While I am on the subject of remembering people who are no longer with us (physically), I just wanted to say a few words about John Lennon who was killed thirty years ago on Dec. 8, 1980. There are billions of Beatles and J.L. fans out there, so what more can I say?
Music has always been an important part of my life. The Beatles were the first group I was introduced to at the tender age of 6 or 7 by my Mom. I was immediately obsessed and drove all of my relatives and friends crazy as I listened to their music over and over and over and over. I started playing guitar on my 12th birthday and of course what else would I play? By this age (OK, I will admit I was 12 years old in 1980....), John Lennon was clearly my favorite and I had also begun listening to his solo albums. I remember the morning of Dec. 9 when I heard the news. My dad was out of town those days and sometime in the early morning I climbed into my parents' bed. My mom had turned on the TV and there were images of the Beatles on every channel. Not realizing at first why, we soon learned. It was a school day and there was a small group of youngish musician friends who mourned...
His music and lyrics were all pretty simple, but the messages: "Instant Karma's gonna get you...", "Love is you, you and me...", "Trying to shovel smoke with a pitchfork in the wind...", "People say I'm crazy; dreaming my life away...", "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans..." I really do not listen to his music often anymore, but when I play guitar his songs are always with me...and of course Oct. 9 and Dec. 8 are like religious holidays for me.
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