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From Nov 29, 1996 to Mar 28, 1997, visitors to Bagism had the opportunity to write a letter to Yoko Ono asking that she reconsider the decision by her laywers to shut down my former John Lennon site. The first three pages of these letters were mailed to Yoko Ono but I never received a reply.
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(please note that new letters are no longer being accepted)Dec 8, 1996
Allen Robinson (allenr@mail.enterprise1701.com)
Comments: Dear Yoko: The last time I wrote to you, and John, was nearly 27 years ago, in response to the regrettably short-lived "Year One After Peace" campaign that you were starting. I was a freshman in college then, and "my life has changed in oh so many ways" since, but one thing that has remained constant is my love and respect for John Lennon and his message. By now you've undoubtedly received a deluge of mail regarding the closing of Sam Choukri's internet site honoring John. I've read many of the messages posted on his new site, and the thing that comes through, even in messages from those who are rude and disrespectful, is how deeply everyone loved John. I wasn't a regular visitor to Mr. Choukri's site, but his caring and his commitment to keeping the dream alive were obvious. Sixteen years ago today, you lost a husband, and the rest of us lost a hero. I realize that you don't owe us a damn thing, but it would be nice if we could have one memorial to John that anyone can visit at any time. I hope that your attorneys can work something out. Thank you for your time.
Dec 8, 1996
Orly Raviv (orly@the-beatles.com) from Karme Yosef- Israel
Comments: Dear yoko: I am 15 years old girl and I am a very big fan of the beatles and now the first thing, today it is the 8.12 the day which John Lennon was murdered, and I'd like to tell yoko ono how sorry I am about this. The second thing is I am very sorry that this site was shut down, I have visited in here before and I have enjoyed it. And last thing, I wish that that John Lennon anly imagined will true, and there will be peace like prime ministers Rabbin and Peres tried to bring to this area. Orly
Dec 8, 1996
Adam (amaher@pcug.org.au) from Canberra, Australia
Comments: Dearest Yoko-Ono Lennon, My strongest sympathy is with you at this, being the 16th anniversay of your beloved husband and companion John. Maybe, well I think you should have a look at this guys sight, I wasn't alive when John was but his music both in the beatles, solo and with you touched my life and I'm sure it would be what John would of wanted, for example look at Apple Corps. a chance for people to do what they feel, produce there ART, like you, remember, the first time you met John, you were expressing your art. So please consider this, let the guy open his sight and express his art. If your in Australia give me a call, OK? my number is in the Canberra White Pages under Maher G P. Yours Faithfully Adam
Dec 8, 1996
Tina & Bridget (eowynn@tampa.mindspring.com) from USA
Comments: Dear Yoko, As you know many of us feel the spirit of John will always live on as long as his music is around. Sam Choukri spread the spirit of John as well, through his web site. We were thoroughly heartbroken to see that there was no longer a site in which we could go to share our feelings and remember John. I feel that no harm was being done at all, Sam had a beautiful tribute to John. John was such a part of so many of our lives and we want his memory to live on, to be available for all who cannot travel to Central Park and remember him at Strawberry Fields. Sams tribute gave us this opportunity. "Imagine" that a new generation is discovering the spirit of John and will spread the message further.
Dec 8, 1996
Justin Burchfield
Comments: Dear Yoko, I don't understand why you would not want this site up. You should love this site. I have been on here for a long time and I didn't see anything except people that LOVED John like me. I also would like to say that I am very sorry about John's death and even though i am only 15 and wasn't around when he was he still has influenced my life greatly. John was and is my favorite singer of all time. Love, Justin
Dec 8, 1996
Earl Ennor (ecubed@europa.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA
Comments: Dear Yoko, Please let the site dedicated to John's memory live. It caused no harm and made the world happier. John's memory should be allowed to live freely on the web. John is reported to have collected Beatle bootlegs and to have even traded some of his music for other collectables, so why not let this page thrive? Couldn't you sanction a page which would allow the world to experience John and all of his genius? I think John would like the internet! Peace to you always. Earl
Dec 8, 1996
B.CALVET from BARCELONA-ESPA(IQ(JA
Comments: Yoko: John es patrimonio de la humanidad.No tienes derecho a usurpar su recuerdo y su memoria, ni a impedir que nadie recuerde su figura.
Dec 8, 1996
Sarah A (LoveMeDo20@AOL.com) from Amsterdam, Ny 12010
Comments: Dear Yoko, This web site was the best. you should of seen it. it would of made john proud. i know it would of. give his page a chance. my thoughts a prayes are with you in this sad season. Take a sad song and make it better. peace, Sarah age 15
Dec 8, 1996
Kirk Kiefer (MrMustard0@aol.com) from USA
Comments: Mrs. Ono, Please reconsider your termination of Sam Chokouri's page,I mean it was made out of love for John and really helped keep his spirit alive. Thank You
Dec 8, 1996
Tim Torpin (Ttorpin@oakweb.com) from Lake Tahoe, Ca., U.S.A.
Comments: Dear Yoko, I just finished reading the letters written about Sam's web site. I am crying now just like I did when I heard about John's murder. Someone once said, "To find out who's pulling the strings, follow the money". I say "Follow the Love". So much love is pouring out from all over the world, Please join us. If it is about the $$$, I would be willing to contribute. Maybe a little from all of us would appease the lawyers. I believe John would have "surfed the net" spreading his thoughts. What do you think? Sincerely, Tim Torpin.
Dec 8, 1996
John Garland (jondan@globalnet.co.uk) from London,England
Comments: I thought the the internet would be a great place to share today (8th December) with other people around the world in respect of John who gave so much pleasure to so many millions. I was disappointed there were so few pages shown. Maybe the men in suits are closing others as well. I reckon the lawyers, and everybody else has earnt enough from John's genius by now. I've been too late to see Sam's page but by the messages and response I've seen it must have been very popular. I'm sorry to have missed it. Providing Sam's not making money out it why not Let it Be. Yeah,Yeah,Yeah
Dec 8, 1996
Alan Dixon (aldixon@aol.com) from Seattle WA. USA
Comments: )))))))))))yes((((((((((((
Dec 8, 1996
Craig Zorman (zormac01@tigger.stcloud.msus.edu) from St.Cloud, MN, USA
Comments: Dear Mrs. Ono/Lennon, I will not tell you that your previous standing circled around love and peace and that the web site in question is trying to uphold that, instead I would like to draw attention to the people who haven't heard of John Lennon before and what he stands for which is truely admirable. The web is an amazing tool for learning and who is a better person to learn from than John Lennon.
