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Subject: Re: Strawberry Fields/ Central Park
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On Jun 10, 12:43 pm, Disneygeek  wrote:
> On Jun 4, 6:06 pm, fattuc...{at}yahoo.com wrote:
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> > On Jun 4, 12:12 pm, marcus  wrote:
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> > > 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.
>
> I remember seeing him in NYC (the guy, not Stephen). He was up around
> Columbus Circle with a car that had all his "information" painted onto
> it. Wow.
>
> I saw Strawberry Fields once. It was a drizzly April morning and I
> went to take a picture of the mosaic for my wife (who was home). I
> noticed there was a scrap of paper on the mosaic and walked over to
> kick it out of the way for the shot. I noticed it was weighed down
> with a pebble and read; "We Love You, John." So I left it.



That simple note held down with a pebble sounds like a touching
monument all by itself.

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