John Lennon, 30 years ago today...

nooshinjohn
nooshinjohn Posts: 25,389
edited December 2010 in The Clubhouse
I miss the music and what could have been... I had just begun to appreciate the music of The Beatles and just begun to explore the solo works of John, Paul, George, and Ringo when he was gunned down. He is the only celebrity whose passing moved me to tears.

I miss you John... Rest in Peace.:frown::frown:
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited December 2010
    For those interested check out Larry Kane's book "Lennon Revealed" for some interesting Lennon anecdotes. The book opens with the shooting. For those who don't know Larry Kane was an embedded reporter that traveled with the Beatles on their first US tours. This is where he met and became friends with John Lennon. Cheers. :cool:
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  • Pycroft
    Pycroft Posts: 1,960
    edited December 2010
    RIP John. He was one of my early days musical heroes. I am a huge Beatles fan and a big John Lennon fan. I'm wearing my 'Beatles for President' button to work today in honor of him :)

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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited December 2010
    I was 14 and really starting to get into music in general, a sad day indeed.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited December 2010
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    I was 14 and really starting to get into music in general, a sad day indeed.

    Me too! My mom told me after I woke up for school the next morning. I still remember that. When I read about it in the paper later in the day, I was still shocked by it.
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited December 2010
    I was 15. First time I can remember shedding tears for someone I didn't know.
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited December 2010
    i was 15..that night i was tripping on mescaline..i wrote a poem about lennon and the shooting..it got published and i got all sorts of attention...educators told my parents i was a 'genius'....they still don't know it was the peyote:cool::biggrin:
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,389
    edited December 2010
    sda2mike wrote: »
    i was 15..that night i was tripping on mescaline..i wrote a poem about lennon and the shooting..it got published and i got all sorts of attention...educators told my parents i was a 'genius'....they still don't know it was the peyote:cool::biggrin:

    ...they do now.:tongue:
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited December 2010
    Daggum, I was actually 16. Man I'm getting old.
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited December 2010
    RIP John,
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited December 2010
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    ...they do now.:tongue:

    slim to none:smile:

    RIP....j.l.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,955
    edited December 2010
    Just for the record, I do like the Beatles, have respect for John and all, but never saw him as the genius he's made out to be. Never liked his solo work. Shame the man was shot. If he was still alive today, we would have more drug induced crappy music with Yoko at his side.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited December 2010
    You hardcore guys might dig the interview RS just released....

    http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/68404/239168
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,155
    edited December 2010
    Thank you for the link.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited December 2010
    In Memoriam, John!

    As pointed out in a previous post. I was living on the Westside of Manhattan about 40 blocks north of the Dakota when that happened; passed by the Dakota many times. It was a sad sad day. My roommate, who had been a musician and HUGE Lennon fan, was even more devastated.

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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited December 2010
    tonyb wrote: »
    Just for the record, I do like the Beatles, have respect for John and all, but never saw him as the genius he's made out to be. Never liked his solo work. Shame the man was shot. If he was still alive today, we would have more drug induced crappy music with Yoko at his side.

    Couldn't agree more. Although it was sad he got shot for no reason, his solo material was pretty bad, even compared to Ringo's.
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  • mark090852
    mark090852 Posts: 996
    edited December 2010
    WilliamM2 wrote: »
    Couldn't agree more. Although it was sad he got shot for no reason, his solo material was pretty bad, even compared to Ringo's.

    Couldn't disagree more. His solo work is brilliant. Give Peace a Chance, Imagine, Happy Christmas (War is Over) are all brilliantly written and capture the soul of the peace loving generation of the late 60's and early 70's. Then his album" Double Fantasy" beautifully captures and expresses his personal feelings on life, family, and aging.

    Ringo's songs might have been cute and catchy, but had no depth at all compared to what Lennon wrote.
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited December 2010
    I don't really care how deep it was, it was painful to listen to.
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited December 2010
    I was never a fan (I was in the Paul McCartney camp), but it was sad to see him go the way he did.

    Dang, I was surprised to see it's been 30 yrs. I thought I was older when he was killed, but I was 21 at the time.
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