Hamburg: Bambi Kino/Kaiserkeller 1959 footage.
A year before you know who turned up, here they (Bambi Kino/Kaiserkeller) are, on home movies made for none other than Bruno Koschmider in 1959...  If your jaw hasn't dropped, then you are in the...
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Hamburg: Bambi Kino.
For the first time ever, a guest contributor to Kenwood. Thorsten Knublauch contacted me to ask if he could contribute some of his research re. the Bambi Kino; an excellent idea, and so, without...
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Mendips etc.: Beatles' Folks At Home.
I've filched these from the lovely Beatles At Home tumblr account; whilst some of the individual pics are familiar, others, equally, aren't - at least to me. If anyone knows which mag this originally...
View ArticleKenwood: January, 1995 video footage.
To recap: Andrew Hawkins (plus all important buddy, pal and mate) visited Kenwood at the beginning of 1995, just as the first major renovation (ie demolition) since the Lennon-era was getting underway....
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Kenwood: John's home movies.
Apparently, there is just over half an hour of John's 8mm home movies in the Lenono archive from 1967 alone - and around 16 minutes of these are specifically labelled "Weybridge". Andrew Solt's "John...
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Apple Boutique: demuralised.
As ye will know, they started a shop, and the times being the times, commissioned an accompanying psychedelic design for the exterior. No planning permission was sought, however, and thus the mural...
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Kenwood: summer, 1967.
Sara over at MTBFR has turned up this photo of John, George and Julian, outside the front door at Kenwood in the summer o' lovin'. Compare with Lizzie Bravo's shot of the garage. There's also a glimpse...
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Kenwood: ca. February 1967.
Dot Jarlett's archive is up for auction, and amongst other examples of Kenwoodalia are these; "innaresting" because they show a small slice of vérité from what I'd guess is the early part of 1967. Have...
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Kenwood: July, 1964.
I recently acquired Dot Jarlett's clippings archive, for the princely sum of 50 quid. Lots of innaresting bits and, moreover, bobs. The earlier ones were apparently cut out by John himself... and here...
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Tittenhurst: summer, 1971.
More from the Jarlett archive. She continued clipping long after John had moved on - and a good thang too; here, for example, from the Woman's Own, dated January 15th 1972 (but clearly taken the...
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Chelsea: Luna Street.
Above: Luna Street, just south of the King's Road, Chelsea, Schwingin' London. During the early part of 1967, one of these terraced houses was home to Cass Elliot of the Mamas and Papas. Ye will no...
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Kenwood: "mad, mad pad."
I've been after this for a long time, so was pleased to find it amongst Dot Jarlett's clippings; from the Evening News, March 1969, a guided tour of Kenwood, then being used as little more than storage...
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Kew: 79 Mortlake Road.
Freddie Lennon stayed at Kenwood for a time in late 1967, before deciding that he'd be better off somewhere a bit less isolated. To this end, a ground floor flat was found for him in nearby Kew, at 79...
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Apple: Inside Crazy World Thereof.
In June 1969, august organ the TV Times (of all things) published a 3-part eye witness snapshot of goings on inside 3 Savile Row. Much of interest, and so, without the usual levels of ado, here 'tis:As...
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Pepper: dolls.
Apologies for the lack of activity round these parts of late; it's surprisingly time consuming to get even a scrap of this rubbish together, and free time is in short supply these days. Anyway, there's...
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Lennonology: Volume 1.
If you are interested enough to occasionally peruse these pages, then ye will no doubt already be aware of Chip Madinger and Scott Raile's forthcoming tome Lennonology, volume 1 of a 3 or possibly 4...
View ArticleNYC: Q&A, 1975.
This is great. John in the Dakota, ca. autumn/winter 1975, sharing his thoughts about NYC for local radio station WNEW. The programme this was intended for never made it to air, but, in the way of...
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Kenwood, Kinfauns & Sunny Heights: summer, 1967.
Way back in the summer o''67, had you made your way to St George's Hill and utilised the naughty knocker at Kenwood, this might have been what shambled forth as a result - a fabulously dishevelled...
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Kenwood: summer, 1967.
These have been on here before, in sub-standard quality. Here they are again, much bigger unt better...Thanks to Joe Baiardi.
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