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Topic: 29 years ago today, "Give Peace A Chance" ended.....

Can it be that long ago John Lennon was gunned down on a New York City street? What a terrible day; a life ended so tragically. RIP John.....

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Re: 29 years ago today, "Give Peace A Chance" ended.....

BluesMan wrote:

Can it be that long ago John Lennon was gunned down on a New York City street? What a terrible day; a life ended so tragically. RIP John.....

Roy

Wow, 29 years! I didn't realise it was today.

RIP John.

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Re: 29 years ago today, "Give Peace A Chance" ended.....

Together with Eva I saw a wonderful Lennon exhibition in the NYC Rock´n´ Roll Hall of Fame. He seemed very alive to me.
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Re: 29 years ago today, "Give Peace A Chance" ended.....

Coming from Liverpool I remember this day very well.
Although John was living in the USA he was still seen
as a 'local boy made good'.
A needless death which robbed us all of a great talent.

Lester

5 Reply by cathysiler (edited by cathysiler 2010-12-08 13:17:05)

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Re: 29 years ago today, "Give Peace A Chance" ended.....

I remember hearing the news on the radio while in line at the drive-thru bank. I starting bawling. I'm certain the Teller thought I was off my rocker. Not digging deep into his song list, because this is the one that moves me to tears every time. Imagine indeed! RIP John       Cathy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b7qaSxuZUg

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Re: 29 years ago today, "Give Peace A Chance" ended.....

cathysiler wrote:

I remember hearing the news on the radio while in line at the drive-thru bank. I starting bawling. I'm certain the Teller thought I was off my rocker. Not digging deep into his song list, because this is the one that moves me to tears every time. Imagine indeed! RIP John       Cathy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b7qaSxuZUg

None more appropriate. Most of us of a certain age were shattered that day. So senseless....  sad

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Actually it was thirty years ago this day, December 8, 1980.  Like most of my generation, Lennon was the Beatles.  Paul and George (I ain't counting Ringo) were extremely talented, but John was special.  I heard about it when I got up the next day and had difficulty working that day.  I didn't cry, but I cursed the POS that shot him.  The thing that bummed me the most was his death essentially closed the door for a Beatles reunion.
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Re: 29 years ago today, "Give Peace A Chance" ended.....

Curby,

This thread was from last year, Jane pulled it up to current status. There's another thread under "Other Topics" for this year.

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Re: 29 years ago today, "Give Peace A Chance" ended.....

RickB wrote:

Most of us of a certain age were shattered that day. So senseless....  sad

Amen to that. John was always 'my' Beatle.

This one will do for me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njG7p6CSbCU

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Re: 29 years ago today, "Give Peace A Chance" ended.....

Amsterhammer wrote:
RickB wrote:

Most of us of a certain age were shattered that day. So senseless....  sad

Amen to that. John was always 'my' Beatle.

This one will do for me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njG7p6CSbCU

Saw Warren Haynes do this song earlier this year - a total gooesebump moment. 

What a waste...

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