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Antigone
Location: A house, in a Virginian Valley Gender:
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Dec 8, 2009 - 12:48pm |
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I was alone in my first apartment, in Northern Virginia, reading and listening to records. When a record ended, I turned on the radio; they were playing all Beatles/Lennon songs. I thought "well, that's cool" until the DJ came on and said why. I was so devastated (my dead brother had been a big Beatles fan, and had looked very much like John) I called the radio station just to have someone to talk to.
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Monkeysdad
Location: Simi Valley, CA Gender:
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Dec 8, 2009 - 12:45pm |
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jagdriver wrote: Well, I enjoyed the piece. Sorry it didn't float your boat.
Just a matter of taste I guess, I used to read him most sunday mornings in the Calender section of the L.A. Times, it was kind of a self-torture, he hated almost every band I liked.
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Coaxial
Location: Comfortably numb in So Texas Gender:
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Dec 8, 2009 - 12:35pm |
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I was one of those informed by Howard Cosell...Football didn't matter much that night after that.
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Rod
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Dec 8, 2009 - 12:29pm |
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Exit2Eden wrote:I was 20, still living at home...woke up to the announcer on 98.7 Rock on alarm clock radio saying, if you are just waking up, I'm heartbroken to tell you that John Lennon has been shot to death.... 'nuff said... A roommate and I had fallen asleep in the living room with the tv still on, me on the floor, him on the couch. Someone broke in to whatever program was on and announced that he had been shot. We both woke at the same instant, asking, "Did he just say Lennon was shot?!?" It's amazing to me that we were both sleeping through the tv noise until that announcement cut through and roused us both from our sleep. Kind of ironic to awaken to a nightmare.
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jagdriver
Location: Now in Lobster Land Gender:
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Dec 8, 2009 - 12:19pm |
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Monkeysdad wrote: That article reminded me that I don't miss Robert Hilburn at all.
Well, I enjoyed the piece. Sorry it didn't float your boat.
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Exit2Eden
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Dec 8, 2009 - 12:14pm |
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I was 20, still living at home...woke up to the announcer on 98.7 Rock on alarm clock radio saying, if you are just waking up, I'm heartbroken to tell you that John Lennon has been shot to death.... 'nuff said...
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Monkeysdad
Location: Simi Valley, CA Gender:
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Dec 8, 2009 - 12:07pm |
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jagdriver wrote: That article reminded me that I don't miss Robert Hilburn at all.
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jagdriver
Location: Now in Lobster Land Gender:
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Dec 8, 2009 - 11:43am |
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meower
Location: i believe, i believe, it's silly, but I believe Gender:
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Dec 8, 2009 - 10:09am |
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my parents listened to 1010 WINS news every morning. Thats how I heard about it. I mightve still been in bed.
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Monkeysdad
Location: Simi Valley, CA Gender:
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Dec 8, 2009 - 10:07am |
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Middle of my 3rd year of college. I remember Walter Cronkite telling us the news and thinking "John Lennon is the least likely person I know of to be assassinated....he never deserved this."
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rachlan
Location: nyc Gender:
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Dec 8, 2009 - 9:50am |
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i was in my family kitchen getting ready to eat my instant oatmeal before school. my mother came in and said she had some bad news for me. that john lennon has been shot. they announced it during the football game but she didn't want to telll me till morning. i asked if he was okay.
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CCinSB
Location: the west coast Gender:
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Dec 8, 2009 - 8:29am |
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I will NEVER forget this night in Santa Barbara. I was at the Arlington theater seeing Frank Zappa, at the end of the show they announced the horrible tragedy.
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rosedraws
Location: close to the edge Gender:
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Dec 8, 2009 - 8:12am |
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It's one of those, "Where were you when..." events.
I was in my first semester of college, and there was lots of camaraderie for our tears.
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Painted_Turtle
Location: Land of Laughing Waters Gender:
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Dec 8, 2009 - 8:04am |
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I was sitting at my kitchen table in an old farmhouse in Wisconsin the day I heard the news on the radio
I still hear him singing.... ImagineImagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today... Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Happy Xmas (War Is Over); John Lennon / Yoko Ono So this is Xmas And what have you done Another year over And a new one just begun And so this is Xmas I hope you have fun The near and the dear one The old and the young A very Merry Xmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear And so this is Xmas For weak and for strong For rich and the poor ones The world is so wrong And so happy Xmas For black and for white For yellow and red ones Let's stop all the fight A very Merry Xmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear And so this is Xmas And what have we done Another year over A new one just begun
And so happy Xmas We hope you have fun The near and the dear one The old and the young A very Merry Xmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear
War is over, if you want it War is over now Happy Xmas
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BillJ
Location: just far enough away from NYC Gender:
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Dec 8, 2009 - 7:23am |
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rachlan wrote: bill can u come in today? it will be a special experience. bring an instrument.
No, it's too far and I'm too old. I'll be there in spirit.
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rachlan
Location: nyc Gender:
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Dec 8, 2009 - 7:22am |
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BillJ wrote:Yes you have. Could be rain or snow also. Bundle up. yeah. just noticed that i have. so i see you today? next year will be 30 years.
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BillJ
Location: just far enough away from NYC Gender:
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Dec 8, 2009 - 7:21am |
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rachlan wrote:i have never seen this thread.
i'll be going there today. i will dress warm. it is crowded there past midnight. sing songs for hours and hours. Yes you have. Could be rain or snow also. Bundle up.
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oldviolin
Location: esse quam videri Gender:
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Dec 8, 2009 - 7:19am |
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woozurbuddy wrote: Dec. 8 2006 Indeed I was - 86-94. Upper East Side mostly, then a bit of time on the Upper West Side around the corner from The Dakota.
Cool, so where are you now? We're wanting to know where you've been and why you don't love us any more...
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rachlan
Location: nyc Gender:
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Dec 8, 2009 - 7:18am |
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Coaxial wrote:Please sing one for me. will do!
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rachlan
Location: nyc Gender:
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Dec 8, 2009 - 7:17am |
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BillJ wrote:It is very close to the minute, 28 years ago, that I first saw the scroll on the the screen. What was I watching? Monday Night Football, I guess. Then a couple of days later I took a stroll past the Dakota Building. My best way of saying, "I'm gonna miss you, John."
bill can u come in today? it will be a special experience. bring an instrument.
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