Bed-in Stockholm on YouTube

We are now starting to upload videos to YouTube so you can re-live our Bed-in.

Here is the first clip.

This is "Oh, Yoko" by John Lennon.
Performed as part of Bed-in for Peace Concert at "World March for Peace Day", we renamed it "Failure Day" because of utter technical failures throughout the day. But in the end, it was a great day.

13 Days Dance Festival - day 6 of 6!

Instructions day 6
dance and report

12: Swim - dreamtime

Swim in yur dream

as far as

you can until you

find an Island.

Tell us results.

13: future time

Color yourself

wait for the spring to

come

let us know when it comes

future luck!

mail: bedin.sthlm2009@gmail.com

Dance Piece for Peace V

Dance Piece for Peace V

Music: Happy Xmas (War is Over) by John Lennon / Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band and The Harlem Community Choir

Danced and Choreographed by Daniel Andersson & Andrea C Rygh

The 5th installment of Dance Piece for Peace had childhood x-mas spirit and happy eyes. We performed it during our "Slow Motion Day" - It was saying: Imagine Peace and dance (to the tune).

The Lost Interview - John Lennon and Yoko Ono for Life Magazine 1969

Our Friend Joan Athey, author from Canada got up early this morning to share a very special moment with us.
She called us before heading off to work and we spent just under one hour on Skype.

Since we have Slow Motion Day today everything we do takes extra time... so there, the talk took a very long time

What she wanted to share with us today was an interview from back in 1969, an article written by the journalist Charles Childs, still alive and well in New York, written for Life Magazine. He met up with John and Yoko and talked to them about their Bed-in and their views on society, war, money and art. It is an un-published article and got pushed aside because of articles surrounding the Vietnam War - or so the story goes. I am Sure Joan can tell us more about the history of this lost article.

So there she was, Joan on our screen and our livefeed taking on the pat as Charles Childs as we worked our way through the article. Andrea read John's answers, I did Yoko's.

We want to thank Joan for sharing this very rare moment with us, we are tremendously thankful for your generosity.

Peace!

Letters of peace! three more letters have been written.

Each day we send 3 letters to different persons.
Our letters contain instructional art from the book Grapefruit by Yoko Ono.
We choose them by shifting through the book fast and having the other saying: STOP followed by a number - page and piece on page. Today and yesterday we wrote to:

26th of Oct 2009, Monday
1: Tobias Billström - Line Piece; Tobbe got the almost too perfect instruction Erase lines.
2: Alan Jonson - Tape Piece IV; God luck!
3: Siv Jensen - Collecting Piece II; Its gonna keep her busy for a while.

13 Days Dance Festival - day 3 of 6

Instructions day 3
dance and report

6: watch - in the evening

have you seen the horizon lately?
go see a horizon.
measure it from where you stand
and let us know the length

7: watch - 8 pm

boil water and watch until it
evaporates


Good luck!

(Remember the email; bedin.sthlm2009@gmail.com)

Joan Athey - Storyteller supreme!

So, it is safe to say our Bed-in truly is getting to our heads. Not because we are overrun by overzealous activists out there ready to pass the torch (we wish!) but more because of the lack of oxygen and the heat emanating from the machines in the room. I know Yoko and John didn't bother about bringing computers and what not into the room. I am also sure they didn't make the hotel patch a dedicated 100Mbit line into their room. But who knows, if Internet would've been around back in 1969, maybe that is exactly what they would have done. But I figure they probably would have organized their own satellite broadcast - besides, from what I gather, they couldn't have fit a computer of that time into the rooms they stayed in. We fit 4 in the room, heh.

Someone who knows a heck of a lot more about this is Joan Athey. How she found us, is a mystery to me, I am going to have to ask her tonight when she calls. If you read this Joan, remind me that I had something to ask you.

So Joan has called us twice and well, it has become one of them moments during the day we talk about and that we look forward to. She will keep on calling us for more Bed-in-time stories.

But, instead of complicating this the way I am just going to try and keep it short and simple. Here's to you Joan Athey!

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Andrea and I were shocked right out of our bed when the Skype connection lit up on the first day with a call from Canada. It was Joan Athey. She wanted to know if we wanted to hear a bed-time story every day that we are at our Bed-in. Of course we said "YES".

She has written a beautiful book. At least it sounds beautiful. The first two essays are incredible and we loved them.

