Alyson facebooked the folks at GiftDay today and wanted to know what would be an interesting gift if she were to buy herself something from December 12, 1968. (Hint, hint to those friends of Alyson reading this...)
Let's see if GiftDay can find something for her...
I always enjoy seeing what programs aired on specific dates from decades past and walked my fingers over to youtube. In about 4-5 seconds, I found some black and white grainy video of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Perfect! I know Alyson likes The Beatles and John Lennon so we're off to a great start.
I next read some background about the interview from the youtube sight. Apparently the two soon-to-be-wed lovebirds were interviewed at Lennon's dentist's office in London. (I googled for "Lennon" and "Dentist" and quickly found that Lennon had stated publicly that the first time he tried LSD was when his dentist slipped him some in his coffee at dinner - whether he is referring to this particular dentist to whom he paid the December 12 visit, I don't know.)
In the video, available on youtube HERE, John states: "So all of a sudden like, there was this knock on the door and a woman's voice outside and I look around and there is a policeman standing in the window wanting to be let in..."
Apparently, a few months earlier, John and Yoko who were living in an apartment in London when they received information that Scotland Yard was going to raid their place. John dashed around the apartment quickly trying to get rid of all the drugs. He didn't do a thorough enough spring cleaning however. When the police showed up, they found a small amount of hashish in the apartment and charged Lennon with drug possession and obstruction of justice. In an effort to gain sympathy for the couple, John's lawyer pleaded for mercy explaining that Yoko had a recently miscarriage. The conviction was no small matter. It was to shadow him for years and was used repeatedly by the American government to deny his green card.
Apparently, a few months earlier, John and Yoko who were living in an apartment in London when they received information that Scotland Yard was going to raid their place. John dashed around the apartment quickly trying to get rid of all the drugs. He didn't do a thorough enough spring cleaning however. When the police showed up, they found a small amount of hashish in the apartment and charged Lennon with drug possession and obstruction of justice. In an effort to gain sympathy for the couple, John's lawyer pleaded for mercy explaining that Yoko had a recently miscarriage. The conviction was no small matter. It was to shadow him for years and was used repeatedly by the American government to deny his green card.
For Alyson, I've selected the book Lennon: The Definitive Biography. It's available at Amazon for $16.47. If someone had the time, they could take a look and find the reference to the drug bust in the book and dog-ear the page. And for a true blue-ribbon Giftday gift, someone could download the youtube video, burn it to DVD and insert it in the book and wrap the entire gift together. It might take a half hour but the gesture would truly push the gift "over the top".
But Alyson deserves it, right? Of course she does. Everyone deserves a GiftDay-inspired gift.
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