JOHN LENNON SUITE (Rooms 408-409)
JOHN LENNON SUITE (Rooms 408-409)
The coming together of John and Yoko resulted in not only one of the great love stories of the Twentieth Century ,but also one of the oddest. Yoko arrived into the UK in September 1966 as a performing member of Fluxus, a radical multimedia New York art movement that embodied all aspects of the avant-garde. She performed in Liverpool at the Bluecoat Arts Centre and in London she staged an exhibition at the newly opened Indica Gallery. It was there that she first met John Lennon on November 9th, a meeting that was to change the direction of both of their lives forever.
Paul had been involved with both the India Gallery and the avant-garde scene in general, prior to John’s first visit and it still irks Paul to this day that he is portrayed as the “safe Beatle” and John as the “cutting edge Beatle”. In truth Paul was interacting with the London Underground scene long before John, who was isolated in Suburbia with Cynthia and Julian. John’s memories of his first encounter were vivid as it had such a profound effect upon him. He was impressed with the honesty and humour in her work. He laughed when he saw an exhibit of a fresh apple , accompanied by a price tag of £200 (an astronomical sum in those days). The concept was to buy the apple and then over the next few weeks watch it de-compose in front of your very eyes. Little did John realize that this was to be a precursor of his own future business plans. John was handed a placard that implored him to “Breathe” and he climbed to the top of a ladder where he found a small inscribed message on a canvas that said ”YES”. He later recalled at being bowled over by both the positive nature and simplicity of the messages even predicting that if the message had been “NO”, he would have been alienated by the negativity. John ‘s intrigue was to later transform into infatuation and ultimately a deep and intense love. Whilst he was in India visiting the Maharishi with Cynthia he insisted on meditating alone. Cyn later discovered he was merely sloping off to receive his daily communiqués from Yoko. Upon his return from India it was only a matter of time before he split from his wife. The events surrounding the discovery of his affair were in itself bizarre, Cynthia returning early from a holiday to find both Yoko and John in bathrobes in the marital home. Her response was to invite them out for dinner which was politely declined. The divorce followed soon after with Cynthia receiving the princely sum of £100,000. (ENOUGH TO BUY 500 OF YOKO’S APPLES !!) What a contrast to Paul’s experience with Heather Mills.
Meeting Yoko had a profound effect upon John and ultimately she was to replace both Cynthia and Paul in his heart. Fluxus had utilized billboards and posters, “organised street events and happenings”, guerrilla theatre and had recorded experimental electronic music and film . Yoko had exhibited in pure white and had published a book of her work called “Grapefruit” which encouraged people to “imagine”. Much of her work carried the tag “Unfinished”. It is easy with the benefit of hindsight to now co- credit Yoko with a lot of the work that was completed in the name of John Lennon alone . Her Fluxus footprint is all over John’s later work . His artistic and creative talents were completely re-invigorated and redirected after his meeting with Yoko and just as he had divorced Cynthia , he later wanted a divorce from The Beatles, which had become a strait jacket for him. To all intents and purposes, John during the last two years of the band had actively pursued a solo career as he made a number of experimental albums and films and had issued singles and a live album under the name “Plastic Ono Band”, which had performed live on a number of occasions. “Fluxus’ aim had been to provoke and shock ,weapons which had always been in Lennon’s arsenal, but were now to be deployed on a more regular and wanton basis than ever before. Yoko’s influence is unequivocal but she was initially cruelly portrayed by the media as the Devil incarnate , for the mis-conception that she was responsible for the break up of The Beatles . Fittingly, history has been kinder to her and she has gained fresh credibility and respect from a world that now recognizes the true spirit of her positive messages. Indeed it appears that everybody has now caught up with John, who had thirty years ago and more, embraced such qualities with open arms.
Anjorbirdkansing is painted and owned by ©SHANNON It is the second most popular painting in the hotel featuring the macaw that is seen in the Mad Day Out photography session. It is also the largest.
