kenfxj Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Rest in peace John. [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoupFtYQj8s&feature=player_embedded Dee Murray on bass. (Props to Bass Player for posting this on Facebook.) Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard W Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 where were you when you heard? I was at college watching Monday Night Football with the sound turned down. My roommates girlfriend, who lived in North Jersey, called him to say Lennon's death had just been announced. "Everyone wants to change the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves." Leo Tolstoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Brown Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Same here, but I was watching the game and Howard Cossel announced it.... "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted December 8, 2010 Author Share Posted December 8, 2010 I was at a bar in Queens with a couple of buddies watching Monday Night Football. I was talking about this girl I'd met at a party two days earlier. She turned out to be my wife and the mother of my children. After Cosell delivered the news I said "Who the f*** would want to kill John Lennon?" Crazy world we live in. Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 I was actually half-asleep on the couch listening to a retrospective on the life of jazz pianist Bill Evans, who had died about three weeks previous, on NPR. They announced Lennon's death at the top of the hour. Kind of a surreal moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFLA Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 I was playing a gig at a nice club in Detroit. In a far corner was a TV with the game on. Nobody was paying much attention except for a few fellows. After the announcement, one of those guys yells "John Lennon's been shot!" We mostly were left stunned and speachless. A lot of people left, the owner said "Don't worry about playing the rest of the night" and the band and staff and a few customers sat around talking about John's (and the Beatles) influence on us. Interesting story I heard on the radio today: The host mentioned he was at a Iggy Pop concert that night. When Iggy came back out for an encore, he did a Stooges' type version of "Imagine". Afterwords, he said one of the crew had told him what had happened and the band went back out and performed "Imagine" without saying why. The crowd didn't know. When asked why he didn't mention what happened he replied "Nobody would have believed me." Jim Confirmed RoscoeHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Mama Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I was talking about this girl I'd met at a party two days earlier. She turned out to be my wife and the mother of my children. Wow, Ken, your memory seems to be lacking. Oh, wait. This was BEFORE she became your wife and the mother of your children. Heh-heh. I get it now. Queen of the Quarter Note "Think like a drummer, not like a singer, and play much less." -- Michele C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boycalledsue Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I was talking about this girl I'd met at a party two days earlier. She turned out to be my wife and the mother of my children. Wow, Ken, your memory seems to be lacking. Oh, wait. This was BEFORE she became your wife and the mother of your children. Heh-heh. I get it now. gold The maid's gone all cranky and the cook's acting queer Oh what a terrible place is a pub with no beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I was in my room listening to the radio and working on a project when I heard. Then I started to cry. A very sad day. Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlrush Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I'm still mad at the guy who killed him. Visit my band's new web site. www.themojoroots.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Mama Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Surprisingly, I don't remember the exact moment I learned of it. But my friend claims that John Lennon's murder sent her husband into a funk that ultimately ended their marriage. Queen of the Quarter Note "Think like a drummer, not like a singer, and play much less." -- Michele C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Surprisingly, I don't remember the exact moment I learned of it. But my friend claims that John Lennon's murder sent her husband into a funk that ultimately ended their marriage. Well, God bless John Lennon, but THERE'S an unfortunate sense of proportion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcadmus Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 After Cosell delivered the news I said "Who the f*** would want to kill John Lennon?" Crazy world we live in. That was almost EXACTLY my reaction. I was in my dorm room at college, and my roommate (a big Beatles fan) came in and said someone had just shot John Lennon. And I thought, "Why would anyone want to shoot John Lennon?" A few months later another nut shot the president -- was trying to impress his "girlfriend," actress Jodie Foster. Crazy, crazy stuff. "Tours widely in the southwestern tip of Kentucky" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Mama Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Surprisingly, I don't remember the exact moment I learned of it. But my friend claims that John Lennon's murder sent her husband into a funk that ultimately ended their marriage. Well, God bless John Lennon, but THERE'S an unfortunate sense of proportion... I'm sure they had other problems, but that seemed to be the tipping point in their marriage. Queen of the Quarter Note "Think like a drummer, not like a singer, and play much less." -- Michele C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 A few months later another nut shot the president -- was trying to impress his "girlfriend," actress Jodie Foster. Let me tell ya, if you're a dude, lesbians can be damned hard to impress. Just sayin' Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Surprisingly, I don't remember the exact moment I learned of it. But my friend claims that John Lennon's murder sent her husband into a funk that ultimately ended their marriage. Well, God bless John Lennon, but THERE'S an unfortunate sense of proportion... I'm sure they had other problems, but that seemed to be the tipping point in their marriage. I'm sure you're right, but I don't think that changes my POV on it any. I mean, the tipping point in my previous marriage was when I found out my wife was apparently, um, "seeing" every man in the tri-county area but me. There's a tipping point. Somebody gunning down a member of my family or a close friend, THERE'S a tipping point. Some famous person I never met, no matter how talented, getting shot to death? Nah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 A few months later another nut shot the president -- was trying to impress his "girlfriend," actress Jodie Foster. Let me tell ya, if you're a dude, lesbians can be damned hard to impress. But if you're going to try it, you could do worse than Jodie Foster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Agreed. Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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