To participate, email Martie Janeway (martiejaneway@gmail.com); we will send a Zoom invitation before each talk.
Bring cocktails and lots of questions!
Ken Womack is a world-renowned Beatles scholar, lecturer, and author. For the lecture, Ken will outline the substance of his new book, John Lennon, 1980: The Last Days in the Life, which leads up to the crucial day of August 7th, 1980 – the first day of the Double Fantasy recording sessions at the Hit Factory in New York City. August 7, 2020 will mark the 40th anniversary of the first day of recording sessions for what was founder John Lennon’s final album.
Boston photographer and Small Point summer resident Roger Farrington was hired to document the occasion in New York City. One photograph of John & Yoko entering the Hit Factory on August 7th, 1980 was published worldwide along with the official press release announcing the ex-Beatle’s return to the music business after a 5-year hiatus. Four months later John Lennon was assassinated by a deranged fan outside the Dakota Apartments where he lived with his wife Yoko Ono.
Roger will describe his experiences that day and show some of the photos, after which Ken and Roger will field questions from participants.
