Julian and Cynthia Lennon share memories of John
JULIAN and Cynthia Lennon were in Liverpool last week to launch a new exhibition at the Beatles Story about life with John.
It's a very intimate look at what sharing your husband/father with millions of fans must be like. On one occasion Cynthia was left behind at Euston Station when she was caught up in the crowd and John got the train back to Lime Street without her.
I went to the press conference and was surprised by how candid Julian was prepared to be about the way he felt/feels about his dad.
Here's my interview...
BEFORE the gunshot that robbed the world of Liverpool's most famous musician, John Lennon told his son that if he ever died he would contact him by means of a white feather.
This symbol of his love for Julian, then just a boy, is the name to a new exhibition that gives an intimate portrait of life with the former Beatle.
Julian and his mother Cynthia Lennon visited Liverpool yesterday to launch White Feather: Spirit of Lennon at the Beatles Story's new second site at the Pier Head.
Among the memorabilia on display are photographs of the Lennon family, childhood drawings, newspaper cuttings and recording notes for Hey Jude, written for Julian by Paul McCartney...
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Laura Davis - Laura Davis is the Liverpool Daily Post's Arts Editor and 02 Digital Journalist of the Year 2009, which is in a large part due to this blog. She has a long-standing interest in local history and is keen to learn more about your own memories or discoveries about the history of Liverpool and the surrounding area.
Must have been really difficult for Julian when he was growing up with the way things went with John.
It must have been heartbreaking for Julian for the fact he was left nothing by his dad.
John definitely went through a funny period in the 70s which couldn't have been easy for the rest of his family.
Still, he is still my favourite Beatle.