John & Yoko photo © 1980 Kishin Shinoyama
THE TEAMAKER
by Yoko Ono Lennon
John and I are in our Dakota kitchen in the middle of the night. Three cats: Sasha, Micha and Charo are looking up at John, who is making tea for us two.
Sasha is all white, Micha is all black. They are both gorgeous, classy Persian cats. Charo, on the other hand, is a mutt. John used to have a special love for Charo. “You’ve got a funny face, Charo!” he would say and pat her.
“Yoko, Yoko, you’re supposed to first put the tea bags in, and then the hot water.” John took the role of the teamaker, for being English. So I gave up doing it. It was nice to be up in the middle of the night, when there’s no sound in the house, and sip the tea John would make.
One night, however, John came up with “I was talking to Aunt Mimi this afternoon and she says you are supposed to put the hot water in first. Then the tea bag. I could swear she taught me to put the tea bag in first, but…”
“So all this time, we were doing it wrong?”
“Yeah…”
We both cracked up. That was in 1980. Neither of us knew that it was to be the last year of our life together.
This year would have been the 70th birthday year for John if only he was here. But people are not questioning if he is here or not. They just love him and are keeping him alive with their love. I’ve received notes from all corners of the world to let me know that they were celebrating this year to thank John for having given us so much in his forty short years on earth.
The most important gift we received from him was not words, but deeds. He believed in Truth, and had dared to speak up. We all knew that he upset certain powerful people with it. But that was John. He couldn’t have been in any other way. If he were here now, I think he would have shouted so we can all hear it. That truth was important. Because without knowing all the truth of what we did, we could not achieve world peace.
On this day, the day he was assassinated for being a truth seeker and a communicator, what I remember is the night we both cracked up drinking tea.
They say teenagers laugh with a drop of a hat. But nowadays I see many teenagers angry and sad at each other. John and I were hardly teenagers. But my memory of us is that we were a couple who laughed.
Yoko Ono Lennon
December 8th, 2010
Tokyo, Japan.
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More ‘Memories of John’ (2009) here.
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Greeting from Czech Republic,
I´m young, so I can´t have memories, but my parents and grandparents have.
I´ll share theirs.
I’d tell you about how we perceive John in my country. I think you don´t know our history but may be you will know USSR. We were 41 years under his rule.
John’s messages to us was something more we believed in freedom. And he talked about it. The peace and love. It was for us a symbol of liberation.
In our capital city – Prague, as soon as we heard about his death, we painted a wall, which we named the John Lennon wall and we did a demonstration in front of her. Demonstration against the non-free regime.
Today we are Republic and we have freedom, but Lennon wall on Kampa is still alive. We teenagers write there messages for John. Like our parents. It´s something diferent but we feel John’s message as they did. And I think it´s good. Peace and love. Forever.
Thank you Yoko for this memory. Here is mine. And I’m sorry if there’s anything wrong with my grammar …
Dear Stepanka,
I was there at the wall in Prague and participated in the painting of the wall.
I think it is a lovely idea and John would have loved it.
yoko
‘A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.’ (John Lennon)
I just watched Imagine for the 2nd time and I cried again…. I so miss him and his music….. his music taught us all about love and peace. I see this world today as it is and how we are really destroying it and the living critters too. That recent oil spill killing all types of wild life and killing baby sea turtles… makes me sad so terribly sad.
I just want you to know, that I love you as a dear sweet sister of this world. May the Peace that John wrote about comfort you and protect you.
In my heart and my spirit tell me that John has never left us. Peace resonates through many people and in many ways. He helped me find peace and stand in my own truth. I stand for future generations in that peace as a native woman as a war veteran, I continue to be inspired by him and celebrate his birthday every year during our ceremonies. Thank You John for your continued message of Peace and thank you Yoko Ono for helping him become his potential and holding that space of peace on this side of the world.
Peace
Thirty years later after the horrible event, the US still has not got decent and strong gun control laws, and the rest of the world remains mystyfied as to why not.??
Dear Yoko, I was only 22 when I heard the news about John.I had just come home from work when I heard the terrible news.At first I could not belive my ears and eyes.. I was in total shock… I thought to myself,No! that cannot be true.. It hit everyone hard. I was very young when i was a beatle fan..
