Dear John: why so beautiful? (A picspam) - Page 10

Apple Scruff · Jun 21, 2011, 08:21 PM

He can get it

Snapshot in time: 1966

wallrus59 · Jun 21, 2011, 08:23 PM

john on a coin...wonder if they will increase in value?

does any one have any? i've aquired three so for.

gk.

Apple Scruff · Jun 21, 2011, 08:23 PM

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i should quit these bloody cigarettes.

gk.

lol! I know I'm such a hypocrite because I am so against them but he looks so amazing in almost every picture with one. And the Beatles smoked like chimneys, let's be honest. Unfortunately, it wasn't for the best....:-(George...

Apple Scruff · Jun 21, 2011, 08:24 PM

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Ed Chapman is one of the UK’s top mosaic artists.

In his instantly recognisable style he achieves incredibly detailed results, painstakingly creating his subjects using hundreds of fragments of ceramic tile, vitreous glass, paper or even sugar cubes

john lennon in mosiac

gk.

Pretty darn cool. I love it, though that particular picture (as ICONIC as it is) has never been a favorite. Still, I love this...

wallrus59 · Jun 21, 2011, 08:28 PM

i know and if you look at the coin...it's the same one.

gk.

Apple Scruff · Jun 21, 2011, 08:30 PM

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i know and if you look at the coin...it's the same one.

gk.

Yeah, they LOVE that pic- it's his Facebook profile picture as well.

Maia 66 · Jun 21, 2011, 10:35 PM

Timeless:

Apple Scruff · Jun 21, 2011, 10:38 PM

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Timeless:

Absolutely gorgeous.

Snoopy66 · Jun 21, 2011, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by wallrus59

john on a coin...wonder if they will increase in value?

does any one have any? i've aquired three so for.

gk.

Yeah, I've got two of them: One for my collection and another in my wallet

Snoopy

Snoopy66 · Jun 21, 2011, 11:43 PM

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I don't want to evoke sadness, but that particular shot of John with his "Teddy Boy" haircut was, of course, taken on his last day...there's something very different about that shot, as though John's eyes are sort of discerning something. It's interesting to note, for me, because I noticed this instantly when I saw a different shot of the same day on the cover of Rolling Stone back in December. There was always a penetrating, deep, and slightly sad look in John's eyes but this look is almost like he's giving us his very last goodbye through his eyes.

Yes, I fully understand what you mean, as I had the same feeling when I saw the picture for the very first time

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In most of the last pictures of 1980 John looked happy and relaxed, but in this one he looks tensed and there is some kind of strange sadness in his eyes. Still, I'll like this shot, especially because of his "teddy boy" haircut

Snoopy

4iiiis · Jun 22, 2011, 07:49 AM

I concede defeat AppleScruff! I thought I could picspam, but you are THE QUEEN! Sorry, I have not been online much lately....lost my job, water shut off this morning, electric going soon...**sigh** sorry, I'm not in very cheery mood, so please forgive me if I am absent from the board for awhile. I have to knuckle down or else my three cats will be out on the street, turning tricks ;-) (NO not THOSE kind of tricks

...you know; 'sit', 'roll-over', 'shake a paw', 'meow!'...

)

Apple Scruff · Jun 22, 2011, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Snoopy66

Yes, I fully understand what you mean, as I had the same feeling when I saw the picture for the very first time

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In most of the last pictures of 1980 John looked happy and relaxed, but in this one he looks tensed and there is some kind of strange sadness in his eyes. Still, I'll like this shot, especially because of his "teddy boy" haircut

Snoopy

I agree. I love that photo session, though, as I think he looked really beautiful. I wonder if I am looking at the pictures through the eyes of someone who already knows what eventually was to happen. Perhaps that has tainted it a bit, though I have to say that I observed that about these pics without knowing the time/date/place of these sessions. It's a bit eerie, but still...great, great picture.

Apple Scruff · Jun 22, 2011, 12:09 PM

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I concede defeat AppleScruff! I thought I could picspam, but you are THE QUEEN! Sorry, I have not been online much lately....lost my job, water shut off this morning, electric going soon...**sigh** sorry, I'm not in very cheery mood, so please forgive me if I am absent from the board for awhile. I have to knuckle down or else my three cats will be out on the street, turning tricks ;-) (NO not THOSE kind of tricks

...you know; 'sit', 'roll-over', 'shake a paw', 'meow!'...

)

lol! "Concede defeat?" I wasn't competing with you silly 4iiiis! I LOVE all your threads and posts. You inspired me is all. I would much rather lay dormant and read other people's threads and now I am so into making threads and posting. Thank you.

I am so sorry about your job. A wonderful friend of mine recently lost his job as well and he feels very lost right now. But I keep telling him that, for many people, these times are so unpredictable and scary and it isn't easy keeping your chin up but trying to is the way to go without really losing your mind. I hope for BOTH of you that things come to fruition soon. I hope to see you on here again.