in May 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono took to a bed in a Montreal hotel to
took to a bed in a Montreal hotel to
took to a bed in a Montreal hotel to promote the message of peace
promote the message of peace
promote the message of peace Jerry dieter was the only
Jerry dieter was the only
Jerry dieter was the only photojournalist to document the entire
photojournalist to document the entire
photojournalist to document the entire event hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome
event hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome
event hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re finally
to watchmojo.com and today we’re finally
to watchmojo.com and today we’re finally getting a look at the photos from this
getting a look at the photos from this
getting a look at the photos from this iconic moment in rock history rooms at
iconic moment in rock history rooms at
iconic moment in rock history rooms at the time we were laughed at and put down
the time we were laughed at and put down
the time we were laughed at and put down in a major way by the whole world now
in a major way by the whole world now
in a major way by the whole world now all of us are standing at the threshold
all of us are standing at the threshold
all of us are standing at the threshold in a great new era it’s not in our hands
in a great new era it’s not in our hands
in a great new era it’s not in our hands yet but we know we will make it happen
yet but we know we will make it happen
yet but we know we will make it happen let’s make the best of it and have fun I
let’s make the best of it and have fun I
let’s make the best of it and have fun I think John would have been very pleased
think John would have been very pleased
think John would have been very pleased too so first can you tell us about the
too so first can you tell us about the
too so first can you tell us about the book give peace a chance
book give peace a chance
book give peace a chance the book was aiming to do two things and
the book was aiming to do two things and
the book was aiming to do two things and one is to establish Jerry dieter as one
one is to establish Jerry dieter as one
one is to establish Jerry dieter as one of the great sixties photographers which
of the great sixties photographers which
of the great sixties photographers which he was and the second is to support
he was and the second is to support
he was and the second is to support Yoko’s work and to rekindle a concept of
Yoko’s work and to rekindle a concept of
Yoko’s work and to rekindle a concept of give peace a chance would you be able to
give peace a chance would you be able to
give peace a chance would you be able to paint us a picture of what the beddin
paint us a picture of what the beddin
paint us a picture of what the beddin was like the bad end was an inspiration
was like the bad end was an inspiration
was like the bad end was an inspiration that John and Yoko had they did a dry
that John and Yoko had they did a dry
that John and Yoko had they did a dry run of it in Amsterdam following their
run of it in Amsterdam following their
run of it in Amsterdam following their marriage and if you look at the pictures
marriage and if you look at the pictures
marriage and if you look at the pictures from Amsterdam they look kind of stiff
from Amsterdam they look kind of stiff
from Amsterdam they look kind of stiff and they’re sort of you know sitting
and they’re sort of you know sitting
and they’re sort of you know sitting around like that but by the time the
around like that but by the time the
around like that but by the time the next couple of months had passed they
next couple of months had passed they
next couple of months had passed they wanted to do it in the United States but
wanted to do it in the United States but
wanted to do it in the United States but weren’t allowed to because Lenin had a
weren’t allowed to because Lenin had a
weren’t allowed to because Lenin had a marijuana possession charge against him
marijuana possession charge against him
marijuana possession charge against him and the government at the time made sure
and the government at the time made sure
and the government at the time made sure that it was very very difficult for them
that it was very very difficult for them
that it was very very difficult for them to get anywhere near the states so they
to get anywhere near the states so they
to get anywhere near the states so they went to the Bahamas for one night and it
went to the Bahamas for one night and it
went to the Bahamas for one night and it was so hot they said forget it they then
was so hot they said forget it they then
was so hot they said forget it they then went from the Bahamas to Toronto stayed
went from the Bahamas to Toronto stayed
went from the Bahamas to Toronto stayed overnight there and then came to
overnight there and then came to
overnight there and then came to Montreal checked in very late on the
Montreal checked in very late on the
Montreal checked in very late on the evening of May the 26th and went into
evening of May the 26th and went into
evening of May the 26th and went into room 17 42 and who attended the beddin
room 17 42 and who attended the beddin
room 17 42 and who attended the beddin well people like you you know if you
well people like you you know if you
well people like you you know if you were back there you know 40 years ago
were back there you know 40 years ago
were back there you know 40 years ago you’d have been saying my god I’ve got
you’d have been saying my god I’ve got
