John Lennon Dies: Dec. 9, 1980 | Archives | TODAY

[@thunderbolt2145]

I was 12 years old. Had just got out of bed to get ready for school and my mother was sobbing when she told me. I'll never forget that day.

[@Bloodfang152]

I read “had just got out of bed” & immediately thought the rest would say “dragged a comb across my head”... ive been listening to way too much beatles lately oh my lord

[@AB13210]

Ok so your 53

[@izzyballs7362]

i’m 12 right now and a beatles fan, and i couldn’t imagine going through that. im sorry hun

[@embro4564]

I called my best friend paul and his mom told him, and i did too over the phone. Maybe it was just before school. I thpight it was at night. 10 pm. His name was paul white.

[@SuperStrik9]

@@embro4564 I think he's talking about Dec 9 the morning after.

[@dhenderson1810]

John Lennon said that the only people he believed truly promoted peace were Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, and both were shot. He said that he wanted to follow in their footsteps (as in, be a promoter of peace) and he was shot as well.

[@MrSRV03]

Dale Henderson Exactly!, John Lennon was promoting peace and people were listening to him, I think There’s more to it than just Mark Chapman, people who have tried to make a difference in the world have been killed. Princess Diana, Michael Jackson, prince (the singer) Bob Marley, 2Pac, JFK, Martin Luther king. These can’t just be coincidence

[@joelmorris214]

@@MrSRV03 Michael Jackson was not murdered, and neither was Prince.

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

@@joelmorris214 Princess Diana wasn't murdered either. ✔

[@jorgepeterbarton]

@@MrSRV03 caesar, lincoln etc. Coincidence, no, people averse to changes in the status quo, sure. Assassinations have happened since forever. Some political, some psychotic stalkers sometimes both at once. There are also many who evaded death under such circumstances: Andy Warhol and, Bjork to name two

[@SprinkleOfSales]

Xxxtentacion as well just got murdered this year

[@jumpjet897]

I am watching this in 2021 and it still hurts me to lose such a legend like this.

[@Darrynedits]

He

[@daderowley4514]

Same man, it hurts even though I never grew up in that time. Tho I still sympathize with John

[@gigsaaa9984]

He was a horrible man.

[@bingozonk3143]

The antichrist is gone

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

@@gigsaaa9984 exactly....the way he treated his first son Julia....smh

[@mariasbuggy]

Even if I was born in 2004, his passing hurts me. He’s my hero❤️

[@lunahetfield]

maria rojas same, even tho i was born a year after u, i still feel bad for them... y does he have to die?!

[@lorireece1970]

I’m very proud of you for appreciating his greatness!

[@rmhd7550]

Same

[@trethespiritual4734]

Same I was born the same year

[@roticanai2637]

I was born 9th October 2004 I SHARE THE SAME BIRTHDAY WITH JOHN LENNON!!

[@eddiemachetti6862]

We lose people often in our lives but losing someone so special and amazing is tough and hard to forget. We miss you John Lennon.

[@JamesRichards-mj9kw]

Lennon funded terrorism.

[@tylergann5]

RIP John. You didn't deserve that!

[@floydfletcher4313]

yeah he did

[@zackmorris1937]

floyd fletcher don't you you're probably american

[@labibchy1423]

@@floydfletcher4313 your mom did

[@danielhuang9513]

Yoko ono deserves it

[@TheProtagonist2020]

SHUT UP, THAT KILLER IS GOING TO DIE FOR THAT!

[@colinmitchell6872]

9.12.1980 was my 10th Birthday. John Lennon's killer has recently been denied parole for a tenth time and cannot apply for parole again until 2020. He should not ever be released. That is all.

[@kevinskipp3029]

@Jayne Eyre No...he has expressed regret and is a model prisoner. The reason he'll never get out is that no parole board wants to have to deal with the absolute sh*tstorm that it would cause. If he'd shot a random guy he'd have been out by now. If he'd shot a minor popstar he'd also have likely been out. But Lennon...he's got no chance of ever getting out no matter how he behaves or what he does or says.

