The Beatles Bible - Topic: Lennon Remembered http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/lennon-remembered/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 Amphion on Lennon Remembered http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/lennon-remembered/#p378 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/lennon-remembered/#p378 I don't remember crying, but I do remember being dumbstruck for a fair few days. I was then just about 19, so I already had a kind of vacant look about me anyway. The thing was, that I had ordered John's 'New' album, Double Fantasy, towards the end of September 1980, but had never got 'round to picking it up. In the wake of John's tragic death, of course, all sorts of Lennon/Beatles merchendise was on the shelves in the shops, many of which I didn't own, and would probably have liked to own. But I refused to buy them ...]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:39:04 +0000 mjb on Lennon Remembered http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/lennon-remembered/#p376 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/lennon-remembered/#p376 I've told this story before , but it kind of fits in here again:

On the morning of 9th December 1980 the phone rang whilst I was still in bed. The phone was in the hallway and my Mum answered it.  I heard her say "no he's not up yet, he hasn't heard". When she put the phone down I called out and asked what was going on. "Something awful has happened" she said. Now don't ask me why I said what I did next, but it just came out.... I replied "It's one of the Beatles isn't it, ...]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:39:00 +0000 Alissa on Lennon Remembered http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/lennon-remembered/#p375 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/lennon-remembered/#p375 Man, it was a tough day for me. I wasn't born til 12 years after his death, so I feel somewhat disconnected to his death; that it's just a historical event that happened once. Ugh, it's hard.

When I woke up this morning, I just played Beatles music, putting it on shuffle. The first song was 'This Boy', which was ironic, because the first lines being, "that boy took my love away" could relate to "that horrible boy" (you all know who I speak of) who took our boy away. It gave me shivers.

To John, I love you. I'm so sad ...]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:21:30 +0000 mjb on Lennon Remembered http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/lennon-remembered/#p374 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/lennon-remembered/#p374

Amphion said:One other sad aspect associated with John's passing was the fact that as of 8th December 1980, The Beatles could never reform.

I always loved George's little quote about this: "The Beatles will never get back together whilst John Lennon remains dead". Sad, but true.

]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:13:55 +0000 Amphion on Lennon Remembered http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/lennon-remembered/#p372 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/lennon-remembered/#p372 One other sad aspect associated with John's passing was the fact that as of 8th December 1980, The Beatles could never reform. Through out the seventies the group had turned down stacks of money offered if they would reform. In fact, in 1979, one promoter in the USA took out a full page add in the New York Times offering the group a million to get back together for just one gig. They turned that down also. It is also sad to note that in 1979, on what was his 39th birthday, (9th October) John and Yoko donated a certain ...]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:06:14 +0000 skye on Lennon Remembered http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/lennon-remembered/#p371 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/lennon-remembered/#p371

Joe said:

This may sound horrible, but in a way I'm quite glad it happened while I wasn't old enough to understand. As I was growing up John was always a historical figure, whereas the other Beatles still had a public persona of sorts. I really wouldn't know how I'd deal with hearing about such a brutal event now.

I can understand that. It was 3 years before I was born and my parents were living in Portland, Oregon at the time. My mom said that there was a spontaneous candlelight vigil that night. I start crying just thinking about it. ...]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:23:47 +0000 Joe on Lennon Remembered http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/lennon-remembered/#p370 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/lennon-remembered/#p370 And to you, I say amen to that. I'm sure everyone who was old enough at the time remembers precisely where they were when they heard that John had died.

I was only four years old at the time, and probably only dimly aware of The Beatles' music. The gruesome truth, apparently, is that I'd just been sick in our house; my mum was cleaning it up when my dad came to the bathroom and said "John Lennon's been shot". I'm told they were both numb with shock.

This may sound horrible, but in a way I'm quite glad it happened while ...]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:28:18 +0000 Amphion on Lennon Remembered http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/lennon-remembered/#p367 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/lennon-remembered/#p367 Today is, of course, the 29th Anniversary of the murder of John Lennon. As with many events of such a catastrophic impact, the memory of the day lingers on forever. I myself was awoken on the morning of Wednesday, 09th December 1980, by my late father, who having given me a cup of tea, muttered that my mate had been killed and left the room. Puzzled, trying to make sense of what the old man had said, trying to figure out which of my mates had met with such an untimely end, I got dressed quickly and then went to ...]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:33:18 +0000