It’s the summer of 1988 and a fresh wave of “Lennon Fever” was sweeping its way across pop culture. In this case, however, not all of the attention on the late great John Lennon was positive – case in point the scathing, unapologetic, and often needlessly cruel biography called The Lives of John Lennon by author Albert Goldman. Goldman’s feet were held to the fire by a furious but captivated public…glued to the drama by a media apparatus unable to look away from this trainwreck of a depiction of John’s life in book form. While this circus took a toll on Yoko Ono, the Lennon clan nevertheless soldiered onward with its own various rebuttals to the Goldman narrative, and a dose of positivity as well. Not only was the forthcoming theatrical release of the Imagine documentary poised to reignite positive memories of the Beatles and of Lennon’s successful solo works, but a star on the Hollywood walk of fame put to pavement a legacy that would, despite its occasional cracks, endure for generations to come.
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