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In reply to the discussion: What were you doing when John Lennon was killed? [View all]cliffordu
(30,994 posts)16. Sitting at Chuckles Restaurant
in NW Portland Oregon, with a drag queen, a zaftig bartender, and a person who was getting ready to undergo gender reassignment surgery.
Our bartender, Loretta ("Whoretta" to all the youngsters) was back in the kitchen for a minute making a sandwich, heard it on the radio and came back out, crying - bawling - actually - and could barely get the phrase out -
Everyone in that bar wept as if a member of the family had been killed.
Chuckles no longer exists, victim of a parking lot.
Whoretta, Ray, Cherrie and the rest will be with me always.
Like John.
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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