Around La Verne: November 2011 Archives
Wednesday's column (read it here) concerns an art exhibit in La Verne, of all places, devoted to John Lennon and Yoko Ono's peace activism, of all things. "Imagine Peace" is at the Harris Art Gallery. Hours and such are here.
I arranged to visit Monday, and I'm awfully glad I did. Of course the price is right (admission is free) but it's also a neat exhibit for John and Yoko fans. I'm enough of a fan that in reading the exhibit booklet it jumped out at me that (on p. 32) Yoko's daughter Kyoko is referred to as Kyoto. Please. We all know the name of Yoko's daughter by her first husband, right?
Ahem. Anyway...
Oh, here's a line considered for the column but wisely dropped:
The city has no obvious connection to the Beatles, although it's a little-known fact that "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" was originally to be titled "Ob-La Verne-Di, Ob-La Verne-Da." Just kidding.
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