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**historyteach** · 12-08-2005, 04:20 AM

Twenty five years ago today, John Winston Lennon was gunned down outside of his Dakota apartment in NYC.
The world lost a very special man.
A musical genious; a humanist; a philosopher; a funny guy; an artist; a man.
http://www.john-lennon.com/jlnytimes.htm
http://www.john-lennon.com/
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2369952005

RIP John Lennon...we remember....
All you need is love
and
Give Peace a Chance

Shalom!

jpeace2 · 12-09-2005, 04:08 PM

My gosh....was it really that long ago? I guess it was, I remember I was in high school. I clearly remember walking into French class and my friend Judi, who was like a Beatles fanatic, was crying. Such a tragic loss.........

**historyteach** · 12-09-2005, 04:12 PM

I was at home, taking care of my newborn and my nephew. The news came on, and I was in shock. I couldn't get enough information.
As I was old enough to remember when Kennedy was shot, I can assure you, it was one of those moments you will always remember where you were and what you were doing when you heard the news.

Being a loyal Beatles fanatic myself, I cried for a very long time over this tragedy.... My heart still grieves.
What if...

Shalom!

abtchonamission · 12-09-2005, 05:57 PM

I remember hearing about it too, teach. I was 11 years old, and my cousin and I were delivering the morning newspaper (we wanted to make money for Christmas.) There it was on the front page. Even that young, I knew who he was, and felt an empty spot that I couldn't understand for a long, long time.

**51anna** · 12-09-2005, 06:16 PM

I was just weeks away from giving birth to my daughter and was at home with my 2 year old son. He asked me why I was crying and I told him about John Lennon. That was the beginning of a conversation about music, between my son and me, that continues to this day. He shares my deep love of music and is as big a John Lennon fan as I am.

**historyteach** · 12-09-2005, 06:19 PM

That's cool about the music talk with your son, Anna!

Trish, I understand that empty spot. It's still there...
Imagine

Shalom!

12-08-2005, 04:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
historyteach To Life! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 8,261	25 years ago today... Twenty five years ago today, John Winston Lennon was gunned down outside of his Dakota apartment in NYC. The world lost a very special man. A musical genious; a humanist; a philosopher; a funny guy; an artist; a man. http://www.john-lennon.com/jlnytimes.htm http://www.john-lennon.com/ http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2369952005 RIP John Lennon...we remember.... All you need is love and Give Peace a Chance Shalom! __________________ IMAGINE

12-09-2005, 04:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
historyteach To Life! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 8,261	I was at home, taking care of my newborn and my nephew. The news came on, and I was in shock. I couldn't get enough information. As I was old enough to remember when Kennedy was shot, I can assure you, it was one of those moments you will always remember where you were and what you were doing when you heard the news. Being a loyal Beatles fanatic myself, I cried for a very long time over this tragedy.... My heart still grieves. What if... Shalom! __________________ IMAGINE

12-09-2005, 05:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
abtchonamission Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: In the mountain air Posts: 1,349	I remember hearing about it too, teach. I was 11 years old, and my cousin and I were delivering the morning newspaper (we wanted to make money for Christmas.) There it was on the front page. Even that young, I knew who he was, and felt an empty spot that I couldn't understand for a long, long time. __________________ Faith... When you come to the end of all the light you know and you are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: there will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught how to fly.

12-09-2005, 06:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
51anna Forum Leader Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dancing in the Light Posts: 11,472	I was just weeks away from giving birth to my daughter and was at home with my 2 year old son. He asked me why I was crying and I told him about John Lennon. That was the beginning of a conversation about music, between my son and me, that continues to this day. He shares my deep love of music and is as big a John Lennon fan as I am. __________________ Anna "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou

12-09-2005, 06:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
historyteach To Life! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 8,261	That's cool about the music talk with your son, Anna! Trish, I understand that empty spot. It's still there... Imagine Shalom! __________________ IMAGINE

12-09-2005, 04:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
jpeace2 Stronger every day! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: PA Posts: 181	My gosh....was it really that long ago? I guess it was, I remember I was in high school. I clearly remember walking into French class and my friend Judi, who was like a Beatles fanatic, was crying. Such a tragic loss.........

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