by Jenny Rainsford
Yoko Ono and Annie Leibovitz are exhibiting a collection of Sean Lennon’s as yet unseen childhood photos – aged 4-7.
PHYLLIDA has invested in the exhibit as the second stage of FRANKIE and PHYLLIDA’s plan to help heroine Leibovitz out of financial dire straits. Their private aim: to acquire 10 portraits from Lebovitz of each of them. An offer as yet persistently refused.
9am Heathrow. September 30th 2009
P Samson wouldn’t touch me this morning.
F Why. You forgot Joseph Conrad was Polish at his birthday quiz?
P I was wearing something fuscia he’d asked me not to buy. To WH SMITH’S 1st class vendor Three packets of quavers.
F Not all boys fathom it. Bernie only wore it to fit in. Samson’s a 12 year old overdeveloped acne party. You’ve got to get over him Peeps. You’re having a father complex with your son, it’s getting absurd.
Tokyo 10pm that evening. Airport.
F You weren’t sick on your clothes because of the colour. You were sick because you didn’t eat anything.
P Get me some clothes
They exit, luggage forgotten. (Later, Frankie remembers the luggage and calls her fiancé of 5 years (first call in 3 months), who has the airport forward it).
Mandarin Hotel
Both girls kimonoed.
P on the phone Will they be on sale, the portraits?
Man at the end No.
P Will they be for sale to benefactors of the exhibit?
Man Ms Ono has expressed a sincere wish that in the interests of child protection, the photos won’t be available.
P Sean’s my godson.
Man Strictly no Madam
F hushed whisper Nice
P It’s a question of keeping the memories.
Man Well then will it not be possible to acquire a photo of Sean from your own collection?
P We had a house fire…. My god…. Christ… you’ve bought it all straight back. My photos were like dandruff. … Don’t start me crying .. .Christ
F hushed whisper Nice
Man Ok. Well Ms Ono will, I’m sure settle this privately. Can I offer her your number Mrs Raymond?
P No. no. We don’t get on so well.
Man But you’re the biggest benefactor of the exhibit.
P Bye.
P To Frankie. Pass me my cheque book.
They exit, passing, as predicted, their luggage in the lobby.
(PART 3. At the exhibit. TUNE IN. ).