Dec 8, 1996
Day Tripper a.k.a Ashley B. (abartlet@grossmont.k12.ca.us)
Comments: HEY YOKO! I am currently watching "7 Days' Of John Lennon and Yoko Ono", On VHI. You guys are singing about peace and love right now. If you really loved John as much as you say you did, then let US love him, too. I am not afraid to speak my feelings to you because John Lennon taught me not to be afraid to express myself. He has taught many other things to me, and to the whole world! Please let us love John! Please let Sam Choukri have his website back! ALL WE ARE SAYING, IS GIVE PEACE A CHANCE!! Remember love. The only hope for any of us is peace. Go out there and get peace, live peace, and breathe peace. You'll get it as soon as you like. - John Lennon. *************************************************************************** PLEASE, YOKO! Let Sam let us love John!
Dec 8, 1996
Ron & Valerie Bennett (lotusf1@village.ios.com)
Comments: We are writing in regard to your having deemed it necessary to have Sam's "John Lennon Web Page" removed from the Internet. It is rather disappointing to think that you were behind this. Such a maneuver certainly is not in keeping with the spirit of John and is, at best, a showing of poor judgement. We would guess that you were advised by your lawyers to proceed with this little showing of force. Yoko, you should tell your lawyers to go and hustle up some business elsewhere. Instead of paying them to have Sam's pages removed, pay Sam to keep the pages online! Tell your lawyers to go out and get real employment! Tell them to get a life and tell them that they have embarrased you in front of the world. Tell them that your husband was John Lennon and that he never had a use for their ilk. Tell them that the world is filled with enough slithering creatures and sludge and that you've decided that it's not appropriate to make matters worse by paying outrageous fees to the worms that most of them are! Worms are for fishing. Worms with three piece suits are for firing! Tell them that they are fired. Do it on Christmas Eve! That would be most fitting. It's really embarassing to have found out that you pay people to do this type of thing. John would not approve! What is their point? Fees, Yoko! They only care about the fees! Fire them and sponsor Sam! You made Strawberry Fields didn't you? Fire the lawyers! The world will be a better place. John would approve! Just "IMAGINE" if you did that! Just "IMAGINE" what good things you could do with the money that you are wasting on the worms. Do something good with the money. There are a lot worse things in this world than a guy on the internet who is paying tribute to John Lennon! Something is wrong with the picture that you painted in having Sam's site removed from the net. Obviously, your lawyers are not artists like you! Do the right thing and touch things up a bit! John Lennon and Beatle Fans from way back, Ron & Val Bennett
Dec 8, 1996
Michael Greisman (edwa58a@prodigy.com)
Comments: I'm not surprised that you were hassled by Yoko's lawyers. Many people have been hassled by Apple, too. They tried to prevent the Beatle sound alike group 1964 from performing. They sued Apple computer for use of the word "Apple". All you need is cash. I could go on and on but figure that its better to keep certain things silent. Well its December 8 and its best to just remember John and not pay much attention to the elitist, corporate mechanical attitude that has become the Beatle's enterprise. Its hard to believe it was sixteen years ago. So much has happenend and yet so fast.
Dec 8, 1996
Alyssa Cortez (Aztec@enter.net) from Easton, Pa, U.S.A.
Comments: I am doing a research project on John Lennon and how the times effected his songs. The web page would have been very useful in my studies. I would hope that you would try to get the page back on so that everyone can enjoy getting to know John the way I have these past few months. It would also be greatly appreciated if you could possibly send me information on interpretations of his songs. Thank you.
Dec 8, 1996
Mary (Mare0215@AOL.com) from California
Comments: I've been a Beatle fan since I was 11 years old, I am now 44. I left home at 11 to go to a Beatle show without the permission of my parents. They thought I'd been abducted. I knew I would be in terrible trouble, which I was, but it didn't matter. I was then, and still am, a Beatle fan. It was a period in time and history that will never be matched in my lifetime. John was loved and still is very much loved by many, many people, including myself. It seems that now is the time the world needs to hear his message of peace and love. We need John. Please don't keep him from us. Your a very lucky woman for having been so loved by such a fascinating man. You are part of that fascination Yoko. Let it be....leave the lawyers out of this. I hope your objections aren't monetarily based. Let John live through all of us who love him still. Lawyers...seems such a far cry from what you and John were about. I wish you and Sean well. Sean looks just like his Dad. John would have liked that. Take care of yourself Yoko.
Dec 8, 1996
Amanda (passan@comcat.com)
Comments: Yoko, Yes, I am just another die hard John Lennon fan who is begging and pleading for you to reconsider shutting down Sam Choukri's web site. His site was my favorite page devoted to your husband because in my opinion, it served his memory the best. Throughout John's life, he fought for peace. Sam Choukri's site was the one place where a bunch of people could come together (in his web chat) in complete peace and share their thoughts on a common passion. Just knowing that all of the people I was chatting with love John as much as I do makes it easier to open up to them. These are people I will never get to meet, but these are people who have become my friends and who probably know more about me than my family does. If his site is permanently removed, you will be demolishing those friendships for all of us. Another point... Why does the law have to get in the way? All Sam was doing was devoting his time and hard work to preserve John's legacy and memory. He was just providing a way for the people who love him to learn more about him and see different pictures of that beautiful man. I hope you didn't find this letter in anyway offending. If you did, I apologize. I didn't write this letter to insult you, I just wanted to bring these points to your attention. I hold you in the highest degree of respect, Yoko, simply for loving John the way he deserved, and making his life that much more fulfilling. Thank you for your time. Peace and love, Amanda
Dec 8, 1996
Jim Becker (jbecker@exis.net) from Virginia Beach, Va
Comments: Dear Yoko: Tonight I went to view the John Lennon page on the World Wide Web. I didn't get to see the show. Something about laywers and the whole thing is shut down. In over twenty years of performing, John never had to cancel a show because of a lawyer. In the middle of the night I call YOUR name...."Oh Yoko!"
