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Posted by: Radiofreeeuropa 2 years, 5 months agoDC music editor Ben New shares a personal story, provides some historical background, and "interviews" John Lennon. (a memorial to John Lennon, one of the greatest artists of the age.)
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Radiofreeeuropa
May 18, 2007, 2:13 p.m.John was certainly one of the most influential artists of the last century. In a world ripe with conflict, his views are particularly poignant today.
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HannibalBarca
May 18, 2007, 3:13 p.m.Thank you for reminding me,I guess you had to live in the 60's to realy understand the power this man had. Miss him and his music....Thank you Radio for the trip down memory lane
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MacR
May 18, 2007, 3:15 p.m.Actually, although John was a big time peace activist. No one Knows what John would be thinking about conflicts now. For all we know his sadness that would have happened on 9/11 for his beloved adopted city was attacked, could've turned to anger. We do not know that John would not be protesting against these Muslim Radicals. Of all the things people say. Since John is no longer with us. No one and I mean no one on this planet can understand what/if John would be protesting against this war. Now Yoko, yeah we can understand that. Yoko was even against Her natural countries views of WWII. So Yoko was against all wars. John was not. He believed in the Cause of WWII. And he knew All the players in the Game of Politics. All of them were against things he felt was a worthy cause. So don't think he would like Dems now. He hated both parties then.
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Macas
May 18, 2007, 3:27 p.m.It's so sad ...I'm agree with Radiofreeeuropa :) he was the most influential artists of the last century.
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HannibalBarca
May 18, 2007, 3:31 p.m.I remember a David Frost show in a New York studio with John and Yoko.At the time Jphn would not talk to any journalist as he didn't like them but he got into a argument with the audience as he sang a song about the 43 people that had died in the Attia Prison riots;39 convicts and 4 guards.He made no distinction between them just 43 useless deaths,but some of the audience took exception to them all being lumped together.I believe that would be his view today about Iraq,all the useless deaths not just one side,as I said an extraordinary man
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texangelwings
May 18, 2007, 3:36 p.m.John & crew performed in Dallas, Tx., one year. A girl I went to High School with, went to see the performance. The glass front of the hotel shattered from the fans pressing against the glass to catch a glimse of John. The girl was cut pretty bad and was hospitalized.
After she return to school, with scars all over her, all she kept talking about, was the visit she got while she was in the hospital and how it was all worth the pain. Yes, John & his crew stopped by to see how she was doing.
"We all live in a yellow submarine...", one of many songs, I remember from those days.
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walden3
May 18, 2007, 3:36 p.m.interesting story. i remember when i heard that he got shot. i wore a black armband for a week.
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blothbelt
May 18, 2007, 3:39 p.m.As usual, Ben, you nailed it! That must have been difficult to write without stepping on his memory! Very thoughtful!
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MacR
May 18, 2007, 3:42 p.m.It was a wierd warm night that December in 1980. I got off work and got to my friends house and was told by him, John had been shot. Everyone had something go through their head when they heard the news. Some thought, well there goes one of the true voices of the people. Others thought, a Great Voice in music is now gone.
And here I sat on the step to the front door. The tears running down my face, unashamed for showing this emotion. And all I could think of is that, I will never get to jam with this man. I will not get to talk to him and get to know him better. He would have taken that time to do that if I would have met him. He was that kind of a man.
I would love to have John around at this time. He might be able to tell the Dem's that they are the same as the Rep's and people would finally wake up.
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wallyone
May 18, 2007, 3:50 p.m.John lennon was indeed a genius in more ways than one.. if you have never read 'John Lennon in his own write' ( which is my favorite ) or ' a spaniard and his works ' they will give you an interesting insight into the way his mind worked..
The world has never been the same since the deaths of those we miss..
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mcgrievysr
May 18, 2007, 4:17 p.m.I'm geezerly enough to have lived through all of the Beatles' times and music. Thank you, Ben.
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bubba2
May 18, 2007, 4:32 p.m.Yeah, me too - I grew up with the Beatles and ALWAYS enjoyed ALL of their music, as a group and as individuals.
John was passionate about a simple concept - peace and equality. I always did and I always will admire him for that.
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Amazing1
May 18, 2007, 4:34 p.m.As an aging hippie, this article brought back strong and poignant memories. Thank you.
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dadesider
May 18, 2007, 4:49 p.m.I ran into him one nite/morning in the late seventies in Greenwich Village, he was just a regular guy.... Warm memories.... Good post, THX.
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bluejayway
May 18, 2007, 6:08 p.m.Once apon a time there were two balloons named yuk and yono. they were strictly in love. bound to happen in a million years. they were together, man. upon fortunate time table they seemed to have previous experience which kept calling them one way or another. you know how it tis. But they battled down against overwheming oddities, including some of their beast friends. Being in love they cluemed together even more but assume of the posinous monsters of outdated bushlawry ipthlaw dost stick slightly and occasionally they were force to resort to the dry cleaners. Luckily this did not kill them and the weren't banned from the olimpic games. they lived hopefully ever after and who could blame them.
thank you dr. winston o'boogie.
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natashas
May 18, 2007, 8:38 p.m.I have never had the pleasure of reading this before, thanks for the submission.
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mamasan
May 18, 2007, 8:55 p.m.Well the concept of why do all Freedom fighters get killed
is a deep one.
I believe that those who truly love freedom are naturally brave.
Those who want/like war are basicly frightened individuals
who would kill another so they would feel less scared.
John was a fearless freedom fighter.
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Bkumm
May 18, 2007, 10:31 p.m.Lennon was a man who believed what said. He was a man who walked the walk of his rhetoric. He was a man of the people, who was simply a person and not some cardboard, glad-handing, smiling, fluffed hair imitation of a person.
We will be unlikely to see his kind again any time soon.
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evelyna
May 18, 2007, 10:31 p.m.I think the government did not like it too much he was living back in the USA.
He believed in a philosophy of brotherhood and anti-materialism. Not good for a greedy,profit grubbing country.
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elel
May 19, 2007, 1:21 p.m.Nice thoughtful writings Ben. It is truly sad that our outspoken ones who speak for peaceful existence are extinguished before their times.
Your "officious Posthumous Interview" was a "gas", great 'imagine-ation' there and very enjoyable.
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