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Living
Together
Links to Living Together On-Line
. Links
to Living Together On-Line The
amount of info on the web is enormous, as anyone who's ever tried to run a
search can attest to. And, to put it all in context, best estimates say
that only a fraction, maybe 20 - 40 % of what's out there is actually making its
way to the search engines.
Well ...
Here at DownStreet, we'd like to try to help. So each issue, we
post a few links in Living Together to sites that might interest you.
Sometimes the links will be related to one another ... sometimes
we'll just offer up a somewhat random sampling. In either case, we think
we might be able to help you find the kind of site you've been looking for.
Of course, while we can't vouch for the fact that every link we provide will be
of interest to everyone, we do our best to filter out the noise and the
bustle. ... Instant
Karma & Other On-Line Stuff Instant
Karma's gonna get you, gonna look you right in the face
You better get
yourself together darling, join the human race ...
 | Lennon's
FBI file, declassified under
the Freedom of Information Act |
Prompted
more by the up-coming anniversary of John Lennon's death {December 8th} and the
recent all-star tribute to John Lennon than by the name of our new advice
columnist {though not completely disconnected}, we thought we'd devote this
month's Links to Living Together On-Line to sites devoted to John Lennon. ...
He would have turned 60 last month. The first site we went
to, of course, was Instant Karma. But from there, things got a little more
difficult. There are tons of John Lennon sites out there, most of
reasonably ok quality, but most also terribly the same. You know, the
usual fan sites: some photos, some clips, some quotes, maybe a discography
and some lyrics. But we wanted to find some that were a little different
than most, and we did. After Instant Karma, we're not saying
the others are the best sites out there. Only that they're among the more
interesting. ... So,
in the hope that for those of you who were/are John Lennon fans and want to be
reminded of why, or for those who simply want to take a virtual stroll down
Penny Lane, we invite you to visit. ...
IK! Instant Karma!
Online - The Original John and Yoko Magazine
 This offering comes
straight from the source. So if you're a John
Lennon fan, then Instant Karma probably will get
you. ...
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As
you might expect, the site has CDs and other stuff for
sale. But there's lots more besides, including
an Archive of magazine issues. In addition,
you'll find links to Instant News, John and Yoko, John
Lennon, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon {who gave a blow-out
performance at the tribute to his dad}, Julian Lennon,
the Elliot Mintz Aids Memoir, and Onovox Info -- a
digest listserv for Yoko fans.
There's an extensive, on-going biography of John
Lennon, too.
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Not
everything here is beyond the ken of most parents. But you might find
a tip on something you hadn't even considered, and that makes this site
worth the visit.
Rating: **** [4 Stars]
. The John Lennon FBI files website FBI - Freedom of Information Act - John Lennon
These
two sites are obviously related by topic. But the
similarity ends there. ...
The John Lennon
FBI files website is the site of Jon Wiener, author Come
Together: John Lennon in His Time, and of Gimme
Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files. The
links will take you to either the UC or Amazon sites,
where you can read the first chapter. But the
real gold here is two-fold. First,
there's the link to a RealAudio track of Wiener being
interviewed on Terri Gross's Fresh Air, a
worthwhile listen. Then, there'a also a link to
Wiener's article, "Lennon's MI5-FBI
Files," which appeared in The Nation [March
13th, 2000]. The link takes you directly to the
magazine's archive. Once there, you'll also find
a number of links to other sources, including the
official site of David Shayler, the former MI5 officer
and whistleblower who exposed the British intelligence
agency's abuses of power.
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The
FBI site is a little different in tone. It
simply says: "John Lennon, 248 pages.
Investigation conducted when the FBI learned that John
Lennon contributed $75,000 to a group planning to
disrupt the Republican National Convention in
1972." There are then links to 3 downloads
of Adobe Acrobat [*.pdf files], more than 100 pages
each.
Rating: **** [4 Stars]
. WorkingClassHero.com - A Tribute to John Lennon
Back
in March of last year, WorkingClassHero.com was
"Website of the Week" for TV &
Satellite Week Magazine in the UK. However
that may be, it's the site we found most useful and
interesting among the definitively fan-oriented sites. ...
It's got lots of what you might expect, and some you
wouldn't.
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The main
page contains links to a Biography, a Discography,
E-Mail, a Photo Album, Quotes, RealVideo, a Message
Board, the obligatory Guestbook, a Club Chat section,
one called Mind Games, a Personals section, an Art
Gallery, a MIDI Jukebox, Lennon E-Cards, Classified
Ads, and a new Poetry Page and an Artist Page where
visitors have contributed their own works. One
of the delights of the site, however, is the JukeBox
page where you can select from dozens of Lennon's
tunes in any order you please and listen to them
on-line. There's also a Guitar Tab page hat will
take you to Olga, a chord and lyrics search engine
that is as good as it is fast.
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For
all of the above, we recommend a visit.
Rating:
**** [4 Stars].
. *******
******* If you know of any
links that you think are worthwhile, why not send them along to ...
links@downstreetmagazine.com
... If we agree, we'll be happy to include
them in an upcoming issue to pass the word along. ...
Thanks. *******
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