• Why Did John Refer To "Betty Rollins' Legs"?

    From Norbert K@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 25 04:50:15 2022
    On one of his Dick Cavett Show appearances, Lennon made repeated out-of-context references to "Betty Rollins' legs." There are discussions online instigated by people who wonder what this was about.

    Well, in 1969 journalist Betty Rollins visited John and Yoko to write the article that became "Lennon/Ono Inc," and which appeared in the March 18, 1969 issue of Look Magazine. Lennon emerges as likeable and whimsical in the piece; Yoko is depicted as
    obsessed with self-promotion, manipulative, and frankly as "a pain."

    Rollins includes a physical description of Ono:

    "Yoko is short, not small. Her face -- what you can see of it in the middle of a bushy outburst of black hair -- is almost fierce. her chest is barreled. She looks almost as fragile, as, say, Ernest Borgnine."

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  • From Nil@21:1/5 to Norbert K on Sat May 28 13:14:59 2022
    On 25 May 2022, Norbert K <norbertkosky69@gmail.com> wrote in rec.music.beatles:

    On one of his Dick Cavett Show appearances, Lennon made repeated out-of-context references to "Betty Rollins' legs." There are
    discussions online instigated by people who wonder what this was
    about.

    Well, in 1969 journalist Betty Rollins visited John and Yoko to
    write the article that became "Lennon/Ono Inc," and which appeared
    in the March 18, 1969 issue of Look Magazine. Lennon emerges as
    likeable and whimsical in the piece; Yoko is depicted as obsessed
    with self-promotion, manipulative, and frankly as "a pain."

    Rollins includes a physical description of Ono:

    "Yoko is short, not small. Her face -- what you can see of it in
    the middle of a bushy outburst of black hair -- is almost fierce.
    her chest is barreled. She looks almost as fragile, as, say,
    Ernest Borgnine."

    What a nasty comment. John was right - his wife was constantly attacked
    by racists.

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