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25 yeas ago - John Lennon


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i can't believe it has been that long since he was murdered :shock:

i remember exactly where i was when i heard... i cried for days...,

i realized most here were too young to remember... but boy it was terrible.

you may say i'm a dreamer,

but i'm not the only one,

i hope some day you'll join us,

and the world will live as one...

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I remember whare I was that night when I found out about the shooting

Just read a book by John's first wife Cynthia- good read- made me hate Yoko even more for what she did to John and the Beatles

Was that not during a Monday Night Football game?

I think it was.

Yeah, Yoko's not going to win too many popularity contests among people that like the Beatles. But John was no angel either. And Yoko seemed to be what he wanted.

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i can't believe it has been that long since he was murdered :shock:

i remember exactly where i was when i heard... i cried for days...,

i realized most here were too young to remember... but boy it was terrible.

you may say i'm a dreamer,

but i'm not the only one,

i hope some day you'll join us,

and the world will live as one...

When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide...

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Was that not during a Monday Night Football game?

I think it was.

Yes, it was. I remember the Dolphins were playing, but I don't remember the opponent. Howard Cosell broke into the play-by-play with the announcement of Lennon's death.

There was a special on about the death of John Lennon a week or two ago on NBC. Interesting stuff, jogged a lot of memories.

Here's the obligatory lyric for Greengal:

Instant Karma's gonna get you... knock you right off your feet. ;)

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Was that not during a Monday Night Football game?

I think it was.

Yeah, Yoko's not going to win too many popularity contests among people that like the Beatles. But John was no angel either. And Yoko seemed to be what he wanted.

VanDoug

Yes John certainly had his faults-and had a pretty bad temper also. Yoko though is not one of my favorite people dispite that for her meddling and suffocation and just general nastiness

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Some Lennon memories.

John would often get producer George Martin to do things to enhance/change the sound of his voice. This is clearly evident on some of my fav Lennon songs; Walrus, Lucy, Strawberry, Day in the Life, Mr Kite. Lyrically and musically these songs are brilliant.

Loved the jab he took at the Rolling Stones with Dig a Pony

I, I - I, I - I,

Roll a stoney

Well you can imitate ev

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thanks for all the memories guys! i had an old friend who emailed me this morning to remind me that i wore black for a week in mourning,,,, i remember crying till my eyes stung...

so many faves... here is just one..

there are places i remember

all my life, though some have changed

some forever not for better

some have gone and some remain

all these places had their moments

with lovers and friends

i still can recall

some are dead and some are living

in my life i've loved them all

but of all these friends and lovers

there is no one compares with you

and these memories lose their meaning

when i think of love as something new

though i know i'll never lose affection

for people and things that went before

i know i'll often stop and think about them

in my life i love you more

though i know i'll never lose affection

for people and things that went before

i know i'll often stop and think about them

in my life i love you more

in my life i love you more.....

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His music is timeless.

My Top 10 John faves (in no particular order and I'm sure I'm missing lots):

1. Imagine

2. In My Life

3. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

4. Strawberry Fields

5. Ballad of John and Yoko

6. A Day in the Life

7. HELP!

8. All You Need is

9. Instant Karma

10. Come Together

John wrote these songs for Herm Edwards

10 Whatever gets you through the season

9 Nobody told me we had no timeouts

8 Nobody loves you when you're down and out

7 Watching the wheels fall off

6 Stand by me

5 All you need is a QB

4 Imagine if we had a OL

3 I'm losing the game

2 Give me a chance

1 Help!

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John wrote these songs for Herm Edwards

10 Whatever gets you through the season

9 Nobody told me we had no timeouts

8 Nobody loves you when you're down and out

7 Watching the wheels fall off

6 Stand by me

5 All you need is a QB

4 Imagine if we had a OL

3 I'm losing the game

2 Give me a chance

1 Help!

Awesome, CH! I like. =D>:lol:

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Yes, it was. I remember the Dolphins were playing, but I don't remember the opponent. Howard Cosell broke into the play-by-play with the announcement of Lennon's death.

They were playing the Patriots. The announcement Cosell made was with about 10-15 seconds left in the 4th quarter.

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i just bought this lennon acoustic cd that kicks ass....

it only shows you what a FREAK lennon was. the guy was disturbed. songs like "my mommy is dead" and whatnot

anyway, this great song comes on and Im thinking its the best ditty ive heard in a while..it goes:

"if you had the luck of the irish

youd be sorry and wish you were dead

if you had the luck of the irish

youd wish you were english instead"

and it goes on beating down the english occupation of good old ireland AND THEN TO RIUN IT!!!!

yoko ono has a verse. she sounds HORRIBLE. like she has a bag of marbles in her mouth. what a poor singing voice. ive never been shot down like that before

anyone know this song>>>????

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Ha, ha! You had those field level seats. You couldn't see the big screen wayyyyyyyyy up in the heavens. There ARE benefits of having those nosebleed seats, you showoff! :wink:

well i did have to crane my neck ;) frankly... i think that will be the one and only time i will be able to get seats like that... i probably paid more then i should :shock: and if the team had a good season ...they would be WAY too rich for my blood... :D... i actually like the nose bleed seats.. was in the LAST row... concrete behind me for the the jets-giants preseason... and still LOVED it!!! :mrgreen:

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His music is timeless.

My Top 10 John faves (in no particular order and I'm sure I'm missing lots):

1. Imagine

2. In My Life

3. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

4. Strawberry Fields

5. Ballad of John and Yoko

6. A Day in the Life

7. HELP!

8. All You Need is

9. Instant Karma

10. Come Together

GGG you forgot:

"Norwegian Wood"

"Nowhere Man"

"Once there was a way"

"Here, There and Everywhere"

"Eleanor Rigby"

Those are some of my favorite songs along with your top ten...

I was 18 and it was just a few days before my 19 b-day. It really hurt - we lost not just a great songwriter, but a great humanitarian...

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