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On Jun 4, 12:12 pm, marcus  wrote:
> I don't get to Manhattan often.  Hadn't been there is about 6 years,
> but was there this past Sunday, 6/1, and went to the Strawberry Fields
> section in Central Park.
>
> I've been there several times over the past 20 years,  but this time I
> was quite disappointed to see the "Imagine" mosaic in a state of
> disrepair with cracks and large chunks missing in the black and white
> tiles.  It was surrounded by a metal barricade that one had to lean
> over to get good view.



Sorry to read this.



>
> Walking down the path past the "Strawberry Fields" plaque was an
> information booth.  So, I stopped to ask the guy what was going on
> with the mosaic.  He told me that every few years they have to repair
> it with the same type of tiles.  The tiles become loose from snow and
> frost getting underneath them, melting and heaving etc.  He went on to
> say that the mosaic had been a gift from the city of Naples (Italy)
> and the tiles are not appropriate for a cold climate like New York in
> the Winter.  He went on to say that at some point the park will have
> to consider rebuilding the entire mosaic out of something more in
> keeping with a Northeastern American climate.
>
> Not sure how long the present repair will take.
>
> The other thing that caught my attention was the "cottage industry" of
> booths selling Lennon photos and other things at the 72nd St entrance
> to the park.  When I walked over to the Dakota (a place I was quite
> familiar when my aunt lived on the same block in the Sixties) there
> was a Lennon murder-conspiracy dude operating out of his car (with
> placards about his theories pasted all over the vehicle).  Apparently
> that conspiracy theorist believes there is some link between Stephen
> King and Lennon's killer.  He was parked right next to the main
> entrance of the Dakota, which I found to be in bad taste.  


I forget this fellow's name, but he has been discussed at rmb. He is
on the internet.  I think he is from California.

I feel sorry for Stephen King.

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