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Madinger and Raile, Lennonology, p. 514.108
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All We Are Saying, pp. 4–5; Lorenzo, En Casa de John Lennon, p. 44.114
All We Are Saying, pp. 4–5.115
Birmingham, Life at the Dakota, pp. 185–86.116
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Seaman, The Last Days of John Lennon, p. 84.119
Interview with Pang, February 28, 2019.120
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Seaman, The Last Days of John Lennon, p. 97.130
Seaman, The Last Days of John Lennon, p. 98.131
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Seaman, The Last Days of John Lennon, p. 103.134
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Seaman, The Last Days of John Lennon, p. 108.