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Happy Birthday, John!
9 October 2013
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Happy birthday, John. I miss you. a-hard-days-night-john-4

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9 October 2013
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My thoughts will be with you today Johnny, and with your 2nd son. His birthday must always be touched with a little sadness as he cannot help but think of the father taken from him, us, and the world so cruelly and pointlessly.

If anybody is curious, that Janis recording is real, and was made for John. It was recorded on the 27th September 1970, and sent to John for his 30th birthday. Must have been a strange experience for John to receive it. She died on 4 October.

A glass or two of cider will be raised in memory of you today, and maybe a Brandy Alexander.

My life would be poorer without the example you set.

Cheers John, thank you, and I love you!

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9 October 2013
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Happy birthday John. I love you so much, thanks for the all the happiness and joy you have brought to my life. The world will never forget you a-hard-days-night-john-5heart 

9 October 2013
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My gut still viscerally feels a pain from those bullets that tore him away from life and from us, and still at times a black and bleak nausea at the grievous loss wells up; then his love and wit and genius manage to reach through that horrific crime, to rise above it, to console and comfort my heart and mind, if I let it…

Faded flowers, wait in a jar, till the evening is complete... complete... complete... complete...

9 October 2013
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Happy Birthday , John. I’m just now getting to know you. Have no fears for the Beatles Bible folks will lead me down the right path to understanding you and the legacy you left behind.

9 October 2013
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Saw this- the bit with George and the plastic flower is too cute for words.

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P.S. How eerie is the track “Life Begins at 40” from the Lennon Anthology ???

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9 October 2013
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mja6758 said

It’s not quite here yet, but if we’re going to go early…

And don’t forget, Happy Birthday Sean!

Oh man, I LOVE Janis Joplin! I’d totally be playing her music right now if I wasn’t committed to the whole John Lennon thing at the moment!!

GEORGE: In fact, The Detroit Sound. JOHN: In fact, yes. GEORGE: In fact, yeah. Tamla-Motown artists are our favorites. The Miracles. JOHN: We like Marvin Gaye. GEORGE: The Impressions PAUL & GEORGE: Mary Wells. GEORGE: The Exciters. RINGO: Chuck Jackson. JOHN: To name but eighty. 

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9 October 2013
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Happy Birthday John!!!  heartheartheartheartheartheartheart

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^ One of the most beautiful pictures I’ve seen of John.  heart

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9 October 2013
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It’s not John’s birthday here yet, but never can be to early. Happy Birthday John and Sean. a-hard-days-night-john-3heart hearthearthearthearthearthearthearthearta-hard-days-night-john-5

And if you saw my love, I'll love her to.

9 October 2013
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vonbontee said

mja6758 said

It’s not quite here yet, but if we’re going to go early…

And don’t forget, Happy Birthday Sean!

Oh man, I LOVE Janis Joplin! I’d totally be playing her music right now if I wasn’t committed to the whole John Lennon thing at the moment!!

It is a great little (little known) recording! Also got me to wondering though. I wonder if there’s a whole bunch of birthday recordings for his 30th that we don’t know about. We know George did It’s Johnny’s Birthday that year, and for the same birthday Janis did her little bit, which is announced as a birthday present on the tape. I wonder if Yoko put out a suggestion to friends and people he admired that they do something for his big 3-0…

 

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9 October 2013
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Thanks for posting “Bless You,” MMM. It’s my favorite solo John song.

It’s So Hard to believe he’s not with us when I look at photos and video of him bursting at the seams with life. Happy birthday, John. heart

And happy birthday to Sean. Also a happy anniversary to Paul, because you know that date was chosen as a nod to his dear friend.

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9 October 2013
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Thanks for posting that Joplin recording, mja. I’d forgotten that existed – I hadn’t heard it for so long.

So, John, you would’ve been 73 today. You should be turning 73 today. And it makes me so upset to think that that chance was taken away from you. Nobody should have this happen to them, and you certainly didn’t deserve it. You were a beautiful man, aggravating at times, but still beautiful. It would have been nice to share the planet with you.

I’ll be listening to your music today, and thinking of you, as I do most days.

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9 October 2013
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Couldn’t have said it better myself.heart It’s so sad. Happy Birthday John, hope you have a great one up there.

Also a happy birthday to Sean. I can imagine birthdays haven’t always been easy for him.

9 October 2013
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To the master of wordplay…

Snappy mirth day Johnny.a-hard-days-night-john-6

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To the fountain of perpetual mirth, let it roll for all its worth. And all the children boogie.

9 October 2013
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I’m celebrating by listening to John Lennon (like I do every day).

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9 October 2013
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I’m only listening to John’s music today :) Watching his music videos tonight and toasting him with soya milk (oh Katie you wild thing) in my Imagine mug and will probably do a bit of my history project on him as well

 

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Happy Happy Happy Birthday John!!! heartheartheartheartheartheart

 

I just seen this on twitter and had to post it. 

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9 October 2013
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AppleScruffJunior said
I’m only listening to John’s music did :) Watching his music videos tonight and toasting him with soya milk (oh Katie you wild thing) in my Imagine mug and will probably do a bit of my history project on him as well

Yes, John and the puppy want you work on it.

Did you ever get any books via that Interlibrary loan program?

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I just seen this on twitter and had to post it. 

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Ooooo, cool.

John, can you please forgive us for going on and on about your intimate, personal leanings? Or are you having a good laugh at us?

9 October 2013
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cbatcu said

AppleScruffJunior said
I’m only listening to John’s music did :) Watching his music videos tonight and toasting him with soya milk (oh Katie you wild thing) in my Imagine mug and will probably do a bit of my history project on him as well

Yes, John and the puppy want you work on it.

Did you ever get any books via that Interlibrary loan program?

 I’ve actually got about 7 books to read at the moment and what with all my school work, I won’t be going them read until Christmas at the earliest :/ Once summer comes I might get some books in for Germany/France/Austria :)

 

 

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9 October 2013
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Happy Birthday , John Lennon !

Imagine you’re still living

I hope that you can try

When I think that you’re not with us

It makes me want to cry

Imagine all the people

Who love you oh so much

You-ooo

You may think that we’re all dreamers

But it’s all because of you

We thank you for the music

And for the memories too.

"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make."

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