[@kenyamada1462]

He’s gonna get killed if released

[@Lynk713]

@@kevinskipp3029 its a good thing he wont get out though?

[@mhikl4484]

@@kevinskipp3029 And such is how it should be. There'd be riots by old fogies like me if the murderer of John Lennon were to be let free. And when he dies his body should be dumped in mid-ocean between NA and Europe, weighted down by stone to sink to the bottom of that vast ocean. John was love and appreciated and his legend will live on.

[@tyrese3745]

Chapman is SO not getting out, ever. Period. Despite his good prison behavior over the past 38 years, it doesn't matter anymore. He took away on purpose, one of the greatest singer/songwriters that ever came from Liverpool, from his wife Yoko Ono, his two boys, and from every Beatle fans across the world. The Lord God may forgive Chapman and grant him eternal life come his judgement day, but us long-time fans just simply can't. He will be locked up until the day he dies, either by natural cause, disease, or suicide, whichever comes first.

[@SimonAckerman]

John Lennon was once asked in an interview "How do you think you'll die?" in which he replied "I'll probably be popped off by some loony"

[@melissacooper4482]

How ironic that he actually predicted his own death!

[@Meow_Zedong_1949]

@@melissacooper4482 What if John Lennon was a seer who could see his own death from the very beginning?

[@melissacooper4482]

@@Meow_Zedong_1949 I've never thought of that.

[@prettyshinyspaghetti8332]

Source?

[@SimonAckerman]

prettyshinyspaghetti Southern California Public Radio remembers that in 1964 Lennon answered a question about whether he and the Beatles were about to leave show business by saying: "No ... unless we get shot or something." Additionally, Newsweek reports that in 1965 Lennon told a reporter: "We'll either go in a plane crash or I’ll be popped off by some loony."

[@stuartas75]

It still sends a shiver down your spine almost 40yrs later

[@johns.6133]

@3:22 The pain in that young girl is almost too much.

[@Scottwilkie18]

John S. give her a hug

[@eevakallio6686]

@JoshHop People like you are everything wrong with the world.

[@lildubgall5627]

Fake acting, no tears.

[@lokilaufeyson4067]

@JoshHop ... Communism is better than Capitalism-

[@lokilaufeyson4067]

@JoshHop Lmao I meant Socialism but yeah, true that.

[@JoseJoeable]

My dad was only 13 years old when this happened and he told me it was one of the most devastating and tragic moments he remembered. I wasn’t born yet until 6 years later. I can imagine how the world felt when John was killed. Me and my dad enjoy The Beatles, their music and success. John really was a unique man and had a lot of talent. I even say he is my favorite Beatle. I do remember the day George Harrison passed and it was a sad day for me and many others. May John and George Rest In Peace. Long live The Beatles!!!

[@shanet5604]

Did he not hear about JFK ?

[@JoseJoeable]

I’m sure that was a devastating day too, but my dad wasn’t born yet, that happened 3 years before he was born.

[@Brandonwashere3103]

My dad was 13 too he is from England so his death effected him a lot and he was crying .

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

💥 *December 8, 2018* 38 years later............

[@TNk-np6lj]

Why did they shoot him.

[@ryanholloway246]

T Nk 1234 Who knows the man who killed him was crazy

[@TheProtagonist2020]

John Lennon dies in my uncle’s 15th birthday

[@Monkeysinger24]

Jason ‘Jay’ Fox, Jr. what?

[@TheProtagonist2020]

December 8 Is my uncle and friend’s birthday

[@ToastyCas]

My dad said he was hanging around with some college friends when the news hit the radio. When it happened, he was in major shock. He withdrew from the group to gather his thoughts and ultimately decided to make some career path changes because of the shock. That’s how important this British guy was, even to a Mexican immigrant in America. 🚨 GOAT 🚨

[@sallybally344]

Getting shaken because some poet dies is pathetic in my view

[@ToastyCas]

@@sallybally344 lol

[@memesupreme2400]

@@sallybally344 on god. Who’s tf gets that sad reevaluating their life over a death of some random mf

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

@@sallybally344 😂 exactly. I didn't even write about his death in my diary

[@bigbruhzach]

@@sallybally344 maybe cuz ur not into that......but idk 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@the_laybacks]

3:15, in complete shock that he has to say, "shot John Lennon."

