Oct 9, 1940 – Dec 8, 1980
It’s funny that I was just thinking about John’s passing just yesterday, when I rode a bus by the Dakota Building on my way to the West Side. Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono invites everyone to share their memories of John at This Link.
When we heard of the tragedy, there was rumor of a gathering and we made our way over to Century City, maybe it was the ABC Plaza or something back then. A makeshift stage and sound system had been set up. Candles were passed out and we stood around in a daze. They played clips of All You Need Is Love and Imagine and a couple of people kept getting up to the mike and saying the same things over and over in disbelief. Chokes me up to think about to this day.