John Lennon, now with Yoko-fu grip

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - John Lennon, now with Yoko-fu grip

Posted: 12/16/2005 5:12:33 PM EDT

As much as I dislike the guy, this reeks:

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John Lennon: Yoko's Cash-In Continues

All right, this is for hard even for yours truly to believe, but here goes.

It looks as if Yoko Ono has licensed a John Lennon action figure that will be sold, I don't know, in stores of some kind. Parts of it may be referred to as the Plastic Lennon Hand (get it, Plastic Ono Band?)

Ono is clearly out to prove that there's nothing you can sell that can't be sold.

Yes, it's been only a week since the 25th anniversary of Lennon's murder. I did in fact write a hopeful piece about Ono last week. All I was saying was, give peace a chance.

But there's no limit to bad taste, and here we go again. You can actually see this thing at http://necaonline.com/lennonnews1.html.

National Entertainment Collectibles Association is the company with the license, and they've got a picture of the 18-inch plastic Lennon. They say it will talk, speaking "John Lennon" phrases. They also say it will be known as "The New York Years" Lennon.

NECA says this is the first ever licensed Lennon figure ever. That's quite a distinction. There is a line of "Yellow Submarine" pose-able figures, but those are of Lennon and the other Beatles in character from the animated film. This is actually one of Lennon, with all profits going to Ono.

So the question is: How much money does this woman need?

And, a better question, whatever happened to her Spirit Foundation? There's no listing for it among U.S. charities at www.guidestar.org. And last, what will the plastic Lennon say when you push his buttons? "Ah! Bowakawa, pousse, pousse"?

Bleh!

JL, in all his glory

Posted: 12/16/2005 5:16:56 PM EDT

[#1]

Buy one and leave it in the package.

$$$$$$ in 100 years

Posted: 12/16/2005 5:43:08 PM EDT

[#2]

buy one and send it to mark chapman to autograph then ya got REALLY big $$$$$$$

Posted: 12/16/2005 5:53:39 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
buy one and send it to mark chapman to autograph then ya got REALLY big $$$$$$$

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