The name of her book is Give Peace A Chance: John and Yoko's Bed-in for Peace, 1969, by Joan Athey published by Wiley in May 2009. It is available in English, French and German and Swedes can buy it on-line at Amazon. It is the only book devoted to the Bed-in with over 80 amazing photos of John, Yoko, the celebrities, fans and gate-crashers who dropped by during the 8 days. The photographer Gerry Deiter (on assignment for Life Magazine) was the only photographer there the entire 8 days.

I wonder what story she will read to us today?

13 DAYS DANCE FESTIVAL results Day 1

Lotta Orava Claesson:

give dance a break!

breathe at dawn

breathe at midnight

Emelie:

first breath at 05.30. no, since it´s now wintertime at 04.30. before dawn. auw.

I keep falling back into the soft, warm surroundings. heavy body, warm inside. rolling around for some time with another body, very small and warm. peaceful. almost only love.

Johanna Amnéus: Göteborg 09-10-25

I rise to my feet and dance to the quietness of the house... and to the song in my head that goes:

"It's getting dark and it's getting cold and the nights are getting long"

I see my reflection in the window as I breath out the busy world.

My midnight breath announces peace.

Introduces the fresh mind.

Embraces ideas.

Stina Nyström:

This is the place for my dance today!

Ewa Jonason:

Peacefull and calming!

midnatt

andas

zzzzzooover

andas

i gryningen

zzzzover, vaknar sakta, lägger märke till min andning

Annica Catharina:

Här kommer det första bidraget från KaptenoKlownika

Pälvi vettenranta:

I tough to have easy and soft breath today. Easy it was, but it got heavy during the day, when things cot complicated. I sarted when I woke up an keep on going. Now when I managed to get this done. Out. I can change.

13 Days Dance Festival - day 2 of 6

Instructions day 2
Dance and report

3: In the evening

Breathe Together


4: watch - in the afternoon

draw a large circle in the sky
let us know the diameter of the circle (guess),
direction and color of the sky you were watching
and the duration of your watching experience

5: watch

go to the nearest fountain
and watch the water dance

good luck!

correct e-mail: bedin.sthlm2009@gmail.com

SARALUNDEN in for Peace!

At 21.30 CET Saralunden stepped into the room with a tight entourage of ppl longing to hear her perform. We were anxious to hear what she had been working on in support of our Bed-in for Peace.

So, suddenly she was there, the power-woman, pedals, cables, synths and a voice that can seriously bring you to tears.

She performed "Loneliness" and "Every man has a woman who loves him". It was magic. I was moved to tears, but had to try and keep up with her on my mini-maracas. We in the bed feel very thankful for the honour and the very special moment she shared with us. One thing though, I am not sure what happened but suddenly she almost took her top off. It must have been a mix of the hot, hot room (it gets warm in here) and the excitement of the show . Make sure to check the clip afterwards if you missed it.

Thank you SARALUNDEN!

Letters of Peace! 3 Letters Written!

Each day we send 3 letters to different persons.
Our letters contain instructional art from the book Grapefruit by Yoko Ono.
We choose them by shifting thorugh the book fast and having the other saying: STOP followed by a number - page and piece on page. Today we wrote to:

1: Benny Dagan - Shadow Piece; this one is interesting and it can keep Benny busy for a long time.
2: G-20 Secretariat - Mess Piece; imagine all of them doing THAT mess.
3: Nyamko Sabuni - Blood Piece; we do not wish anyone to die. Nyamko please choose "A"! Please!

More tomorrow!

Järnia brings the light!

We proudly present another player for the peace-team!
Åke at Järnia wants to provide the flashlights for our Mass Bed-in at Clarion the 29th of Oct!

So here is the deal. The 29th we will make some (white) beds for you to rest on, located to right of the ramp in the lobby of Clarion hotel. While enjoying the comfort of Clarions HighQ beds we will perform a little concert for you before we host the actual Mass Bed-in in which we will play together. Sounds good? Why, yes it is!

Vi presenterar stolt en ny spelare för hemmalaget!
Åke på Järnia ställler upp med ficklampor till vår Mass Bed-in den 29 okt!

Den 29 okt ställer vi upp sängar nere vid rampen vid Clarions lobby. Sen kan man från sängarna se oss göra en liten spelning från sängen. Kom, ligg, sjung med och njut!

Peace!

Shout-out till Lars Epstein på DN och Gärdets Kaffebar!

English BELOW!

