When John Lennon died, on December 8th, 1980, I remember exactly where I was, about 3 miles from the assassination scene, in New York City. According to Wikipedia:
"..John Winston Lennon, MBE (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980), was an English songwriter, singer, musician, graphic artist, author and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founders of The Beatles. Lennon and Paul McCartney formed a critically acclaimed and commercially successful partnership writing songs for The Beatles and other artists.[1] Lennon, with his cynical edge and knack for introspection, and McCartney, with his storytelling optimism and gift for melody, complemented each other.[2] In his solo career, Lennon wrote and recorded songs such as "Imagine" and "Give Peace a Chance"."
The Beatles were what I grew up on - I wasn't really old enough to fully enjoy The Beatles, but I remember their first appearance on TV on the Ed Sullivan show, I was watching it (I was 7 or 8 at the time).
In a way it's one of the very few things I remember from childhood - almost nothing is in my memory from 1964 except the Beatles, and 1963 it was John Kennedy's assassination. And now, in 1980, when I think of John Lennon's Assassination, I see a theme.
For one thing, I want to thank ConversationAgent - John Lennon, Narrator of Possibilities for reminding me that today was John Lennon's anniversary, the anniversary of his death.
"..Tomorrow is the 27th anniversary of John Lennon's untimely death. He once wrote:
"I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind."
He wrote that he didn't want to die at 40 — that is when his life was ended and his legacy begun. Before social media there was social involvement. With Lennon that was closely intertwined with the dream of possibility — he broadened the public discourse for artists. His life as a work of art was infused by generosity and inclusiveness. He wanted the world to be a beautiful place for all of us: imagine…"
I wonder what John Lennon would have thought of today's Social Networks, of the War in Iraq, of the attempts to attack Iran, or the North Korea situation - or even what he would have thought about 9/11, and what he would have done about it…. if he could do anything about it. We'll never know, but we can imagine what his response might have been, today (highlighted in sites like Strawberry Fields and http://www.john-lennon.com/ - a site "…Dedicated To The Greatest Singer Songwriter
And The Most Influential Political Artist Of The 20th Century".), twenty seven years after his untimely death.
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