Dec 8, 1996
Leslie (rhkramer@fast.net) from Bethlehem, PA USA
Comments: Dearest Yoko, On this depressing day as I tried to access Sam's web page in order to seek some comfort and drown myself in memories of John's life, work and love, I almost cried when I couldn't get to where I wanted to go. This is by far the most loving and heartening John page on the internet, and it is also my favorite. Sam is in no way trying to infringe on anyone's rights - he's simply created a place where those of us who love and miss John can come together and experience him. Please, have a heart, we all love you and John and would never hurt either of you. Remember your and John's messages of peace and freedom - here is a place where both can prosper if you let it. Sam is doing a beautiful job - so, please, give us a chance. Don't take John away from us.
Dec 8, 1996
Arthur B. Kelly (kellyco@compuex.com) from Houston, Tx.
Comments: Dear Yoko, How are you doing?I am alright.I will get to the point right away I have been pretty let down by the lack of public observance of Johns birthday and also the date of his death,I am 44 years old and have been a fan since I was 12,I really don't think the entire world realizes what we all lost that day in December of 1980, When I listen to his music I still get a tear in my eye and miss him dearly for the man and musician he was. The Beatles,when I was young, put an extra lift in my walk, and spirit in my soul that will be with me forever. But after there breakup, I think I really realized the differences in there music i.e.- Mindgames verses silly love songs, no comparison, there actually never was! Any attempt for people to let Johns memory not fade, I think would be wholly endorsed by you,the lord knows that it is not a matter of money! I wish you and yours the best,Thank you for your time, Art Kelly
Dec 8, 1996
grasshopper (madoule@nwu.edu) from Chicago, IL. U.S.A.
Comments: On the anniversary of his assassination, i would like to honour John and his memory by encouraging everyone who sees this comment to contact Yoko regarding the shutdown of Sam's web page. (((Yoko's email address is: yoko@yoko.com))) i would also like to point out that Yoko currently has a project called "Acorns", which is a continuation of her "Grapefruit" book--little instructions meant to inspire people. "Acorns" consists of 100 such instructions, imparted upon the masses once a day at--wouldn't you know it--a web page. (((http://dnp.sv.expo96.ad.jp/yoko/))) Anyone who views the daily instructions can POST A RESPONSE. Be forewarned, however--the page with the response form contains a neat little paragraph of legal-ese, explaining all the things the lawyers can do with your response (including refusing to accept it). When i saw this, i honestly didn't know whether to laugh or cry. ...i'm sorry i can't stay positive, but i have to write this: i watched John and Yoko on the Mike Douglas show today, and in this episode from February of 1972, Yoko talked about returning to New York City and meeting up with old aritst friends. She said that the "artists today [are] like Madison Avenue businessmen", that they were chiefly interested in $selling$ their art, rather than the creative process or communication behind it. Indeed. Yoko, your lawyers are misleading you.
Dec 8, 1996
Blackburn (lovelyrita2@hotmail.com) from USA
Comments: Yoko, When was money ever a deciding factor in regards to John's memory? Often the law rears its ugly face. Here it has demeaned the beautiful organization of people that came together to respect Mr. Lennon. The page was non-profit, certainly Sam did not put those items on their to leech money off of John's career. We hope this misunderstanding will be cleared up. (Could it be called that?) "We'll get you the best lawyer green stamps can buy!" (Sorry about that! It just fit so well!) Much love, Blackburn
Dec 8, 1996
Carol Braun (bbraun@dana.wanet.com.au) from PERTH, Western Australia
Comments: Dear Yoko, I, like John was born in Liverpool and adopted a new home He in New York, myself in Australia, this page dedicated, with LOVE to JOHN, should not be closed down, it helps keep lots of people who loved and respected JOHN and YOURSELF together. All it portrays is LOVE,LOVE,LOVE. It also helps people like myself who occasionally get home sick for Liverpool keep in touch with one of the greatest scousers known to mankind. Please Yoko, keep this open, I love and respect you like I do John, and I know you wouldn't hurt millions of fans ,when all they want to do is remember JOHN with warmth and love. Let us have our memories this way as you are lucky enough to have many good ones with JOHN, especially SEAN. LOVE and BEST WISHES, also FOND MEMORIES Carol Braun bbraun@dana.wanet.com.au
Dec 8, 1996
Bill Cermak (Bill_Cermak@msn.com) from Garfield Hts., Ohio U.S.A.
Comments: I don't know if this will mean anything...but I believe that John would have been flattered and a BIG supporter of Sam's Page. Please don't restrict FANS like him from sharing the LOVE that John inspired.
Dec 8, 1996
Nikol (bugsy@bitstreet.com) from Colorado City Tx
Comments: Dear Yoko, Today I mourn in John's death, and I keep his spirit alive in my heart and any where I can. Please let ALL sites about John remain, to keep him remembered. Do this for him, and for all of his fans. Nikol
Dec 8, 1996
Daphne Vezina (dvezina@mediom.qc.ca) from Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Comments: Dear Yoko, Sam Choukri's web site is the only place on the Internet where fans can gather info on John. It is a place for remembering him like he deserves to be, e.g. as the wonderful human being he was. I am merely a fan of you and John. I understand why you need to protect the copyrights that are rightfully yours. But please, could you for one second remember that we fans do not want to make any money from a web page like this? All we want to do is remember and celebrate John. So that events like December 8th, 1980 shall NEVER, EVER happen again. Hope you are listening...
Dec 8, 1996
Steve Marinucci (abbeyrd@best.com)
Comments: Sam's site was a wonderful tribute to John and the best example on the Internet of a fan's real labor of love. I hope you'll allow him to continue and even give him your blessing. His superbly designed site was a real pleasure to visit and something that John would have most certainly appreciated.
Dec 8, 1996
Gilbert E. Sia (jacks@net999.com) from Stanton , California USA
Comments: Come on Mrs John Lennon, help make this world a better place to live. The memory of your husband will be kept alive, people will be enlightened and people will be peaceful. Please help bring back Sam's website. I'm very sure John will be delighted that his dream will be carried on!! Love and peace to everyone.
