Tag Archives: John Lennon

Positively 231st Street: Bob Dylan, the Bronx, and Me

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

In the summer of 1966, the Jack & Agnes Carrolls misguidedly moved from 89th and Third in Manhattan to Brookview Road in Windsor, CT – a town that lacked virtually everything, including sidewalks. I did not go with them. Hell, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Absolutely Sweet Marie, Blonde on Blonde, Bob Dylan, Boston Globe, Dan Kennedy, Designated Tsker, Fourth Time Around, Jo Schneider, John Lennon, Media Nation, Melbourne 1966, Mike Hogan, Misericordia Hospital, Nobel Prize in Literature, Norwegian Wood, Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands, Tsk Six, Ty Burr, Vanity Fair, Visions of Johanna | 4 Comments

Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (Umpteenth Plus Two Yoko Ono Edition)

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Peace Party edition Over the years, the hardworking staff has dutifully chronicled the must-by-now-be-a-million-dollars Yoko Ono has spent on full-page ads in the New York Times. (Umpteenth here, Umpteenth Plus One here.) Now comes yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 76th birthday, Give Peace a Chance, ImaginePeace.com, John Lennon, New York Times, Rift Beatle, Yoko Ono, Yoko Ono Lennon | Leave a comment

Dead Blogging ‘A Century of Style’ at MassArt

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled over to MassArt yesterday to catch A Century of Style: Masterworks of Poster Design (through December 3) at the Paine Gallery and, say, it was swell. From the website: A Century of Style: Masterworks of Poster … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Century of Style: Masterworks of Poster Design, A. M. Cassandre, Alphonse Mucha, Bally, Bob Dylan, Egon Schiele, Fiat 1500, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Herbert Matter, John Lennon, Ludwig Hohlwein, MassArt, Milton Glaser, Paine Gallery, Richard Avedon, Robert Bachelder, Roger Broders | Leave a comment

Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (Umpteenth Yoko Ono Edition)

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Yoko Ono pays for full-page ads in the New York Times almost as often as Lord & Taylor does. So it was again yesterday, when the Rift Beatle ran this ad in the Times to mark John Lennon’s 75th birthday. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ImaginePeace.com, John Lennon, John Lennon at 75, Lord & Taylor, New York Times, Rift Beatle, Yoko Ono | 3 Comments

Yoko Ono’s NYT Ads Should Rest In ‘Peace’

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From our Why Not Just Burn Your Money desk On Tuesday, for the umpteenth year in a row, Yoko Ono (Beatles fans read: Yoko Oh No!) bought this full-page ad in the New York Times: Screenshot of ImaginePeace.com: A billboard … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged full-page ad, Imagine Peace, John Lennon, New York Times, Restore Our Future, Times Square billboard, Yoko Oh No!, Yoko Ono | 3 Comments

Paul McCartney, PETA Bred

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has launched a new Veggie Testimonial campaign featuring such luminaries as Alicia Silverstone, Casey Affleck, and (Call Me Sir) Paul McCartney, who graced a Wall Street Journal ad yesterday: So, to review: John … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alicia Silverstone, Casey Affleck, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, PETA, veggie testimonials, Wall Street Journal, walrus | 2 Comments