tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644080090992922320.post5904272531135178447..comments2023-04-04T14:24:36.322+01:00Comments on The Story Behind the Art: JohnRalphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02099161160886274555noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644080090992922320.post-35708674881340678502010-06-03T07:57:51.290+01:002010-06-03T07:57:51.290+01:00ha I remember my older brother brought home the fi...ha I remember my older brother brought home the first Beatles album sold in the US. we were all amazed at how long their hair was!! I too liked the Stones better and although my friends went and screamed at the movie "A Hard Day's Night" I was working at the theater and did not scream! I was in Prague in 2008 and the group of young students and I were wandering some back streets on the other side of the Charles Bridge when we came across the Lennon wall. Apparently some kids had graffitied (sp?) this curved wall with tributes to John after his murder. And the Communists kept painting over it and lo and behold the next day the wall was redone! It happened several times and the Communist officials finally threw up their hand and left the wall intact. Today you can add to it if you want. There is a sculptured Lennon face in the wall and it is super. I will try to find my pics of it and post them on my blog. BTW I too recognized your portrait right away..well done.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819844673551315071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644080090992922320.post-12028256200255360422010-06-02T19:36:52.788+01:002010-06-02T19:36:52.788+01:00Well i was born in the 70's but my ears were r...Well i was born in the 70's but my ears were raised on this music too. My fav has and will always be Lennon. I "studied" him not the Beatles. for a longtime, reading bio after Bio. He has been a great influance in my growing. I have shirts,posters, music. You name it if it has lennon on it i have it.haha. Thank you for this great painting, to remind me what his message (after the Beatles) was about. He was before his time. He also was an artist, along with Yoko. I have prints of his work as well. <br />I enjoyed the Beatles music, never was a Stones fan.sorry but my heart belongs to Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd. Great work ralph<br />cheersMelanie Statnick https://www.blogger.com/profile/02370388101702921549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644080090992922320.post-86022809350770072922010-06-02T13:45:37.650+01:002010-06-02T13:45:37.650+01:00Yes, I recognized him immediately too! The 60'...Yes, I recognized him immediately too! The 60's were very exciting - with the new Beatles music and the vibe all over the world. Everyone swinging on the message of love and yeah yeah yeah !Shirley Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701199022686294521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644080090992922320.post-91634658368833222092010-06-02T13:23:00.354+01:002010-06-02T13:23:00.354+01:00Sheesh, Ralph. You do yourself an injustice with ...Sheesh, Ralph. You do yourself an injustice with your lament on your rendering of John Lennon. I recognized him immediately and thought it was fabulous! I was pretty young in the 60's, but I sure remember it. My parents were young in the 60's as well...20's to very early 30's and I still remember my dad's horror of the "love" movement! LOLOLAutumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644080090992922320.post-13231547990312094392010-06-02T11:30:39.913+01:002010-06-02T11:30:39.913+01:00Nice historycal confess;-) I like stony 'Exile...Nice historycal confess;-) I like stony 'Exile on Main Street' as well as 'IMAGINE...'; and the personality of G.Harrison. My pride is to have met Albert Hofmann in his home to learn a lot philosophy about nature-drugs. You nearly got *John* on your pastel; but we KNOW it first, before we SEE it, I guess...RUDHI RĂ¼scherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208980934674307812noreply@blogger.com