Charlie Crist, John Lennon and Revolution Number 9
09/16/2010
No-Party Gov. Charlie Crist may need to find some solace from the late John Lennon.
The former Beatle was fond of the number - 9. And it appears that Crist is going to have to become fond of the number 9 as well.
Crist's name will appear at number 9 on the Nov. 2 ballot for the U.S. Senate. Not by any means a coveted spot.
This must be very frustrating for a candidate doing his best to manuver a path to victory by grabbing chunks of dispirited Democrats, Republicans and No-Party folks to forge a winning coalition of supporters.
Lennon found great solace in the number 9, according to legend. When the Beatles hit Revolution was released in 1968 it included words that could apply to today's politics.
You say you got a real solution
Well, you know
We'd all love to see the plan
Later, despite protests from Paul McCartney and George Harrison, Lennon recorded a new track - Revolution 9 - that added a lot of "avant garde" chatter.
Among the memorial phrases were the often repeated:
Number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9
Number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9
Number 9, number 9
Of course if John Lennon cannot help soothe Crist there's always the song - Love Potion Number 9, with this lyric:
I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink
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