Does anybody know/read something about John meeting other celebs? There are pics with John and for example Matt Dillon or Peter Lawford....does anyone know more about it?
Michael Caine and John Lennon actually met in Cannes somewhere in the mid 60s. I read Michael Caines Biography - which is very funny, by the way - and this is what he tells:
“…The Beatles were there, too and we all wound up one afternoon at the reception given by the British consul in the ballroom at the Carlton. All the stars had to line up and shake hands with the people that the Consul had invited. I was positioned next to John Lennon. It very quickly became obvious to us that the guests were mainly old British expats who knew the consul or somebody and had just come for the afternoon out. A lot of them knew nothing about films, the Festival and even less about England, where they had not lived for years, so John and I changed our names to see if anybody would react. He introduced himself as Joe Lemon and I used my real name of Maurice Micklewhite. As each group approached us we would introduce ourselves (none of them having the faintest idea who we were) and when they asked us what we did for a living, John would point at me and say, ‘I’m his assistant,’ and I in turn would point at John and say, ‘I’m in charge of him.’ That evening, I met up with John again at one of the big parties that were thrown every night of the Festival. This one took place in a great mansion overlooking the sea. Of all the Beatles, John seemed to me to be the most natural loner. An early example of this was his book In His Own Write. Even then, in the mid-sixties, it struck me as his first attempt at going alone. At that time he was very tough and abrasive – such a contrast to his later spirituality. At one point in the party I wanted to go to the lavatory and was trying each door handle in turn, only to find them all occupied. I was getting desperate, when John came rushing up, also dying to go. I warned him that all the loos were engaged. ‘Let’s find one upstairs,’ he said, and we both went charging around the bedroom of the hostess trying to locate the right door. We opened every cupboard on the landing before I finally found the bathroom door behind the hostess’ bed. I rushed in, relieved myself and came quickly out to let John have his turn, only to find him peeing out of the bedroom window. ‘I couldn’t wait,’ he explained, busy directing his stream through a narrow opening. ‘You’ve done some on the curtains,’ I hissed, looking round the door to see if anyone was coming upstairs. John finally finished and as we left the bedroom I said to him, ‘You’ve ruined her bloody curtains.’ ‘They’re rich,’ he replied in his slow drawl. ‘f*** ‘em.’….”
May Pang said that John was just as starstruck as most people, and got excited at events where there were other celebs. She said that's why (she thinks) he never minded signing autographs because he was a fan as well as a star.
I like the story of how John always was infatuated with Brigitte Bardot, and a dinner for the two was arranged, but he dropped some pretty potend Acid beforehand and couldn't speak the whole time.
I like the story of how John always was infatuated with Brigitte Bardot, and a dinner for the two was arranged, but he dropped some pretty potend Acid beforehand and couldn't speak the whole time.
This is how Donavan remebers John. "there's a good guru" - I like that
Donovan: "Here's a nice story that comes to mind concerning my time with the Beatles. It was 1968 in India, we were all gathered together in the Maharishi's bungalow, four Beatles, one Beach Boy, Mia Farrow and me. Maharishi was on the floor sitting cross-legged, but the rest of us were all still standing around as we'd just arrived. Anyway there was a kind of embarrassed hush in the room and John Lennon (always the funny one) decided to break the silence so he walked up to the Maharishi, patted him on the head and quietly said, 'There's a good guru.' John certainly had a wicked tongue all right, but he was honest to a fault. Therefore, many people often considered him to be very hard and forward. Actually, that's how he protected his sensitivities, by saying exactly what he felt. As far as I'm concerned, he ranks up there with Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Gandhi as a figure for peace in the world."
I've got a feeling, a feeling deep inside. Words Of Love
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I remember seeing that picture of John & Yoko with Muhammad Ali a long time ago & the only smart thing Jimmy Carter ever did was inviting them to his inaugural.
I want you, I want you so bad babe. I want you, I want you so bad. It's driving me mad, it's driving me mad.
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