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Title: SHOCKER of the Decade: John Lennon was a Closet Republican and Reagan Fan (!)
Source: [None]
URL Source: http://reaganiterepublicanresistanc ... of-decade-john-lennon-was.html
Published: Jun 29, 2011
Author: reaganiterepublican
Post Date: 2011-06-29 11:54:41 by no gnu taxes
Keywords: None
Views: 12525
Comments: 33

"He was a very different person back in 1979 and 80 than he'd been when he wrote Imagine. By 1979 he looked back on that guy and was embarrassed by that guy's naivete."

First Alice Cooper... now this

John Lennon was a closet Republican, who felt a little embarrassed by his former radicalism, at the time of his death - according to the tragic Beatles star's last personal assistant.

Fred Seaman worked alongside the music legend from 1979 to Lennon's death at the end of 1980 and he reveals the star was a Ronald Reagan fan who enjoyed arguing with left-wing radicals who reminded him of his former self.

In new documentary Beatles Stories, Seaman tells filmmaker Seth Swirsky Lennon wasn't the peace-loving militant fans thought he was while he was his assistant.

He says, "John, basically, made it very clear that if he were an American he would vote for Reagan because he was really sour on (Democrat) Jimmy Carter.

"He'd met Reagan back, I think, in the 70s at some sporting event... Reagan was the guy who had ordered the National Guard, I believe, to go after the young (peace) demonstrators in Berkeley, so I think that John maybe forgot about that... He did express support for Reagan, which shocked me...

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#1. To: no gnu taxes (#0)

Checking this...

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-06-29   11:56:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: no gnu taxes (#0)

Utter bullshit.

Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao

Badeye  posted on  2011-06-29   12:13:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: no gnu taxes (#0)

I'm sorry, but I find this hard to believe.

war has to do something for entertainment. The voices in his head aren't speaking to him and his imaginary friends have found reasons not to come over anymore.

Rudgear  posted on  2011-06-29   12:26:00 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Badeye (#2)

Utter bullshit.

Maybe.

But he was definitely a different person at the end of the 70s than he was at the beginning.

Now, I know Iā€™m not going to change the minds of any of the True Believersā€¦those who read all of Reverend Alā€™s sermons, and say things like, ā€œYou know, global warming can mean warmer OR colder, wetter OR drier, cloudier OR sunnier, windier OR calmer, ā€¦ā€. Can I get an ā€˜amenā€™??

no gnu taxes  posted on  2011-06-29   12:28:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: no gnu taxes (#4)

Who wasn't?

Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao

Badeye  posted on  2011-06-29   12:42:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Badeye (#5)

Well his last album released right before his death (the first one he made in years) was lambasted by critics (up until his death anyway) for being too "corny" and family oriented .

Now, I know Iā€™m not going to change the minds of any of the True Believersā€¦those who read all of Reverend Alā€™s sermons, and say things like, ā€œYou know, global warming can mean warmer OR colder, wetter OR drier, cloudier OR sunnier, windier OR calmer, ā€¦ā€. Can I get an ā€˜amenā€™??

no gnu taxes  posted on  2011-06-29   12:45:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: no gnu taxes (#6)

I was on the road and bought Playboy because it featured a John Lennon interview. I read it that evening and the next morning I woke up to hear he was murdered. It was a spooky turn of events.

Fred Mertz  posted on  2011-06-29   12:48:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: Fred Mertz (#7)

I had read that interview the weekend before...

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-06-29   12:51:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: no gnu taxes (#6)

Well his last album released right before his death (the first one he made in years) was lambasted by critics (up until his death anyway) for being too "corny" and family oriented .

I'd like to think he fought his way out of the darkness of liberalism and into the light. I still remember the shock I felt when I heard he'd been killed.

war has to do something for entertainment. The voices in his head aren't speaking to him and his imaginary friends have found reasons not to come over anymore.

Rudgear  posted on  2011-06-29   12:52:11 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: war (#8)

My two older sisters were big time Beatles fans. I think they went to see them when they played in Shea (?) stadium. They played their albums all the time - to the point that I knew what the next song was, even years later. My one sister loved John Lennon. I still like their music.

Fred Mertz  posted on  2011-06-29   12:58:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: no gnu taxes (#0)

"He'd met Reagan back, I think, in the 70s at some sporting event... Reagan was the guy who had ordered the National Guard, I believe, to go after the young (peace) demonstrators in Berkeley, so I think that John maybe forgot about that... He did express support for Reagan, which shocked me...

Demonstrators originally were mainly over People's Park.

mininggold  posted on  2011-06-29   12:59:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: Fred Mertz (#10)

Abolsutely love The Beatles...

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-06-29   12:59:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: Fred Mertz (#10)

My two older sisters were big time Beatles fans. I think they went to see them when they played in Shea (?) stadium. They played their albums all the time - to the point that I knew what the next song was, even years later. My one sister loved John Lennon. I still like their music.

