tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post1336939835027005970..comments2024-02-26T10:52:14.585-08:00Comments on Glimpses of South Pasadena: I'm not the only oneLaurie Alleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-24474757458307787122010-12-09T17:12:17.231-08:002010-12-09T17:12:17.231-08:00I got in rather late on this one, but am glad I go...I got in rather late on this one, but am glad I got in. The Beatles WERE my generation. I was in art school. It was a heady, heavy and happy time and their music was always pkaying at our parties.<br /><br />A beautiful post.Shannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01608168607510299123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-63632197926616883762010-12-09T00:37:42.567-08:002010-12-09T00:37:42.567-08:00Thanks for all of these comments, everyone. One t...Thanks for all of these comments, everyone. One thing I realize about the Beatles is that their music WILL prevail. They'll be talking about those songs in another hundred years. They are part of the Twentieth Century songbook. <br /><br />But Lennon just moved me in a way that went beyond his music -- and like Farmgirl, I love his songs the most. Give Peace a Chance is one of the most profound statements, right up there with passages from scriptures or philosophical books. Give. Peace. A. Chance. Why can't we just GET it?<br /><br />Thank you, everyone.Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-80161792666504265692010-12-08T23:13:06.519-08:002010-12-08T23:13:06.519-08:00When they first became popular, I was in elementar...When they first became popular, I was in elementary school...about the 5th grade or so...I didn't like them, (I Wanna Hold Your Hand) but pretended that I did to my friends...and of course, while everyone was swooning over Paul, I decided to be different and prefer George.. Ah well, such is the state of growing up...I did grow to like and revere the Beatles, as they grew and became the icons that they are...TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-7795375246903595562010-12-08T19:32:47.674-08:002010-12-08T19:32:47.674-08:00I was privileged to see the John Lennon documentar...I was privileged to see the John Lennon documentary in its entirety this week. I learned a lot of things I didn't know about him and also his relationship with Yoko. I didn't realize that she had had many miscarriages before giving birth to Sean. And what a father John was to Sean! John and Yoko had reached the epitome of happiness. Then it was all taken away. I was not of his generation but I have come to love his music more and more. And the summation of the documentary had him saying, "All We Need is Love" and he really meant it.IDixie Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591688785324214877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-42968091759438339102010-12-08T14:12:11.439-08:002010-12-08T14:12:11.439-08:00I was not a huge fan of the Beatles when they were...I was not a huge fan of the Beatles when they were together. I came to appreciate their music years later. When Lennon died, I was a patrol sergeant working in South Central Los Angeles. I don't recall how I first heard the news. It may have been over the police radio, or while in the station. I drove to fraternity row near USC and someone had painted a tribute to John Lennon in the middle of the intersection of 28th and University. That's when I began to realize the magnitude of his death.dbdubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08462665006132459258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-91918476873935620952010-12-08T10:43:11.298-08:002010-12-08T10:43:11.298-08:00Discussions regarding the possibility that Lennon&...Discussions regarding the possibility that Lennon's killer was a Manchurian Candidate are pretty interesting. Some psychologists who interviewed him from prison seem to think so, plus the spaced out way he behaved right after the murder certainly fit the bill. Crazy to think that's even possible, plus the CIA reportedly had stopped investigating Lennon a few years before the murder, so who knows?<br />Of course, Lennon could have gone the way of Jane Fonda as he aged and turned Republican, too. ;o) <br />He was my favorite Beatle, I didn't care much for the Beatles when he died (I was only 10) but since then every Beatles song I've discovered and like was written and/or performed by him. RIP, John!San Diego Farmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10561103211171226430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-64898514365889352852010-12-08T09:51:17.329-08:002010-12-08T09:51:17.329-08:00I also found this from twitter. I am younger than ...I also found this from twitter. I am younger than you, so I don't really remember when John Lennon was killed, but his music and message has influenced my music and the way I live my life. Thank you for a beautiful essay. I really like the way you described him at the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-69941508299008198852010-12-08T09:19:54.226-08:002010-12-08T09:19:54.226-08:00The Beatles definitely WERE my generation's mu...The Beatles definitely WERE my generation's music. I remember as an 11 year old watching them on Ed Sullivan and hearing my mother and a neighbor commenting, "They're not serious? It's a spoof! They can't be serious.." and on and on. Meanwhile, I'm watching, mesmerized, thinking "<b>WHOA!