My favorite radio station,
Radio Woodstock 100.1, was playing John
Lennon music throughout their lunch hour today. It is the 35
th
anniversary of his tragic death in 1980. It is difficult to fathom that it has
been that long since he was killed by a deranged idiot, mostly because I
remember clear as day when it happened. I was a junior in high school, and I
had been home sick from school on that Monday with a bad cold or flu or
something. I spent the entire day on the couch, watching TV. The 11 o’clock
news broke with the story of Lennon’s being killed as he returned to his NYC
home with his wife, Yoko Ono. It’s one of those moments where you remember
exactly where you were when it happened, and I still remember it vividly to
this day.
Thirty-five years! Damn. He would be 75 years old now, probably still
making music and touring. The legacy he left in his relatively short time on
earth was pretty darn good. You can debate as to whether he was the “best
Beatle” or not; it is difficult to debate his lasting impact on music and on
our world.
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