John's Glasses

Today finds us in Liverpool, so clearly the only thing to do was follow in the footsteps of the Beatles!

These are John's glasses -- rescued from the wastebasket after a fight between John and Yoko in New York by  an employee.  The label that goes with this display reads: 

"John Lennon wore these orange tinted
spectacles whilst composing his legendary
song Imagine. He can be seen wearing
them in the documentary Imagine:
John Lennon, sitting at his Steinway in
the sound studio at Tittenhurst Park.
The frames and nose clip are slightly bent
as a result of an argument between John
and Yoko and the glasses were thrown into
a bin, only to be retrieved by an employee.
John was one of the first, along with
Buddy Holly, to use his glasses as a fashion
statement. The spectacles are made of
14 carat gold and use an early version of
photo chromatic glass (a lens that reacts
to light and dark surroundings)."

For some reason, I found this particular exhibit in the Liverpool Beatles Museum to be particularly moving.