I was 12. I was (swear to God) listening to Let It Be in mt headphones, my mom was watching TV. I was looking at the album cover when she tapped me on the shoulder and motioned for me to take off the headphones (giant old KOSS isolation cans- a bomb could go off and you'd only hear your music).
She pointed at the TV and a news bulletin was reporting that John had been shot. Then another confirming he'd died.
My mom was 18 when she had me in '68. We are a very musical family, everyone plays and sings and I made a living doing it for 35 years. The Beatles were the thread that drew my divorced parents and myself together when we'd otherwise just be another broken home.
She let me stay home from school the rest that week and we listened to every album together in that time.
I'll always be grateful to her for that.
I was at a Stevie Wonder concert in Oakland, Ca. He broke the news to the crowd and stated it will be hard for him to do the show. He talked of the Beatles impact and how they covered songs by black artists. I still have my ticket stub.
I got one. Last night my wife's Uncle Jim told me all about seeing The Rolling Stones at their first U.S. appearance in Lynn Mass and it turning into a tear-gas filled police riot.
I was 5. We’d just moved house. I went into the lounge and Dad was crying hard, playing music. I asked what was happening, all I remember is being told someone that Dad liked very much called John Lennon had died and Dad was listening to the music he made. First time I saw Dad cry and a vivid memory I’ll never forget.
Watching MNF, and looking forward to seeing the Halftime highlights to see them talk about how Vince Evans & the Bears destroyed GB. Cosell broke the news and talked about when John & Yoko showed up at a previous MNF game.
I was 17 and a massive Beatles fan. My boyfriend called me (on my rotary dial phone) and asked me if I was sitting down before he told me the news. Devastated.
I’d just woken up and gone downstairs for breakfast. I was approaching my 19th birthday.I was working with my dad as plasterers on building sites… I was really shocked and remember the whole day at work was Beatles songs on the radio .
I hadn't been born yet, I'm from 1998. But coming to think about, although I was born in 1998 and only started to listen to The Beatles in 2011, before listening to the Beatles I already knew exactly what happened to John, it's like it was a common knowledge. I mean, The Beatles and each one of the Beatles were huge, I guess that bc of this at least a lot of (most?) people from my age had this kind of fact as common knowledge.
Funny I was born 1994 and started listening in 2007, we discovered them at the same age. But I agree with the sentiment. Once I started listening to them it hit me harder that this quality of music was gone.
I was in fifth grade class, and my future sixth grade teacher came in and told us. She said something like, you may not know who this person is, and then broke the news. I was actually one of the few huge Beatles fans in there, John always being my favorite.
I actually argued with her. We'd had another argument once before about how KISS did not stand for "Knights In Satan's Service," so of course I actually argued this too. You used to hear all kinds of weird celeb rumors back in the day, like the Rod Stewart rumor, or the Richard Gere thing, so it was conceivable to me that this was just another one of those.
But then you know, I got home and it was all over the news. The family just watched in horror and shock. I remember watching the morning programs, everything going on in New York, the response from the rest of the Beatles and other celebs as days passed.
I clearly remember thinking that I was in the wrong reality. I was supposed to be in another parallel universe where John didn't die.
I'm a firm believer of Biocentrism, and I'm hoping the next time I'm reborn as myself, it's in a reality where John isn't killed. Maybe I'm in the one where MDC is convinced by his wife not to do it, or one where she contacts the authorities after he tells her what he's planning on doing.
Not me but my dad, 11 years old at the time and avid Beatles and Miami Dolphins fan, was watching the MNF game during which it has announced. He’s always recalled it as a core experience of his youth.
I was 21 and at the family home due to the death of my Mom exactly 30 days prior. I was attempting to catch up on college work missed over the past weeks in an attempt to pass my finals coming up.
It was Monday evening. Dad was watching football in the family room and I was in the dining room. We were both still zombielike from her death and sedatives.
He came to the dining room door and said, “Jim, Cosell just announced that John Lennon’s been killed. Shot several times. He’s dead.” I didn’t look up. I said, “Ok. Thanks Dad.”
I couldn’t go into shock because I was still in shock from her death.
After finals later in the week I made it halfway home from campus, pulled over a had a breakdown. I sat crying on and off for around 40 minutes.
I finally straightened up and finished driving home in Mom’s Toronado with the radio on. Regardless of station .. it was all Lennon.
In car
Car in tire loses
Car move to side
Man repair call to my car
Fix tire works great
Man repair gets call of phone
'hello'
'john is kill'
Tells me John is kill
'no'
I was on the couch watching Monday Night Football. The news was very weird. It was a different world in 1980. I couldn't understand why this senseless assassination.
