Книга Мэй Панг

А как обошлись?!!!?

2iandri:

>А как обошлись?!!!?
Набираете в поисковике Мэй Пэнг "Любить Джона Леннона" и читаете. Выводы делаете самостоятельно.

2Пожарский1 - да, наверное. из них, тех с кем по-скотски обошлись Джон и Й и кто на протяжении 35 и более лет по-немногу эту боль компенсирует, можно целый литературный клуб составить.

2JohnWLennon:

>2Пожарский1 - да, наверное. из них, тех с кем
>по-скотски обошлись Джон и Й и кто на протяжении
>35 и более лет по-немногу эту боль компенсирует,
>можно целый литературный клуб составить.
Верно - литературный клуб существует уже долго. Продолжает действовать примета: всё, что касается Битлз, приносит деньги.Но Мэй Пэнг написала книгу, по-моему, году в 83-ем. Сразу после смерти Джона, и книга написана с благодарностью в душе за то, что в её жизни была любовь с Джоном. Остальные просто зарабатывают...

2Пожарский1 - я только за публикацию, но вопрос - что же такое Инстаматик Карма, как не зарабатывание? Столько лет редчайшие фотографии, не интимные, а достойные печати, лежали без движения, набирая ценный вес (вон, фотка с подписанием в Дисней отеле оценивается в миллион 200 тыс фунтов). вот и настала пора...)))

2JohnWLennon:

>2Пожарский1 - я только за публикацию, но вопрос
>- что же такое Инстаматик Карма, как не зарабатывание?
>Столько лет редчайшие фотографии, не интимные,
>а достойные печати, лежали без движения, набирая
>ценный вес (вон, фотка с подписанием в Дисней
>отеле оценивается в миллион 200 тыс фунтов). вот
>и настала пора...)))
А почему бы ей и не заработать? Фотки действительно поднялись в цене... Я только "за".

Excerpt: 'Instamatic Karma'
May Pang Reveals HerLennon Photos for the First Time in the Book

John Lennon lived with May Pang from 1973 to 1975 when he and his wife Yoko Ono were having problems and separated.

Music icon John Lennon has been immortalized thousands of times in pictures and photographs, but perhaps none are as personal as May Pang's snapshots of the Beatle. In "Instamatic Karma," Pang, who was Lennon's girlfriend from 1973 to 1975, goes public for the first time with some of the couple's most personal pictures. The photos show Lennon at work and at play, and offer important insight into the character of one of the world's most popular musicians.

Read an excerpt of "Instamatic Karma" below.

OUR APARTMENT, NYC

We decided to find a permanent home in New York in May 1974. My cramped studio on East 89th was fine for a pit-stop, but it wasn't going to work for the long term. While John was working on Pussy Cats, Eddie Germano, general manager of Record Plant Studios, told us there was an apartment available in his building.

The address was 434 East 52nd Street. The apartment we looked at was called the Penthouse Tower B. When we opened the front door, we were greeted by a steep staircase that led up to a rooftop apartment. Although it was a small one-bedroom, it had a nice kitchen, a large living room with a working fireplace, and a balcony that overlooked the East River (which is where we would see the UFO that John referred to in the booklet for Walls and Bridges). We ended up using the living room as our bedroom and entertaining center, and kept the small bedroom as a dressing room and as Julian's room when he came to stay.

One great advantage of living in that apartment building was having a neighbor like Eddie. He was the guy to go to if you needed anything, and he would always oblige John. If John needed anything at the studio, he'd tell Eddie and it'd be ready when we got there. He even outfitted our apartment with a state-of-the-art sound system so John would be enveloped in sound and could study his mixes.

We brought in a platform king-size bed and the largest-screen TV available in those days: a twenty-seven-inch Sony Trinitron. Our bed became "Lennon Central"—with the cable box, telephone and sound system all within reach. John dreamed his hit song "#9 Dream" in this bed.

One day while John was recording, the studio receptionist brought in a litter of cats. John immediately knew what I was thinking and said, "No, we can't, we're traveling too much."

I picked up a black one and put him over my shoulder. When I came back into the recording room with him, John rolled his eyes and said, "Now you've done it! Now you've done it!" I had a moment of wondering what I'd done, when he came over, started petting him and said, "Well I guess we have to have a cat."

