If you were anywhere near a radio or TV late that night, twenty-eight years ago, chances are your heart stopped beating for a moment as the words came from station newsdesks:
“… has just been confirmed that former Beatle John Lennon has been gunned down in front of the Dakota apartment building he shared with his wife, Yoko Ono.”
It was the night the world stood still … in grief because, after all, John Lennon was not only an icon of peace; he was the leader of The Beatles; in disbelief, because he was only 40 years old; and in complete shock and anger, because it wasn’t disease or an accident or an overdose that took his life (he’d already stopped the drug use, btw); it was an assassin’s bullet!
For a moment, let’s re-visit that night … as reported by WBBM Channel 2:
(apparently, this “video” thing on WordPress isn’t working right. So just click here for the vid, okay? Sorry for the inconvenience …)
And here’s how the story was broken in UK newspapers the night of his murder.
So at 5:30 AM here, I’m gonna close with the one reminder that John left as his legacy: We must ALL Give Peace A Chance. As the dawn of a new Administration is beginning shortly, we’ve got the best chance in years to make it happen!
See ya on the flip side!
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