The ballad of John Lennon and a Calgary security guard
Thirty years later, an odd pairing between a Beatle and a hotel gumshoe in Montreal comes to light in Alberta
The story of how a Calgary security guard, with a taste for Benny Goodman, came to participate in the recording of Give Peace a Chance, and possess two Beatles’ albums signed by John Lennon—one of which perished with a friend in the World Trade Center’s north tower.
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