May Pang exhibiting pictures of her ‘Lost Weekend’ with John Lennon in Menlo Park – The Mercury Information

During his 18-month “Lost Weekend” interval, John Lennon skilled probably the most productive chapters of his post-Beatles profession. That interval from 1973-1975 is all of the extra important since he was with May Pang on the time.

Pang will likely be on the Peabody Gallery in Menlo Park Sept. 11-13 for “The Lost Weekend: The Photography of May Pang” to signal prints and share tales behind the pictures she captured throughout Lennon’s “Lost Weekend.”

In these 18 months, Lennon recorded the albums “Mind Games,” “Walls and Bridges”—which featured his solely solo No. 1 hit, “Whatever Gets You Thru the Night”—and “Rock and Roll.” He collaborated with legendary artists together with Elton John, David Bowie, Harry Nilsson, Mick Jagger and Ringo Starr. Pang will be heard whispering Lennon’s identify on “#9 Dream,” and Lennon wrote “Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)” about her.

Pang additionally helped reconnect Lennon with household and pals, arranging a reunion with Paul McCartney that led to a historic jam session and facilitating a long-awaited go to between Lennon and his son Julian. One of Pang’s images of Julian seems on the quilt of his latest album “Jude.”

The exhibit on the Peabody coincides with the digital launch of “The Lost Weekend: A Love Story,” a feature-length documentary about Pang and Lennon’s relationship. Some pictures within the exhibit are being proven in public for the primary time, together with the one {photograph} of Lennon signing the contract dissolving The Beatles and one of many final identified images of Lennon and McCartney collectively, taken March 29, 1974.

Pang will likely be on the Peabody Gallery, 603 Santa Cruz Ave., on Friday, Sept. 11, 4-7 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 12, noon-6 p.m.; and Sunday, Sept. 13, noon-4 p.m. For extra info, go to www.PeabodyGallery.com.