I attended their last US concert. Candlestick was real cold and I couldn't hear much of the music.

mininggold  posted on  2011-06-29   13:01:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: mininggold (#11)

Starting out with Berkeley Free Speech
And later on at People's Park
The winds of change fanned into flames
Student demonstrations spark
Down to Isla Vista where police felt so harassed
They called the special riot squad of the L. A. County Sheriff

Well there's a riot going on
There's a riot going on
There's a riot going on
Student demonstration time

The violence spread down South to where Jackson State brothers
Learned not to say nasty things about Southern policemen's mothers
Nothing much was said about it and really next to nothing done
The pen is mightier than the sword, but no match for a gun


Well there's a riot going on
There's a riot going on
Well there's a riot going on
'Cause it's student demonstration time


America was stunned on May 4, 1970
When rally turned to riot up at Kent State University
They said the students scared the Guard
Though the troops were battle dressed
Four martyrs earned a new degree
The Bachelor of Bullets

I know we're all fed up with useless wars and racial strife
But next time there's a riot, well, you best stay out of sight

Well there's a riot going on
There's a riot going on
Well there's a riot going on
Student demonstration time

Stay away when there's a riot going on
Student demonstration

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-06-29   13:01:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#15. To: mininggold (#13)

I went to those Beatle movies, but never saw them live.

Fred Mertz  posted on  2011-06-29   13:04:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#16. To: war (#14) (Edited)

All I remember was breathing through vinegar rags to counteract the Mace and trying to figure out where the classes were to be held off campus, while avoiding the large crowds roaming up and down Bancroft. Oh and walking into the pitch dark White Hall main lecture hall and almost falling through the floor while trying to find the lights only to find out that it had been burned the night before. No markings, no barracades or nothing. The vinegar rags I breathed through had diminished the smell of smoke.

mininggold  posted on  2011-06-29   13:17:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#17. To: Fred Mertz (#15)

I went to those Beatle movies, but never saw them live.

They were driven directly into the stadium in a modified Brinks truck which we had inadvertently followed from the airport.

mininggold  posted on  2011-06-29   13:20:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#18. To: mininggold (#17) (Edited)

The Shea Stadium concert on August 15, 1965 was record breaking and one of the most famous concert events of its era. It set records for attendance and revenue generation. Promoter Sid Bernstein said, "Over 55,000 people saw the Beatles at Shea Stadium. We took $304,000, the greatest gross ever in the history of show business."[1] This demonstrated that outdoor concerts on a large scale could be successful and profitable.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles%27_1965_US_tour

This is the concert my sisters attended.

Fred Mertz  posted on  2011-06-29   13:23:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#19. To: no gnu taxes (#0)

So Sergeant Pepper took you ... by surprise.

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Whatcha lookin' at, butthead
Why don't you make like a tree and get out of here?

Biff Tannen  posted on  2011-06-29   13:46:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#20. To: Fred Mertz (#7)

I was on the road and bought Playboy because it featured a John Lennon interview.

I only bought those things for the pictures.

-------------------------------------
Whatcha lookin' at, butthead
Why don't you make like a tree and get out of here?

Biff Tannen  posted on  2011-06-29   13:50:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#21. To: Fred Mertz (#7)

I was on the road and bought Playboy because it featured a John Lennon interview. I read it that evening and the next morning I woke up to hear he was murdered. It was a spooky turn of events.

I was down in a barracks in Norfolk watching MNF, heard it from Cosell.

Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao

Badeye  posted on  2011-06-29   14:48:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#22. To: Badeye (#21)

Shouldn't you have been in the Middle of some Dark Knight on the Indian Ocean in December of 1980?

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-06-29   14:50:45 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#23. To: Badeye (#21)

I was in Germany and heard the news the next morning.

Fred Mertz  posted on  2011-06-29   14:53:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#24. To: Fred Mertz (#23)

Did you ever read The Odessa File?

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-06-29   15:02:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#25. To: Fred Mertz (#18)

Over 55,000 people saw the Beatles at Shea Stadium. We took $304,000,

Less than $6 per person?

You couldn't get a bottle of water at an outdoor concert for that these days.

Now, I know Iā€™m not going to change the minds of any of the True Believersā€¦those who read all of Reverend Alā€™s sermons, and say things like, ā€œYou know, global warming can mean warmer OR colder, wetter OR drier, cloudier OR sunnier, windier OR calmer, ā€¦ā€. Can I get an ā€˜amenā€™??

no gnu taxes  posted on  2011-06-29   15:02:52 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#26. To: Biff Tannen (#19)

Great tune...one of his best...

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-06-29   15:03:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#27. To: no gnu taxes (#25)

The riders alone these days are 1/2mil...

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-06-29   15:03:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#28. To: war (#24)

No I haven't. I may have seen the movie many moons ago.

Fred Mertz  posted on  2011-06-29   15:06:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#29. To: Fred Mertz (#28)

Book set in Germany, main character, who was a Beatles fan, in fact on his way to see The Beatles play in Hamburg, IIRC, hears that JFK was shot and killed.

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-06-29   15:10:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#30. To: Fred Mertz (#28)

Read it if you get a chance. Very good thriller. Movie with John Voigt and Maximillion Schell sucked...

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-06-29   15:11:52 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#31. To: Fred Mertz (#18)

"Over 55,000 people saw the Beatles at Shea Stadium. We took $304,000, the greatest gross ever in the history of show business."[1] This demonstrated that outdoor concerts on a large scale could be successful and profitable.

My best friend won the tickets from a local car dealership raffle that the four of us used to get in.

mininggold  posted on  2011-06-29   15:15:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#32. To: mininggold (#31)

Beatlemania became a word.

Fred Mertz  posted on  2011-06-29   15:27:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#33. To: Fred Mertz (#7)

You buy a playboy and read the articles. I would have looked at the pictures instead.

A K A Stone  posted on  2011-06-30   9:11:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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