Dec 8, 1996
Mic Bechtel (cat217@iglou.com) from Cincinnati,Ohio,U.S.A
Comments: Dear Yoko, I would hope you will explore the internet and see what a small friendly planet it is,would we be allowd to sit in my living room and listen to or watch a video of you and John,of course we can. Do I charge my friends to listen and talk of course not. What we have here is a very big living room. I bet John would be a web surfer.How long till his very name is copy protected? God Bless you Yoko and peace be with you. Mic
Dec 9, 1996
SAITO Yosinori (saito-yn@ba2.so-net.or.jp) from JAPAN
Comments: NIHONGO: Ono Yoko sama, tada kinshi suru dake dewa kakko warui to omoi masu. internet wo motto yukou ni tukatte hoshii desu. ESPERANTO: Nur malpermesi la paghon ne aspektas bone. Bonvolu utiligi la interreton pli efike.
Dec 9, 1996
Jennifer Lynne Nowak (jana@adsnet.com) from Michigan City, Indiana
Comments: Dear Yoko, Sam Choukri's was the only place I could go to that I had a home away from home. A place where the atmosphere was undoubtedly the best around. A place where you could see and feel the love we all possess for John Lennon. There was nothing demeaning against John, it was nothing but LOVE. We all love John Lennon and all we wanted was our own memorial to him that we could come to and always be welcome. I can't make my way over to New York City to see the Strawberry Fields, but to me, this is close enough for now. I was devastated to find it gone. I miss it terribly.
Dec 9, 1996
SARAH from ENGLAND
Comments: YOKO, I KNOW YOU WILL NEVER READ THIS, BUT THE JWL PAGE IS A CONSTANT JOY TO SO MANY PEOPLE, IT BRINGS ALL OF JOHNS FOLLOWERS TOGETHER AND WE LOVE IT SO PLEASE...........
Dec 9, 1996
Tony Galasz dec. 9 . 1996 from Dommervenget 6a 4000 Roskilde Denmark. Roskilde Denmark
Comments: Dear mrs Lennon (child of the sea) I am a very BIG, fan of yours,and (whit all respekt)I would like the freedom of speach,to write almost anything I want on the internet. As I said I am a big fan, and I would REALLY "love" to know were John Lennon Is bauried,But if you want to keep that a secret well... that´s ok i´ll understand it. I´m also very sorry that this site was shut down it used to be my playground. so please!! do some thing , I really miss my resting- place Have a merry crhistmas and a swell new year.
Dec 9, 1996
Nikki
Comments: Dear Yoko, How do YOU sleep? It's the fan's that make the star's. We all loved John and what he stood for, so for once in all this "Life after death: John Lennon for Sale", please give the fans what they want. Please. We don't care for a material world!! Love and Peace, Nikki
Dec 9, 1996
Rat Bastard (biviancj@sbu.edu) from st.bonaventure, ny, usa
Comments: Yoko, not rich enough yet? Take your martyr's advice and give up those possesions. you're not giving them away, you're SHARING.
Dec 9, 1996
A very saddened fan
Comments: It's been very hard, but it's getting easier now Hard times are over, over for awhile The leaves are shining in the sun, and I'm smiling inside cars and buses and planes and people go by but we don't care.... It's been very rough but it's getting easier now The streams are twinkling in the sun and I'm smiling inside.... Hard Times are over, over for awhile...are they?
Dec 9, 1996
Linda Whalen (smlw@msg.ti.com) from Dallas, TX
Comments: Yoko, So, it's "yes" no more? Peace, love, freedom - are they just words now? I know John is looking down right now and he is quite disappointed in you. Maybe *you* could make an announcement and explain why *you've* chosen to have this site closed, Mrs. Lennon.
Dec 9, 1996
Deborah Jacobson (ja98ds77@acs.wooster.edu)
Comments: Please, Yoko, let Sam's site continue. I'm sure he never intended to infringe on copyrights or to do anything else that your lawyers would object to. More importantly, this site is a wonderful place for people to remember John. Please let it remain if only for that reason.
Dec 9, 1996
todd eddy (todde@unm.edu) from albuquerque, new mexico usa
Comments: ********************** hello yoko ********************** ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ SMILE ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Dec 9, 1996
Christopher Merrill (csmerrill@iit.edu) from Chicago, IL, US
Comments: Dear Yoko – Please consider doing what you can to prevent lawyers representing John’s estate from closing Mr. Choukri's "John Lennon Web Page", but only if you feel it’s what John would have wanted. Obviously you knew him much better than any of us – my guess is that he’d be quite pleased about the freedom of expression the Web offers. His words & music mean a lot to me, and I know that a Web site in his honor could positively affect others’ lives. Christopher Merrill
Dec 9, 1996
Arnie and Ringo(Brad) (melvin@gte.net)
Comments: Dear Yoko, "Even when I'm miles at sea and nowhere is the place to be Your spirits wacthing over me..."-John Lennon John may not be miles at sea but he does deserve a place to be remembered on the net, and Sam's page was great. I sure hope John's old place on the net will be remembered, but I guess it's time to move on.....The result is "bagisim...."
Dec 9, 1996
Ann Sissom
Comments: Dear Yoko, Please don't take Sam's John Lennon website away from us! It's an incredible tribute to John who meant so much to so many people. I really think that if John were here right now, he would love having a place on the internet dedicated to him! Please reconsider.
Dec 9, 1996
Lisa Vielbig (lisav@teleport.com) from Portland, OR
Comments: Dear Yoko: Please know we share your grief on the 8th of December. I also share my love and respect for John with my ten year old daughter, Arianna. She is the biggest John Lennon fan I have ever known...maybe even bigger than me! She and I have spent some time looking up sites on John on the Web and Sam Choukri's site was by far the most comprehensive and interesting. Today we feel the loss of this truely fine site. Maybe you should consider encouraging rather than discouraging the joy that comes from interacting with other people who still feel so strongly about John after all these years. This site gave people a connection they could not otherwise find. I hope maybe you will be able to see it is a powerfully good thing.
