John Lennon was murdered 45 years ago today

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45. NYC'r here. Was listening to one of the 2 big Rock stations, and one of my favorite DJs...

He broke the news of the shooting, then later his death. Absolutely stunned, and horrified. I was 27.

The weird thing was as a young kid I'd be going to the dentist on north side of 72nd St, just before the Avenue west Central Park.
So we got out of the subway, turned the corner, and passed by right by The Dakota's kind of impressive entrance once to a few times a year.

So the DJ did a good thing, and opened up the phone lines for people to talk. Went on for hours. More of the station's DJs came in. It was a bit like a family.

Several days later there was a memorial in Central Park. On the way there by bus, I finally cried (not loudly). There was a brief light snow shower, winds moving it our way as we walked in.

It felt like a powerful part of "The 60's" was taken away from us.
Still a sad, terrible tragedy to this day.