The great John Lennon

[malaise]

Was assassinated on this day December 8, 1980, The Dakota, New York
The greatest lyrics on the planet

I continue to dream

Added another link - apparently the first one isn’t working for everyone
Thanks OS😀

[BigmanPigman]

1. I already got out my John Lennon and Jim Morrison

tributes for my apt., like I do every year. I never miss the date. I was going to post it but I saw that you already did and I thank you!

Jim was born on Dec., 8th and John died on Dead., 8th.

I remember living in NYC and I was living at Union Square while I attended art school for my freshman year. I loved Jim and John. When I came out of the shower at 11 PM (with 5 roommates you have to take turns) everyone was freaking out. Since they knew I loved John a lot of my fellow neighbors/art students came to my apt to tell me. The line for the payphone in the hallway was as long as the hallway was itself. No cell phones back then. I wore black for a month but instead of going to The Dakota to mourn I put on a pretty outfit and sat in my room in silence, a personal moment for me.



I was only 1 year old when JFK was killed so this was "my" JFK-like memory.

[malaise]

2. Two greats

I cried like a child when Lennon was murdered.
I never forget the date. I am part of the Imagine movement.

[BigmanPigman]

3. I think I was in too much shock to cry

it was so horrible. It took a few days to sink in. Everyone from my high school tried to contact me since they knew how much I loved the Beatles.

When I watch reruns of John on the Dick Cavett Show I am still in awe. He was so aware of the various issues and he was so sincere and intelligent as well as talented.

[malaise]

4. I can Imagine

The thought that anyone could kill Lennon still haunts me.
Imagine should be our theme song as the CONvicted felon seeks to expel people.

[Silver Gaia]

5. Imagine is my favorite song. Forever and ever.

I also continue to dream. His words mean as much to me now as they did then. Maybe even more now. They have served as guideposts for me throughout my life.

I was 9 months pregnant when John was assassinated. I grieved and cried so hard when I heard he had died, that I went into labor 2 days later. My memories of the birth of my daughter are forever entwined with my memories of John's death.

I often wonder WHY he was killed. It has never made sense to me. And I wonder what a better world we might be living in today if he were still with us. Just imagine. I miss him still.

Thank you for this thread, malaise.

[malaise]

6. Lovely post

YW😀

[Evolve Dammit]

7. The most peaceful man on the planet murdered for nothing. Still remember like yesterday

[milestogo]

8. kicking

Shot dead in NYC. Guns still all over the place.

[DoBW]

9. thanks for remembering .............nt

[electric_blue68]

10. TY. I lived in western Washington Heights back then...

During those years people said John would be here in a silver Bently to visit maybe a relative of Yoko's. I might have glimpsed it once; perhaps before I knew that. It was a middle class nabe so that car would be unsual!

Anyway....I was listening as I usually did when not playing records to one of 2 Rock NYC radio stations, or the very cool L.I. one when the News broke.
Like many - I was horrified, and stunned.

This station was one of the longest running Rock one's in NYC. Luckily what the DJ decided to do was open up the phones, and take calls to comfort each other in our grieving. After all, it happened in Our city! 🥺

I couldn't cry. I was part numb. I started to get teary eyed on the way by bus to go to the Memorial Gatheting in Central Park w my sis, and friends X days later.

The weirdest thing otherwise, personally, was when I was a kid our dentist was on the same, but other end of the block The Dakota was on!

We'd come out of the subway entrance facing Central Park West, go around the corner to the street, then walk right past the fancy entrance, once to several times a year till we switched to one closer to our neighborhood.

So I remember those reddish building blocks, and the big entrance even now nearly 60 yrs later, though I passed it a rare time or two post his assassination.

A horrific time!


Otoh Strawberry Fields is a sweet Memorial.
I went there esp after Harrison's death where many fans gathered.

[IcyPeas]

11. Was that Vin Scelsa on WNEW?

I was in NYC at that time too. Listening to WNEW or WLIR which was long island.

I was numb at that news.

[electric_blue68]

12. Yes, it was Vin Scelsa! And I love WLIR/WDRE when it played alot of the Original, and later CBGB's, and New Wave bands..

And Meg Griffin joined WLIR/WDRE [I think they changed ther call letters 🤔 ]

It's great in a sense (not the tragedy, but the connection of memory/community) to have a fellow former listener who remembers that night.

I was numb, too. I think being old enough to have experienced the assassinations of JFK, MLK and RFK kind of heightened the horror. At Ieast, I think for me it did. Taking away someone good- yet again!

[IcyPeas]

13. You can find some bits of Scelsa's show from that night on youtube.

Yoko's song Walking on Thin Ice still brings back memories of what the atmosphere felt like at that time.

Scelsa used to do book reviews on his shows too. I remember reading "Birdy" because of his review. Another one was "Freaks Amour". I wish those shows were archived somewhere.

[electric_blue68]

14. I think I remember his book reviews. Some writer from ? Florida, or writing about FL comes vaguely to mind....

He may have introduced me to a piece by Steve Reich as well that I didn't yet know.

My sis and I went to his sort of celebration, and fare well at this club down in ? Soho.

But before that I found him on Fordham U's station: WFUV. Although when I moved to Brookyln I could only hear him in the wintertime. But then I moved to The Bronx, and was able to hear him again.

ETA I think some shows are somewhere