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(55,476 posts) Sat Dec 8, 2012, 08:26 PM Dec 2012

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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What were you doing when John Lennon was killed? [View all] Taverner Dec 2012 OP

Watching TV as they broke in for announcement randr Dec 2012 #1

Me too... Taverner Dec 2012 #2

Suffering through the worst case of Tsiyu Dec 2012 #3

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

Like most of New England, watching the Patsies blow a playoff spot to Miami. KamaAina Dec 2012 #6

FTR Cosell said he did the best he could Taverner Dec 2012 #11

I didn't exist yet... Not for a few more years... nomorenomore08 Dec 2012 #7

Bless you Taverner Dec 2012 #10

In 10th grade. Probably asleep. Denninmi Dec 2012 #8

Watching Monday Night Football Mr.Bill Dec 2012 #9

Me too ... Auggie Dec 2012 #32

Night School LiberalElite Dec 2012 #12

I was living with my grandmother silentwarrior Dec 2012 #13

Paul wrote that about John's son... WCGreen Dec 2012 #25

I was living in Italy, just outside Siena Betsy Ross Dec 2012 #14

I was eating breakfast getting ready for school Joe Shlabotnik Dec 2012 #15

Sitting at Chuckles Restaurant cliffordu Dec 2012 #16

I was living with my parents (still) tonekat Dec 2012 #17

I loved that place. I was sitting there when Saint Helens went - cliffordu Dec 2012 #18

I was watching a football game. Kath1 Dec 2012 #19

I was also ten, in the fourth grade. I don't really remember TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #20

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

I was living alone in a tiny apartment, separated for about 3 months... MrMickeysMom Dec 2012 #22

Flunking Organic Chemistry. hunter Dec 2012 #23

Watching Monday Night Football with my step father. WCGreen Dec 2012 #24

Riding around in a church van with my youth group OriginalGeek Dec 2012 #26

college & radio johnsolaris Dec 2012 #27

I was in college RudynJack Dec 2012 #28

I was living at the coast at the time. love_katz Dec 2012 #29

I was doing some artwork and was about to go to work MrScorpio Dec 2012 #30

Sitting in my barracks at Ft. Irwin NTC. KWorth Dec 2012 #31

Asleep in a dorm room with the window open treestar Dec 2012 #33

Living in Manhattan... Donkees Dec 2012 #34

my band was in the recording studio without me, i was stuck at a "jock party" stlsaxman Dec 2012 #35

Making plans for Christmas in Staten Island. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #36

Working the late shift, LWolf Dec 2012 #37

I was -4 years old, so... Hayabusa Dec 2012 #38

Watching Monday night football Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #39

I have a solid alibi. TeamPooka Dec 2012 #40

I don't know what I was doing at the moment he was killed HeiressofBickworth Dec 2012 #41

Studying for a tax law exam the next day... lastlib Dec 2012 #42

At a friend's house scoring some herbage. Iggo Dec 2012 #43

I was in Air Force Pilot Training av8rdave Dec 2012 #44

I was living in London with my 2 American friends pink-o Dec 2012 #45