Let's all take a moment of silence for John Lennon

[catbert836]

October 9 1940-December 8 1980

[candy]

1. Why? JFK,RFK,and MLK I can see----- but Lennon?

A wonderful musician,no more,no less.

[Political_Junkie]

6. For the same spirit.

eom

[Ruffhowse]

7. Ah, much more than just a musician. Artist, poet, peace activist, and

essentially a spiritual leader of a generation. Yes, much more than just a musician.

[jimshoes]

11. Every once in a while

someone comes along that helps the world feel like a better place. John was one of them. If you weren't alive back then, it is hard to comprehend the way John Lennon and the Beatles changed not only the musical landscape, but also helped lift a veil from the eyes of a whole generation who began to see a different veiw than their parents. Those of us that grew up during that time and were a part of that 'scene" will always feel the loss of John Lennon. And that's just the way it is.

[bunkerbuster1]

14. He could be a bastard, but he was one talented bastard

who learned and grew, and at age 40 still had SO much to contribute.

My fingers are shaking as I type this; it still pisses me off that he's gone, sometimes.

[Maccagirl]

18. Thanks for expressing my feelings

Some of us are still fighting the good fight John. I love you and miss you. :cry:

[candy]

20. I was alive,and an adult then. He is adored because he died young--

The "died young syndrome" puts people on another level.

If he had lived and was just another aging,grandfatherly rock star there would be no moments of silence commemorating his passing.

The same thing happened to James Dean and Marilyn Monroe--overrated because they died young.

[jimshoes]

25. John Lennon was on another level

As was Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison. At least they don't have to put up with the shrub and his ilk where they are. Throw in Buddy Holly and Janice Joplin and that's one heck of a band. If you feel differently, well, you are entitled to your own opinion.

[donheld]

19. for this

Imagine

Imagine there's no heaven,
It's easy if you try,
No hell below us,
Above us only sky,
Imagine all the people
living for today...

Imagine there's no countries,
It isnt hard to do,
Nothing to kill or die for,
No religion too,
Imagine all the people
living life in peace...

Imagine no possesions,
I wonder if you can,
No need for greed or hunger,
A brotherhood of man,
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say Im a dreamer,
but Im not the only one,
I hope some day you'll join us,
And the world will live as one.

[DARE to HOPE]

22. Because they killed him, too.

Mark David Chapman, another MK-ULTRA patsy, sent to kill one who might lead a protest.

BTW--I just read that Cheney never openly campaigned for president due to the fact that he had played a role in MK-ULTRA and too many people knew it.

[laruemtt]

2. 24 years already!

how could that be. i remember taking 12/9/1980 off work and just sitting in the park and crying. reagan had just been elected, lennon was assassinated, and an ex-boyfriend committed suicide - all that fall. rest in peace, john.

[catbert836]

4. Wasn't alive the, but

I'm still as sad at his loss as were any of you.

[Piperay]

16. 24 years...hard to believe

where did all the time go, I still miss him. :cry:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. It's only love

and that is all.....I played my last Beatles record that day. The peace you imagined will happen some day, John.

[bunkerbuster1]

13. Wow. Really? Haven't played them since?

too painful to listen too? sorry about that.

I love to listen to them now, especially that my 4-year-old daughter adores them. But she knows that two of them are no longer with us. And some day, she's going to ask just how they died (or find out).

That's not going to be a good day for me.

[Vox_Reason]

5. RIP, John... Many of us will always Imagine.

Imagine

Imagine there's no heaven,
It's easy if you try,
No hell below us,
Above us only sky,
Imagine all the people
living for today...

Imagine there's no countries,
It isnt hard to do,
Nothing to kill or die for,
No religion too,
Imagine all the people
living life in peace...

Imagine no possesions,
I wonder if you can,
No need for greed or hunger,
A brotherhood of man,
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say Im a dreamer,
but Im not the only one,
I hope some day you'll join us,
And the world will live as one.

[LittleClarkie]

8. Amen

[hobodelux]

9. More than musicians...

the Beatles changed the world.

[Pastiche423]

10. I am watching

Come Together that was broadcast October 2001.

Tears are streaming.

:cry:

[alexisfree]

12. I wish I can go back in time

and experience lennon generation...too late? dont know, my respects to him as an artist and most of all as a human.

[bemildred]

15. OMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ... nt

[Fusions_Minion]

17. RIP John.

http://www.mackwhite.com/lennon.html

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

21. All we are saying is

Give peace a chance.

[imax2268]

23. ...

[pinto]

24. Hey, John!... Good job. Thanks... n/t