Why did John Lennon dress as a woman on US television?

peasypod

I scoured this one yesterday til I almost went insane, and all I could find was a trippy scene where he and Yoko come floating out of a big black bag dressed in what could only be described as 'very little'.... I'll have another stab when I wake up properly. Speaking of dressing up as women, gmack, was this question inspired by your stage production and how you spent the last week in drag?.... Jul 25 05, 1:42 PM

gmackematix

Oh that. You know they tried to give me a blue bag with a green dress. I mean, were they trying to make me look silly or what? ;) I digress, but indeed, this be the inspiration for the question. Jul 25 05, 4:48 PM

lanfranco

Good grief, gmack, could you explain this to the rest of us? I'm dying to know. A blue bag could go very well with a green dress -- depending on the shades, of course ... Jul 25 05, 5:09 PM

peasypod

Now why didn't I make the Shakespearean connection here?? http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/P/Py/Pyramus_and_Thisbe.htm John appeared as Thisbe didn't he? Jul 26 05, 4:45 AM

gmackematix

Yay Pesyblossom, I knew you'd get to the bottom of this one. Here's the evidence: http://www.geocities.com/beatleboy2005/ Jul 26 05, 10:35 AM