JOHN LENNON SUITE (Rooms 408-409)
The coming together of John and Yoko resulted in not only one of the great love stories of the Twentieth Century ,but also one of the oddest. Yoko arrived into the UK in September 1966 as a performing member of Fluxus, a radical multimedia New York art movement that embodied all aspects of the avant-garde. She performed in Liverpool at the Bluecoat Arts Centre and in London she staged an exhibition at the newly opened Indica Gallery. It was there that she first met John Lennon on November 9th, a meeting that was to change the direction of both of their lives forever.
Paul had been involved with both the India Gallery and the avant-garde scene in general, prior to John’s first visit and it still irks Paul to this day that he is portrayed as the “safe Beatle” and John as the “cutting edge Beatle”. In truth Paul was interacting with the London Underground scene long before John, who was isolated in Suburbia with Cynthia and Julian. John’s memories of his first encounter were vivid as it had such a profound effect upon him. He was impressed with the honesty and humour in her work. He laughed when he saw an exhibit of a fresh apple , accompanied by a price tag of £200 (an astronomical sum in those days). The concept was to buy the apple and then over the next few weeks watch it de-compose in front of your very eyes. Little did John realize that this was to be a precursor of his own future business plans. John was handed a placard that implored him to “Breathe” and he climbed to the top of a ladder where he found a small inscribed message on a canvas that said ”YES”. He later recalled at being bowled over by both the positive nature and simplicity of the messages even predicting that if the message had been “NO”, he would have been alienated by the negativity. John ‘s intrigue was to later transform into infatuation and ultimately a deep and intense love. Whilst he was in India visiting the Maharishi with Cynthia he insisted on meditating alone. Cyn later discovered he was merely sloping off to receive his daily communiqués from Yoko. Upon his return from India it was only a matter of time before he split from his wife. The events surrounding the discovery of his affair were in itself bizarre, Cynthia returning early from a holiday to find both Yoko and John in bathrobes in the marital home. Her response was to invite them out for dinner which was politely declined. The divorce followed soon after with Cynthia receiving the princely sum of £100,000. (ENOUGH TO BUY 500 OF YOKO’S APPLES !!) What a contrast to Paul’s experience with Heather Mills.
Meeting Yoko had a profound effect upon John and ultimately she was to replace both Cynthia and Paul in his heart. Fluxus had utilized billboards and posters, “organised street events and happenings”, guerrilla theatre and had recorded experimental electronic music and film . Yoko had exhibited in pure white and had published a book of her work called “Grapefruit” which encouraged people to “imagine”. Much of her work carried the tag “Unfinished”. It is easy with the benefit of hindsight to now co- credit Yoko with a lot of the work that was completed in the name of John Lennon alone . Her Fluxus footprint is all over John’s later work . His artistic and creative talents were completely re-invigorated and redirected after his meeting with Yoko and just as he had divorced Cynthia , he later wanted a divorce from The Beatles, which had become a strait jacket for him. To all intents and purposes, John during the last two years of the band had actively pursued a solo career as he made a number of experimental albums and films and had issued singles and a live album under the name “Plastic Ono Band”, which had performed live on a number of occasions. “Fluxus’ aim had been to provoke and shock ,weapons which had always been in Lennon’s arsenal, but were now to be deployed on a more regular and wanton basis than ever before. Yoko’s influence is unequivocal but she was initially cruelly portrayed by the media as the Devil incarnate , for the mis-conception that she was responsible for the break up of The Beatles . Fittingly, history has been kinder to her and she has gained fresh credibility and respect from a world that now recognizes the true spirit of her positive messages. Indeed it appears that everybody has now caught up with John, who had thirty years ago and more, embraced such qualities with open arms.
Anjorbirdkansing is painted and owned by ©SHANNON It is the second most popular painting in the hotel featuring the macaw that is seen in the Mad Day Out photography session. It is also the largest.