Even though times changed between the group, John did a world of good during the war.. I can remember when both of you held your bed-in’s. All of my friends followed John’s protest against the war in the 70′s.. He will always be with all of us.. Merry Christmas& Happy New Year
Dear Yoko, I hope you read this as I’ve always wanted to share with you the dream I had two nights before the horrible night John died. I’ve had a lot of dreams with clairvoyant content but none so specific as this one and it’s had a lasting effect on me. I dreamed of a place that felt like New York City and a dark man hiding in the dark while holding John’s poetry book, “A Spaniard in the Works”, up in front of his face and peering over it. He seemed to be spying on someone. As you know, on the cover of that book John is dressed as a Spanish Matador holding a “spanner”. The title of it was John’s word play on the phrase “A spanner in the works.”, meaning something causing a problem of some sort. “Matador” in Spanish means “killer’. The book his murderer stood and held in front of his face that deadly night until the police arrived was, as many know, J.D. Salinger’s “A Catcher in the Rye”, one with an identical phrase construction as John’s book title. After I heard the terrible news in an interrupted TV broadcast in the US that night I instantly remembered my dream and chillingly knew it had been a foreshadowing of the unspeakable event. And that it had nearly literally said “John Lennon’s killer was “in the works”.” John and the Beatles had been such a formative force in my young life that it must have somehow helped my subconscious tune in to the collective consciousness of the awful danger at hand the night I had the dream. The meaning of my lifelong clairvoyant dreams has usually only been made clear after the event they seem to foreshadow. I’ve so often wished this weren’t so and could have somehow warned someone of the “glimpse” that I didn’t understand until after it happened.
Love and continued wishes for the Peace you and John imagined.
Hi Yoko, I understand you. I’m sure that they appreciate everything you have done for him. His legacy will live on forever.
Hey Yoko, i bet if John were alive today he would be right on the side of Julian Assange and wikilieaks, exposing the truth and lies about war,diplomats,the hypocrisy of politicians,the lies politicians tell the people, the deceit of world leaders,the cover ups,and the lies about wars.
Hello Yoko, thank you for sharing your beautiful memory with John. In 1980 I was not born. Yet “The Tea Maker” first catched my eye when I was checking NY times headline on 8th earlier this month. I was deeply moved… I still clearly remember a strong vein of emotions came on to me when I visited John Lennon Museum in Saitama before its closing last September. At the time I just couldn’t help sobbing out of emotions… Every exhibit, those were just amazing… I miss the museum a lot & believe so do many others. I hope another museum or something at which we get to see those memories is on the way…! Again, thanks sooo much for sharing Yoko, Keep going Yoko we love you!!!
Yoko,
I am late to the party. I was three when John was shot. I do have a faint remembrance of the day. I remember the news talking about it vaguely.
I became a ferverent John Lennon fan just recently. I watched a movie and at the end was Watching the Wheels. I had never heard it. I had heard Beautiful Boy in a movie as well. I started peeking into John’s songs and into articles about him. I watched Imagine and all sorts of John anything. I must say that his music from his Ledgend Album is my favorite. His honesty in song has been such an inspiration. I find it ironic that a man, such a famous one, has taught me so much about life and enjoying staying home with my children. Watching the Wheels sums up what I had been feeling about my choice to put my career on hold and spend time and raise my children. So many people look at me as if I had more than one head. I enjoy it, and I feel inspired that John did too.
The day the John died, I almost lost hope. Through the years I used as part of my signature, a quote of John’s that eventually led me to the love of my life, Tom,who shares John’s birthday date (October 9th) and stands in support for life on our planet. Together we now work for peace. October 9th will always be celebrated by me as the day that two beautiful and inspiring men were born, destined to change the world through their advocacy for peace in the universe. There is hope.