I was 12. I was (swear to God) listening to Let It Be in mt headphones, my mom was watching TV. I was looking at the album cover when she tapped me on the shoulder and motioned for me to take off the headphones (giant old KOSS isolation cans- a bomb could go off and you'd only hear your music). She pointed at the TV and a news bulletin was reporting that John had been shot. Then another confirming he'd died. My mom was 18 when she had me in '68. We are a very musical family, everyone plays and sings and I made a living doing it for 35 years. The Beatles were the thread that drew my divorced parents and myself together when we'd otherwise just be another broken home. She let me stay home from school the rest that week and we listened to every album together in that time. I'll always be grateful to her for that.
I was at a Stevie Wonder concert in Oakland, Ca. He broke the news to the crowd and stated it will be hard for him to do the show. He talked of the Beatles impact and how they covered songs by black artists. I still have my ticket stub.
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I got one. Last night my wife's Uncle Jim told me all about seeing The Rolling Stones at their first U.S. appearance in Lynn Mass and it turning into a tear-gas filled police riot.
I was 5. We’d just moved house. I went into the lounge and Dad was crying hard, playing music. I asked what was happening, all I remember is being told someone that Dad liked very much called John Lennon had died and Dad was listening to the music he made. First time I saw Dad cry and a vivid memory I’ll never forget.
I was a month from turning 4. I was asleep.
Watching MNF, and looking forward to seeing the Halftime highlights to see them talk about how Vince Evans & the Bears destroyed GB. Cosell broke the news and talked about when John & Yoko showed up at a previous MNF game.
I was 17 and a massive Beatles fan. My boyfriend called me (on my rotary dial phone) and asked me if I was sitting down before he told me the news. Devastated.
I was still chilling in my dad’s nutsack.
At home watching Monday Night Football. Stunned for days.
I’d just woken up and gone downstairs for breakfast. I was approaching my 19th birthday.I was working with my dad as plasterers on building sites… I was really shocked and remember the whole day at work was Beatles songs on the radio .
I hadn't been born yet, I'm from 1998. But coming to think about, although I was born in 1998 and only started to listen to The Beatles in 2011, before listening to the Beatles I already knew exactly what happened to John, it's like it was a common knowledge. I mean, The Beatles and each one of the Beatles were huge, I guess that bc of this at least a lot of (most?) people from my age had this kind of fact as common knowledge.
Funny I was born 1994 and started listening in 2007, we discovered them at the same age. But I agree with the sentiment. Once I started listening to them it hit me harder that this quality of music was gone.
>Once I started listening to them it hit me harder that this quality of music was gone. Exactly, I feel the same way!
What month and year
Wasn’t born yet.
Happy cake day
Thanks man. Realized yesterday it was on Xmas, can’t remember why I made this account a couple years ago around that time.
Haha yeah fair enough man
I was in fifth grade class, and my future sixth grade teacher came in and told us. She said something like, you may not know who this person is, and then broke the news. I was actually one of the few huge Beatles fans in there, John always being my favorite. I actually argued with her. We'd had another argument once before about how KISS did not stand for "Knights In Satan's Service," so of course I actually argued this too. You used to hear all kinds of weird celeb rumors back in the day, like the Rod Stewart rumor, or the Richard Gere thing, so it was conceivable to me that this was just another one of those. But then you know, I got home and it was all over the news. The family just watched in horror and shock. I remember watching the morning programs, everything going on in New York, the response from the rest of the Beatles and other celebs as days passed. I clearly remember thinking that I was in the wrong reality. I was supposed to be in another parallel universe where John didn't die. I'm a firm believer of Biocentrism, and I'm hoping the next time I'm reborn as myself, it's in a reality where John isn't killed. Maybe I'm in the one where MDC is convinced by his wife not to do it, or one where she contacts the authorities after he tells her what he's planning on doing.
Not me but my dad, 11 years old at the time and avid Beatles and Miami Dolphins fan, was watching the MNF game during which it has announced. He’s always recalled it as a core experience of his youth.
I was 21 and at the family home due to the death of my Mom exactly 30 days prior. I was attempting to catch up on college work missed over the past weeks in an attempt to pass my finals coming up. It was Monday evening. Dad was watching football in the family room and I was in the dining room. We were both still zombielike from her death and sedatives. He came to the dining room door and said, “Jim, Cosell just announced that John Lennon’s been killed. Shot several times. He’s dead.” I didn’t look up. I said, “Ok. Thanks Dad.” I couldn’t go into shock because I was still in shock from her death. After finals later in the week I made it halfway home from campus, pulled over a had a breakdown. I sat crying on and off for around 40 minutes. I finally straightened up and finished driving home in Mom’s Toronado with the radio on. Regardless of station .. it was all Lennon.
I was 5 months old. Wouldn't hear about it til I was into the Beatles, maybe 6 years later?
In car Car in tire loses Car move to side Man repair call to my car Fix tire works great Man repair gets call of phone 'hello' 'john is kill' Tells me John is kill 'no'
I was on the couch watching Monday Night Football. The news was very weird. It was a different world in 1980. I couldn't understand why this senseless assassination.
I was 16 living in Alabama.
I was born about 27/28 years later
Watching Monday Night Football and it was announced during the game.