At the end of the day when we were leaving, he asked if there were any left. We went back to get the only kitten that remained – a white one that no one wanted because she was so loud. John christened them Major and Minor. He loved those cats. It reminded him of his days with Aunt Mimi (whom he playfully referred to as the "Cat Woman").

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/WinterConcert/story?id=4378931&page=1

Interview: May Pang talks about her new book

http://www.daytrippin.com/maypangmar08.htm

May Pang in New York.


If there’s one thing that May Pang has been fighting for the last 28 years, it’s the idea that John Lennon was depressed, isolated and out of control during the 18 months she lived with him, from the summer of 1973 to early 1975, when he reconciled with his second wife, Yoko Ono.

Ms. Pang in 1974.


Lennon himself fostered that notion by referring to the time as his “Lost Weekend.”

John Lennon posing with a Harley-Davidson motorcycle during a stop between Las Vegas and Los Angeles.


But to Ms. Pang, now 57, the “Lost Weekend” was a remarkably productive time, during which Lennon completed three albums — “Mind Games,” “Walls and Bridges” and “Rock ’n’ Roll” — produced albums for Ringo Starr and Harry Nilsson, and recorded with David Bowie, Elton John and Mick Jagger.

Lennon and May Pang in 1974.


Ms. Pang’s new book, “Instamatic Karma” (St. Martin’s Press), is a 140-page collection of casual photos that she took during her time with Lennon. Apart from a handful that were included in her 1983 memoir, “Loving John,” she has kept them in a shoe box in her closet, occasionally pulling them out to show friends.

Lennon during an outing on the Long Island Sound in 1974.


In the pages of “Instamatic Karma” Lennon looks relaxed and happy, and is seen spending time with his first son, Julian, as well as with some famous friends. He is shown working in the recording studio, swimming in Long Island Sound, clowning around in Central Park and visiting Disney World.

Ms. Pang, left, and Cynthia Lennon.


“They are personal and unique and very touching,” said Ms. Lennon, Lennon’s first wife, who flew to New York from her home in Mallorca, Spain, to be the host of Ms. Pang’s publication party at the Cutting Room on Tuesday. Ms. Lennon got to know Ms. Pang when she escorted her son, Julian, on trips to visit his father.

Lennon wresting with his friend and fellow musician Harry Nilsson.


Ms. Pang captured Lennon’s signing the agreement that dissolved the Beatles’ partnership on Dec. 29, 1974. Given that he had been particularly militant about leaving the Beatles in 1969, it might seem odd to learn that he did so wistfully. Not to Ms. Pang. “Everybody changes,” she said. “With John things changed on a daily basis. It’s a question of time.”

Lennon swimming in the Long Island Sound in 1974.


“There was no animosity,” she added. “And even though they all felt they had to break up to get to the next level of their musical careers, John had started this band that changed the world. It changed pop culture. It changed how we live and how we dress. And he knew that. So when he sat down to sign, he knew that this was it. His was the last signature. As he had started the group, he was the one to end it.”

A Fond Look at Lennon’s ‘Lost Weekend’

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/arts/music/12pang.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Мэй - умница. Написала уникальную и подробную книгу ("Любить Джона"), выпустила не менее уникальный фотоальбом ("Инстаматик карма").
Зачем ее обвинять?
Это часть ее жизни, и она рассказывает о ней, причем очень обстоятельно. Судя по фотографиям - у Мэй прекрасный вкус, а текст в "Любить Джона" говорит об авторе, как о наблюдательном и толковом человеке, который знает цену словам и поступкам.
И если такие таланты вылились в две книги, значение которых деньгами не измерить - скажем Мэй "спасибо" и порадуемся, что благодаря ей мы стали свидетелями действительно потрясающего события.

А ведь простая секратарша.

"На моем месте так бы поступил каждый - взять на себя Джона и каким-то образом отвлечь от рутины йокиного брака. Это стало делом всей моей жизни. Я долго колебалась прежде чем принять это решение, но любовь к Битлз и преданность моей прямой начальнице сделали свое. К тому же я знала, фанаты Битлз мне не простят, если бы я не воспользовалась этим шансом - любить Джона и быть любимой им".

Из еще неопубликованной книги Мэй Пэнг.

"Любить Джона" - это только один из двух возможных переводов названия книги. Игра слов абсолютно в духе самого Джона.