På Lars Epsteins blogg Epsteins STHLM kan man idag läsa om fredsmarschens aktiviteter och om stödet marschen har från olika håll. Förutom Perfect Performance här i Stockholm så hör t.e.x Jane Fonda, Juanes, Desmond Tutu, Dario Fo, Martin Sheen och Yoko Ono till de som stödjer marschen. Eller som Lars Epstein skriver:

Jimmy Carter, Dalai Lama, Pedro Almodóvar, Mikael Wiehe, Arja Saijonmaa, Maj Britt Theorin är bara några av alla människor världen runt som uttalat sitt stöd för fredsmarschen. Själv stöder jag den till 100 procent och kommer att gå med i Stockholm den 29 oktober. Vi ses väl i ledet?

Oss kommer ni inte se i ledet men väl per videolänk under Fredsmarschens manifestationer!


Glöm inte heller att gå med i dansfestivalen vi står värdar för från sängen. Skriv in er i formuläret till höger eller gå med i festivalgruppen 13 Days Dance Festival in 6 days for Peace på Facebook!

Coolt.

Vi är också stolta att kunna presentera en ny sponsor! Kaffefrågan är löst!
Vi kan med galen stolhet presentera Gärdets Kaffebar som sponsor på kaffesidan! Heja, Per! Heja, Emmelie!

Peace!

Oh, and the ENGLISH!
Over at Lars Epstein's blog Epstein STHLM, you can now read about The World March for Peace, the activities surrounding it and about the support the march is getting from different directions. Besides Perfect Performance here in Stockholm, Jane Fonda, Juanes, Desmond Tutu, Dario For, Martin Sheen and Yoko Ono are among those who support the march. Or, as Lars Epstein writes:

Jimmy Carter, the Dalai Lama, Pedro Almodovar, Mikael Wiehe, Arja Saijonmaa, Maj-Britt Theorin are just some of the people around the world who supports The World March for Peace. Naturally, I support it 100 percent and will join the march in Stockholm the 29th of October. See you in there?

Us, you will not see in the march but you will see us by videolink during The World March for Peace rallies!

And do not forget to join the Dance Festival we are hosting form our beds. Fill out the form to the right, or join the group 13 Days Dance Festival in 6 days for Peace on Facebook!

Cool.

We are also proud to present a new sponsor! Coffee issue is solved!
We are mad proud to present Gärdets Coffee Bar as sponsor of the coffee side of things during our Bed-in! Heja, Per! Heja, Emmelie!

PEACE!

13 Days Peace Dance Festival in 6 days

Ok, so we have a dream. We would like to host the biggest Dance Festival to date. Participation-wise. Yes. The biggest. And while participating in this Dance Festival one would contemplate on the two words, "Imagine Peace".

So this is how we are thinking.

During our Bed-in for Peace in Oct between the 24th and 31st we will be hosting Yoko Ono's conceptual 13 Days Dance Festival for Peace from our beds. Our hope is to host the biggest Dance-festival on Earth and we are now looking all over the planet for participants who are willing to contemplate "Imagine Peace" while doing the dance-festival.

This is how it can work.
Every morning a new dance-instruction will be posted here on the blog.
Every participant make their own version on how to solve the instruction(s).
After done deed the participant produces a dance-report and hands it over to us - in any shape or form.
We post results, if possible, in our blog - every day!

Now, The Peace-Dance-Festival participants will get instructions on the daily activities/instructions here on our blog and they will then report in to us in any way they feel; commenting here on blog, video, SMS, email, chat, telephone or even telepathy for those with the ability.

It's easy! Remember, you define you participation; how it is done, how much time you spend and all the other how's.
You can be wherever in the world. We will even ask NASA to have a few move some for us.

Now, if you want to participate, sign up in the FORM to the right, just write your name and e-mail and CLICK or send us a note and we'll add you to the list of Festival-doers.

Do you know of a any florists, merchants, tailors, schools, other activists, dancers, artists, actors, taxidrivers, chefs, teachers, Facebook-friends and so forth you think would be interested in participating? Have them contact us now!

WE WANT YOU!
For 13 Days Peace Dance Festival!

Sign up HERE! All you do is fill out NAME and EMAIL and then you CLICK!

Sign up!

The Peace Dance Festival will take place between the 25-30 of October.

Peace!

Bed-in Stockholm 2009 - Re-activism

In collaboration with Perfect Performance
(http://www.perfectperformance.se)
and The World March for Peace and Non-violence
(http://www.theworldmarch.org/) we will do a "Bed-in" at Clarion Hotell, Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden, for Peace and to celebrate the 40:th anniversary of Yoko & Johns Bed-in in Amsterdam 1969.

The Bed-in will take place between the 24:th and 31:st of Oct, 2009.

We want to use our Bed-in to reactivate and bring forth a message of Peace. It's re-activism for peace.

We will be updating this with current news and activities.