[@michaelastorga2478]

Jane Pauleys reaction tells the reaction we all felt that day. I miss him still in 2021

[@bobma6342]

You can tell she had been crying.

[@lindalicata8303]

We shall never forget John Lennon. RIP

[@skunkman9815]

Why????? Why would they shoot one of the greatest musicians of all time

[@milkmanchristian9859]

Keanu H why not. Seems like fun

[@kagurawinddemon]

I read an article that said he did it to become famous. He even mentioned it to his wife 6 months prior. She assumed he was joking with her. When he left for New York a second time he had convinced her it was for the betterment of his mental health.

[@youtubeguyii1452]

The guy who shot him said he just wanted attention

[@BLANK-rk4ju]

kagurawinddemon lol and i still don't know his name

[@scarrillo31]

He said Jesus told him to

[@shannon_not_found]

40 years ago today. RIP John Lennon.

[@johnt7630]

Had Lennon employed one security guard, he would have had, at least, a 50/50 chance of surviving that attack. He was murdered by a crazy fan, not a professional killer.

[@pardyhardly]

He was shot from behind. It probably wouldnt have made much difference.

[@resireg]

John even autographed a record for his killer. He was very approachable and was not scared of people

[@lynnturman8157]

Celebrities started hiring bodyguards BECAUSE of John Lennon being murdered.

[@bingozonk3143]

He was murdered by a hero

[@el34glo59]

@@pardyhardly It probably would have. They watch your back boss

[@LeonelLAURE]

Rest In Peace John Lennon #PokemonSwordShield

[@uygargultekin944]

He will.

[@LeonelLAURE]

#PokemonSwordShield

[@TheLogFella]

I'm disappointed with this comment

[@victor0491]

This comment changed the atmosphere of the video

[@gizmomac1520]

Wtf does Pokemon has to do with his death??? WHAT- didn't know the Beatles made a soundtrack for Po- nevermind. 😬😬

[@kevindie]

*_Imagine signing an autograph for the person that will take your life a few hours later..._*

[@random_account2160]

Chapman later said he got John to sign the autograph to calm him down and ease him so it would "be easier to shoot him" 😡😡😭

[@TOCC50]

He was no Hawaiian

[@unknown24242424]

RIP the great John Lennon, in heaven. The world has missed him.

[@victorbonilla4634]

I'm still mourning him..I guess for the rest of my life..The Beatles music were a part of my life.😪

[@Just_Joshing_Around101]

Me too...

[@XX-tq1oe]

Ive never heard a single song

[@TheKonga88]

Why are you in mourning when you still have the music? After all, it's only because of the music that you know he existed at all.. 😂😂😂😂 You humans are very dumb. 😂😂😂😂🎄🎅🙌🙌🎃

[@briantennant8793]

Kunta Kinte and what are you if not human?

[@ysgol3]

Me too....rest of my life.

[@Mj-hl9dl]

2021 And l Still feel like it was yesterday So many tears l grew up with the Beatles They were A Big Part of My Family.. John &Yoko Really Fought For Peace For The World Never Going to Forget ..💔

[@christopherrankin4769]

As a fan...Never, never mention John's assassin by name...he did it for notoriety!....Never mention him by name, folks!!

[@erica6488]

Luckily I can’t remember it

[@melissacooper4482]

@Baron Will yes. Quite a bit like Voldermort.

[@ct3292]

He is no human being. He is a monster. His name is nothing. John will live forever 💕🦋

[@tackywhale5664]

Who are you referring to, Mark David Chapman?

[@gailcromie4476]

Never do. R.I.P. John xx

[@mariocamarillo5285]

It makes me so mad that basterd is still around but someday someone will.....RIP John we miss you.

