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The gut-wrenching irony is that John Lennon loved the streets of New York. He relished the give and take of a city where strangers talk to you, then keep going, whether you’re an international rock icon or a supermarket stock boy. On Dec. 8, 1980, Mark BY JACQUELINE CUTLER John Lennon and Yoko Ono David Chapman approached him, and Lennon signed his new album, “Double Fantasy.” Later that day, Chapman fatally shot Lennon. In the 30 years since Lennon’s life came to a bloody end in front of his Upper West Side home, his genius has been celebrated. Books, articles, films and plays have so exhaustively chronicled him that fans feel they know all there is of his 40 years. And that’s a mistake. PBS’ “American Masters: Lennon NYC,” airing Monday, Nov. 22 (check local listings), features studio recordings, concert outtakes and home movies that have not been seen before. Yoko Ono, Lennon’s widow, asked PBS to make this documentary, she tells Zap2it. “You know what I realized, and was so amazing, was that only ‘American Masters’ infocus “Top Gear,” www.history.com/ shows/top-gear Launching Sunday on History, this new reality series is an American version of the hit U.K. series of the same name, and like its predecessor, it celebrates everything connected with motoring, from the ridiculous to the sublime. The home page is still a bit thin, offering bios of the hosts — Tanner Foust, Adam Ferrara and Rutledge Wood — a guide to the epi- sodes, a link to the Facebook page and video clips. American Embroidery Mart 446 Antelope Blvd. #34 (530) 527-4446 Custom and corporate logos for embroidery. www.americanembroiderymart.com “If I can hoop it, I can embroider it.” No job is too large or too small. No minimum order required. Tuesday - Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm e-mail: info@americanembroiderymart.com November 20 - 26, 2010 2 x 2” ad american embroidery mart Jeannie Garton abc.go.com/shows/skating- with-the-stars If you thought “Dancing With the “Skating With the Stars,” Stars” had a high casualty rate (to be fair, some of the ER visits have come from food poisoning, not falls in the ballroom), wait until this show hits the ice — with sharp skate blades. But let’s hope for the best, and the new home page for the show, launch- ing Monday, offers up full-length episodes and a little background information, and at this point, that’s about it. Daily News could do it,” Ono says. “I did not know that camera was rolling when we did that.” She refers to many moments over the years when people filmed them at parties, recording sessions and rehearsals. Then there were the concerts and press conferences – usually to call for an end to war – and all were filmed. Ono is soft-spoken and very calm as she talks about the man she loved. Her voice breaks, though, when asked what she hopes viewers take from this. “I hope that people know what an incredible human John was and what an incredible love he had for life,” Ono says. “He was not ready to die.” And his fans were not ready to let him go, evidenced by their constant gathering in Strawberry Fields, a section of Central Park dedicated to Lennon, where a mosaic spells out “Imagine.” Footage of Lennon, relaxed and happy, walking through Central Park, can’t help but tug at viewers’ hearts. He’s near the gothic building where he had long made his home. Lennon talks about why New York captivated him. D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Your “Local” Daily Newspaper Since 1885 To Subscribe Call Today! 1 x 2” ad 527-2151 M-F 6am-2pm* rosser's bakery Now on Facebook Thanksgiving Dinner Rolls Deadline: Mon. Nov. 22nd Starting Nov. 1st Taking orders for Milling Wheat into Flour 1 x 2” ad Made with Organic & Local Ingredients 446 Antelope Blvd. #38 Left side of Antelope Holiday Mkt farmers ins 529-1687 1 x 4” ad the gold exchange © Tribune Media Services select TV 3 Rosser’s Bakery & Specialty Foods

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