Dispensary Corner 17 Aug 10
August 17, 2010
FROM beyond the grave...
A surprised folk-singer, Steve
Tilson, has received a personal
letter of advice from John Lennon
30 years after he had passed away.
According to reports, Lennon
wrote to Tilson after he read an
interview with him in ZigZag
Magazine, where he discussed his
fears that fame and wealth may
be the ruination of his songwriting.
Written by John Lennon’s own
hand and signed by both himself
and Yoko Ono, the letter of
encouragement told Tilson not to
worry because “being rich doesn’t
change your experience in the
way you think.”
“The only difference, basically,
is that you don’t have to worry
about money - food - roof etc.
But all other experiences -
emotions - relationships - are the
same as anybody’s, I know, I’ve
been rich and poor, so has Yoko
(rich - poor - rich) so whaddaya
think of that?” Lennon added.
Sadly the letter, which included
Lennon’s home address and
contact numbers, never reached
Tilson, as somehow it was
waylaid, and the folk singer first
heard of it recently when he was
contacted by a collector for
verification purposes.
SOME band-aids please!
Chinese authorities have
developed a novel concept to keep
citizens from enjoying a rest on
public benches for too long, with
the instillation of timed seat spikes.
The benches have been
installed at the Yantai Park in
Shangdong province, and require
patrons to feed a coin meter in
order to avoid a spiking.
According to Park officials, the
spikes are not designed to inflict
serious injury, but rather prevent
the sitter from getting comfortable.
Ironically the idea for the
benches came from a German
art installation, in which the artist
was protesting modern
commercialisation.
“He didn’t foresee that a very
practical country like China
might actually use them for real,”
said an un-named commentator.
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