I was not alive when john was around, but I was born too late. Though he has been part of my life since I was 3 , now 26, due to my parents being HUGE Beatle fans. He was one in a million....never will be another.
Artists have been influencing societies for as long as there have BEEN artists. Lennon's creative stamp on human history is, IMO, no less significant than Charles Dickens' or Beethoven's. That his untimely exit still resonates this way proves that, me thinks.
I was born five years after he died, but the part where you said "What did we miss?" made me cry because I thought of other people who have passed...like Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
John was my fave, too. :) I kind of look weird when I'm smiling and crying at the same time.
I was about to turn twenty that year and I will never forget that night in 1980. Lennon was also my favorite Beatle and I wonder what could have been if that terrible night had not happened. Even though I didn't know him personally...I miss him and think of him often as I still listen to his music. He was a great artist.
thanks for sharing the story,i am a huge beatles and john lennon,mccartney fan so this was great listening to where you were that day...me i was crawling around in a crib lmao i was only 1 at the time
I have tried to forgive Mark Chapman for a very long time. His actions have hurt me on a very personal level. I am afraid that try as I might forgiving his actions are impossible, I tolerate his existence.
Only two years late. But, i've finally got around to watching this, via Gary's video.
I seem to remember you mentioning in another video how you'd seen John & Yoko around in NYC. But i didn't realise you were so close when he died.
Very interesting, thanks for sharing :)
andymooseman 3 years ago
I was not alive when john was around, but I was born too late. Though he has been part of my life since I was 3 , now 26, due to my parents being HUGE Beatle fans. He was one in a million....never will be another.
abbyroadme 4 years ago
Thanks for sharing and thanks for the laugh...peace be with you...
JohnnyOhio 5 years ago
Artists have been influencing societies for as long as there have BEEN artists. Lennon's creative stamp on human history is, IMO, no less significant than Charles Dickens' or Beethoven's. That his untimely exit still resonates this way proves that, me thinks.
curt344 5 years ago
I was born five years after he died, but the part where you said "What did we miss?" made me cry because I thought of other people who have passed...like Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
John was my fave, too. :) I kind of look weird when I'm smiling and crying at the same time.
em12940 5 years ago
wow. amazing.
thanks for sharing this memory.
sarautu 5 years ago
I was about to turn twenty that year and I will never forget that night in 1980. Lennon was also my favorite Beatle and I wonder what could have been if that terrible night had not happened. Even though I didn't know him personally...I miss him and think of him often as I still listen to his music. He was a great artist.
Rnieves27 5 years ago
thanks for sharing the story,i am a huge beatles and john lennon,mccartney fan so this was great listening to where you were that day...me i was crawling around in a crib lmao i was only 1 at the time
vipor231 5 years ago
Thanks Phil. We sure could use John now to help us through these dark days.
timetripping 5 years ago
I have tried to forgive Mark Chapman for a very long time. His actions have hurt me on a very personal level. I am afraid that try as I might forgiving his actions are impossible, I tolerate his existence.
oldguy1944 5 years ago
I was 4 years old :D
NutCheese 5 years ago
Such a baby ;)
FantasticBabblings 5 years ago
Thanks for sharing that.
josephbeuys 5 years ago
Thanks for watching.
FantasticBabblings 5 years ago
Great story.
josephbeuys 5 years ago