Dear John: why so beautiful? (A picspam)

I decided to create this picspam for John because I was inspired by some lovely posts in this very forum.

I don't think John, who is acknowledged for a lot of things, is often given enough recognition for the fact that he was quite an astonishingly handsome man. In fact, I think he's now become the Handsome Beatle in my eyes. Quite an achievement, because I still hold George Harrison as high on the looks scale as I did when I was 5 years old and declared him my favorite. But John has now taken that spot and it happened slowly and gracefully in a most subtle and unbelievable way.

Yoko Ono once said:

"In person, John was a much more attractive man than the one you saw in photos and films. He had very fair, delicate skin and soft, sandy hair with a touch of red in it when the light hit a certain way."

Well, I never had the advantage of seeing John in person, so my feelings have only photos to back them. In that regard, John's looks are quite underrated because he possessed so many other dynamic qualities that seemed to overshadow them.

I think John himself most likely didn't even see it. So, my friends, I present my first-ever picspam that will be entirely based around beautiful pictures of John Lennon. I understand the complete and utter shallowness of such a project and I don't care.

Please share as many pictures as you want on the matter...and I'm not a sexist so perhaps those men who feel uncomfortable with this can open up and participate as they see fit. Thanks.

"All you need is 3 chords"


Accessorizing with ease


Love me

The predecessor to the iPod plane ride


No semblance of normality


"Alright John, give us your smolder."

Those eyes


"Darling, my face is my fortune so be careful."


70's rock star

Cup of English tea


"No, you're not getting what I said at all..."


"Girl, NO"

"I've got songs wrestling about in my head and I can't sleep."


Love me


"Can I sleep right here?"

HOT!

scruffie, me thinks you have a thing for john or is that an understatment?

gk.

Originally Posted by wallrus59

scruffie, me thinks you have a thing for john or is that an understatment?

gk.

You beacon of wisdom, how perceptive of you! Now please don't be turned away...contribute wallrus!! There's got to be at least one you can share. You don't have to call it "beautiful" you know.

Maia, I LOVE all of those, especially your sentimental favorite! Thank you for sharing...let's keep at it.

In 1966 he looked like this and he wrote "Strawberry Fields Forever"...perfect year much?


ICON


Looking a tad toasted Mr. Sexy

Artist as a Man


Nervous Thinker

Originally Posted by Apple Scruff

Artist as a Man

Woow, you've started a great topic

Well, there are sooo many good pictures of John, but the "Artist as a Man" is one of my all-time favourite

Thank's for sharing

Snoopy

Originally Posted by Apple Scruff

Now please don't be turned away...contribute wallrus!! There's got to be at least one you can share. You don't have to call it "beautiful" you know.

Yeah, there are plenty of shots of John looking cool. For example...



Here are some great shots of his unbelievable profile:

Originally Posted by Maia 66

Yeah, there are plenty of shots of John looking cool. (He just happens to look beautiful, too... ). For example...

Love these two SO much. Gorgeous doesn't even begin...

ICON


You wouldn't do that with YOUR music

Love this thread... your pics are all so gorgeous, Scruff! You've posted some of my all-time faves!

One thing that strikes me about John's handsomeness is that his face had such classic lines... I mean classic aesthetically. The nose, of course, but also his eyes, and his mouth. I posted that comment on another site and someone responded: "Harry Bensen (Photographer of pillowfight fame) thought John was the best looking, for the same reason."

This photo highlights it perfectly:

Here are some other faves that I'm reposting from Miss Tammy's Beatle Photo Blog:



Here's a classic photo of your two handsome boys, Scruff:

...and some more:




How unbelievably cool does he look here??


This one is a sentimental favorite of mine:

I'd love to say that, to anyone whose picture(s) I may have captured unknowingly, I am simply using photos I have had stored on my desktop for years. That's usually how I post: Google and saved photos. So please, please, please excuse me if you recognize a pic. By all means claim it, but remember photos are no one's possession once they've hit the 'net, really. ;)

1965


not sure of date ~ '68



record plant '80



i need to get my son here to help me hook up my scanner.

gk.