Just watched “Imagine”…Now, 46, I grew up hearing what an awful person Yoko was…that she broke up the Beatles, etc. I have a new found respect for you, Yoko. You are an amazing woman, who loved and cared for her husband, providing him with the love, care and guidance he so desperately needed. You were, as he said, a part of him and he a part of you. A beautiful, but tragic, love story. The fact that you carry on with “ImaginePeace” just shows your commitment to what you two believed and the love you two shared. He needed you…and you were there. How amazing that is. Peace and Love.
what a beautiful piece. your husband will forever be remembered as one of the world’s greatest musician and songwriter who ever walked this planet. i find it an honor that he was able to grace us with his presence for as long as he did, and though his career ended much too early, i savor what he left behind. a legacy of peace and happiness. long live, john lennon. he asked us to go beyond our comfort zones and truly imagine the world as a better place. he asked us to take action where we could and speak out with what we truly had to say. in a world full of hate and anger, he stood out, bold and strong, willingly to dream the impossible and make it happen. it was a shocking burst of reality and tragedy when his death came, but his dreams and hopes for this world continue to live on through his fans and supporters. best wishes to you, yoko. you’ve done great work and i hope that you find peace with the rest of your life. it’s what you deserve.
such a cute story AND picture =)
December 8th puzzles me. It is the birthday of my late Mom who died from parkingsons and the day that the music died. I first heard of the Beatles when I was in 5th grade and it changed my life forever. I remember watching them On Ed Sullivan with my older brother and sister and my parents. My Dad said, they won’t last for 6 months. They death of John still haunts me 30 years later. I feel that I’ve been robbed of not being able to grow old with him. What could there have been? I now own an internet business and I named it in reference to John. I do not want to reveal the name as I do not want to make money from such a tragic day. You said things that were true that no one dared to say. 30 years later I still think about you every day. While writing this tears are flowing. I thank you for all the joy you and the Beatles music gave me.
I was only 6 when John past. I didn’t get into The Beatles until around the age of 12. And I was only familiar with their early stuff because of the local ‘oldies’ radio station. It wasn’t until my second year of high school that I discovered their later library and their solo work. I remember watching the movie Imagine around the age of 17, around 1991. I remember weeping uncontrollably during the film when they documented his death. I couldn’t understand why. I didn’t know this man, yet I wept like I just lost a close family member. I kept this to myself until later meeting other fans of John and finding that they had very similar experiences. There have been other musicians whom have been a very big part of my musical upbringing that have past; Bob Marley, Kurt Kobain, Jimi Hendrix, etc. As great of loss to music as these musicians were, for some reason, the thought of their passing doesn’t strike the same chord. There was something very special about John’s ability to channel a very pure spirit of love in his music. I feel very blessed to have lived a life filled with his music. Thank you Yoko for helping keeping his spirit alive.
This is not my memory, but one of my mothers as I was not even a year old at the time. She was living in an apartment above the general store in a town of 800 in Ontario, Canada (Frankville, and ironically named after my Father, whom was a Freddy as well). So that December night as she arrived home, late as it usually was to greet the babysitter and her son. She sent her on her way and settled in for the night, to watch some TV. As she watched the news she began to cry… And then I began to share her tears… Not knowing how the world had been affected I shared in the tears of my Mother and the world…
I can only wish you a Happy Christmas, in what must be a hard time for you and yours.
One of my earliest childhood memories was going to a friend’s house and dancing to Beatles records. My family moved in 1965 when I was six, so that memory is from age five. The Beatles’ music and rebelliousness changed a generation. Thanks Yoko, for being here and honoring John’s memory. He was a hero to many of us.
I wasn’t even born when this terrible loss happened, but I still feel it so much because we lost an incredible human being who was able to inspire millions with only defend his convictions. the world laments his loss and above all a wonderful woman has been separated from her soul mate and a sweet child (now a man) of his superhero.
John helped me through the loss of love, addiction, youth, family and ultimately through the loss of John. His voice is still here, imploring us to face reality and love truth. Thank you Sean. Thank you Yoko. Thank you John.
John … a man of many talents, thoughts, ideas & inspirations. A hunter & seeker of the truth. A sponge, willing to absorb & learn about the many facets of life. A son, brother, friend, husband, lover, partner and father. A multidimensional gift of a man who’s memory lives in the hearts, minds and souls of millions.
Amen to that!
I will always remember dancing with my brother Bob in our kitchen to many of John’s songs. Bob would be practicing his moves before attending his college mixers. I was in 1st grade.
I remember walking into our living room and seeing my brother John listening to the Beetles, mouthing Johns lyrics with one foot on the ottoman while strumming his own guiter. I was 7.
