Both you two (parco63 and GniknuS) are spot on in every way.

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I love this forum! It's brilliant how we can, in one post, go from super-serious to "oh, by the way, I got a 9" without looking like total idiots. 

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I love what you said about the vulnerability of John, and I think that's what makes him so easy to relate to. He didn't hide his true thoughts about anything and he said what he really felt about himself. It still shocks me that he came out with a song like I'm A Loser after the mammoth success that was A Hard Days Night that was largely due to John's brilliance both in the movie and on the album. He didn't try and mask who he was, no bullshit, and that's what I think is the ...]]> Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:19:06 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/december-8th/page-3/#p17613 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/december-8th/page-3/#p17613 I teach American Studies at the University of Kansas and yesterday was my last day of teaching for the semester.

American Studies isn't a good field if you want to get rich or even stay middle-class--I'm what they call an adjunct lecturer, which means my employment is always uncertain.  But there are priceless benefits to doing what I do.  I can teach about any aspect of American culture and society that fits my purposes.  So, yesterday, when my students and I were wrapping up our class called American Identities, I talked a bit about John Lennon, his death, and my memories ...]]> Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:57:41 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/december-8th/page-3/#p17576 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/december-8th/page-3/#p17576 Getting Better said:

I have to agree

Today in school when i realized that it was december 8, i was sad and
me having to write it down about 8 times didn`t help a lot either, each
time i remember what happened that day it`s sad, if he had only went
another way and to think probably a Beatles Reunion could have happened.

Probably John and George are Free as a Bird right now.

Yeah, school was miserable for me today as well. And it was raining throughout the day, which fit my mood.

Right before lunch, the music class performed a ...]]> Thu, 09 Dec 2010 04:31:30 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/december-8th/page-3/#p17566 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/december-8th/page-3/#p17566 Celebrated_Mr_K said:

  I had lost a friend I'd never met.  A friend I first met in 1964 at the age of six.

I was stunned.  I sat on the edge of the bed and just stared at nothing for awhile.  Then I finished getting ready and cried all the way to work.  I had lost a friend I'd never met.  A friend I first met in 1964 at the age of six.

I was stunned.  I sat on the edge of the bed and just stared at nothing for awhile.  Then I finished getting ready and cried all the way to work.  I ...]]> Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:48:17 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/december-8th/page-2/#p17553 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/december-8th/page-2/#p17553 GniknuS said:

Beautiful post mith!

Today in school when i realized that it was december 8, i was sad and me having to write it down about 8 times didn`t help a lot either, each time i remember what happened that day it`s sad, if he had only went another way and to think probably a Beatles Reunion could have happened.

Probably John and George are Free as a Bird right now.

My feelings and thoughts are with Julian and Sean. Yoko and Cyn. Paul and Ringo. John's siblings, especially Julia and Jackie. I know what's losing someone because of violence. So today, I just stop and say a prayer for them.

 

John, you have NO IDEA how much we need you. In this insane world where I live, the only thing that keeps me sane is to truly believe that all you need is love. So, I sing this song, even if sometimes it doesn't ring true.

So thanks for your music, and for Julian. Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:44:58 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/december-8th/page-2/#p17532 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/december-8th/page-2/#p17532 Nice post mith.

]]> Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:05:22 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/december-8th/page-2/#p17530 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/december-8th/page-2/#p17530 My feelings and thoughts are with Julian and Sean. Yoko and Cyn. Paul and Ringo. John's siblings, especially Julia and Jackie. I know what's losing someone because of violence. So today, I just stop and say a prayer for them.

 

John, you have NO IDEA how much we need you. In this insane world where I live, the only thing that keeps me sane is to truly believe that all you need is love. So, I sing this song, even if sometimes it doesn't ring true.

So thanks for your music, and for Julian.