Lennon continues to fill my life with unexpected pleasures. Yesterday he went to deliver boxes to David LaMotte, a young man who is stopping his concerts since he was named the 2008 Rotary World Peace Fellow by Rotary International. He is one of only sixty people in the world to receive this honor and is moving to Brisbane, Australia where he will work on his Masters of International Relations, Peace and Conflict Resolution.
But I know him because of his music and his concerts and Lennon, who loves David's songs. He is a prolific writer and an awesome musician who has performed in more than 2000 concerts on four continents. He wrote Lennon's lullaby, also known to the rest of the world as New Lullaby. We play it on guitar and piano, accompanied by The Lennon himself who considers it his personal song.
Lennon had once last chance to sing the S.S. Bathtub with his friend live and we have it on video now. David gallantly taking time out from his busy packing to sit down and play music with a three year old, pausing to allow him to chime in on key words and sneezes! He's done bigger things, creating a school in Guatemala on his honeymoon and later setting up PEG to help other schools and libraries there. Every penny goes to the source unless otherwise specified. David LaMotte is a man who gets things done in big ways with everyday people.
I will always think of him as Lennon's friend.
If you are interested in learning more about David and his work, I have included a link to his site below.
http://www.davidlamotte.com/bio.html
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