Daytrippin

December 4, 2017
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The story behind John Lennon’s Strawberry Fields in New York

For over 30 years, Beatles fans have been gathering at Strawberry Fields in Central Park to celebrate John Lennon’s life on his birthday, October 9, and also to mourn his death on December 8. Located across the street from the … Continue reading

November 27, 2016
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Special tree dedicated to former Beatle George Harrison in Los Angeles

Way up in the hills of Griffith Park in Los Angeles sits the George Harrison Tree, originally planted in 2003 in tribute to the ex-Beatle who prided himself as a gardener.   The George Harrison tree was planted near the … Continue reading

October 8, 2016
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John Lennon memorial, the Imagine Peace Tower, was 40 years in the making

It all started with Yoko Ono’s 1964 book, Grapefruit, where she talked about her artistic concept of creating a lighthouse. Ono’s “Light House” further described in her 1965 “Architectural Works Sales List” was a “house constructed of light from prisms, … Continue reading

October 8, 2016
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John Lennon memorial, the Imagine Peace Tower, was 40 years in the making

It all started with Yoko Ono’s 1964 book, Grapefruit, where she talked about her artistic concept of creating a lighthouse. Ono’s “Light House” further described in her 1965 “Architectural Works Sales List” was a “house constructed of light from prisms, … Continue reading