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Published on Monday, September 01, 2008
By LA Daily News Staff Writer
I admit it, the prospect of calling up Yoko Ono at her home at the famed Dakota apartment building in New York City made me a little nervous.
She's such an iconic figure and her marriage to the late John Lennon is one of the great love stories of all time. But once we began to chat, I was surprised at how friendly and candid she was.
"Every day, I'm thankful that I'm still alive," she said. "Every morning, I wake up and I see that I have about 20 different things you have to do and I keep doing it. One is artwork and music as well, and the business, and John's work. It's totally packed."
It's John's artwork that Yoko wanted to talk about most, since more than 100 pieces of it will be on display Friday and Saturday at the new Neiman Marcus store inside the Westfield Topanga Mall in Canoga Park.
"I'm proud of every work that's there," she said. "I hand-picked them for good reason. They had to be artistically good and reflect his spirit
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