John Lennon «visits» A Coruña 25 years after his death - A Coruña, Galicia, España - News Article Locations on Waymarking.com

Liverpool, Havana and, since yesterday, A Coruña. "Juanito" Lennon, as one of the promoters of the initiative calls him ("After so many preparations we are almost colleagues"). Marineda never set foot, but he visits her now, in the form of a statue made by José Luis Ribas. The initiative emerged three years ago from a group of fans from A Coruña. The message to convey with it: peace. In the absence of John, who was murdered in 1980, A Coruña had a visit from his stepsister, Julia Baird, and even a message recorded on video by Yoko Ono. Julia was not alone. She came surrounded by a whole entourage of characters related to the Beatles: on the one hand, a former partner of Lennon, Rod Davis; on the other, Rosaura López, author of the book En casa de Lennon. At this point, there were still some who did not know: "But is it really her?" Was heard from time to time. For the mayor of A Coruña, Francisco Vázquez, there was no room for doubt: "He looks a lot like Lennon," he commented more than once on the spot. When Julia was about to speak, silence fell on Méndez Núñez. She was very honored to have been invited. "This statue unveiling has always been a priority for me," said Julia, ambassador for culture in Liverpool, with a very busy schedule. "But during all this time, when he had an act planned, he would always ask before going anywhere else: is it about the sculpture yet?" For her "it is a great honor to have a statue of John anywhere in the world." This is the third, already uncovered,Yoko Ono In the end, Yoko Ono didn't even miss it, who left a recorded message to the people of Coruña. In it he apologized for his absence, he hopes to "one day know A Coruña", in addition to "everyone, when they see that sculpture, remember the legacy that John left. He even used an "I love you" ("I love you") goodbye. The closing was put by all the choirs of the city, who sang Imagine .

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Type of publication: Newspaper When was the article reported?: 05/07/2005 Publication: La Voz de Galicia Article Url: [Web Link] Is Registration Required?: no How widespread was the article reported?: regional News Category: Editorial

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