</b>" A game-changer for me and, as it turned out, the rest of the world.<br /><br />Thanks for a wonderfully written piece. from a different perspective than mine.David Plennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561577008613498687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-18253187557126751872010-12-08T09:13:26.290-08:002010-12-08T09:13:26.290-08:00I found this off your twitter feed. We're abo...I found this off your twitter feed. We're about the same age, and this sums up exactly how I felt too. I was stunned at a time in my life that already felt precarious. I really enjoy your tweets, now I want to explore your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-77564030784119635042010-12-08T09:05:47.109-08:002010-12-08T09:05:47.109-08:00But by 1980, I understood that anyone who was anyo...But by 1980, I understood that anyone who was anyone could be a target.Mister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-85999040978960780002010-12-08T09:04:55.195-08:002010-12-08T09:04:55.195-08:00On November 22, 1963, one of the students who work...On November 22, 1963, one of the students who worked in the principals office interrupted our sophomore English class to say, "The president's been shot." I was very involved in student government at the time and my first thought was, "Why would anyone shoot George Eisenberg?"Mister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-41811258805299114232010-12-08T08:58:08.360-08:002010-12-08T08:58:08.360-08:00Thanks, Green Guy.
You know, this really was such...Thanks, Green Guy.<br /><br />You know, this really was such a defining moment in my life. I kept thinking, why would ANYONE want to shoot John Lennon? It seemed so surreal.Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-7393165869366419472010-12-08T08:56:51.567-08:002010-12-08T08:56:51.567-08:00Wow! An eloquent piece about an eloquent man...
...Wow! An eloquent piece about an eloquent man...<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xB4dbdNSXYTheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-22879904408073787872010-12-08T08:56:47.012-08:002010-12-08T08:56:47.012-08:00I remember Cosell's announcement, and it seem...I remember Cosell's announcement, and it seems like he quoted Dylan's "Forever Young." If so, I can't recall exactly how he related it to Lennon. I know he referenced the lyric to somebody. Incidentally, PBS recently had an interesting documentary--Lennon NYC, I think it was called--which was enlightening regarding his relationship to Yoko.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-40576788624573717802010-12-08T08:17:57.744-08:002010-12-08T08:17:57.744-08:00They were part of our landscape...like the moon an...They were part of our landscape...like the moon and the stars. So true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-51243555050470050962010-12-08T08:10:08.743-08:002010-12-08T08:10:08.743-08:00This is another truly great bit of writing from yo...This is another truly great bit of writing from you. <br /><br />Beatles were my generation. I was shattered when Lennon was shot.Green Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-7636100680991877982010-12-08T08:06:15.207-08:002010-12-08T08:06:15.207-08:00We're about the same age. The Beatles wasn'...We're about the same age. The Beatles wasn't exactly my generation, but for some reason I latched onto their music. When Lennon died I was devastated.Vandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467945696376519810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-81853050695567440532010-12-08T08:02:18.936-08:002010-12-08T08:02:18.936-08:00The Beatles changed our world. Picked us up after...The Beatles changed our world. Picked us up after November 22, 1963. Gave us new hope that stayed and stayed and still stays. Like so many, I heard the news from Howard Cosell on Monday Night Football. I think John gave us his gifts, and I never think of what else he might have given. I'm lucky I had him ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d8VX8tcgao&feature=related" rel="nofollow">In My Life</a>Mister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-10989905140068426412010-12-08T07:38:07.459-08:002010-12-08T07:38:07.459-08:0030years.
I was a young kiddo back then, & it ...30years.<br /><br />I was a young kiddo back then, & it didn't make sense. Yesterday & Today - still doesn't make sense.Cafe Pasadenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366911652838118347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-39338914938658680462010-12-08T05:29:03.022-08:002010-12-08T05:29:03.022-08:00I too, did a tribute to John today, with one of my...I too, did a tribute to John today, with one of my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jutilda/5243956232/" rel="nofollow">crazy edited images</a>. I found this quote by him and really liked it:<br /><br />"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality."<br /><br />To many, he was just a long haired Beatle, to to many more of us, he was a prophet for all time.Judy Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081035351814381283noreply@blogger.com