I remember that December morning waking up to see the horrible news on the television. I was paralyzed by the news and stayed home from work. I called my brothers for comfort and we all cried. It didn’t make sense. I was in my mid 20′s.
I remember driving with my twelve year old daughter in our VW Beetle listening to Imagine and we really I M A G I N E D together. It was beautiful.
I remember being in NYC and going to the Dakota with my daughter and then onto Strawberry Fields to say a prayer. It was rainy but it was a calming rain. It was during the Summer. The park was plush.
I remember finding Sean’s song ‘Tomorrow’, beautiful.
I will always remember looking at my daughters playlist and seeing all of my favorite Beetle’s songs. She now drives that VW Beetle. She’ll pass it on ;-
Love, Love, Love
The inspiration of many lifetimes, including mine.
Someone to look up to when there’s no one else.
He was better than this world that he loved so much.
That was my way to repay him for everything, hope you like it:
http://twitpic.com/3fzi2k
I’ve attached pictures from Los Angeles Braille Institutes’s Holiday Performance for our blind adult students on December 8, 2010 & our Holiday Tree. “All You Need is Love,” was the theme that we all sang together & created for our tree. On the same anniversary date of John’s death last year, I read the story on the World War I ChristmasTruce & after the reading, the finale that we all sang together was “Happy XMAS War is Over.” Your’s and John’s message is very much alive and loved here. While I’m in my office, I still sometimes hear blind students tapping their canes against the wall to navigate as they walk along the hallways singing “Love, Love, Love. All you need is love.”
I send my love to you this holiday season & always,
Nancy
To view pictures of Braille Institute’s tribute to “All You Need Is Love”, please click on the following link:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=46988&id=100001247613026&l=5c9e9e6754
Nice Pictures.Very Sweet — and so True..
LOVE your “All You Need Is Love” sign with Group photo.
‘Tis the Season now, but we all can keep the promise of Love and Peace all year long and for all of our lives,,,
God Bless John and all of us who believe and know that “All We Need Is Love.”
And God Bless you all at the Braille Institute for making a difference in a positive way in so many lives. : )
John will always be my favorite artist of all time. He was a truly original, brilliant, and beautiful guy. His voice can not be touched. I’m glad we had him at all.
John Lennon is a continuous inspiration for me. His messages of Peace and Love will be remembered forever. Even by the teenagers
I’m one of em. I’m only 19 and I never go through a day without laughing.
I send out my condolences to Yoko, Sean, and Julian, and all the other Lennons out there. I can tell how much he really loved Sean when I listen to Beautiful Boy. It’s truly saddening that he had to be taken from all of us.
And as an aspiring musician, I have him in my heart whenever I pick up my Rickenbacker
To Yoko
Many years ago, following his death, I started to write a song about John Lennon but I have never got beyond the first verse. Now I think the reason is because for me, it is complete.
“It was just an ordinary day, like the one before.
Nothing special happening as I drove to the store
But then I heard it on the radio
I hope it isn’t true
they say that some mad billy joe, pulled a gun on you.
And it’s tragic but that won’t kill the magic that we hear every time you sing
for your legend lives on in every song
and the magic that you bring.”
When I was in 5th grade my teacher, who is a HUGH beatles fanatic, played us the song “Imagine.” It was one my fondest memories from grade school. Although I was born nine years after John’s death he is still a huge influence in my life. Starting with that song, it made me feel so much more optimistic about life, even at such a young age. As I get older, and learn more and more about him I appreciate his work ten fold. I am so sad to know that someone took the life of such a beautiful person. He will be forever missed.
I’m afraid it’s a bit late but I’d also like to share my memory of John Lennon here. Actually, I wrote this message on Dec.
My neighbour K often goes to shrines or various spiritual places to pray for world peace and her family and friends. She and her friends went up to Rokko(六甲) mountains and visited a shrine on Sep.9. According to her, it was a special day at the shrine. She asked me to pass her any item of mine so that she could pray for me too. She took my bracelet with her.
