Anniversary of John Lennon's death

[lars573]

Ugh. Death anniversaries irk me.

Seconded. Making a big deal out of the death of a famous guy is stupid. On a sode note he would have been 65, an old man.

I didn't like his music or politics much, but he seemed like an OK guy and he was friendly to the folks he met and talked to and he was great to his fans. Its a shame that some no name bastard shot him just for his fame. Rest in peace John.

Most ok guys don't leave a wife and toddler to shack up with a new chick once they get famous.

[Ronin]

i don´t really like his music and he allways struck me as one of those people that tried way to hard to be a hippie.....anyway...RIP.

[Devastatin Dave]

Seconded. Making a big deal out of the death of a famous guy is stupid. On a sode note he would have been 65, an old man.



Most ok guys don't leave a wife and toddler to shack up with a new chick once they get famous.

That's more on the lines of what I really wanted to say, but i was trying to be respectful.

[Adrian II]

Most ok guys don't leave a wife and toddler to shack up with a new chick once they get famous.

That was only a symptom. Lennon was a vain, emotionally empty little man.

Meanwhile, back in the sixties, other people were making real music.

[Beirut]

Lennon was one of those artists that, whether you loved him or hated him, you knew he was beyond the ordinary. Like Dylan, Sinatra, Elvis, and others.

You can go on and on about how (fill in the blank) they were, but a generation from now, people will still be listening to their music and talking about them, so there must be something special about them.

[lars573]

Lennon was one of those artists that, whether you loved him or hated him, you knew he was beyond the ordinary. Like Dylan, Sinatra, Elvis, and others.

You can go on and on about how (fill in the blank) they were, but a generation from now, people will still be listening to their music and talking about them, so there must be something special about them.

Probably true, but he was still an egomaniacal arse hole. I won't show people like him respect ever, living or dead.

[GoreBag]

Good call. Sucks to your death anniversary, Lennon.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Most ok guys don't leave a wife and toddler to shack up with a new chick once they get famous.

Yes he needed to be famous to attract such a wonderful woman as Oko, LOL.

He got married at a very young age.

That was only a symptom. Lennon was a vain, emotionally empty little man.

Emotionally empty . You have got to be kidding, By the way I was a few blocks away the night he was shot. In fact me and my friend had just been pulled over by some cops when they got the call and left us. As a huge Beatle fan I can only say I was in shock when I found out moments later what had happened. John was always my favorite Beatle.

[lars573]

Yes he needed to be famous to attract such a wonderful woman as Oko, LOL.

He got married at a very young age.

Most likely because he couldn't keep his pecker in his pants.

Emotionally empty . You have got to be kidding, By the way I was a few blocks away the night he was shot. In fact me and my friend had just been pulled over by some cops when they got the call and left us. As a huge Beatle fan I can only say I was in shock when I found out moments later what had happened. John was always my favorite Beatle.

Egomanical was the term I'd choose. John Lennnon onnly cared about the wants and needs of one person, John Lennon. It was always the vibe I got off him in interviews.

[Proletariat]

That was only a symptom. Lennon was a vain, emotionally empty little man.

Meanwhile, back in the sixties, other people were making real music.

'ello, Nail. Meet my friend, Hammer.

[Louis VI the Fat]

Wow, who are all those medieval musicians in those black-and-white pictures?

And who is that Lennon-guy?

[Adrian II]

Wow, who are all those medieval musicians in those black-and-white pictures?

Well, they all had different names and styles, but what united them was that they played musical instruments. A musical instrument -- unlike your modern rhythm box with on/off switch and menu for slow, fast and annoyingly persistent boom-boom -- is a device used to produce tones in accordance to preconceived notions of harmony. They used to play these with their hands, feet (Townsend) or teeth (Hendrix). Funny stuff, eh?

And who is that Lennon-guy?

Dunno, he never belonged to them.

[Reverend Joe]

Wow, who are all those medieval musicians in those black-and-white pictures?

And who is that Lennon-guy?

*erk*

[Byzantine Prince]

Wow, who are all those medieval musicians in those black-and-white pictures?

And who is that Lennon-guy?

Just some Nobodies.

[Adrian II]

'ello, Nail. Meet my friend, Hammer.

Apart from their excellent music (although these days I'd wish they would disappear into the sunset with their wheelchairs and zimmer frames) there is an honest quality about them. Unlike in a guy like Lennon with all his self-involvement and intellectual pretense, what you see of The Stones is what you get. Bastards to a tee, all of them, but honest bastards.