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Showing Original Post only (View all)What were you doing when John Lennon was killed? [View all]
I heard about it in the morning from the radio show I listened to every morning. I was a Beatle fan. And I was ten.
All my life, the Beatles were the only rock band my parents listened to - hence, it was the only rock band I listened to.
I remember dancing myself sick to "Hey Jude," hearing the melody to "Ticket to Ride" every time I took a roller coaster and thinking Pepperland, from the movie, must have been the coolest place in the world.
So when I heard that John, the smart Beatle, was gunned down senselessly on the morning of Dec 8, 1980 - I couldn't help but cry.
I ran in and told my parents. My dad was disinterested and my mom felt sad, but life goes on.
That's what I was doing.
What were you doing?
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Studying for a calculus test. I was not a Beatles fan. It was sad that he lost
madinmaryland
Dec 2012
#4
The radio was always on at our house. I think I remember hearing about it then. On my way
applegrove
Dec 2012
#5
I have no idea - I'm not sure I'd even heard of the Beatles when I was 9, it certainly
petronius
Dec 2012
#21
my band was in the recording studio without me, i was stuck at a "jock party"
stlsaxman
Dec 2012
#35