Oh boy...
I was at college in my dorm when my friend Ivan called from home to pass the sad news.
My 1st thought was: who would've ever thought in 1964 that this man would go from pop icon to assassinated martyr? The wild, improbable ride of John Lennon.
Do you recall where you were, what you were doing when you heard the news that day?
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, Dec 08 2010 04:06 PM
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Posted 08 December 2010 - 04:14 PM
I was watching Monday Night Football. On the following Sunday, there was a moment of silence, I was skating at a rink on Long Island. Everybody stopped skating for a minute, there were lots of moist eyes, and hugging. Innocence was lost, the 80's had begun...
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Posted 08 December 2010 - 04:15 PM
I was watching TV with my grandmother.
I remember feeling bad for my aunt because she would always tell me how the beatles were the best band ever and she was crying.
Her son whom was born in March of '81 is named Michael John -- John after John Lennon
I remember feeling bad for my aunt because she would always tell me how the beatles were the best band ever and she was crying.
Her son whom was born in March of '81 is named Michael John -- John after John Lennon
, and watching the news in a dorm room.
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Posted 08 December 2010 - 04:32 PM
I don't remember exactly what I was doing. I think it was a cold grey day and I was already depressed...I was living in an apartment where the roof leaked and the pipes made noise....The heat was sporadic at best and my life was pretty much on "hold"
's "RC:Is Old" joke
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Posted 08 December 2010 - 04:38 PM
Pulled in the driveway after work to a completely dark house, a bit scary seeing my Dad was a heart patient. Nothing on but the TV all he said to me was "sit down and be quiet, you might want to watch this, some son of a bitch has shot John Lennon."
(Dad was 71:heart:)
(Dad was 71:heart:)
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Posted 08 December 2010 - 04:40 PM
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Posted 08 December 2010 - 04:52 PM
In the radio station at Berlin High playing classical music when it came across the teletype. I was really shocked and made the decision to lock the door and put on the white album. I then patched in to the school intercom system and shared the sad news. I kept playing Beatle albums and left the intercom on but not too loud. I stayed there crying and skipped all my classes. No one came to stop me and I did not get into trouble. I still have all the teletypes.
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Posted 08 December 2010 - 06:30 PM
In the radio station at Berlin High playing classical music when it came across the teletype. I was really shocked and made the decision to lock the door and put on the white album. I then patched in to the school intercom system and shared the sad news. I kept playing Beatle albums and left the intercom on but not too loud. I stayed there crying and skipped all my classes. No one came to stop me and I did not get into trouble. I still have all the teletypes.
Damn thats pretty awesome .. good on you fella
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Posted 08 December 2010 - 06:51 PM
I was in fifth grade and I didn't know who he was. I was assigned to read the news that day and thought it would be funny if I called him John Lemon instead of John Lennon. My teacher was not amused. I was a quite the little dick that day. 
Not my finest moment.
Not my finest moment.
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Posted 08 December 2010 - 06:52 PM
I was in fifth grade and I didn't know who he was. I was assigned to read the news that day and thought it would be funny if I called him John Lemon instead of John Lennon. My teacher was not amused. I was a quite the little dick that day.
Awesome.
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Posted 08 December 2010 - 08:49 PM
Living in California w/ my boyfriend Ken (RIP Ken.) We fell asleep w/ the TV on and woke up to Good Morning America, doing (what we thought was just) a John Lennon piece. We watched for several minutes, psyched that GMA was showing all of this cool Beatles footage. At the end of the segment, they flashed on the Dakota and said "and this is the Dakota Building, where John Lennon was shot 'n' killed last night."
We were blown away...so sad. So fucked up. Such a cryin' shame. Truly one of the hugest tragedies in all of rock 'n' roll history.
We were blown away...so sad. So fucked up. Such a cryin' shame. Truly one of the hugest tragedies in all of rock 'n' roll history.
