EXCERPT FROM “MOTHER AND THE ASTROLOGER”
 

After just glancing at this piece of paper, which was sort of hanging out over a tote bag, I realized immediately that it must have been predictions from John and Yoko’s astrologer. I remember that it was written in a list form. I don’t know if there were numbers in front of the predictions but they were written in a column, almost like a shopping list. The only one that I saw for that brief moment was the hand written warning that I remember read “Danger now, No Tour.” There were others, but that just caught my eye in the quick glance that I allowed myself. I did not look any further because I knew it was private and none of my business.
After I left the room I did not see that piece of paper again. I don’t remember ever mentioning it to anyone, although it would occasionally creep into my consciousness. If John would say lightheartedly to Yoko, “Mother, shut up and go buy some xxxxxxx cows,” it would remind me of that piece of paper from the astrologer, but this moved silently through my mind. It was like a cool breeze on a summer night leaving a trail of goose bumps in its wake but instantly forgotten with the return of the humid hot air behind it. John’s humorous perception of the bulls allowed me to quickly disregard what I had seen on that sheet of paper.
Which brings us to the question for the ages:
What if?
 

EXCERPT FROM “JOHN SAID!!”

I know that John experimented with avant-garde music for a while. He also played many different types of music, with a wide range of musicians. He was eager to embrace the natural growth that occurs when a musician realizes the depth of endless possibilities in that vast pool of musical venues. Johns creativity could not be stifled and his desire to stretch out, learn, explore, and create, was a lifelong journey. This journey included his beloved Yoko, who was consistently supportive and inspirational to him. Given this, which one of us could deny a man his love for his woman, and his destiny? John’s passionate soliloquy left no room for argument. Yoko’s presence in his life had nothing to do with the inevitable end of the Beatles, because John said so!