[@frogsplash420]

Mario Camarillo he’s still in prison he will never get out and if and when he does someone is waiting for him

[@kyliepollert8341]

I wasn't born yet, but watched a special on John's killer a few years ago... here's a man singing about peace, war, coming together and how "nothing's gonna change my world", and then he just gets shot by a psychopath... it's very sickening and heartbreaking! :(

[@kingpin1543]

The 1% did it

[@mikeysuzefour]

Jane Pauley was crying cause you can see the circles under her eyes. :'( We still miss you John!

[@lauracaskey7730]

I believe she confirmed in a recent interview that she was crying. She was the right age at that time to have been one of the original fans.

[@TheRichardMess]

There's a picture of the Today set that confirms it. Like they say, 1000 words.

[@ingriddubbel8468]

Ironically, she always admitted her favorite Beatle was George.

[@sheribates2569]

I was only 13 and this still brings chills

[@sophielegault2278]

The world lost John Lennon 41 years ago today, December 8th, 1980 Rest In Peace John Lennon❤️

[@modernchampionmusic81]

Dec 9th in Great Britain

[@zyxmyk]

I heard the news while watching johnny carson--this is an nbc bulletin--I thought the soviet tanks had rolled into Poland. No, out of the blue, lennon was dead. In those days I slept on the floor of my apartment on a pad with a little tv by me. the next morning I woke up, rolled over, turned it on and it was this Today show episode and I thought, "It's true. This really happened." Then as I drove to work I cried and punched my steering wheel. what a useless loss of genius.

[@estebansteverincon7117]

John Lennon wasn't the only thing that died that day...it was also my faith in humanity.

[@tyrese3745]

40 years later, it still is very sad.

[@NfiniteLogic713]

I was only a year old when John Lennon's life was taken yet I can remember my Mom talking about how tragic a loss it was. Glad John was there to greet my Mom when she entered the pearly gates. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@mogadon7]

CIA-Jose Perdomo, security guard outside. 2 gunmen. 8-10 bullets fired. Mark Chapmans gun holds 5 bullets. Killing ordered from very high up; before Reagan/BUSH sworn in.

[@gh-vi9tk]

Should never have gone to the USA RIP John, it is like only yesterday.

[@karenmacintosh4309]

I read the news today old boy. RIP John. Miss you every day.

[@MsMadmax1]

I usually don't get too emotional when a celebrity dies beyond saying to myself, "What a shame." I was a freshman in college when John Lennon was shot. I was in my car on the way to my first morning class and I remember feeling devastated. The world lost yet another beacon of peace on that day because some wacko felt he had a point to prove.

[@kimsullivan5576]

Exactly.

[@MikeMortyMullerman]

The day the music died. :-(( RIP John

[@carmensandiego328]

What a horrible Day was 39 years ago. I remember how really upset my dad was when this happened he was a huge fan of the Beatles.

[@bingozonk3143]

Its the best day ever

[@gent.6302]

May 2020, the pain Still haunts me. From the moment my father waked me up and told me my best friend was shot dead. "John Lennon was shot and killed tonight". I was 13 and it was terrible. At 13 my life was built around the beatles and especiallity John. Just miss him very much. A long time fan. Rest in peace John. From Scandinavians. And me of course (especially). You were the best, with Paul right behind and of course George. And we won't forget Ringo. A big, big beatles star. You're Boys are Still famous in 2070. Or and 1962. Love you Liverpool

[@oasisbeyond]

The world lost a genius and many songs we will never hear.

[@sambradley1968]

40 years this Tuesday, hard for believe John has been gone for that long. 🎸🎼🌷

[@TakersMissy]

...and 40 years was also as long as John Lennon was alive on this earth before the HORRIBLE tragedy. He's gone but NEVER forgotten. R.I.P. 1940-1980.

[@redemptiongames1921]

I think, on that day everyone sang the first verse of "A Day in the Life": "I read the news today, oh boy..." Thinking about it saddens me on a level that I cannot express.