Dec 9, 1996
Shaunda Stormont (dstormon@sprynet.com) from Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Comments: Dear Yoko Ono, Please don't allow Sam's site to be shut down. He only ment to help John be remembered in the best way he could think of. If John is watching down on us I think he would be proud of Sam. Please give it a chance like you did peace. My sympathy goes to you. The 12 year old fan, Shaunda
Dec 9, 1996
The Walrus (tingen@ricochet.net)
Comments: Dear Yoko, I've gone to Sam's site many times and it was the best John Lennon site I had ever seen. It remembered the good things about John and helped us understand him a little more. It's sad that you would want to shut down a place that had so many good memories. I hope that you give it a chance. Thanks for your time. All You Need Is Love.
Dec 9, 1996
David
Comments: Obviously there has been a mistake. I'm almost positive that Yoko or her lawyers didn't have anything to do with this site being shut down. There must be some other explanation, but until we figure it out, let her off the hook guys. She would not do what she is being accused of, nor would she allow it to be done by her lawyers (if she knew about it). Someone needs only to get in touch with her to let her know what is going on. David.
Dec 9, 1996
Holly (aka (heykarma@hotmail.com) from Chicago, IL
Comments: Dear Yoko- I wanted to inform you on the importance of Sam Chourki's John Lennon website. This site has brought people from various states, even countries, together. We all came for one sole purpose, to live out John Lennon's legacy. Lennon fans are the nicest people on Earth. We need this website to build the bond with Lennon fans all over the world. If allowed to have this website, I can ensure you that John's spirit will never die. Thank you
Dec 9, 1996
Adam Goldman (tanvan@emi.net)
Comments: Dear Yoko, As chief executor of John and your estate, you have every right to protect against what you feel compromises whats yours, But please try to keep in perspective that there is a piece of John that belongs to all of us, and Sam's website felt like a part of that. Hey, I don't think too many John Lennon fans have not happily purchased some items that helped the estate grow and prosper as it should so how about giving this "piece" a chance.
Dec 9, 1996
Julie McCracken (j647680m@edinboro.edu)
Comments: I am a great fan! I think your message of love and family should continue. But I admit I would trust your judgement. Peace. P.S. My three year old LOVES the Beatles
Dec 9, 1996
Carlos Gutierrez (cdg8189@garnet.acns.fsu.edu) from Tallahassee, Florida USA
Comments: Its sad to see a beautiful peace of artwork, like Sam's page, go down the way it did. I know Sam did not have any intensions of making a profit from that page but unfortunatly this shows what today's world is comming to. Its nothing but a "profitable planet". I am a new generation Beatles and John Lennon fan. John's music is one of the few that will live forever. I know that John Lennon would have loved to see a page like Sam's up in his honor. Sam's page is what all pages on the web should be like ,full of information about a topic so the world would expand their knowledge. John would have loved a site like this to stay up instead of a pornographic one. This site was made with the love John always preached to the world. Yoko you are going against your past preachings of baggism. What you are doing is truly the biggest Baggism in the world. As John once said "All you need is love". Remember, this is what us fans think of John Lennon and that was the main purpose of Sam's page, to spread John Lennon's forgotten love to the world in that truly needs it.
Dec 10, 1996
Laura from Hicksville,L.I.
Comments: Dear Yoko, I have been a John Lennon fan for a little over a year and I love his work. Although you may feel that this web page may be invading a certain amount of privacy concerning your life and John's. If you wish to keep the fans in mind, I would suggest to keep this page open. However this matter is entirely up to you. You probably knew John better than anyone and in my opinion, I think you should look inside yourself and think,' What would John have wanted.' That might sound funny but I'm a spiritual person and John loves you. I'm sure he'll give you some kind of help with this. Thanks for listening and I think you're a great person! Love, Laura
Dec 10, 1996
Peter (pbjorklu@cc.hut.fi) from Finland
Comments: Dear Yoko, I just can't understand the action of You or your lawyers. If You think that You will loose money because of a site on the internet then You're wrong, think of it as free commercial of John's music. If the material offended You or was too private then think of all the other stuff that's already been published about You and John. Let the world still enjoy John's music and start doing something more important with your life than trying to catch every single piece of free "copyright" material on the net! I wish you and everyone on the net a Merry Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!
Dec 10, 1996
nahoko (naho@kt.rim.or.jp) from Tokyo,Japan
Comments: Dear Yoko, I am Japanese woman, and I really liked this Webpage. Unfortunately, I got to know that the former webpage was removed by Law, so it is very regrettable...
Dec 10, 1996
Virgin Quinones from San Juan , Puerto Rico
Comments: Dear Yoko: I call you dear because you and John are part of my daily life since I was eight years old .It's truly depressing us Lennon fans can't share all the magic of honoring John through his music , his ideas , and specially through Sam's web page! What an irony this all is . John would be outraged! How can this happen ????? Is this the way to remember his life and legacy? I BELIEVE NOT. I also believe that you are avery sensitive women and that you will not get carried away by these greedy men .Show the world who you are Give Peace a chance in the middle of this turmiol PLEASE DONT LET THIS GO FURTHER! THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE WORLD WIDE FAMILY OF JOHN LENNON"S FANS . LOVE...VIRGIN
Dec 10, 1996
Amber Friedman (Bird6982@AOL.com) from Main River, Canada
Comments: Dear Yoko, I think that you should give the rights back to let Sam have his web site. I do not understand why you, of all people would want to terminate something so beautiful. This was not affecting anyone and I do not no why you would want to close this site down. I wish you would let him have it back. It was so nice to have a place where lovers and fans could go to follow the person they loved. Your husband was wonderful and I only wish that everyone could know that. And I know you would wish that to, so show us you want to share your love of John with us...Please let us have our page back. Amber
Dec 10, 1996
Autumn Howell
Comments: Did you personally get a look at Sam Choukri's web site on your late husband? It was a pretty interesting place to visit from time to time. He was not giving your husband any disrespect at all, unlike that Goldman guy who wrote that slanderous book about him. I'm sure attempting to keep an image like John's under wrap is next to impossible, but I don't think Mr. Choukri was making much money off of it he was just providing information about you guys. I wish people didn't have to be syndicated, they are only human.
Dec 10, 1996
Andres Tucci (alferg@arrakis.es) from Las Palmas (Spain)
Comments: HELP we need somebody, HELP not just anybody, want you please, please HELP us. Imagine there`s no countries, That´s Internet´s meaning.