Since around that time she and I have been spending our free time translating the Beatles’ songs into Osaka dialect. She’s originally from Osaka, so she has a rich vocabulary, which I can’t speak it at all, though. She did Manzai(漫才) or Japanese comedical performance with a partner and learned acting skills when she was young. She reads out her translation after finishing each song and occasionally even sheds tears. I had never read the lyrics carefully till now. I really like to listen to her Osaka-ben Beatles. We were half-joking that we should write to Ono Yoko to let Kuniko read out ‘Imagine’ at the 30th ceremony of John Lennon today:-)
Actually, we couldn’t make it at all, but we are doing it ourselves quietly today.
p.s. Kuniko told me today that her daughter in law was born on that faithful date and that she turned 30 years old today.
PPS: Sorry again, this message was written on Dec. 8th.
john Lennon lives
Desde que tenia 8 años, tan solo con un play en mi viejo cassette, descubri su mensaje, su legado…su musica: Luego a mis 13 años, La primera Antología me hizo descubrir un mundo magico, y asi conla 2, la 3…No puedo pensar en aquel día (aun que no lo vivi), sin sentir rabia, sin sentir repulsión. Y aun así descrubrir que lo que realmente me ataba a ellos 4, eran realmente 1, era realmente y siempre será John…forever John. Yoko, you do that is alive among us…Thanks. By Isa
One of the great artists of the 20th Century, maybe of all time. The loss still hurts me too, though we are blessed with his work forever.
I love Yoko too. I had a friend who once lived next door to her at the Dakota. When he was dying a couple of years ago he gave me his CD collection, it included an autographed Yoko One 6-disc box set. I had never really known Yoko’s music, just a little about her other art. I have grown to love Yoko’s music and it makes me happy that even in death Robert continued to introduce me to great art, that was one thing he did for me while living, mostly dancers and choreographers, but also music and painters and more.
Thank you Robert Tracy, John Lennon and Yoko Ono for making peace, love and unforgettable art!
It saddens me that I wasn’t born when John was alive. But in many ways, that has made him all the more legendary in my life. He’s still with us. I always feel him when I hear his voice. He smiling with me when I dream of a better tomorrow.
the inspiration i feel right now is incredible. i actually feel john’s love. undeniably the greatest man ever to grace this planet. jus listening to his beautiful simple demo’s (you tube) i feel the purity of his art and intention. as a songwriter i feel educated and empowered by john’s legacy. thank you john you are so amazing. thank you yoko you are so beautiful.
I lost my nana on Monday December 8th 2003, But 23 Years prior we lost an inspirational man to a senseless man who made a choice which affected millions. I credit Yoko for the strength and courage she has shown over the past 30 years. Truly inspirationl xx
Unfortunately, I was neither alive or even thought of when this tragedy occurred. I came to love The Beatles later in life, and through my obsession with their music I began to want to know more about them as people. I have read every biography and have come to the conclusion that John is by far my favourite. Not only was he so creative and a brilliant artist, but he was a dreamer and was fearless. Through him I have learned to stand up for what I believe in and to never be afraid to dream the impossible.
I have had the extreme honour to not only visit the “imagine”mosaic in Central Park, see the Dakota, and walk through Strawberry Fields, but I was able to take a trip to Liverpool, ride on the Magical Mystery Tour, see the real Strawberry fields, Penny Lane, and Aunt Mimi’s home. I feel like through those experiences I have some how grown closer to John– connected. I think he would have like that. One day I am going to have a family of my own, and be able to share my love for John, for I will have my eldest to be named Lennon Brooks. I hope that when I die I will finally be able to meet John and tell him thank you for giving us a voice when we had none. He is missed– we love you John.
i remember waking up in the morning and being told of johns passing and feeling very cheated and sad we all mourn your loss yoko and the worlds give peace a chance i think i will stay in bed this week for u and john
I’ll say just one thing:
I love you both and I miss you dear Johny.
This is taken from a note I had written on facebook December 8, 2010:
For me, he was a great inspiration on my writings. I would sometimes when I’m stuck(mental block) I’d listen to his music for inspiration and clear away the thoughts and let the words flow naturally. The way of his life striving for a more peaceful world is incredible. He wasn’t like some stars that say they believe or hope for _____. Lennon actually lived it. He is the kind of guy that would strive, claw, or do whatever it takes to at least make an impact. His life also reflected peace and harmony. He is the kind of guy that you didn’t have to know him to know him. He will live on through his works forever and what Mark David Chapman did will never stop it.
