John Lennon... IT WAS 40 YEARS AGO TODAY..

[Bob Marino]

  Well, right about this time 40 years ago today, John Lennon was shot and killed by some deranged person (who I'd pay anything to have 10 minutes alone with) in NYC. Love him or hate him, he was the founder of the most influential band the world has even seen. What a loss to the world. Anyhow, RIP John.

 

[ChuckM]

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[Bob Marino]

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Nice. What a loss.

 

[Cheese]

Bob I can’t really believe it was 40 years ago...I need to put my thumb on some number but 40 isn’t the right number, it just can’t be.

I was just talking with my wife today and noted out of astonishment that 8 years ago my father, her mother and her son all passed away. We were totally incredulous that those events happened 8 years ago. Where did the time go?

Time just keeps on moving on and you need to respect it with the dignity it’s due.

 

[bertv]

I was in a plane from NYC to Brussels when I heard about it. Turned out that the murderer stayed at the same YMCA I stayed at during my visit to NYC. That is a strange connection to that horrible event, I know.
Sixteen years ago I took my oldest son to NY as a graduation present. We spent a full afternoon in Strawberry Fields (and something like 14 hours in the first Apple Store @ Prince Street — kids and there hangups…).

 

[Bob Marino]

  Yep, how quickly time passes.

  I'm 67 and when I was about 10 or 11 years old and as my birthday just passed,  I said to my uncle "now I have to wait a whole year until my next birthday." My uncle said to me "Don't rush things. A year may seem like an eternity to you now, but when you get older it goes all too quickly."  How so true

  Another mention about time passing quickly and hit home is when you have kids. When my daughter graduated high school 5 years ago, at the graduation ceremony, I was speaking with another parent/friend. He mentioned that his brother's wife was soon to have a baby (their first). He said to me that he gave his brother one bit of advice - "don't blink."

 

[Oldwood]

John's loss is another example of the high cost of mental illness in our society.

I think not treating mental illness is a very good example of the adage that sometimes doing nothing is the most expensive option?

I don't love all of John's music but some of it is timeless and he was a big part of one of the best bands of all time.

40 years..............I would not have thought it was that long?

 

[Sparktrician]

  Well, right about this time 40 years ago today, John Lennon was shot and killed by some deranged person... 

 

That reminded me of the first line of Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band:
  "It was 20 years ago today
  Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play..." 

 

[Bob Marino]

  Well, right about this time 40 years ago today, John Lennon was shot and killed by some deranged person... 

 

That reminded me of the first line of Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band:
  "It was 20 years ago today
  Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play..."

Hey Willy,

That was kinda the idea I had in mind. That album came out in May/June 67. Again - how the time flys.

 

[Stone Message]

Hi Bob [member=233]Bob[/member] Marino

It was indeed a sad day.

When I was a dash younger my mother used to design knitting patterns and made a good living from magazine articles and sponsorship from wool companies. She saw the Beatles performing on TV wearing their collarless jackets and immediately went to her knitting machine and produced a new design. I was the model for the magazine photo.

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I was allowed to keep the jacket (it was, after all , made to fit). I was hitch hiking to see my cousin in Poole, Dorset and a big Rover stopped and the driver just said "hop in". He had been told to stop by the lady in the back who was John Lennon's aunt. John had bought here a house in Sandbanks (near Poole) and she was curious about the jacket.

Many years later I was doing some charity work for children in Ukraine and got some sponsorship from Rushworths who had provided The Beatles with most of their kit in the early days.

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Rushworths gave me a guitar to take to Ukraine which was used by Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers) and then donated to a children's organisation in Odessa.

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Gerry knew John (and the other 3 Beatles) very well and really missed him.

Peter

 

[CeeJay]

That’s quite a career change Peter - knitwear model to woodworker....

Charlie

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[Stone Message]

That’s quite a career change Peter - knitwear model to woodworker....

Charlie

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I have also been a painter and decorator, flower delivery guy, labourer in breweries (hic) and, for a time, lived off my earnings playing snooker.

Peter

 

[Bob Marino]

Hi Bob [member=233]Bob[/member] Marino

It was indeed a sad day.

When I was a dash younger my mother used to design knitting patterns and made a good living from magazine articles and sponsorship from wool companies. She saw the Beatles performing on TV wearing their collarless jackets and immediately went to her knitting machine and produced a new design. I was the model for the magazine photo.

View attachment 1

I was allowed to keep the jacket (it was, after all , made to fit). I was hitch hiking to see my cousin in Poole, Dorset and a big Rover stopped and the driver just said "hop in". He had been told to stop by the lady in the back who was John Lennon's aunt. John had bought here a house in Sandbanks (near Poole) and she was curious about the jacket.

Many years later I was doing some charity work for children in Ukraine and got some sponsorship from Rushworths who had provided The Beatles with most of their kit in the early days.

View attachment 2

Rushworths gave me a guitar to take to Ukraine which was used by Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers) and then donated to a children's organisation in Odessa.

View attachment 3

Gerry knew John (and the other 3 Beatles) very well and really missed him.

Peter

Incredible story, Peter.

 

[Stone Message]

Hi Bob

I arranged for Gerry to be flown out to Odessa to coincide with our visit. We took him to the Potemkin Steps where he sang several songs including "You'll Never Walk Alone". It was very special and very much enjoyed by the locals.

We had raised money to help children suffering from the after effect of Chernobyl. About 9 months later I heard that our efforts had saved several hundred lives.

One of my prouder moments.

Peter