Interesting – I've not noticed this before. You could be right. John was no football fan, and I don't think he ever publicly mentioned England's World Cup victory, but maybe someone gave him the charm and he felt like hanging it there.
Mark Lewisohn
@marklewisohn.bsky.social wondering if you had any idea about this little charm John had on his guitar for the '66 U.S. tour? I don't think he had it during the Tokyo and Manilla shows. Looks like a soccer ball so my theory is he hung it up when England won the World Cup right between those shows.
