New Yorkers walking past City Hall in Manhattan this morning were treated to an unusual sight: former Beatles drummer and newly-minted knight Ringo Starr laying in an oversize bed with John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, and 'the Dude' from The Big Lebowski.
The stunt was part of a Beatles-themed 'bed-in,' inspired by Ono and Lennon's famed Vietnam War protests in 1969, to support New York City public schools.
Lennon's former bandmate Starr, whose real name is Richard Starkey, and Ono were joined on the steps of City Hall by actor Jeff Bridges, Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson.
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Bed-In 2018: Yoko Ono, Ringo Starr and Jeff Bridges took part in the fifth annual Come Together: NYC 'Bed-In' outside City Hall in Manhattan Thursday morning
Strange bedfellows: The famous trio came together to support New York City Schools
Blast from the past: The stunt was inspired by Yoko Ono and John Lennon's famous 1969 'Bed-Ins' protesting the Vietnam War
The 'bed-in' was part of the fifth annual 'Come Together: NYC' event, which marked the return of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus: a mobile production studio that 'provides hands-on creative experiences to students of all ages,' including, audio, video, digital media and broadcast
This year’s theme of 'Come Together: NYC' was 'activism.' Students from various schools gathered outside City Hall carrying signs saying 'Bed Peace,' 'Hair Peace' and 'Imagine Peace,' and sang 'Give Peace A Chance.'
The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus rolled out in 1998 with the intention of continuing Lennon's legacy of promoting unity through art.
The legendary singer and songwriter was assassinated in Manhattan in 1980.
The event drew a large crowd of schoolchildren holding signs promoting peace
Cheeky: 'It's an incredible day for me to finally go to bed with Yoko,' joked Starr
New York City Mayor de Blasio was in attendance and was seen flashing the peace sign
Bridges joined the festivities in his capacity as a national spokesman of the non-profit group Share Our strength to promote the childhood nutrition program No Kid Hungry
A 'Bed-In' attendee in an eye-catching attire flashes the peace sign outside City Hall
During Thursday's event, Ono, 85, Starr, 78, and Bridges, the star of The Big Lebowski, climbed onto a large white bed, surrounded by a cheering crowd of children and dignitaries.
'It's an incredible day for me to finally go to bed with Yoko,' joked Starr.
Ono, laying beside her late husband's bandmate, smiled and said: 'I think that maybe John is hearing us. Give peace a chance... just remember that we are creating the world.'
Ono and Starr have been friends for many years. When the renowned musician was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his 'services to music' earlier this year, Lennon's widow sent out a warm tweet congratulating him and professing her love for him
After hearing from the famous trio, a band performed Lennon's 'Imagine,' during which Mayor de Blasio flashed the peace sign while holding Ono's hand.
Bridges joined the festivities in his capacity as a national spokesman of the non-profit group Share Our strength to promote the childhood nutrition program No Kid Hungry.
Creativity on wheels: The event marked the return of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus: a mobile production facility providing creative experiences to students
Poetic: This young student read a poem he wrote called 'Oreo Cookie' about his experiences as a biracial person
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Main photo article New Yorkers walking past City Hall in Manhattan this morning were treated to an unusual sight: former Beatles drummer and newly-minted knight Ringo Starr laying in an oversize bed with John Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, and ‘the Dude’ from The Big Lebowski.
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It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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