Dec 10, 1996
MELISSA COLPITTS (mac2@keene.edu) from Keene, N.H. 03435
Comments: Hey There. First I'd like to note that you shop at Garnet Hill, my friend Heather wrapped your package. She works there. She was tempted to write you a letter in which she would have commented on the suckiness of the "Double Love" album. I agree, what drugs were you on when you sung about "don't put your finger in my pie"? You're nuts. Why did you have to take the John Lennon page off the net? That stinks. He's the best. You're just jealous that other people could've formed a better bond with him than you ever had. Hell, you broke them up. That's a no no. Anyway, I do respect you, and all that you have done. Or at least what I have heard of... Good Luck in life, and folloe your spirit.
Dec 10, 1996
Julian from LET HIM LIVE
Comments: YOU CONTROLED HIM IN LIFE AS YOU CONTROL HIM IN DEATH. YOURS IS A LIFE WITHOUT HIM OR HIS SPIRIT. THINK ABOUT IT. IS THIS WHAT HE WOULD HAVE WANTED; TO BE SEPERATED FROM THE WORLD HE LOVED SO MUCH, HIS MESSAGE OF LOVE AND PEACE TO BE SHUT DOWN? FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE WOMAN THINK ABOUT WHAT HE WOULD HAVE WANTED!!!
Dec 10, 1996
Luis Manuel González García (lmgonzal@nexus.net.mx) from Villahermosa, Tabasco, México
Comments: Soy un admirador de John. El pasado día 8 se recordó un año más del cruel asesinato de nuestro querido John Lennon. A mí en lo particular me dolió mucho su muerte. Soy amante de su música y de sus poemas. John Lennon NO HA MUERTO. Vive en su Música.
Dec 10, 1996
Jeff Williams (Jefferu@AOL.com) from Lancaster,PA USA
Comments: Come on,do you really think that John would have cared if this site was up?
Dec 10, 1996
MICHAEL from BATH,ENGLAND
Comments: DEAR YOKO, As a 17 year old John Lennon fan sites like Sam's have taught me a great deal about a man who sread the message of peace, love and understanding. John's message lives on and can only do so if people have the opportunity to enjoy his wonderful music, artwork and poetry via pages like sam's. Come on Yoko give Sam a chance otherwise "instant Karma's goona get you!" LOVE,PEACE,UNITY-MICHAEL P.S. "All we are sayin is give peace (and Sam) a chance!"
Dec 10, 1996
ivan lenardic (lenardic@orpo.si) from Bled, Slovenia,Europa
Comments: Nothing is real and nothing to get hung about...
Dec 10, 1996
Lauren-Grace Kirtley aka. Apple Scruff. (tfkirtley@msn.com) from Little Haywood ,Staffordshire -ENGLAND
Comments: Dear Yoko, I was only alive at the same time as John for a few months, so every thing I know and respect about him is from books, from his music and from the love shown to him by other people. A site like Sam Choukri's John Lennon page was a place where I could see images of, learn about and talk to people about a person who has made a big impact on my relitively short life. I found it a welcome refuge where myself and other like-minded people could reflect on John, his life and every thing that he stood for. I, for one think that you do a wonderful and loving job as ' keeper of the keys', and I hope that on examination you will find Sam's web site a respectful and well loved way of keeping John's memory alive for web users world wide. I can not even imagine what it must have been like to loose both a husband and a friend in John but can understand why you are so anxious to vet the things that are said and shown about him, I only hope that some agreemnet can be reached and that you are pleased with the final outcome. All the best for your future and thank you for your time.
Dec 10, 1996
Emily (GShort4809@aol.com) from San Jose, CA
Comments: Dear Yoko, I wish to express my admiration of you for your strength and the way you and John handled the world's madness. I am 16 and a new (but huge) fan of John's. I was introduced to his art through an traveling exhibit and have loved it ever since. I visited Sam Choukri's page regularly to admire John's art. I'm so disappointed that it's not there anymore. I'm asking for you to please consider letting Sam continue with his page. He did a great job honoring John's memory, and I see no harm in that. We all love you and understand your decision but hope that you will reconsider so that we can admire John's art, music, writing, etc. over the internet. With love, Emily
Dec 10, 1996
L-G
Comments: WE LOVE JOHN!!!!! HE WAS A WONDERFULL MAN. HE MAY BE DEAD BUT DON'T TRY TO KILL OFF HIS MEMORY AS WELL. NOT FOR THE SAKE A COPYWRITE LAW. SAM'S SITE IS RESPECTFUL AND BEAUTIFUL. PLEASE DON'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM US. THINK ....DO YOU DO IT FOR LOVE OR FOR MONEY?????? WE, HIS FANS, DO IT FOR LOVE!!!
Dec 10, 1996
a fan
Comments: Woman,I can hardly explaine the way this causes sorrow and pain and so I ask you again and again and again.... please let Sam's page continue.!!!!
Dec 10, 1996
Dana Messore (DAMer1@aol.com) from California, USA
Comments: It fills my heart with such happiness that there are still people out there that love John as I do. I felt happy that there was such a place where those who feel as I do about John could go to be together and wallow in our feelings about him. He has truly been a big part of my life, and I know if he were alive today, we would be great friends. 0-0 ( - I love you John!! Please Yoko, give others who loved him as you do a way to celebrate his undying memory. Dana M.
Dec 11, 1996
Ernest Chudzik (Chudzik@ibm.net) from St.Paul Minnesota USA
Comments: Dear Yoko, The message I have for you is simple. "Imagine" never getting the opportunity to "see" the items that have been removed from the Web site."Like me."
Dec 11, 1996
The Mystery Web Surfer (ItsAmystery@noWhere.net) from Fiber Optic City, WWW
Comments: Yoko, Imagine all the people... your hurting. Copyright (c) 1996 The Mystery Web Surfer. All Rights Reserved.
Dec 11, 1996
Ron Turmel (rturmel@clark.net) from Baltimore, Md. USA
Comments: Dearest Yoko: On this 16th anniversary of your beloved husband's death, please allow me to extend my belated sympathies to you and allow me to thank you and John for the beauty that you both brought to this dreary world. Would you please consider the request of this guy to open up his web-site in honor of John? Nobody is going to make any money off of this and it's a wonderful way to leave an everlasting legacy to a great man who touched so many of us with his warmth and brilliance. Thank you for your time and your consideration of this matter.
