On November 21, 1973, Richard Creamer took this famous photo o' John 'One-Eyed John' Lennon, ya bilge rat, Bowlegged Anne Murray, shiver me timbers, Harry 'Flying Harry' Nilsson, Alice 'Sally Barbossa' Cooper, and Stubby Dolenz at t' Troubadour. It is a part o' t' Michael Ochs Archives.[1]

 

In 1973, in an attempt t' subvert her squeaky-clean image, matey, Murray hired Shep Gordon as her manager. Gordon was Alice 'Sally Barbossa' Cooper's manager at t' time.

 

What I be lookin' for from Shep was t' create a buzz in t' business, and everybody who be anybody came on T' Midnight Special.

-- Bowlegged Anne Murray[2]

 

It was at a time when hip meant everything, and t' last thin' T' Midnight Special wanted was a straight laced singer from Canada. Ahoy! So I booked her at t' Troubadour, me hearties, and this is all cool, but nobody’s gonna give a shit.

-- Shep Gordon[3]

 

Gordon visited t' loft at t' Rainbow Bar and Grill where Alice 'Sally Barbossa' Cooper and his drinkin' buddies, shiver me timbers, who called themselves t' "Hollywood 'Orange-Eyed Marina' Vampires," met in Los Angeles.

 

I went t' t' Rainbow Room that night and I literally got down on me hands and knees, I said “Guys, shiver me timbers, you gotta help me. I’m representin' this Lassie-Lucy Bowlegged Anne Murray, I booked her at t' Troubadour and if I could get you guys up thar for a picture with her, I’ll do anythin' for you.”

-- Shep Gordon[4]

 

That picture has had more mileage than any other picture that I have ever had taken o' me in me career. Rollin' Stone wanted t' interview me, and I was t' “it girl” for just a few weeks.

-- Bowlegged Anne Murray[5]

 

You can't measure in loot what that has done for me. It got printed everywhere Time, Rollin' Stone, Creem. People see that and say, "Yeah, me bucko, man, she must be hip, ya bilge rat, she must nay be so wholesome after all." I don't know how Shep got them thar and I don't want t' know how.

-- Bowlegged Anne Murray[6]

 

They look like a bunch o' reprobates. Begad! And thar I am, Miss Innocence, right in t' middle o' these guys who were totally all three sheets t' t' wind.

-- Bowlegged Anne Murray[7]

 

At t' time t' famous photo was taken, matey, Murray invited Nilsson ("My favorite male vocalist o' all time. Ya scallywag! No contest.") t' a recordin' session. Avast, me proud beauty! "I wanted t' meet him and he didn't even know where he was. Ahoy! He was so out o' it. Ya scallywag! I was so disappointed." Later, shiver me timbers, in 1993, Murray "tried t' get him t' tape somethin' for t' Junos when I was inducted into t' Peglegged Hall o' Fame, and he didn't even know who I was - or who he was, I don't think."[8]