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25 years ago, December 8th,....

T

TheOriginalLarry

...the world lost one of it's most beloved visionaries, John Lennon.

Where were YOU when you heard the news?

I was 12 years old then. I was watching the end of "Little House On The Prarie" when the program was interrupted by the NBC Special Rport logo. Then John Chancellor broke in with the announcement that John Lennon had just been shot.

I left and went to my radio. KISW was in the middle of "Strawberry Fields Forever" and I think Steve Slaton was on that night.....

The depth of my feelings that night make details a bit fuzzy. John Lennon had just released Double Fantasy on some brand new unknown label called Geffen and I had bought a copy earlier that week.

Looking back on the days after, it seemed like it was like losing Lennon to my generation was like losing Kennedy was to my parent's. And nothing seemed the same afterwards. The whole nation was in shock and speechless at such a senseless tragedy. And it seemed the deepest irony that his killer was an obsessive fan who was snapped in a photo. Back then, we didn't have these psychological terms like "stalkers".

Any good Lennon specials on Seattle radio?

Here's a good one from BBC Radio 4 I listened to tonight. "Lennon: The Wenner Tapes", in their full uncensored glory (The Beeb also has one kickass on site media player with every BBC Radio show streaming online and live audio from ALL BBC stations-including locals. The Music Documentaries are awesome! Uses Real Audio)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/


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> ...the world lost one of it's most beloved visionaries, John
> Lennon.
>
> Where were YOU when you heard the news?
>
> I was 12 years old then. I was watching the end of "Little
> House On The Prarie" when the program was interrupted by the
> NBC Special Rport logo. Then John Chancellor broke in with
> the announcement that John Lennon had just been shot.
>
> I left and went to my radio. KISW was in the middle of
> "Strawberry Fields Forever" and I think Steve Slaton was on
> that night.....
>
> The depth of my feelings that night make details a bit
> fuzzy. John Lennon had just released Double Fantasy on some
> brand new unknown label called Geffen and I had bought a
> copy earlier that week.
>
> Looking back on the days after, it seemed like it was like
> losing Lennon to my generation was like losing Kennedy was
> to my parent's. And nothing seemed the same afterwards. The
> whole nation was in shock and speechless at such a senseless
> tragedy. And it seemed the deepest irony that his killer was
> an obsessive fan who was snapped in a photo. Back then, we
> didn't have these psychological terms like "stalkers".
>
> Any good Lennon specials on Seattle radio?
>
> Here's a good one from BBC Radio 4 I listened to tonight.
> "Lennon: The Wenner Tapes", in their full uncensored glory
> (The Beeb also has one kickass on site media player with
> every BBC Radio show streaming online and live audio from
> ALL BBC stations-including locals. The Music Documentaries
> are awesome! Uses Real Audio)
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/

I remember that day as well, I was 19 years old and my best friend and I had just walked in from the grocery store. We flipped on the news and about 10 minutes afterwards it came on the air.

I remember Geraldo Rivera specifcally making comments about Lennon's political issues, his protest of the war, his peace sleep in and the odd things Lennon sometimes did. Hey, it was the 60's, but Geraldo was making the point that maybe that was why he was shot, like it was no wonder. It was insulting and I have never liked that bastard since! To this day, when I see him, I remember his so called "reporting" that horrible December night and I just want to hit him.

Lennon was really the first true icon of rock n roll. Elvin tried but could never fit in with the normal folks. Lennon was like the guy next door that you always wanted to talk to if you saw him outside.
>
 
I was a creepy 19 yr old teen already working in a "real" job and getting ready for bed when I heard the bulletin and turned on Chicago radio ( I was living in Southern Wisconsin) to hear the coverage...and somewhere I have tape of some station making it official that John had died. I remember reading the Playboy article at the time and was fascinated with John's take on the growing "New Wave" era of music at that time saying it was much like the rise of British invasion music......yea it seems like along time ago and yet the shock of it seems like yesterday............
 
