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silentwarrior

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13. I was living with my grandmother
Sat Dec 8, 2012, 10:16 PM
Dec 2012

when the news came on the tv about John.

I lay in bed for weeks listening to our local radio station playing tributes
of his music.

I was born in early 60s and brought up listening to The Beatles music.

Fav all time song "Hey Jude"

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
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