John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 'Bed-In' remembered at 50

More innocent times, when we thought we could change the world. But, as time went on, we saw that the world belongs to the warmongers and we became more cynical.

Thank you, John and Yoko. Eternal love and peace.

RIP

Oh, and RIP to Scott Walker, another genius who began as a pop star and soared well beyond his beginnings.

The world would have been much better off had Lennon and Yoko kept their clothes on. The unfortunate people of Vietnam are still living under a dictatorship.

During the bed-in, Yoko is questioned about how she would deal with Hitler.

"I would sleep with him", she replied.

I have been to the Elizabeth Reine Hotel in the wonderful city of Montreal. Room 317 (?) gets booked up to 18 months in advance by Beatlemaniacs just so they can say they were there. The manager there told me the rates are higher for that room, of course. Many other stars and important figures have stayed in this hotel but my AAA Guidebook for Montreal said that this place is where 'Give Peace A Chance' was written and recorded.

Of course history was made. A newer version of that antiwar classic was made for the 1991 Gulf War - it featured Peter Gabriel, Tom Petty, Iggy Pop,  Lenny Kravitz, Little Richard, Adam Ant, Al Jarreau, Run (of RUN-DMC), Ofra Haza, Q-Tip, Dave Stewart, Michael McDonald,  LL Cool J, Bonnie Raitt and more.