> > ...the world lost one of it's most beloved visionaries,
> John
> > Lennon.
> >
> > Where were YOU when you heard the news?
> >
> > I was 12 years old then. I was watching the end of "Little
>
> > House On The Prarie" when the program was interrupted by
> the
> > NBC Special Rport logo. Then John Chancellor broke in with
>
> > the announcement that John Lennon had just been shot.
> >
> > I left and went to my radio. KISW was in the middle of
> > "Strawberry Fields Forever" and I think Steve Slaton was
> on
> > that night.....
> >
> > The depth of my feelings that night make details a bit
> > fuzzy. John Lennon had just released Double Fantasy on
> some
> > brand new unknown label called Geffen and I had bought a
> > copy earlier that week.
> >
> > Looking back on the days after, it seemed like it was like
>
> > losing Lennon to my generation was like losing Kennedy was
>
> > to my parent's. And nothing seemed the same afterwards.
> The
> > whole nation was in shock and speechless at such a
> senseless
> > tragedy. And it seemed the deepest irony that his killer
> was
> > an obsessive fan who was snapped in a photo. Back then, we
>
> > didn't have these psychological terms like "stalkers".
> >
> > Any good Lennon specials on Seattle radio?
> >
> > Here's a good one from BBC Radio 4 I listened to tonight.
> > "Lennon: The Wenner Tapes", in their full uncensored glory
>
> > (The Beeb also has one kickass on site media player with
> > every BBC Radio show streaming online and live audio from
> > ALL BBC stations-including locals. The Music Documentaries
>
> > are awesome! Uses Real Audio)
> >
> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/
>
> I remember that day as well, I was 19 years old and my best
> friend and I had just walked in from the grocery store. We
> flipped on the news and about 10 minutes afterwards it came
> on the air.
>
> I remember Geraldo Rivera specifcally making comments about
> Lennon's political issues, his protest of the war, his peace
> sleep in and the odd things Lennon sometimes did. Hey, it
> was the 60's, but Geraldo was making the point that maybe
> that was why he was shot, like it was no wonder. It was
> insulting and I have never liked that bastard since! To this
> day, when I see him, I remember his so called "reporting"
> that horrible December night and I just want to hit him.
>
> Lennon was really the first true icon of rock n roll. Elvin
> tried but could never fit in with the normal folks. Lennon
> was like the guy next door that you always wanted to talk to
> if you saw him outside.
> >
>
I was 14 at the time. I was watching whatever was on KIRO-TV at that time when the CBS news "Special Report" logo came on and Walter Kronkite(I believe)announced that "former Beatle John Lennon was shot outside his Dakota Apartment in New York City." A little while he came back on to announce that Lennon had died at a nearby hospital. It was a major topic the next day at school. As I recall, KJR-AM briefly signed off for a "moment of silence" a day or two later.<P ID="signature">______________
"I look out for me and mine."-Capt. Malcom "Mal" Reynolds in Serenity</P>
 
> I was a creepy 19 yr old teen already working in a "real"
> job and getting ready for bed when I heard the bulletin and
> turned on Chicago radio ( I was living in Southern
> Wisconsin) to hear the coverage...and somewhere I have tape
> of some station making it official that John had died. I
> remember reading the Playboy article at the time and was
> fascinated with John's take on the growing "New Wave" era of
> music at that time saying it was much like the rise of
> British invasion music......yea it seems like along time ago
> and yet the shock of it seems like yesterday............

...and the bizarre irony of that? I read several years later in a Rolling Stone article when John first heard "Rock Lobster" B-52s in a club shortly before his death, he commented "Sounds like the wife's (Yoko Ono) music....".

And a few years after that, the B-52s commented on how Yoko Ono influenced THEM....

He was very supportive of New Wave/Modern Rock, when everybody else called it a joke (and New Wave grew out of just a genre to influence virtually ALL pop music of the '80s.)

If only we could hear his take on the Seattle Sound, hip-hop and the direction of music today. I'm sure the world itself would be a much different place if he were still alive.

A musician's musician until the end....

We miss you John......
>
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> ...the world lost one of it's most beloved visionaries, John
> Lennon.
>
> Where were YOU when you heard the news?

I was watching Monday Night Football. Howard Cosell interrupted the broadcast to make that announcement. I even remember the New England Patriots were playing that night; cannot remember the opponent. It was really pretty memorable. Any more, ABC News would have interrupted the game to make the announcement.

I am older than you by a few years, but I did not fully get the commotion. As a high school sophomore, the announcement was discussed the next day, but like me few of my friends saw it as a big deal. I remember news reports out of England that were blaming the U.S. for what happened, as if something like this would never have happened in the U.K. But it only takes one John Chapman to screw up the reputation of a nation.

When I thought about the Beatles, I thought about McCartney, not Lennon. And John's legend became greater when time passed, because we were reminded how good they were when replayed over and over. I think people started to face their own mortality when they recognized he was gone and just 40 years old (my age, by the way.) And for famous people, it was an absolute reminder to be careful with one's fame and fortune.

Did Steve Slayton do a tribute to him on KZOK? Just wondering.
 
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