When I was 5 years old, my mom told me that happiness was the key to life.
When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I
wrote down “happy”. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment. I told
them they didn’t understand life.” – John Lennon
(special thanks to Tom Gilroy)
A couple of weeks ago, I was reminded of this video from a friend’s Facebook posting. I wrote about this video awhile back; the video successfully went viral (14.5M views!) and I love how social media keeps the good things coming back.
John Lennon – Yoko Ono – Barbara Loden
Uploaded by CinemaMonAmour. – Full seasons and entire episodes online.
There’s been a lot of good writing done on the film, including this from driftingclouds and filmmaker Mary Brownstien’s piece from HammerToNail. I was really struck by the quality of the performances and Loden’s willingness to let the camera linger. You can tell she is working with a tiny crew (4 people evidently) and the level of intimacy she achieves is a marvel. The budget, back in the day, was $115,000. It is required viewing.
8/31/10 Update: The New York Times just reported that WANDA is being restored. Time to rejoice!
“Playing For Change” combines three of my fave things in one nice package.
I got the album for Christmas the year it came out. I had matching glasses. I played the album over and over and stared at the photos and the poster. Every song entered my being, and is still there today. By the time this day rolled around 24 years ago, I felt that John was someone I need to move on from. My music had changed, but I was not truly ready to move on; I was only acting the angry young man part, a part that I had partially lifted from John. I am glad he lives on today. Imagine…
This site could not have been built without the help and insight of Michael Morgenstern. My thanks go out to him.
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