[@anthonymorelli1532]

HARD TO BELIEVE 39 YEARS AGO TODAY WAS YOUR LAST DAY ALIVE

[@michaeljdonoughjr9558]

R.i.p John Lennon 😭😭😭😭😭😭😥😥😥😥😥😪🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹1940-1980

[@thomasbeattie2257]

The album John signed is priceless now !!!!

[@WELCOME2PATSPLACE]

I'm not a fan of The Beatles or their solo music but it's really sad that John got shot and killed. He seemed like a good man who cared about humanity.

[@chupamela969]

he just liked money lets honest he could care less

[@1984isnotamanual]

Have you listened to their albums?

[@MrBee-jt3yd]

We don't care about your opinion,we don't need your input.

[@PatrikLowe]

Everyone has their own opinions, and someone doesn't need to be a fan of someone to feel sadness and sympathy over their loss. I myself am a big fan of the Beatles and of John Lennon's solo work, but I appreciate your weighing in on the tragic event of Dec. 8, 1980. John Lennon had some personal troubles and flaws, which he admitted to, but overtime he seemed to really try to improve himself, and a more peaceful, better world was something he genuinely wanted to see, and was interested in helping make this happen, if he could.

[@mikeway2223]

This happened a year prior to my birth. I was born in 1981. Rest in peace John Lennon. You were a musical genius. There will never be another.

[@el34glo59]

Same. Born in November 81

[@93seronica]

This happened 13 years before I was born

[@hopelightninstrikem8167]

11 years before I was born

[@louisemcilwaine2735]

8th December 2016 The 36th Year Since John's Death a Legend Never Forgotton John Lennon 9th October 1940 - December 8th 1980 Aged 40

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

December 8, 2018 🕯

[@thedennisshow2967]

Shocking fact: two or three beatle fans committed suicide after his death

[@michaelwebb8158]

60 kids worldwide killed themselves because of Kurt Cobain.

[@jacobaraujo1994]

floyd fletcher Lol

[@soumyadeeproy7605]

@@floydfletcher4313 ok boomer

[@larryabecid2819]

@@floydfletcher4313 i wish all Lennon haters committed suicide

[@bytpranks8089]

@Glen CoCo no the Beatles

[@pattysalyer382]

John Lennon was a kind and loving man and a fantastic singer. R.I.P. John Lennon.

[@JamesRichards-mj9kw]

He was a terrorist.

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

Not really he was a hypocrite, drug abuser, phoney, and wife-beater.

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

I'll always remember this! I was 13 at the time. We were living in Austin, Texas at the time, can't remember what grade i was in.

[@GareBear9977]

itiswhatitaint anditaintwhatitis probably grade 8 or 9

[@Straw_Hat_11]

Crazy that Lennon and Juice died on the same day, Rest In Peace to both. LLJW & LLJL

[@vadermstarr5435]

I read the news today, oh boy

[@aleksiniko]

I heard the news today, oh boy ~ David Bowie RIP John Lennon

[@worlds1ep3enthusiast92]

And though the news was rather sad

[@smileysmilefan7879]

I saw the photograph

[@kingchrisa4188]

39 years ago today RIP John Lennon

[@pennypetersonx1744]

Poor john. Will always be a legend

[@davidmurray5399]

He would be 83 years old if he was with us today, 'imagine' the music he would have created.

[@gwynnielsen5081]

Ugh! This was one of the worst days in my life. It was right before my 22nd birthday. John's passing marked the end of adolescence for a lot of people. So painful!

[@calvinbealer7264]

RIP Mr Lennon. You are well missed.

[@bingozonk3143]

Rip bozo 😂😂

[@SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand]

@@bingozonk3143🤡

[@robertdubs9466]

What's really said is that John Lennon got shot one day after the 39th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Both December 7th and 8th are sad days in history.