you’d have been saying my god I’ve got to be there you know so there were young
to be there you know so there were young
to be there you know so there were young people older people people who snuck in
people older people people who snuck in
people older people people who snuck in people who tried to use the occasion to
people who tried to use the occasion to
people who tried to use the occasion to sell their own ideas to John and he
sell their own ideas to John and he
sell their own ideas to John and he would stop them right away
would stop them right away
would stop them right away now these photos were taken of obviously
now these photos were taken of obviously
now these photos were taken of obviously an iconic event in history why is it
an iconic event in history why is it
an iconic event in history why is it just now that we’re seeing them they
just now that we’re seeing them they
just now that we’re seeing them they never ran in Life magazine Jerry was
never ran in Life magazine Jerry was
never ran in Life magazine Jerry was assigned by life he was only supposed to
assigned by life he was only supposed to
assigned by life he was only supposed to go there for a couple of hours but once
go there for a couple of hours but once
go there for a couple of hours but once he got there he realized this was an
he got there he realized this was an
he got there he realized this was an astonishing experience when he sent the
astonishing experience when he sent the
astonishing experience when he sent the negatives and slides to Life magazine
negatives and slides to Life magazine
negatives and slides to Life magazine they were returned immediately sorry
they were returned immediately sorry
they were returned immediately sorry you’re not going to use them there’s
you’re not going to use them there’s
you’re not going to use them there’s more important things to talk about and
more important things to talk about and
more important things to talk about and he had had this big transformation from
he had had this big transformation from
he had had this big transformation from being essentially a high-flying fashion
being essentially a high-flying fashion
being essentially a high-flying fashion photographer you know dating the
photographer you know dating the
photographer you know dating the supermodels his life was forever changed
supermodels his life was forever changed
supermodels his life was forever changed and he hid the photographs away in his
and he hid the photographs away in his
and he hid the photographs away in his boat for 35 years he did a small
boat for 35 years he did a small
boat for 35 years he did a small exhibition in 2004 and in 2005 he died
exhibition in 2004 and in 2005 he died
exhibition in 2004 and in 2005 he died but the amazing thing about these
but the amazing thing about these
but the amazing thing about these photographs is that if they had run back
photographs is that if they had run back
photographs is that if they had run back in 1969 those negatives would now be
in 1969 those negatives would now be
in 1969 those negatives would now be buried in a basement somewhere purchased
buried in a basement somewhere purchased
buried in a basement somewhere purchased by some corporate entity and some huge
by some corporate entity and some huge
by some corporate entity and some huge amalgamation and you know they would be
amalgamation and you know they would be
amalgamation and you know they would be lost what is the significance and what
lost what is the significance and what
lost what is the significance and what is different about theatres photos than
is different about theatres photos than
is different about theatres photos than other photos we may have seen of the
other photos we may have seen of the
other photos we may have seen of the event first of all he was there the
event first of all he was there the
event first of all he was there the entire time
entire time
entire time it’s a photo journalistic document
it’s a photo journalistic document
it’s a photo journalistic document secondly he said about to show the love
secondly he said about to show the love
secondly he said about to show the love between them and I was very fortunate
between them and I was very fortunate
between them and I was very fortunate that Yoko
that Yoko
that Yoko saw the basic collection but people who
saw the basic collection but people who
saw the basic collection but people who took it down to her from the Montreal
took it down to her from the Montreal
took it down to her from the Montreal Museum of Fine Art I have to thank
Museum of Fine Art I have to thank
Museum of Fine Art I have to thank Natalie bond deal for doing that she
Natalie bond deal for doing that she
Natalie bond deal for doing that she reported back to me that Yoko became
reported back to me that Yoko became
reported back to me that Yoko became very misty eyed and said oh you can see
very misty eyed and said oh you can see
very misty eyed and said oh you can see the love in the pictures John and Yoko
the love in the pictures John and Yoko
the love in the pictures John and Yoko say you know we were two artists with
say you know we were two artists with
say you know we were two artists with two big egos but we were able to put
two big egos but we were able to put
two big egos but we were able to put that aside and we were able to use our
that aside and we were able to use our
that aside and we were able to use our love to do something big something
love to do something big something
love to do something big something greater than the sum of our parts
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