You can view the whole note here:
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link doesn’t work. sorry.
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150352788390173
Thank you for sharing the private John with us, Yoko. The closeness and love you share is heartwarming. He is still with you, always. So many people truly love him, and the spirit and passion of the songs he wrote will live in the world forever.
In New York, on the evening of his 70th birthday, I saw the three guitar players from Tokyo group X-Japan (Sugizo, Pata, and Heath) standing at the Dakota with serious faces, looking up, remembering John, and paying their respect. It was a very touching thing to see.
john lennon was our voice; our conscience and our soul. i was 23 when he died, it was a very sad thing for everyone. rip john; live on for all of us, yoko
Still cry over the loss of John.god bless you yoko
John said: “Keep talking”…
keep talking and giving Peace and Respect and Love, every single day I wake up and I do it…
He is still living, ’til we keep talking and spreading Peace and Love….
So please,you too, wake up, rise up, speak up!
Thank you John!! Thank you Yoko!
I was blessed to travel to Liverpool this summer. It was such an amazing trip. I was especially moved by seeing John’s tiny bedroom in his childhood home of Mendips. Within walls that measured maybe 10′ x 9′,the dreams of a young John burst from the confines of that tiny room to envelop the world. In my life, I love you more…
We met when we were reaching our half century on the planet. We finally got together as man and woman five years later. One of the most common things that people say about us is that we are always close and we laugh a lot. Sometimes teenagers say that it is disgusting for old people to be the way we are. They have no idea yet, but hopefully they will. Life is too short to not have fun. To not see the things that make people smile. To have that deep feeling of sadness at things that are lost, but to have the hope that there might be something we can do to help people not lose any more.
John and Yoko are two of the bright lights that we recall when we think of possibilities and love. Peace.
In January 1980, when I was just 12, I lost my father to cancer. In December 1980, I lost my biggest hero to a senseless shooting. 1980 was a bad year for me. 30 years later, I have fond memories of my father, and I miss him, but it does’t hurt to think of him.
It still hurts to think of John.
Thank you John, for the music, for the inspiration, for the brave and crazy example you set, and most of all for being true to who you were. My heart goes out to Yoko, Sean, Julian, and the rest of John’s family.
hi yoko im so sorry to ded of john lennon he was a excelent musician …
Dear Yoko Mia and Alina Hernandez and their family are Believers in the John Lennon Dream. We have loved his music and his message our whole lives. We have learned about Peace and Love and Global Humanity through his songs. We have a teen blog dedicated to his dream we made John a video on his birthday and we spread his love everyday and always will. We are 15 and 16.
http://www.sunnyvaletosydney.tumblr.com
Thanks Yoko for reading our message You and John are not the only Believers young people like us are Believers too. 4-ever! Mia and Alina and Benito and Teresa and Benjamin Hernandez Sunnyvale California Peace and Love
Hi Yoko , When I heard the horrible news I was 22 . I was about to leave for work when it came on the radio . It was like being punched in the stomach , I had to sit down . I sat there in shock for a while then cried all the way to work . Everyone there was in shock too . The radio station called for a minute of silence . I drove a mail truck , so of course I pulled over . I hope the piece of garbage that robbed the world of John and all the music he would have made, rots in jail . Too bad he didn’t get the death penalty. Of course it was a million times worse for you , you had to watch your husband die . You were also in my thoughts . I don’t know how you got through that , you must be very strong. I can’t believe it’s been 30 years. It seems like yesterday . Take care and stay strong . You’ll be together again someday .
I am almost positive that John did not approve of the death penalty…….
I agree Cora, and he also probably wouldn’t have wanted his killer to languish in prison for the rest of his life either.
Mark Chapman was either severely mentally disturbed and therefore not responsible for his actions or he had been brainwashed by John’s real killers (government secret servces or similar). Isn’t understanding, if not total forgiveness, a part of Peace and Love’s message?
Adam, Cardiff.
I agree that he was against the death penalty, but to assume forgiveness in the name of the dead is presumptuous, to say the least, especially since everybody knows that the other victims, i.e. – the family – Yoko and Sean were always very clear in their opposition to parole. To assume the victim was a conspiracy theorist like you, is plain idiotic.