On Jun 4, 6:06=A0pm, fattuc...{at}yahoo.com wrote:
> On Jun 4, 12:12=A0pm, marcus  wrote:
>
> > I don't get to Manhattan often. =A0Hadn'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, =A0but 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. =A0It 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. =A0So, I stopped to ask the guy what was going on
> > with the mosaic. =A0He told me that every few years they have to repair
> > it with the same type of tiles. =A0The tiles become loose from snow and
> > frost getting underneath them, melting and heaving etc. =A0He 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. =A0He 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. =A0When 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). =A0Apparently
> > that conspiracy theorist believes there is some link between Stephen
> > King and Lennon's killer. =A0He was parked right next to the main
> > entrance of the Dakota, which I found to be in bad taste. =A0
>
> I forget this fellow's name, but he has been discussed at rmb. He is
> on the internet. =A0I 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.
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