December 8, 1980
12-08-10, 11:46 PM
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Re: December 8, 1980
I was 13, and barely remember it. Was just another news story to me and my friends. By contrast, I vividly remember when Elvis died three years earlier. I remember Reagan being shot only a few months later. But Lennon's death didn't make much of a splash.
12-09-10, 02:52 AM
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12-09-10, 09:29 AM
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Re: December 8, 1980
Same here. I found it amazing that some people were saying that people were openly crying in grade school.
I was 13, and barely remember it. Was just another news story to me and my friends. By contrast, I vividly remember when Elvis died three years earlier. I remember Reagan being shot only a few months later. But Lennon's death didn't make much of a splash.
I was 13, and barely remember it. Was just another news story to me and my friends. By contrast, I vividly remember when Elvis died three years earlier. I remember Reagan being shot only a few months later. But Lennon's death didn't make much of a splash.
Lennon's death not making "much of a splash" sounds patently absurd to me, but maybe my experience was at the polar opposite of yours.
Who shot JR, that was another big hoohah at the time too...
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12-09-10, 11:44 AM
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Re: December 8, 1980
Same here. I found it amazing that some people were saying that people were openly crying in grade school.
I was 13, and barely remember it. Was just another news story to me and my friends. By contrast, I vividly remember when Elvis died three years earlier. I remember Reagan being shot only a few months later. But Lennon's death didn't make much of a splash.
I was 13, and barely remember it. Was just another news story to me and my friends. By contrast, I vividly remember when Elvis died three years earlier. I remember Reagan being shot only a few months later. But Lennon's death didn't make much of a splash.
I was 12, and that was my experience, too. I hadn't really gotten into music at that point, and I was ignorant to the scope of his stature in the music world at that point. I still never became a HUGE Beatles/Lennon fan, but I certainly came to appreciate their accomplishments.
12-09-10, 01:14 PM
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Same here. I found it amazing that some people were saying that people were openly crying in grade school.
I was 13, and barely remember it. Was just another news story to me and my friends. By contrast, I vividly remember when Elvis died three years earlier. I remember Reagan being shot only a few months later. But Lennon's death didn't make much of a splash.
I was 13, and barely remember it. Was just another news story to me and my friends. By contrast, I vividly remember when Elvis died three years earlier. I remember Reagan being shot only a few months later. But Lennon's death didn't make much of a splash.
12-13-10, 03:28 AM
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12-13-10, 08:43 AM
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Re: December 8, 1980
The closest things got was when SNL made the offer for The Beatles to reunite for some tiny amount of money. Apparently McCartney was visiting Lennon at the time, and they considered taking a cab over to the studio, but ultimately decided to just stay in.
12-13-10, 11:40 AM
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Yeah just seeing his son grow up, walks in the park, having breakfast with his wife, taking trips to Europe, seeing the sun come up on a Sunday morning etc.
All that boring stuff you don't appreciate when you've been alive all those years.
All that boring stuff you don't appreciate when you've been alive all those years.
12-13-10, 11:15 PM
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According to reports, during the Double Fantasy sessions, Lennon would reminisce about The Beatles in a way he hadn't throughout the 70's, and took a lot of pride in his accomplishments with the band. At the same time, Lennon never said he was interested in getting The Beatles back together, and in fact often told people that if the band were to get back together, it wouldn't be the same and could never live up to the hype.
The closest things got was when SNL made the offer for The Beatles to reunite for some tiny amount of money. Apparently McCartney was visiting Lennon at the time, and they considered taking a cab over to the studio, but ultimately decided to just stay in.
The closest things got was when SNL made the offer for The Beatles to reunite for some tiny amount of money. Apparently McCartney was visiting Lennon at the time, and they considered taking a cab over to the studio, but ultimately decided to just stay in.
12-14-10, 04:18 AM
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Re: December 8, 1980
As for their 80's music Lennon's MILK & HONEY is better than DOUBLE FANTASY and Paul put out o.k. music up to 1984. George did o.k. too. So altogether who knows. I believe that 1985's LIVE AID would have brought them together for some music and then they would have done a greatest hits tour around 1986 and a LP in late 87.
12-14-10, 10:12 AM
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I think he was still a junkie, abeit in the closet.
12-14-10, 10:50 AM
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Re: December 8, 1980
You're saying the three intentionally didn't want to raise a zillion bucks for charity by playing 20 minutes of Beatles tunes because it wouldn't be "The Beatles"?
12-14-10, 10:56 AM
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Without Lennon (before Lennon died), the three Beatles were known as The Threetles.
Fact is, Harrison still despised live shows, and didn't want to bother. Heck, they didn't even want to do a few minutes on the TV show Saturday Night Live in 1975.
Fact is, Harrison still despised live shows, and didn't want to bother. Heck, they didn't even want to do a few minutes on the TV show Saturday Night Live in 1975.
12-08-15, 09:35 PM
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Just remembering John Lennon, now 35 years since he's passed.
12-08-15, 10:42 PM
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Re: December 8, 1980
Same here. I found it amazing that some people were saying that people were openly crying in grade school.
I was 13, and barely remember it. Was just another news story to me and my friends. By contrast, I vividly remember when Elvis died three years earlier. I remember Reagan being shot only a few months later. But Lennon's death didn't make much of a splash.
I was 13, and barely remember it. Was just another news story to me and my friends. By contrast, I vividly remember when Elvis died three years earlier. I remember Reagan being shot only a few months later. But Lennon's death didn't make much of a splash.
12-09-15, 09:03 AM
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Re: December 8, 1980
Even after 30 years, I still can't believe I live in a world in which John Lennon has been murdered. It's not like he was one of those booze and drug fueled rock stars who choked on his own vomit, or died in a plane crash; some fucking asshole just walked up to him and fucking shot him. WHAT THE FUCK?!?! How the hell is the world supposed to make any fucking sense after that happens?
Grief is supposed to ease with the passage of time; mine only seems to get worse. I really can't think it about it too much; I put it away in a compartment in my mind, and I get on with my life. College, work, marriage, raising my daughter, introducing her to the Beatles and hearing them fresh again through her ears. But every so often it comes out and the pain is as fresh as ever.
I hate December 8 every year. And now I really have to stop thinking about it.
Grief is supposed to ease with the passage of time; mine only seems to get worse. I really can't think it about it too much; I put it away in a compartment in my mind, and I get on with my life. College, work, marriage, raising my daughter, introducing her to the Beatles and hearing them fresh again through her ears. But every so often it comes out and the pain is as fresh as ever.
I hate December 8 every year. And now I really have to stop thinking about it.
http://listverse.com/2012/05/12/top-...t-john-lennon/
12-09-15, 12:59 PM
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Re: December 8, 1980
I was born that year, so obviously don't remember it happening. I do recall hearing about it later on in life, and how much it impacted a lot of people.
I didn't realize that Dimebag was shot on the same day of the year.
I didn't realize that Dimebag was shot on the same day of the year.