Mia Farrow’s sister Prudence had to flee an amorous Maharishi Mahesh Yogi as he chased her around his ashram at Rishkesh. Just as she reached her room, he made a grab and nearly pulled off her sari. She escaped into the room and locked the door. He stood there yelling, “But I love you!” She answered, “No you don’t. Love means never having to save your sari.” (And John Lennon, having seen it all, serenaded outside her window… " Dear Prudence, won’t you come out to play….")
Hmmm. I very likely read that National Lampoon as I was a dedicated follower for years. As best as I can recall, though, I heard this story told as a joke, doubtless from someone who read said issue. The bit in parentheses I gleaned from some book or other about the backstories of various songs, in this case, “Dear Prudence.”
Archive.org has all the National Lampoons in PDF now. The one you want is late in 1971, I think. If you spend all day there reading and miss work, it’s totally not my fault.
jimmjonzz Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Mia Farrow’s sister Prudence had to flee an amorous Maharishi Mahesh Yogi as he chased her around his ashram at Rishkesh. Just as she reached her room, he made a grab and nearly pulled off her sari. She escaped into the room and locked the door. He stood there yelling, “But I love you!” She answered, “No you don’t. Love means never having to save your sari.” (And John Lennon, having seen it all, serenaded outside her window… " Dear Prudence, won’t you come out to play….")
jimmjonzz Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Kip W almost 8 years ago
Archive.org has all the National Lampoons in PDF now. The one you want is late in 1971, I think. If you spend all day there reading and miss work, it’s totally not my fault.