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'''John Lennon''' was said to have visited Salem with his wife Yoko Ono on approximately June 8, 1973. | '''John Lennon''' was said to have visited Salem with his wife Yoko Ono on approximately June 8, 1973. | ||
The Salem Evening News ran a story on June 8th with the headline "Fans Claim Beatle Lennon and Yoko | The Salem Evening News ran a story on June 8th with the headline "Fans Claim Beatle Lennon and Yoko | ||
in Salem Monday. | in Salem Monday." | ||
The story goes that he was in Salem (on Essex St.) looking for the place where the witches were hung. A pair of locals | The story goes that he was in Salem (on Essex St.) looking for the place where the witches were hung. A pair of locals | ||
spoke to Lennon in his car and said to follow them to Gallows Hill area. There was a motorcade, but as | spoke to Lennon in his car and said to follow them to Gallows Hill area. There was a motorcade, but as | ||
the cars got closer, a group of rowdy teenagers arrived at the scene and Lennon made a hasty retreat. | |||
the cars got closer, a group of teenagers arrived at the scene and Lennon made a hasty retreat. | The local pair's names were Mickey Bates (19 yrs. old) and Michael O'Brien (20 yrs. old) | ||
The local pair's names were Mickey Bates (19 yrs.old) and Michael O'Brien (20 yrs. old) | |||
[[Category:Browse Index]] | [[Category:Browse Index]] | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Famous Visitors to Salem''' | |||
"Fans claim Beatle Lennon and Yoko in Salem Monday" Salem Evening News, June 8, 1973, p. 28 | "Fans claim Beatle Lennon and Yoko in Salem Monday" Salem Evening News, June 8, 1973, p. 28 | ||
"Witches and Beatles" Salem News, Jan. 13, 2012, p. 3 | "Witches and Beatles" Salem News, Jan. 13, 2012, p. 3 | ||
Latest revision as of 17:17, 9 October 2025
John Lennon was said to have visited Salem with his wife Yoko Ono on approximately June 8, 1973. The Salem Evening News ran a story on June 8th with the headline "Fans Claim Beatle Lennon and Yoko in Salem Monday." The story goes that he was in Salem (on Essex St.) looking for the place where the witches were hung. A pair of locals spoke to Lennon in his car and said to follow them to Gallows Hill area. There was a motorcade, but as the cars got closer, a group of rowdy teenagers arrived at the scene and Lennon made a hasty retreat. The local pair's names were Mickey Bates (19 yrs. old) and Michael O'Brien (20 yrs. old)
See Also
Vertical File in Salem Collection - Famous Visitors to Salem
"Fans claim Beatle Lennon and Yoko in Salem Monday" Salem Evening News, June 8, 1973, p. 28
"Witches and Beatles" Salem News, Jan. 13, 2012, p. 3