[@6vp216]

sad*

[@prettyshinyspaghetti8332]

@@jppage3292 UK time, yes. In the USA, where he was killed, it was the 8th

[@laurensilvestro]

Robert Dubs and now it’s nearly 39 years since John died

[@daaavid6344]

Everyone loves you when you are six feet under ~John Lennon

[@paulwalker2401]

I remember it well,, such a shock, such a loss,

[@robertomurri1278]

😬😌😳

[@iyshamelton9464]

Even though I wasn't born to experience John Lennon... It breaks my heart what happened to him.

[@bobma6342]

I was a junior in high school. I was in the bathroom brushing my teeth getting ready to go to bed, I clicked on the bathroom radio and heard, "We have a report that John Lennon was shot in Ne York tonight. How serious is unknown at this point." Startled I turned on the Monday Night Football game (New England v Miami) because "ABC Nightline with Ted Koppel" was going to follow the game. It was delayed because the game went into overtime. Then Howard Cosell announced it and when he said the three words "dead on arrival" I had a chill go up and down my spine that I hadn't had before or since.

[@lobbyboi4719]

October 9th, 2019....RIP JOHN LENNON

no, December 8th 1980.

[@DiegoGonzalez-ic3si]

@ October 9th is when he was born, I think this guy might have been celebrating his life instead of his death maybe? i don't know hahaha but yes you are right, his death was on Dec 8th

[@lobbyboi4719]

It was the day I wrote the comment. RIP 🙏

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

It's been 40 years since John Lennon was assassinated What's your tribute to him? I like to listen "Imagine" for commemorating his 40th death anniversary.

[@tyrese3745]

Give Peace a Chance

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

Now, it's been 41 years since that tragedy happened.

[@jjmarz1001]

I sang Imagine at karaoke on a cruise ship on the 39th anniversary of his death.

[@mr.destroyer8542]

Uma lenda que conquistou milhões mas infelizmente morreu viverá eternamente no coração daqueles que ainda tem um bom gosto musical, espero que John Lennon seja lembrado nas próximas gerações.

[@amarilloaristocrat8435]

I remember that I was shining my boots for inspection the next day. As a 21year old Marine, it was quite shocking that Lennon was gone forever.

[@Ancienregime8090]

I can only imagine if he was here today

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

I can’t believe this man’s life was just taken from him after everything he went through

[@gv5772]

RIP John Lennon ( 1940-1980 ) age 40 RIP George Harrison ( 1943-2001 ) age 58 I miss u guys 😭

[@King_Colombia_Inc]

God Bless This Legend.

[@55painterman]

39 years ago today we miss you dearly John******

[@notedcorpse]

i hope hes okay

[@prikov1]

40 years later and i'm still sad and shocked by this event..

[@Ellie-ot4we]

i love you john :( forever one of my idols, i can’t explain how much you mean to me i love & miss you always. x

[@mariofanalex4455]

It’s so rare to see news anchors cry when reporting this stuff, shows how shocking this was.

[@fabianteran5745]

Part of music died that night.

[@joecampos5179]

Your Music Lives On In All Our Hearts!!!

[@starskyhutcho-vm2gw]

i was 13..cant forget this.

[@robertsaul234]

Yesterday was the 38th anniversary of rock's darkest day. In two years John will have been dead as long as he lived. What the world lost is immeasurable.

[@bingozonk3143]

Its the best day ever

[@arielevans1910]

Love you Dad

[@maxsonconserve5242]

Legends never die

[@jack-go2cu]

Oh John. We miss you so much

[@juliocesarflores4661]

Hace 39 años te fuiste, querido John Lennon, compañero de tantas noches de soledad y desesperanza, de millones de seres humanos, a través de tu sublime música solista y junto a George, Ringo y Paul. Han pasado tantos años pero, el legado que nos dejaste, hace imposible el querer o poder olvidarte. Ojalá estuvieras aquí hoy, junto a George y los otros. Fundaste el grupo musical más grande del siglo XX y, eso nos cambió la vida a todos, para siempre Descansa en paz, maestro irrepetible de la interminable lista histórica de auténticos grandes.

