The John Lennon Peace Crater on The Moon (Happy Birthday, John)

[omega minimo]

Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun.
John Lennon

A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.
John Lennon


My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel.
Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.
John Lennon

LUNAR GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY DESIGNATES “PEACE CRATER” TO HONOR JOHN LENNON
 New York USA (9 October 2009)
http://imaginepeace.com/news/archives/8407

The International Lunar Geographic Society has announced that a crater on Luna, Earth’s Moon, has been renamed to honor musician and peace activist John Lennon.
The crater, which is located in the Moon’s Lacus Somniorum (“Lake of Dreams”) district, has been given the honorary designation as the John Lennon Peace Crater on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of Mr. Lennon’s birth.
Forty years ago, in March 1969, Mr. Lennon and his wife, the artist Yoko Ono, staged their first “Bed-In For Peace” in Amsterdam. The event was followed in June of the same year by a second “Bed-In” in Montréal, during which Mr. Lennon composed and recorded the anthem “Give Peace A Chance.”


It is estimated that a quarter-million protesters sang the chorus from “Give Peace A Chance” at the first Vietnam Moratorium Day, held on 15 October 1969. Since then, the song has been adopted by anti-war activists around the world.
Mr. Lennon, whose colorful and often controversial life was cut short in 1980, left a lasting legacy as an activist against war, bigotry, sexism and other forms of injustice.


NASA SHOOTS MOON CRATER TO SEARCH FOR WATER (9 October 2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVYKjR1sJY4&feature=channel

Imagine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTywHAFZxcU

Give Peace A Chance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acb15JsCGSk

John Lennon's Legacy
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion/146264
On the anniversary of John Lennon's murder (Dec. 8, 1980), I've been thinking about his famous argument with Gloria Emerson in December, 1969 – filmed by the BBC, and included in the recent documentary The U.S. vs. John Lennon.

Emerson was a celebrated war correspondent for the New York Times who had just returned from the bloody battlefields of Vietnam; Lennon had just written "Give Peace a Chance" after he and Yoko declared their honeymoon a "bed-in for peace"--they had stayed in bed for a week, "in protest against all the violence in the world."

Emerson told him in her haughty upper class voice, "You've made yourself ridiculous!"
"I don't care," Lennon replied, "if it saves lives."

"My dear boy," she said, "you're living in a nether-nether land. . . . You don't think you've saved a single life!"

"You tell me what they were singing at the Moratorium," Lennon shot back – he was referring to the biggest anti-war demonstration in American history, which had been held in Washington DC a month earlier.

Emerson wasn't sure what he was talking about: "Which one?"

"The recent big one," Lennon explained. "They were singing "Give peace a chance."

"A song of yours, probably."

"Well, yes, and it was written specifically for them."

"So they sang one of your songs," she said with some irritation. "Is that all you can say?"

Now he was angry. "They were singing a happy-go-lucky song, which happens to be one I wrote. I'm glad they sang it. And when I get there, I'll sing it with them."



Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends
and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it.
John Lennon

This Bird Has Flown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkcRZSdc8us


Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.
I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will live as one.
John Lennon

[omega minimo]

1. Reykjavík, Iceland: IMAGINE PEACE TOWER & John Lennon memorial concert

http://imaginepeace.com/news/
http://imaginepeace.com/news/archives/8347
R&R Hall of Fame Annex NYC: John Lennon NYC Years: FREE ADMISSION 9&10Oct
http://imaginepeace.com/news/archives/8330

Oct 9th Reykjavík, Iceland: IMAGINE PEACE TOWER & John Lennon memorial concert

In honour of the lighting of IMAGINE PEACE TOWER on 9th October 2009, Yoko Ono offers the general public free ferry crossings to Viðey on 9th, 10th and 11th October and invites them to attend a memorial concert for John Lennon at Hafnarhús (The Harbor House at The Reykjavík Art Museum) on 9th October at 22:00.
Yoko Ono has invited The Icelandic Red Cross to organise a charitable collection at these events. The donations will be used to support families who have suffered difficulties due to the economic contraction of recent months. Families and individuals can seek support and counselling at Red Cross House, Borgartun 25.
The work of the Red Cross draws on many years of experience in responding to emergency situations. Their activities are constantly being adapted with a view to providing the assistance that is most urgenty required in any particular situation. The Red Cross also offers annual assistance to families around the country at Christmas time.
Hafnarhús, located in downtown Reykjavík, serves as the Reykjavík Art Museum’s institute of contemporary art. New developments in art are explored through diverse exhibitions of Icelandic and international artists. An exhibition of paintings by the Pop artist Erró is a permanent feature. Hafnarhús has a restaurant with a beautiful view over the harbour.

Í tilefni af tendrun Friðarsúlunnar þann 9. október næstkomandi býður Yoko Ono ókeypis ferðir til Viðeyjar 9., 10., og 11. október. Einnig býður hún á tónleika til heiðurs John Lennon í Listasafni Reykjavíkur – Hafnarhúsi sem haldnir verða 9. október og hefjast kl. 22.00.
Kveikt verður á súlunni samkvæmt venju á fæðingardegi Lennons. Siglt verður frá Skarfabakka frá kl. 18.45 – 20.00 og verður dagskrá í Naustinu við Friðarsúluna þar sem Hamrahlíðarkórinn syngur meðal annars. Á slaginu átta verður ljósið á Friðarsúlunni. Að því loknu eru gestir hvattir til að koma við í Naustinu og skrifa á óskatré Yoko Ono. Siglt verður frá Viðey frá kl. 20.00 – 22.00.
Allar nánar upplýsingar um ferjusiglingar og þjónustu í Viðey er að finna á www.videy.com og www.elding.is.
Á sama tíma verður athöfn í Listasafni Reykjavíkur – Hafnarhúsi þar sem fjölmargir listamenn koma fram og syngja lög eftir Lennon auk þess sem sýnt verður beint frá tendrun súlunnar.

[mdmc]

2. yes

[omega minimo]

3. LOL

.................................................................................yes

[conscious evolution]

4. yes

[I Have A Dream]

5. I'm happy to give this the 5th recommendation.

:hi:

[omega minimo]

7. Thank you

May you be bathed in a giant beam of Icelandic light and Moon water. :spray: :pals:

[I Have A Dream]

9. Oooo, I want to bathe in moon water!

:thumbsup:

:D

[omega minimo]

10. And you can buff

with a Moon pumice!! :bounce:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

6. Who is the International Lunar Geographical Society?

And are they recognized by the International Astronomical Union when it comes to naming features of the moon?

[MilesColtrane]

11. It's a business that is trying to lay legal claim to the Moon.

http://www.lunarrepublic.com/info/proclamation.shtml

They will "sell" you acres of property for a low, low price...so you don't forget, act today before midnight!!


http://www.lunarregistry.com/land/index.shtml

They are probably an equal mixture of nutbags and con men.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

13. Ah so Omega Minimo posted a thread involving an illegitimate scam.

Never would have guessed.

[BlooInBloo]

8. Thanks for a thread that I can get on board with....

Oh - and the last picture link is broken.

[omega minimo]

12. Yeah, someone's being conned if they dedicate a moon crater to John on his birthday as they bomb one

:crazy:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

14. Pretty much.

These sorts of scams have been around for a long time.

[David Zephyr]

15. For John.

Thanks omega minimo for this thread.

John was my big brother, and as George Harrison sang "I always looked to you."

So did I.

So do I.

[Mad_Dem_X]

16. I miss John so much right now.

I'm glad he's being honored this way. :cry: