Dec. 8, 1980 - 25 Years...What a Loss...JOHN LENNON - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Ireneparalegal · 11-12-2005, 01:05 AM

I was 15 years old when he was murdered. I cried. It was the first time I had ever cried for the death of someone who was famous, well-known, whatever label you want to put on him. He was a legend. He was a man. He was a musician who left us with many special songs. Some with the Beatles, the rest with his wife, Yoko. It doesn't seem it's been 25 years, but it will be. I miss him so. May he rest in peace.

eltonfan80 · 11-12-2005, 09:04 AM

yea it was a sad day i don't remember becuase i was only 9 months old but my parents told me about it

Steve M. · 11-12-2005, 10:57 AM

I read somewhere that a Soviet invasion of Poland - the Pope's homeland - was in the works for December 5 or 8, 1980. Imagine if that had actually happened - it would have made an already bad time (Reagan had just been elected President) far worse!

cheers freak · 11-12-2005, 04:12 PM

Well I wasn't born yet but its still a sad day for me as John Lennon is one of my heroes. He was such a brilliant man and fought for many causes I believe in to this day. The most important being of course: PEACE. With the state of the world today we need more people like him.

Nighthawk76 · 11-12-2005, 04:20 PM

This was a very sad day in the history of music.

Ireneparalegal · 11-12-2005, 08:19 PM

You are all so right. Such a great man, and his desire for Peace, is probably the thing that sticks out in my mind the most abt him. Such a simple man who wanted nothing but Peace in this world. I remember an interview he did saying he chose to live in the U.S. as opposed to his homeland because he loved the way he had freedom to walk around and be at peace, he could be left alone and even if people did approach him for a pic or autograph, it was done with courtesy. He said his fans weren't rude or obtrusive. How sad, that this freedom he loved so much is the very thing that killed him. A maniac goes right up to him and kills him. FOR WHAT?????? Stupid a$$.

EmoJoe · 11-12-2005, 11:49 PM

I wasnt born yet but its sad

Karen* · 11-13-2005, 02:04 AM

That's so sad.

My senior yearbook quote is from his great song "Imagine"

You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one

tv star collector · 11-13-2005, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

I was 15 years old when he was murdered. I cried. It was the first time I had ever cried for the death of someone who was famous, well-known, whatever label you want to put on him. He was a legend. He was a man. He was a musician who left us with many special songs. Some with the Beatles, the rest with his wife, Yoko. It doesn't seem it's been 25 years, but it will be. I miss him so. May he rest in peace.

I was 33 years old. I remember opening the newspaper and there it was on the
front page. The headline read "The Dream Is Over." Oddly, I never turned on
the television that morning. I guess I was in too much of a state of shock. I
was a teenager when The Beatles came to America and the birth of "Beatlemania" began. John was a strange man of many contradicitions, as
geniuses often are. His living legacy is his music. And we can only imagine
how much more he might have given us had he lived. R.I.P.

Ireneparalegal · 11-13-2005, 04:05 PM

I had just purchased the 45 record "Starting Over". It was an awesome song. It still is. I felt like a knife had been plunged into my heart.

tv star collector · 11-13-2005, 04:12 PM

That's the saddest part, I think. John was just getting his personal life and his
professional life put back together. Such a senseless tragedy.

Jrnygrl · 11-14-2005, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

I had just purchased the 45 record "Starting Over". It was an awesome song. It still is. I felt like a knife had been plunged into my heart.

Irene I have a friend who bought the Double Fantasy album the day he was killed and she has never opened it. It is still in the shrink wrap.

Ireneparalegal · 11-14-2005, 11:59 AM

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Irene I have a friend who bought the Double Fantasy album the day he was killed and she has never opened it. It is still in the shrink wrap.

OMG, what a treasure she has. I wish I had the sense to have done that. I love John Lennon. I want a bigger house so I can hang large pics of him, like in a family room or something. I seen some really nice ones at one of the memorabilia stores we have. It's such a huge store and they have so many diff. things of John Lennon.

phoebe7165 · 11-14-2005, 02:19 PM

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That's the saddest part, I think. John was just getting his personal life and his
professional life put back together. Such a senseless tragedy.

So, so true.

Extreme has a song called "Peacemaker Die" and there's a line in it that goes, 'Peacemaker die, hey Mr. Music man, don't turn your back on me, because I'm the one with the gun.'

Such a tremendous loss to the world.

rusyd · 11-14-2005, 05:07 PM

I was 17 years old when he was murdered. I remember my sister waking me up to tell me he had been shot and my heart just sank. It was a terrible loss.

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11-12-2005, 10:57 AM	#3
Steve M. Back on the road to reality Forum Superstar Join Date: Nov 07, 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 33,284	I read somewhere that a Soviet invasion of Poland - the Pope's homeland - was in the works for December 5 or 8, 1980. Imagine if that had actually happened - it would have made an already bad time (Reagan had just been elected President) far worse!

11-12-2005, 04:20 PM	#5
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	This was a very sad day in the history of music.

11-12-2005, 08:19 PM	#6
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,689	You are all so right. Such a great man, and his desire for Peace, is probably the thing that sticks out in my mind the most abt him. Such a simple man who wanted nothing but Peace in this world. I remember an interview he did saying he chose to live in the U.S. as opposed to his homeland because he loved the way he had freedom to walk around and be at peace, he could be left alone and even if people did approach him for a pic or autograph, it was done with courtesy. He said his fans weren't rude or obtrusive. How sad, that this freedom he loved so much is the very thing that killed him. A maniac goes right up to him and kills him. FOR WHAT?????? Stupid a$$.

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Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,689	I had just purchased the 45 record "Starting Over". It was an awesome song. It still is. I felt like a knife had been plunged into my heart.

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tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	That's the saddest part, I think. John was just getting his personal life and his professional life put back together. Such a senseless tragedy.

11-14-2005, 05:07 PM	#15
rusyd Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Mar 30, 2004 Posts: 13,505	I was 17 years old when he was murdered. I remember my sister waking me up to tell me he had been shot and my heart just sank. It was a terrible loss.