Wednesday, December 8, 2010

30th Anniversary of John Lennon's Death

Today is the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death. On December 8, 1980, John was leaving a recording session, one of his first in several years, when Mark David Chapman said, "Mr. Lennon!" and shot him five times. An unfair ending to one of music's greatest. I actually recently watched CNN's special called "Losing Lennon." I hadn't really paid attention to his death because I didn't like to think about it, but it was a very interesting story. Heartbreaking and completely depressing but, still interesting. It's coincidental that I just finished reading The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger in my English class because Mark David Chapman was reading it right before John came out. He actually mimicked Holden Caulfield (main character in the book) with his actions. Bizarre. Really bizarre. I would recommend it, but it's a truly sad story, definitely not an inspiring one. I'll post pictures as a tribute to John, like I did with George. Here's to the "witty Beatle."

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