Blog: Doctor Mooney's 115th Dream

Patients, today marks the 40th anniversary of the "Bed-In For Peace" that newlyweds John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged in room 702 at the Amsterdam Hilton. The Bed-In was their way of promoting flower power, er, non-violent ways of protest. In May, Lennon-o arrived in Montreal for another bed-in and sent out sacks of acorns to world leaders with hopes of them being planted in the name of p-e-a-c-e. Dig. Inspired by the comings and goings of John and Yoko's peace movements of 1969, The Beatles released "The Ballad of John and Yoko". Being banned by almost half [...]