Dakota 1 West 72 nd Street
This famous Beatle lives eternally in New York, the city that had the honour of seeing its love for him requited Čuveni član Bitlsa je zauvek živ u Njujorku, gradu koji je imao čast da mu ljubav bude uzvraćena Smith’s Bar 701 8 th Avenue (W.44 th Street) Pričalo se da je Lenon voleo hamburgere u Smith’s Baru na Osmoj aveniji. S obzirom na to da je blizu studija, nije teš- ko poverovati da je Džon posle kasnih noćnih snimanja tamo odlazio da jede. Ipak, otkako je lokal pre nešto manje od 20 godina promenio vlasnika, niko ne zna pravu priču o Lenono- vom izboru hamburgera. It is said that Lennon loved hamburgers at Smith’s Bar on Eighth Avenue. Given that it is close to the studio, it’s not difficult to believe that John went there to eat after late nights recording. However, the fact that the ownership of this bar changed hands just less than 20 years ago, no one knows the real story of Lennon’s choice of burger.
Lenonova konačna rezi- dencija je mesto gde je Eni Libovic fotografisa- la svoju kultnu naslovni- cu Roling Stouna iz 1981. godine. Fotografija je snimljena samo nekoliko sati pre nego što je Džon ubijen. Bila je to jedna od retkih situacija u kojima je Lenon odlučio da pu- sti fotografa u svoj dom; bila je i poslednja. Tu je, pred Dakotom, na uli- ci grada koji je obožavao
i ubijen. Pre tačno 40 godina. Tog 8. decembra 1980. ludak Mark Dejvid Čepmen, sa- mo nekoliko sati pre nego će Lenonu pucati u leđa, od Džona je dobio autogram. Dr- žao je Selindžerovog Lovca u raži u ruci i mirno čekao policiju, dok je jedan od najvolje- nijih muzičara svih vremena ležao mrtav na pločniku. Lennon’s final residence is where photographer Annie Leibovitz shot her cult Rolling Stone cover photo from 1981. The photo was taken just hours before John was murdered. That was one of the rare occasions that he allowed a photographer to enter his home; it was also the last time. It was there, in front of the Dakota, on a street in the city that he adored, that he was killed. Exactly 40 years ago, on 8 th December 1980, madman Mark David Chapman had received an autograph from John just hours before he shot him. He held a copy Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye and calmly awaited the arrival of the police, while one of the most beloved musicians of all time lay dead on the pavement.
Central Park, Strawberry Fields Central Park West – 71 st and 74 th Street
Nedaleko od Dakote nalazi se Polje jagoda u Central parku, mesto koje je Lenon često posecivao. Posvećeno mu je 9. oktobra 1985, na 45. godišnjicu rođenja. Tu se nalazi crno-beli mozaik sa jednom rečju – Imagine . Među brestovima, na mestu punom turi- sta, uvek vlada neobična tišina dok obožavaoci čoveka koji nikada neće biti zaboravljen zastaju da mu ostave pisma. Not far from the Dakota is Central Park’s Strawberry Fields, a place that Lennon visited of- ten. This spot was formally dedicated as a memorial to him on 9 th October 1985, the 45 th anniversary of his birth. It has a black and white mosaic containing a single word - Im- agine. Among elm trees, in a place packed with tourists, an unusual silence always reigns while adoring fans of this man who will never be forgotten stop to leave letters to him.
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