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The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version):Chapter 37: Caught in the Gunfire: John Lennon Down!

I arrived from Rome at JFK Airport in New York on a foggy November afternoon. Given the water damage to my unit at the Dakota I made reservations for myself at the Ritz-Carlton Central Park South. I checked in had a double Martini (the best in New York aside from the Yale Club) then hadContinue reading “The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version):Chapter 37: Caught in the Gunfire: John Lennon Down!”

The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version) :Chapter 27: Getting to Know My Sweet Italian Plum: Are Matters Getting Serious? Yoko Ono and Ginerva Hit it Off

My assignment with the United Mutations in New York had concluded but I received a call from Squid asking if I was wiling to address world leaders at a United Nation’s General Assembly meeting to determine if the United Mutations should be granted observer status at the United Nations. You can imagine the preparation thatContinue reading “The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version) :Chapter 27: Getting to Know My Sweet Italian Plum: Are Matters Getting Serious? Yoko Ono and Ginerva Hit it Off”

The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version):Chapter 23: Strolling Central Park with John Lennon: Getting Shivers from Chapmans

I met John Lennon in the lobby of the Dakota for his “guided tour” of Central Park. John explained to me the media was constantly on his tail as an ex-Beatle. We had a choice of a few service exits and slipped out to a bright spring day and headed into the park. John hadContinue reading “The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version):Chapter 23: Strolling Central Park with John Lennon: Getting Shivers from Chapmans”

The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version): Chapter 22: My Stint in New York Begins with a John Lennon Friendship

I arrived at New York’s Port Authority somewhat bleary eyed from my 10-hour overnight bus trip from Montreal. US immigration at the New York State border crossing had, due to “immigration falsehoods”, hauled off some twenty of the Amish on the bus returning them to Canada causing a two-hour delay. That cherry pie at theContinue reading “The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version): Chapter 22: My Stint in New York Begins with a John Lennon Friendship”

“The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous” : Chapter 23: Strolling Central Park with John Lennon: Getting Shivers From Chapman

I met John in the lobby of the Dakota for our tour of Central Park. John explained to me the media was constantly on his tail as an ex-Beatle. We had a choice of a few service exits and we slipped out to a bright spring day and headed into the park. John had putContinue reading ““The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous” : Chapter 23: Strolling Central Park with John Lennon: Getting Shivers From Chapman”