Dec 11, 1996
Stephanie Scordia (sjscordi@cedarcrest.edu) from Fairless Hills, Pa. 19030
Comments: Dear Yoko, Hello, how are you? We actually met once, but you might not remember. It was this past April, in Central Park. My friend and I acted quite stupidly, so you might remember. Anyway, I am fine except for the fact that Sam Choukri's John Lennon page was removed from the internet. I don't understand the legal aspects involved with it, but I do know that it was a good page, and it never hurt anybody, and I'd like to see it back. Thank you. Love, Stephanie.
Dec 11, 1996
alicia (maypang@sipnsurf.com) from eugene, or USA
Comments: what's the point, sam? you know as well as i do yoko doesn't want to listen to our criticism of her choices. i appreciate what you've done, even though i missed seeing what the page used to look like. i think i have most of his published art at home in books anyway. i am a firm believer that beatle and lennon music have the potential to create peace not just for this planet, but for the whole universe. do you ever think about the fact that the music is right now travelling literally across the universe and being listened to by who knows who? i find it a heartening thought. i know that your actions have merit...publishing feedback from the countless masses. and i, as well as others, really appreciate it. actually, i'm thinking of starting a similar webpage. it is too bad yoko has to be so insecure and take it out on the rest of us, but we can't blame her entirely. john was very weak in alot of ways or he wouldn't have let her hurt him (and thus us) in so many ways. anyway, enough of my blathering. thanks again, sam, ---alicia
Dec 11, 1996
June from Myrtle Creek, Oregon, USA
Comments: Yoko, this is hard for a Gemini to keep short after 33 years of being a fan (I'm 46). For a while, I was beginning to feel a bit foolish like I was the Only Beatle fan left. Because of Sam's site, I made friends all over the world that share my love for John and the Beatles. The Chat where 40-year-olds and 12-year- olds could share something in common-no age, race, religious discrimination. Sounds like a perfect world one could only Imagine, huh? I was on the Chat the night it was killed. I was MAD-has Yoko forgotten everything she and John stood for?! I hope it's just the lawyers' idea and you'll set them straight. All the talk you've done about sharing all the world. No one's taking anything away from you. Please don't take it away from us-copyright stuff if you must, but not eachother! You were blamed for breaking up the Beatles, now the Chat. You brought the Beatles back together with Real Love and you can heal this site too. You know John's alive as long as his memory is. I can just hear John looking down saying to you "This was a F'ing TRIBUTE! Come on Yoko, let 'em have FUN with it!" Actions speak louder than words. If nothing else, look at it as free advertisement for you... My sincere sympathy and best wishes, June
Dec 11, 1996
NADIYA from LONDON
Comments: DEAR YOKO I love John, just like so many other people do. that website was really good for everyone who loves John. it was a celebration of his life and everything he did. please do something so we can all share it again. love and peace. nadiya
Dec 11, 1996
A saddened fan
Comments: To the lawyers of J.L.'s Estate They can take away Sam's page from us, and whatever else is LEGALLY there's, but they can't take away MY C.D.s, albums, video's, books, collectable figures, post cards, trading cards, poster's, keychains, check book covers, tyd-dyed wall hangings, John Lennon was great!!! And if you don't let Sam continue, that's fine, because I will always have what I got, and you ain't getting it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Long Live the Spirit of John Lennon, noone can take that away from us fans, noone!!!!!!!!! PEACE!!
Dec 11, 1996
Tony John Gardner (dove@dcandy.co.uk) from Sunderland, England
Comments: Please yoko let Sam use some pictures. Thank you
Dec 11, 1996
Nikki
Comments: LIKE YOU'LL ACTUALLY READ THIS (BUT JUST IN CASE) Dear Ocean Child, I see that this is steadily turning into a "Blast Yoko" page, a part of me wants to believe that you personally have nothing to do with this, and I want to believe that. I mean we are all saying how much we dig the Late Great John Lennon, and yet in the same breath we are blasting the woman that HE loved. Anyway's, if you are behind this, then I believe you are a true blue hypocrite, totally banishing everything that you claimed you stood for, and everything John "Imagined". And if your not which I really want to and believe is the truth, please clear this up for all of us, and out of respect for John and because I want to believe otherwise!!! Merry Christmas, Nikki McCraw P.S. Ever notice when you play a song over and over you get completely sick of it? Well that NEVER happens when I listen to "DOUBLE FANTASY", and "The J.L. Collection". I also love "Hard Times Are Over", it's chilling listening to it after what happened, but you can feel the love and hope in that song. Thanks for listening, I hope!!!
Dec 11, 1996
Bob Herbst (r.herbst@worldnet.att.net) from Toms River, NJ USA
Comments: Dear Yoko, I am a lifelong fan of your late husbands work, both with and without the Beatles. I was stricken with grief on that cold day back in Dec. 1980 when John was taken from you and us! Please, we are only trying to pay tribute to a man who meant so much to us our entire lives, allow us to do so on the WWW! John truly was a "beautiful boy", father, and man!! Thanks for listening! Bob Herbst s
Dec 11, 1996
Chick Lett from Spring Lake, MI USA
Comments: Dear Yoko, Please allow pictures, images, articles and other what-not be used on this John Lennon web site. He has many, many fans and admirers. Chick Lett
Dec 11, 1996
Mike Bastarache (mike_bastarache@ebci.ca) from Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada
Comments: WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING?!!! Sam's Web Page was the greatest tribute to John and you have your men shut it down. Come on sweat heart, he wasn't doing anything that was costing you any money. I just don't know what to say but pull off your men please. Let us share info on your late husband. Let us hear and see his work. Please.
Dec 11, 1996
Art Sloan (assocf1@college.ncir.ie) from Dublin, Ireland
Comments: Dear Yoko Ono Lennon I am aware, as many people are, that your husband and yourself had set about doing extremely positive things for the world. I feel that the homepage which has been removed made a vital contribution to what John wished to achieve and which I wish to see happen SOON... The education of the world in ways of peace and understanding through unconditional love. The homepage supported the spreading of a VERY important message. We like to 'touch base' and we continue to learn the philosophy that John was blessed with by using the Web and this homepage. Please allow it to return. Many thanks for being of The Way. Peace and truth Art
Dec 11, 1996
lenardic (lenardic@orpo.si) from bled,slovenia,europa
Comments: Dear Yoko! Nothing is real and nothing to get hung about...
