 Pang was asked to help Lennon and Ono with their avant @-@ garde film projects , Up Your Legs Forever and Fly , in December 1970 . Pang was then asked to be Lennon and Ono 's secretary and factotum / gofer in New York and England , which led to a permanent position as their personal assistant when the Lennons moved from London to New York in 1971 . Pang coordinated an art exhibition in Syracuse , New York , on October 9 , 1971 , for Ono 's This Is Not Here art show at the Everson Museum . Ono 's show coincided with Lennon 's 31st birthday , and a party was held at the Hotel Syracuse , which was attended by Ringo Starr , Phil Spector , and Elliot Mintz , among others . 
