#instamatic karma

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"This fiery halo appeared over Julian's head as the Polaroid developed, which prompted John to quip: My boy's pretty hot stuff."

ㅡ May Pang from the book "Instamatic Karma: Photographs of John Lennon."

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Holy Fucking Shit!

THE May Pang ‘Liked’ my comments......

BRB, Dying!!!!!!!!

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John Lennon and May Pang, 1974, taken by Julian Lennon. ㅡ From the book "Instamatic Karma" by May Pang.

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"One day while John was recording, the studio receptionist brought in a litter of kittens. John immediately knew what I was thinking and said, "No, we can't, we're traveling too much." I picked up a black one and put him over my shoulder. When I came back into the recording room with him, John rolled his eyes and said, "Now you've done it! Now you've done it!" I had a moment of wondering what I'd done, when he came over, started petting him, and said, "Well I guess we have to have a cat." At the end of the day when we were leaving the studio, John asked if there were any left. We went back to get the only kitten that remained — a white one that no one wanted because she was so loud. John christened them Major and Minor. He loved those cats. They reminded him of his days with Aunt Mimi (whom he playfully referred to as the "Cat Woman")."

ㅡ May Pang for the book "Instamatic Karma: Photographs of John Lennon."

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John Lennon and Julian Lennon lying together, 1974. ㅡ From the book "Instamatic Karma" by May Pang.

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"One morning John woke me up by saying, "Look, I'm wearing your jeans!", "So I see," I said. "Why?" "Because they fit. I love them!" He never gave them back. When I realized they had now become his, I thought it wise to remove the butterflies and flowers I had embroidered on them (remember, this was the 70s). In this picture, you can still see my needlework."

ㅡ May Pang for the book "Instamatic Karma: Photographs of John Lennon."

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"John had a voracious appetite, which comes as a surprise to many people. We had a tradition every Sunday: At 11:00 A.M. I'd come in with The New York Times, some of the British papers, and coffee (he gave up tea in America because it was decidedly British. I would make a big English breakfast of bacon and eggs, beans on toast with tomatoes, chips, and sometimes black pudding, after I discovered a local Irish butcher who carried it. (Cynthia Lennon once tried to smuggle some in for us, but it was confiscated.) John was over the moon about it. I didn't know how to cook it at first, so I asked John, who said, "Just fry it up." Those sausages really stunk up the kitchen, but he loved them. John also loved Chinese food — especially my mom's. When we were home in New York, she would always bring us herspecialty: fried rice and spare ribs. As unconventional as John was, he was also old-fashioned. Because of the nature of our relationship, John felt uneasy about meeting my mom. He never did meet her, which he later regretted. He would literally hide behind the door until she left. Of course, he had no problem inhaling the food she brought. Here he is enjoying his favorite hot & sour soup."

"As he's blowing his nose, John jokes: "Is nothing sacred?"

ㅡ May Pang for the book "Instamatic Karma: Photographs of John Lennon."

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"On December 29, 1974, the voluminous documents were brought down to John in Florida by one of Apple's lawyers. "Take out your camera, Linda," he joked to me. Then he called Harold Seider to go over some final points. When John hung up the phone, he looked wistfully out the window. I could almost see him replaying the entire Beatles experience in his mind. He finally picked up his pen and, in the unlikely backdrop of Disney World, at the Polynesian Village Hotel, officially ended the greatest rock 'n' roll band in history by simply scrawling John Lennon at the bottom of the page."

ㅡ May Pang for the book "Instamatic Karma: Photographs of John Lennon."