Dec 11, 1996
Edward Vlasov (eddy@access.MVC.net) from RUSSIA
Comments: Dearest Yoko!!! A moment... Hey lawers, get back, let me say something to Yoko Ono!!!.. Oh, dear Yoko, I believe in Yoko, I don't believe in lawers. Law is a concept. Jesus is a trademark. All we need is law? Yoko, I need John's lyrics page to understand his songs. Because I'm Back In the ASSR, the Heaven. And I not say Anglish. Please send me a lawer to explain me some words. Take care, Edward Vlasov (tm)
Dec 11, 1996
Chanan Greenberg (chanan@clickmm.co.il) from Israel
Comments: Hi Yoko (and the rest of you readers), My name is Chanan and I am 27 years old, I am the CEO of a Multimedia company called Click Multimedia. I have been a Lennon/Beatle fan for as long as I remmember. The past year has been an interesting one - finally giving Bootlegers a run for their money with The Beatles Anthologys. We could finally get a glimpse beyond the official releases that were in better quality than the bootlegs that have been around (and ripping you off) for so long. In the process Apple made alot of money too! In the case of the Internet Site that was shut down - and I do understand the importance of copyright - I don't think it is like bootlegging, it was a sincere way of paying tribute and letting other people participate - people who cared about the man and the music. Instead of fiting it - join it and dare I say it...exploit it. Help make more John Lennon Internet sites and WEB activities. My company is currently involved in developing major internet activities for The Learning Company and has in the past developed on-line activities for companies like IBM (see our site www.clickmm.co.il) - I will gladly join forces in advancing such intiatives.
Dec 11, 1996
KAthi McKenzie (kathim@saros.com) from Duvall, WA, USA
Comments: How very sad, the very thing that I was searching for seems to have disappeared. Yoko, my friend, we wanted to love and remember John in the only way we were allowed. Thru Sam's web page. There is no greater tribute to an artist/musician than what everyone has been writing to you. Please reconsider. Let Johns' spirit live on in the photos, stories and comaraderie that we, the fans would like to and need to share. Peace and tears for those left behind......
Dec 11, 1996
Jennifer (gmdundee@ptel.net) from Iowa
Comments: Dear Yoko, You may have your reasons for not wanting this page up, but what about us? The people who never had the chance to me John in person, the ones who turn to him for help weather it's in thought or in reading through some of his things. John has been an inspiration to me, to everyone. You have ways to remember him but how are we supposed to keep his memory alive? Pages like this are extremly popular. Could you not come up with some sort of compromise at least? Please Yoko let us have this page!
Dec 11, 1996
nikki
Comments: Dear Yoko, John has always been my favorite musician. I am 12 years old and and have a giant group of friends that looooove John Lennon. This has been the best site I have ever seen! I have visited it almost daily. Please let Mr. Chokri use some pictures and stuff to honor the greatest musician there ever was (and ever will be!)
Dec 11, 1996
Peter Billman-Golemme (peterb@student.umass.edu) from Westborough, Massachusetts
Comments: Dear Yoko, I would just like to tell you that I am a very big Beatles and John Lennon fan. And I personally believe that if John was alive today, he would praise this site. Sam's Web Page is the perfect medium for getting John's message of peace, love, and brotherhood across to the entire World. Anyone with access to a computer, no matter where they are in the world can reach this site, and experience what John's message was all about. Please allow this site to stay open, and allow John's message of peace to spread throughout the world. "Imagine no posessions"
Dec 11, 1996
Nicole Belolan (belolans@mail.sunlink.net) from Nescopeck, Pa, Columbia
Comments: Dear Yoko, I'm only 11 years old, but I love Lohn Lennon! This page was quit nice before, and I'm was dissapointed to hear what happened. Please let this worderful person's work stay on the web. I truely think John would want it that way. Nicole ///0-0\\\
Dec 11, 1996
Scott Williams from West Valley Utah
Comments: Yoko, I realy don't blame you for shutting down the page. But other fans, like me, should still be able to enjoy John Lennon in pictures and stuff we probably had never seen before. While i'm at it, I just wanted to know 2 things: 1. What was John like since you've been married to him? 2. Would you be so kind as to send me an autogarph of you, Julian, and Sean? One more thing, if you would, could you also send me a picture of John? If you did, I'd love it. Thanks, Scott Williams P.S. My address is: 3903 S. 6285 W. W.V.C. Ut. 84128 P.S.#2 I LOVE John Lennon. He is my mentor. The thought that some loony killed him, it just makes me so mad. I'll never forget you, John, or Julian and Sean in my prayers. Good Luck!!
Dec 11, 1996
Christopher Hund (chund@luc.edu) from Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Comments: Dear Yoko, I would like to have this opprotunity to encourage you to have your lawyers let the John Lennon Web Site continue. I know that your husband would not be interested in a legal battle over what he deemed to be mere songs. The web site is a great asset to young writers like myself. John is my hero and inspiration. My best work is written when I listen to the Beatles and his solo work. React how think the "working class hero" would have. Christopher Hund
Dec 11, 1996
Scott Williams
Comments: Dear Yoko, I forgot to tell you in my last letter that I am making a scrap book of John Lennon. Everything I find about John Lennon, except the nude pictures, I copy and put it in my scrap book. So far, I have about 86 pages and still climbing. This is one of the ways I remember John. Another way was by Sam's JOHN LENNON HOME PAGE! John Lennon is a man you can never forget. Therefore, I think that Sams home page should be put back on. If you do, generations to come will be able to share John's Visions of Peace, and love. By this, the world might become better than it is. There may be no violence, or hunger, or anything. We might be able to leave our front doors open during the warm, summer nights with out worrying about someone breaking in. In Johns song, "HOW", it says, "How can I give love when love is something, I ain't never had." Well, with this home page, John can get love by people all around the world; and I think instead of destroying Sam's home page, I think you should help it grow. Just think about what John would want you to do. Forget about the lawyers, depend on the memory of your husband. Sam hasn't broken the law, he just wants John's memory to be everlasting. John would be so greatfull. Scott
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