Recommended links:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/friendsofyoko
*The best Yoko Ono discussion list around*
http://www.kaapeli.fi/aiu
*A very good Yoko site by an FOY'er named Sari Gurney*
http://www.instantkarma.com
*The online Yoko, John, Sean, and even Julian source by another FOY'er
Marsha Ewing*
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NoSpinBeatlesZone
*My discussion list, no one posts, I am utterly convinced people like things
that are wrapped into pretty packages, but please join, so we can talk
about the Beatles
and the Solo stuff in a mature way.*
I can't add much to this letter, you pretty much said it all, Tyler.
I'm pretty new to Yoko, see I came to her through the Beatles. But in the
beginning I was that ignorant, 'that asian bitch who
took the Beatles away from us'. I also didn't like Linda McCartney, either.
I'm 30 years old, and I got into the Beatles in 1992. But, whenever you get
"into" something, you know what it is like being a "newbie", people show you
the ropes. And in Beatlefandom101 one of the "lessons" is to hate Yoko no
questions asked.
I'm not special, I just realized one day while watching the behaviour of
some Beatles fans, that
I thought to myself, "Do I want to be *THAT*?" And I stopped. I like Yoko
and Linda. I don't hate
them for the stupid reasons I used to. I am starting to prefer John to
Paul, because there is a corporate-ness
about Paul that is very hard to shake-off, that, and I don't like his
involvement with PETA. (But let's not even go there,
because those subjects can turn nasty!)
We talked about this on FOY, I am glad John and Yoko got together, they are
soulmates. In an industry dogged, especially
now by disposible couples, it gives me something to look forward to in life
that I can find my soulmate too. I do agree though
if Yoko had not got involved with John she probably would have more respect
in the art world, because The-Dragon-Lady-Who-
Broke-Up-The-Beatles would not even be an issue.
I'm don't own many Yoko pieces, but what I have I treasure the Walking on
Thin Ice CD, the YES book, some YES
stuff an FOY'er sent me as well as the John and Yoko books that I have.
I wish you could send that message about Yoko NOT breaking up the Beatles
to every Beatles and solo forum out there.
The most ignorant side of the fence comes from 95% of the Paul
McCartney-fanatics. They are brutal regarding Yoko.
(and John). They take Julian Lennon's anger and use it to further their
hatred of Yoko, disgusting. And I hate it when they
play the race card and then deny they are not. Alot of bigotry going on in
the supposed peace and love in the Beatles
community.
I still love the Beatles, but I don't put anyone on a pedestal, god I don't
want to quote the super schmaltzy "Ebony and
Ivory", but there is good and bad in everyone. I have not seen acceptable
hatred in this country (and the world) for hating
Yoko! But, I'm not going to be some cookie-cutter fan who can only like
what certain people tell me to like. I am me.
I'll end this on a positive note alot of younger people actually don't care
about how the Beatles broke up, some like Yoko,
some don't care one way or the other. But alot of younger people actually
think she is cool. That's progress.
Cheers,
Carol Starkey (no relation to Richard Starkey, MBE.)