[@brandonwilson2732]

So sad. Even all these years later. 😞

[@bonniebuckingham6260]

That creep who shot him should be executed!😡

[@rassilontdavros3004]

And that would do... what, exactly?

[@mikeysuzefour]

The whole MK Ultra program set up by CIA--Chapman was their patsy and fall guy for John's murder. :'(

[@consular_rhukaan3822]

He's also still in jail today

[@obesespringroll3997]

I think that was exactly what John Lennon would of hated.

[@dlaws11]

Chapman was Looney. Listen to the Last Podcast on The Left episodes on Chapman, it is crazy how long he was planning on killing Lennon.

[@Noah-ey5zf]

Well I’m 44 years late but RIP John Lennon (1940-1980) A Beatles Legend

[@jameslarge434]

Whenever they confirm whether or not he is dead, i still have hope that they will say he pulled through even though i know he wouldnt have.

[@Mod-rw9cw]

I was 14 and remember this like it was yesterday,I was so upset I had to stay off school the next day and cried in my bedroom all day.

[@sdgfuiahbgksatfbvgeawsdkf55]

Don't be sad just Let it Be.

[@markbellamy349]

I was 19 years old at that time. I'm watching tv late at night and my sister calls to say Lennon had been shot. Thinking (hoping) it was a minor injury, I switch channels to find any news on it. I settle on Monday Night Football just in time to hear Cosell say that John had been shot... and killed. The pain of that night has subsided but the disbelief still rings true 43 years later.

[@s.koronel9447]

This was a sad day

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

Who because he was a celebrity?

[@s.koronel9447]

@@Thunderchild-gz4gc Because when an artist left this world it's sad, thats it.

[@RogerPeet]

I heard about this from the car radio, on the freeway. The DJ said, "A wacko emptied a gun into John Lennon, tonight." 'emptied a gun' those words got me I violently pulled over and went into shock I saw the Ed Sullivan show and on my 9th b-day, saw The Beatles, live. It was Aug 1965 Portland OR being in the same 'room' with John gave us a connection John4Ever

[@stevesausen7]

I found out about it watching ABC Monday night football and I couldn't believe it I was in shock.

[@paulmccartneystoenail4897]

I’m crying now. Brb

[@dundeedell1960]

One of the saddest days of my life apart from losing grandparents, parents. It was so surreal. I think I realized that I no longer had the pleasure of being a hid (I was 20. very sheltered).

[@smallie210]

What is a hid?

[@lenalennon8746]

A BLAST: Just like a THUNDERBOLT A flame between the shoulders As ground rush up to meet me face A thought: "Now this is odd... 'I'm SHOT' sez I, (for, yes I was) T'was not as I'd IMAGINED... As mortal body hit the deck I thought: "I'm meeting GOD"... The rush of footsteps all about (Poor agitated Mother...) My lifeblood quickly running out Preparing for another I suddenly was up above And looking down at LENNON Who looked so frail and waifish Amongst the folks who gathered Half-in and more than halfway out Already on The Way... Tho' still some life left in the lad He simply cannot stay And like a giant ragdoll, Removed quickly from the scene Traffic lights - the noise of Life Of fellow Human Beans "LENNON" is what they all cried: John Lennon Lennon Lennon... As I hovered up above My old name echoed and repeated "Save Him - We Must Save Him" - In their thoughts and energy As if LENNON were the Ticket To Salvation It really was astounding Quite the spectacle, my friends And I marveled at their wild DETERMINATION The white walls of the hospital The stark wails of the fans The sadness of His family And His friends Yet YONDER now was beckoning And the wonder of it all As remembering: "Ah! We BEGIN AGAIN..." With JOY, remembered: WE DON'T DIE! It all came rushing through Embraced in Father-Mother's Love Knew We had God's work To do. And now mere words elude Him Yes, Wordsmith Wonder Lennon Except for one: A Signpost Accompanied by a Song And brightly lit By a single Star: "LENA." 👁❤🌟

[@magicalsausage3869]

1940 - 1980 🪦🌹🙏🕊

[@arahja_]

I'm crying..🕯️