JOHN LENNON SUITE (Rooms 408-409)
The coming together of John and Yoko resulted in not only one of the great love stories of the Twentieth Century ,but also one of the oddest. Yoko arrived into the UK in September 1966 as a performing member of Fluxus, a radical multimedia New York art movement that embodied all aspects of the avant-garde. She performed in Liverpool at the Bluecoat Arts Centre and in London she staged an exhibition at the newly opened Indica Gallery. It was there that she first met John Lennon on November 9th, a meeting that was to change the direction of both of their lives forever.
Paul had been involved with both the India Gallery and the avant-garde scene in general, prior to John’s first visit and it still irks Paul to this day that he is portrayed as the “safe Beatle” and John as the “cutting edge Beatle”. In truth Paul was interacting with the London Underground scene long before John, who was isolated in Suburbia with Cynthia and Julian. John’s memories of his first encounter were vivid as it had such a profound effect upon him. He was impressed with the honesty and humour in her work. He laughed when he saw an exhibit of a fresh apple , accompanied by a price tag of £200 (an astronomical sum in those days). The concept was to buy the apple and then over the next few weeks watch it de-compose in front of your very eyes. Little did John realize that this was to be a precursor of his own future business plans. John was handed a placard that implored him to “Breathe” and he climbed to the top of a ladder where he found a small inscribed message on a canvas that said ”YES”. He later recalled at being bowled over by both the positive nature and simplicity of the messages even predicting that if the message had been “NO”, he would have been alienated by the negativity. John ‘s intrigue was to later transform into infatuation and ultimately a deep and intense love. Whilst he was in India visiting the Maharishi with Cynthia he insisted on meditating alone. Cyn later discovered he was merely sloping off to receive his daily communiqués from Yoko. Upon his return from India it was only a matter of time before he split from his wife. The events surrounding the discovery of his affair were in itself bizarre, Cynthia returning early from a holiday to find both Yoko and John in bathrobes in the marital home. Her response was to invite them out for dinner which was politely declined. The divorce followed soon after with Cynthia receiving the princely sum of £100,000. (ENOUGH TO BUY 500 OF YOKO’S APPLES !!) What a contrast to Paul’s experience with Heather Mills.
Meeting Yoko had a profound effect upon John and ultimately she was to replace both Cynthia and Paul in his heart. Fluxus had utilized billboards and posters, “organised street events and happenings”, guerrilla theatre and had recorded experimental electronic music and film . Yoko had exhibited in pure white and had published a book of her work called “Grapefruit” which encouraged people to “imagine”. Much of her work carried the tag “Unfinished”. It is easy with the benefit of hindsight to now co- credit Yoko with a lot of the work that was completed in the name of John Lennon alone . Her Fluxus footprint is all over John’s later work . His artistic and creative talents were completely re-invigorated and redirected after his meeting with Yoko and just as he had divorced Cynthia , he later wanted a divorce from The Beatles, which had become a strait jacket for him. To all intents and purposes, John during the last two years of the band had actively pursued a solo career as he made a number of experimental albums and films and had issued singles and a live album under the name “Plastic Ono Band”, which had performed live on a number of occasions. “Fluxus’ aim had been to provoke and shock ,weapons which had always been in Lennon’s arsenal, but were now to be deployed on a more regular and wanton basis than ever before. Yoko’s influence is unequivocal but she was initially cruelly portrayed by the media as the Devil incarnate , for the mis-conception that she was responsible for the break up of The Beatles . Fittingly, history has been kinder to her and she has gained fresh credibility and respect from a world that now recognizes the true spirit of her positive messages. Indeed it appears that everybody has now caught up with John, who had thirty years ago and more, embraced such qualities with open arms.
Anjorbirdkansing is painted and owned by ©SHANNON It is the second most popular painting in the hotel featuring the macaw that is seen in the Mad Day Out photography session. It is also the largest.