The Lost Weekend (1945) was the title to a Ray Milland movie about an alcoholic who was scheduled to spend a weekend with family member to help keep him off the booze. Instead, the main character embarked on a stupendous binge until he had no recollection of his time.
Lennon humorously used the term to suggest he was so off-his-face that he too had no recollection of that period. Ironically, just as May could not walk away from John during the Lost Weekend, John couldn't totally let go of May after it.
Yoko Ono had fascinated Lennon years before when he first met her at an art exhibition. Her bizarre exhibitions drew John's attention like a magnet. The man who wrote the obscure lyrics to 'I Am the Walrus' saw another artist who demonstrated her art without fear of criticism.
Yoko's art seemed to transcend the avant-garde into realms of absurdity just as Lennon's psychedelic lyrics seemed to pay tribute to gobbledygook.
Artistically they were tuned to the same frequency.
May was the opposite to Yoko. She was down to earth, had a firm grip on reality, but May could let her emotions override her better judgment... hence she embarked on a one way journey destined for heartbreak.
How easy is it for critics, bloggers and webmasters like myself to sit back in our lounge chairs and freely spout our opinions? Yes, how many times do we recklessly toss our opinions around safely protected by our cocoons of untested resilience?
May chose, bravely or foolishly, to shed her cocoon and enter into a world of uncertainty, guided only by her instincts and a very young heart. Pain is often the price of wisdom.
With the introduction of the internet, it became more convenient for music fans to study the lives and times of the Beatles. Hopefully, more and more pages about the Lost Weekend might begin to surface, so web surfers can be introduced to, or learn more about, May Pang and her crucial role in both Lennon's life and in Beatles history.
Thereby ensuring... the Lost Weekend will not remain lost.
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