30th anniversary of Lennon assassination

[chefcraig]

It's funny to think about how many people posting here have now lived longer than he did.

A head-scratcher, ain't it? For some at this site, 40 years of age is a signpost of old foggiedom. For those close to the age, a humbling marker of the passage of time. For the rest of us, a reminder of what could have been, if only...

[Seshmeister]

I have to say it's starting look less likely that I am going to get an airport named after me.

[ELVIS]

Or a Stratocaster named after me...

[Seshmeister]

Well at least you got the thongs...

[FORD]

Not to mention his own church.....

[Terry]

You know there are a few things in history that have had a big impact on peoples lives. This is one of them for some but not for me.

Heard the news on the radio this morning and I thought back and I can't even really remember anything about it. I guess I would have been 12 or 13 years old at the time. KISS was more important to me then.

Was about the same age. Grew up listening to Beatles records handed down from various relatives (original Capitol 45's and LP's, which would have been worth some good money these days had I hung on to them), but since I wasn't old enough to remember when the Beatles were an active band it did seem kind of odd to see the amount of media coverage the assassination received...like, why was Lennon so important, etc. KISS was more important to me then as well, truth be told.

Some people seemed to fill up their idea of who John Lennon was with many of their hopes for a better world. From that I suppose people of a certain age felt that when he died some of that hope died with him. At least, these are some of the things that have been said. I think it was as much to do with the manner of death. Lennon didn't OD or die in a plane crash or car accident at the peak of his fame. He was gunned down by some random disturbed nutter who killed him to attain fame for himself. Just a waste, and a bit of a shame since Lennon seemed to be gearing up and heading towards a burst of creativity after several years of inactivity. I mean, there couldn't even be an amount of consolation that at least Lennon was killed for his efforts (effective or not) to highten consciousness on the possibilites for peace...murdered as he was walking towards his home, shot in the back by a warped loser who has now linked his name with Lennon's forever.

People probably do make a bit too much over it, but then again people fawn over celebrities a bit too much for my tastes in general.