Strawberry Fields

In honor of John Lennon, here is a dignified picture of his memorial and a not so dignified anecdote.
(Some details might have been exaggerated for narrative's sake, or on account of suppressed memories of the narrator. )

If memory serves me right it was the Summer of 2000 and Lightshadow came by for a visit. I was living in New York at the time and the agenda included several destinations for the
chic-geek, which included among others, Washington Square, the Village, White Horse Tavern, where beloved Dylan Thomas died for not holding down his drinks and the "Quiet, moving, tear-shaped memorial built in the honor of Lennon"- it was something very Fodor's.

This is what I recall... we made it to the place where we were meant to be, after all we were right in front of the Dakota building... let the search begin...

• It was the Summer of the Cow in New York, so we got distracted by one of these huge cows painted pink with strawberries all over. The cow seemed to just pooped a strawberry milkshake or something. Picture Please. Still, the sight of strawberries reminded us of our purpose...

• Turn around, look for the tear shaped thing. It seems we are running around in circles, although not quite, more like in an elliptic shape. Pretty. Let's keep looking...

• All of a sudden I'm stepping on flowers ...damn hippies throwing petals all over the place!

ERR... I Think I just stepped right on top of Lennon's tribute. Quick snapshot and let's get the hell outta here!

That is about as close to Lennon that I will get, ever, again.

On a serious note and tipping my hat to an extraordinary human being, the following quote:

"As the widow of one who was killed by an act of violence, I don't know if I am ready yet to forgive the one who pulled the trigger. I am sure all victims of violent crimes feel as I do. But healing is what is urgently needed now in the world. Let's heal the wounds together. Every year, let's make December 8th the day to ask for forgiveness from those who suffer the insufferable. "

-Yoko Ono- Dec 8, 2006