Comments on: Yoko Ono, lover of rare books and antiquarian book fairs http://boingboing.net/2010/04/15/yoko-ono-lover-of-ra.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 03:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: ultranaut http://boingboing.net/2010/04/15/yoko-ono-lover-of-ra.html#comment-761721 ultranaut Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-761721 I don't get the popular hatred of Yoko at all, she seems really cool. I don’t get the popular hatred of Yoko at all, she seems really cool.

]]> By: schabot http://boingboing.net/2010/04/15/yoko-ono-lover-of-ra.html#comment-761755 schabot Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-761755 Yoko Ono dropping John Lennon's name in an interview? Shocking! Yoko Ono dropping John Lennon’s name in an interview? Shocking!

]]> By: Wuss Brillis http://boingboing.net/2010/04/15/yoko-ono-lover-of-ra.html#comment-761771 Wuss Brillis Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-761771 I love it when she knits blindfolded on the Instant Karma (Yet another reason John is awesome) video. I love it when she knits blindfolded on the Instant Karma (Yet another reason John is awesome) video.

]]> By: Keith http://boingboing.net/2010/04/15/yoko-ono-lover-of-ra.html#comment-761772 Keith Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-761772 Yes, why would anyone mention their beloved dead spouse, who also happens to be a world famous musician? It's unimaginable why anyone would bring this up when speaking about a subject they shared together in life. Yes, why would anyone mention their beloved dead spouse, who also happens to be a world famous musician? It’s unimaginable why anyone would bring this up when speaking about a subject they shared together in life.

]]> By: robnit http://boingboing.net/2010/04/15/yoko-ono-lover-of-ra.html#comment-761775 robnit Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-761775 Why does she feel we need to hear his last name to know who she's talking about? So odd. Why does she feel we need to hear his last name to know who she’s talking about? So odd.

]]> By: scifijazznik http://boingboing.net/2010/04/15/yoko-ono-lover-of-ra.html#comment-761778 scifijazznik Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-761778 Yes! Yes!

]]> By: dculberson http://boingboing.net/2010/04/15/yoko-ono-lover-of-ra.html#comment-761782 dculberson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-761782 Yeah! So strange, so very strange. Almost like a human. But we must be careful anthropomorphizing these creatures. The famous are not people, amirite? Yeah! So strange, so very strange. Almost like a human. But we must be careful anthropomorphizing these creatures. The famous are not people, amirite?

]]> By: valdis http://boingboing.net/2010/04/15/yoko-ono-lover-of-ra.html#comment-761788 valdis Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-761788 @robnit: Keep in mind that for anybody under 30, John Lennon has always been dead, and if she had said just "John", all the people who didn't know Lennon was her husband wouldn't have any referent who John was - and the fact that she kept her own name rather than going by "Yoko Lennon" (or would it be "Ono Lennon", that always trips me up) doesn't help there. True story - Around 1984, Julian Lennon was on the charts with his own album "Gavotte". I was in a record store, and overheard these two kids found a copy of John's "Shaved Fish" album. One asks "Who is this guy?", and the other replies "I dunno, I think it's Julian's kid brother...". @robnit: Keep in mind that for anybody under 30, John Lennon has always been dead, and if she had said just “John”, all the people who didn’t know Lennon was her husband wouldn’t have any referent who John was – and the fact that she kept her own name rather than going by “Yoko Lennon” (or would it be “Ono Lennon”, that always trips me up) doesn’t help there.

True story – Around 1984, Julian Lennon was on the charts with his own album “Gavotte”. I was in a record store, and overheard these two kids found a copy of John’s “Shaved Fish” album. One asks “Who is this guy?”, and the other replies “I dunno, I think it’s Julian’s kid brother…”.

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