Chapter 27 Page #2

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I'll just have to blurt this out.

...I was at a recording session tonight.

With John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

They recorded an album together.

They recorded for 3 hours straight.

...I'm the engineer.

They met me, and they told

me how much they like my work.

To me, it's just so ecstatic to think

that John Lennon and Paul McCartney would

tell me how great they think my

work is. You know, from them to me

...everything, it all just...

...I just had to tell you that.

The cabbie told me that Jimmy Carter stayed

at that hotel. And when he was president, too.

He told me he did it to show

everyone what a regular guy he was.

I thought that was hysterical. The President

staying at a regular hotel like this.

That cracked me up.

I had a little bit of dough, but not so much

that I could stay in a place like that forever.

Goddamn money. It always ends

up depressing the hell out of you.

Very soon, he will leave his home.

If he stays outside and is not

frightened by his shadow...

that will be my sun.

- But if his shadow frightens him?

- 6 more weeks of winter!

I've got to keep that castle snowbound.

Please Sir, don't take him away. Not yet.

When she gives me a certain

sign, I know it's my fight too.

What sign, Sir?

- Steve. How you doing?

- I'm doing fine, and how'd you know my name?

You don't remember me?

I was here a little over a month ago.

From Hawaii?

- I was here to see John Lennon?

- Nope.

Okay, well, uh...

Last time, I didn't do it.

Get to meet him, I mean.

But I'm back.

Do you know is he, uh...

- Is he home?

- Actually I think he might be out of town.

- You mind if I wait and see?

- Be my guest. But, uh, step back a bit.

I gave a great deal of myself to what John Lennon

had said, and sung about, and told us all to do.

His music and his lyrics provided

me with everything I needed.

What I really love

about a song, or a book

...if it's really good. I mean if

the writer is really talking to you.

Then you feel like they're this

really great friend of yours

and you can just call them up

on the phone whenever you want.

Everyone needs something.

To find something.

Everyone is cracked and broken.

You have to find something to fix you.

To give you what you need.

To take you away

and make you whole.

I'm getting it for the articles.

Anything else?

Yes.

This.

I'm gonna be meeting him soon.

I went and read that

article on John Lennon.

It said all he ate was sushi and sashimi

and "Hershey's" bars with almonds.

And that he smoked French cigarettes.

And when they asked if the Beatles

would ever get back together, he said

just because a whole pile of dummies missed it the

first time, he shouldn't have to be crucified again.

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