969, John is heard improvising songs and relating the tale of
a dwarf who lived in the garden to Kyoko, his then-6-year-old
stepdaughter by Yoko. That cassette brought $110,000.
The second tape is a 25-minute
recording of John developing the melody and lyrics of the song "She
Said She Said," which was later released on the Beatles'
"Revolver" album. The tape, which contained lyrics that never
made it into the finished version, sold for $85,200.
Both recordings were bought at Tuesday's auction by a private collector
from the United States.
The rare Lennon recordings were the
star lots in what proved to be Christie's best-ever sale of pop
memorabilia, which grossed a total of $770,000.
However, one of the advertised
highlights —Paul McCartney's handwritten lyrics for the song "Hey
Jude" — was withdrawn from sale at the last minute after Paul won
a legal challenge Monday to keep them out of the auction. He
claims the lyric sheet was stolen.
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