Isolation

There’s a movie coming out called "The U.S. vs. John Lennon"

I hope it’s not some politically slanted, anti-Bush propaganda crap like Farenheit 9/11.

I hope they don’t make Lennon into some abused perfect man of peace.

Because both those things would be an insult to all that made him great. He was not a nice guy. He was a damn awful egotistical asshole. But that’s the key. He had so much violence and anger in him. And that’s why all the more he wanted peace. Because he knew what he was. And he knew what infected others around him. And he was just sick and weary of it. By requesting peace from the world, he was challenging his demons to lay down their arms just as much as world to lay down theirs.

And this point is important to me. And really I don’t care about the movie if it abuses his image. Whatever, it’s just a movie. If people have a wrong impression of Lennon… whatever. It’s more I care about what Lennon represents for me. A companion. Hearing his anger, pain, agony, insecurities, dreams… all bring me an ounce of comfort and fellowship. And maybe the movie feels potentially like a defaming of something too sacred for me to be profaned.

Maybe I say this so you’ll know before seeing the movie, if you see it.
Maybe I just say it so it’s said.

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September 16, 2006

Dunno why I’m noting you but I think it has to do with your name, used to make a little playdoh worm when I was little and give him a cape and call him super worm alla the time. It cracked me up.

September 24, 2006

RYN: i’m talking about people who cant look for work when they need to, or cant try to make it someplace within the hour they agreed to be there, because its “too much stress”. Occassional stress is known to be good for people

October 12, 2006

oooh, i completely agree with you on that…my parents hate him so much, yet it’s always seemed unreasonable to me… iconic figures aren’t supposed to be perfect; it doesn’t ring true.

October 18, 2006

thank you! i can’t believe you remembered 🙂