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|    Chris Schram to All    |
|    Re: John Lennon's Cat Family    |
|    30 Jun 24 20:42:31    |
      From: chrispam1@me.com              On Sun, 30 Jun 2024 12:01:20 -0500, super70s wrote:              > On 2024-06-29 09:57:59 +0000, Book Lover said:       >       >> John Lennon, the iconic Beatle who declared, "I Am the Walrus", held a       >> less-known affection for a different whiskered animal - the cat.       >>       >> THE FELINES OF LIVERPOOL       >> "Cats were a big thing with John," May Pang, Lennon's now 73-year-old       >> former secretary and girlfriend, shared in a recent conversation with       >> me. She recalled learning about Lennon's childhood spent under the       >> watchful eye of his Aunt Mimi, who filled their home with feline       >> companions. Aunt Mimi's house always had a crowd of cats, as many as       >> nine at a time, laying the foundation for an affinity Lennon would have       >> throughout his life.       >       > It's odd he didn't express his love of cats in his music, the only cat       > connections I can think of off the top of my head are "Three Cool Cats"       > back in the Hamburg days and his contribution to Harry Nilsson's "Pussy       > Cats" album.       >       > Then I guess you could include "...pussy....pussy" at the end of "Yer       > Blues."              Don't forget "Leave My Kitten Alone."              --       chrispam1@me.com is an infrequently monitored address. Email may get lost.       Networking: What happens when, for as long as a moment, billions of       things simultaneously fail to go wrong. -- Dan Farkas, 3/3/2007              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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