John\'s House - Menlove Avenue!
 

Seeing as I finished my lecture at Uni early
today, I decided I'd go take a walk down
Menlove Avenue to John's house! Seeing as its
only a 20 minute walk there from the uni I
go to!

And well I have to say.......
The house does not look good at all, It's a
right mess! The paint is falling off the
window frames/door! and looks as if its not
been re-painted for ages! There's a portable
workmans toilet in the drive way! The gate was
left wide open with a van in the drive way!
I walked up the drive way and was so close to
getting round the back of the house, but I got
caught by a builder!! I was so close!!

I really hope that they are going to clean
the house up a bit! As it's awful!
While Paul's house is well looked after, because
you can go inside and look round! Why can't
the National Trust look after John's house
the same way!!!

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That's terrible! It sounds like it's condemned. I don't think John would have stood for that. Especially with Paul's looking so nice. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

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<font size="2" face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif">ok, right there....did anyone else just BURN [img]graemlins/sun.gif[/img] with envy when they read that?? or was it just me?? jeez!

bu let's hope the house is just about to undergo a major fix-up and when Beatle Chick next goes by it, she'll report back to us how fab it now looks!!

[img]graemlins/peace.gif[/img]

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They are probably still in the process of fixing it up...remember, it is scheduled to open to the public in March, so there is probably still a ton of construction going on...

Give it a chance, I doubt VERY much they'll open a "condemned" house to the public as a museum, folks...but it takes a fair bit of construction to make a place like that ready, y'know?

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As long as it's ready by the time I'm in Liverpool... [img]graemlins/teeth1.gif[/img]

-lennon4

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They're obviously planning on keeping it up, since they are taking applications for a caretaker.

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<font size="2" face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif">Hey L4...when ya goin' to Liverpool?

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<font size="2" face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif">Oh, someday...lol. I plan to go within the next few years. However, if my artwork gets accepted for the Beatles Art Exhibition, I may be going the summer (and missing the Chicago 'fest...so I'm torn between the two). I need to find someone to go with, though...and I'm sure there'd be a million volunteers from here. [img]graemlins/teeth1.gif[/img]

-lennon4

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Oh, I'm sure... [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] I'd sign up thats for sure. And don't be torn either way you are guaranteed a great time!! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

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I remember when I visited it 3 years back it was in good condition...very nice indeed. I even saw the owner hovering while I was scavenging grass and leaves from the garden. The tour guide made some crack like "and here comes Mimi now" and the woman replied "that's Cynthia thank you!" - she was making an effort to get into the spirit of it I guess! I know it has been sold since then though. I thought the National Trust were going to buy it because of its lowering value due to all the fans going there and hanging around....no one wants to live there!

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<font size="2" face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif">Yoko actually bought it last year, Lucy, and donated it to the National Trust...

When hubby and I were there in 1997 they had just added a blue plaque to the outside, marking it as a historic place!

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I would live there and be nice to the fans. Hard to believe NO ONE is willing to live there!

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Yeah, I'd live there too, and be quite happy about it! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Actually, one of my cyberfriends from Liverpool has applied for the caretaker position...who knows?

Can you say "private tour," boys and girls? [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

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<font size="2" face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif">ok, right there....did anyone else just BURN [img]graemlins/sun.gif[/img] with envy when they read that?? or was it just me?? jeez!

bu let's hope the house is just about to undergo a major fix-up and when Beatle Chick next goes by it, she'll report back to us how fab it now looks!!

[img]graemlins/peace.gif[/img] </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif">You are not alone... [img]graemlins/wink1.gif[/img] *
Gotta get to Liddypool one of these days. *Sigh*

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Well, you're from Maryland, right? That's not to far away from me. We could hook up and go together. lol... Have you ever been there before?

-lennon4