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Old 10-10-2007   #1 (permalink)
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Peace Tower in Iceland/John Lennon Memorial
Yesterday on the birthday of John Lennon they lit the Peace Tower here in Iceland near Reykjavik.
Yoko Ono, Ringo Starr, Sean Lennon and Olivia (widow of George Harrison) came here to turn on the light.
It stays on from Lennons birthday until the day of his murder.

here are some links to the story:

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Ono to unveil Lennon peace tower

Yoko Ono to unveil peace tower on Lennon's birthday - CNN.com

Yoko Ono dedicates light sculpture to Lennon - THE ARTS - MSNBC.com

so what do you think.. complete waste of money or??
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Yesterday on the birthday of John Lennon they lit the Peace Tower here in Iceland near Reykjavik.
Yoko Ono, Ringo Starr, Sean Lennon and Olivia (widow of George Harrison) came here to turn on the light.
It stays on from Lennons birthday until the day of his murder.

here are some links to the story:

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Ono to unveil Lennon peace tower

Yoko Ono to unveil peace tower on Lennon's birthday - CNN.com

Yoko Ono dedicates light sculpture to Lennon - THE ARTS - MSNBC.com

so what do you think.. complete waste of money or??
Complete waste yes....
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I do not know who paid for it. If it was Yoko great, she has enough to spend. If it was the tax payers of Iceland, then it is up to you to tell your government what you want your tax kroners spent on.

All in all I think its great, and great for Iceland that Yoko choose to put it there
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Yesterday on the birthday of John Lennon they lit the Peace Tower here in Iceland near Reykjavik.
Yoko Ono, Ringo Starr, Sean Lennon and Olivia (widow of George Harrison) came here to turn on the light.
It stays on from Lennons birthday until the day of his murder.

here are some links to the story:

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Ono to unveil Lennon peace tower

Yoko Ono to unveil peace tower on Lennon's birthday - CNN.com

Yoko Ono dedicates light sculpture to Lennon - THE ARTS - MSNBC.com

so what do you think.. complete waste of money or??
I read about this yesterday. I think it's a fantastic symbolic gesture. Whether it makes any difference or not...who knows?
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I do not know who paid for it. If it was Yoko great, she has enough to spend. If it was the tax payers of Iceland, then it is up to you to tell your government what you want your tax kroners spent on.

All in all I think its great, and great for Iceland that Yoko choose to put it there
She paid for it as far as I know..
I kinda like it..
and we are very honored that she chose our country....
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Sunny, I think it is a great idea to remember him. It IS unsual that Yoko Ono chose Iceland though and I can understand that you feel honoured over there!

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This is wonderful!

I'm all in favour of more peace memorials. I hope that in the future there will be more such memorials and fewer that reference man's inhumanity to his fellow man.
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This is wonderful!

I'm all in favour of more peace memorials. I hope that in the future there will be more such memorials and fewer that reference man's inhumanity to his fellow man.
Yes. I agree. And I like what John Lennon stood for.
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Sunny, I think it is a great idea to remember him. It IS unsual that Yoko Ono chose Iceland though and I can understand that you feel honoured over there!

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I'm all in favour of more peace memorials. I hope that in the future there will be more such memorials and fewer that reference man's inhumanity to his fellow man.
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Yes. I agree. And I like what John Lennon stood for.
I agree with all of you..
And I think it's the right time to do it..
We need a little more peace in the world...
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