December 8th
Dec 9, 2018 0:42:43 GMT
Post by Boozin' Susan on Dec 9, 2018 0:42:43 GMT
Last year seemed a bit fallow, but the SHites sure are wallowing in it this year.
A selection that stuck out a little more than the others:
Normally I would take this day off but it's a Saturday this time around. I have my scotch and my copy of Imagine Ultimate Collection to keep my company and to get through the day. Each year the impact does not lessen.
Christmas seemed off.
Playing Beatles and solo John material or hearing them non stop on the radio almost made it worse.
You could feel the weight of western culture grieving.
Then, and for a while, my hero was taken from me. It was intensly personal, and I'd think of what art was taken from us. It was about the world being cheated.
Now, I know a man who was forced as a boy to choose a parent during their separation. Who lost his mother in a car accident, his best friend to a brain hemmorage. Who created brilliance in the eye of the hurricane. Who finally found a mate that calmed his devils. A man whose journey was improbable, incredible, beloved. And to have that journey ended by such shallow, unthinking stupidity... it's obscene. And evil.
I don't think about the music we'll never hear anymore. I instead look the beast in eye, and remind him in this messed up world he can always rely on an enemy in me.
Is there a more despised person alive right now than Mark Chapman? I can't think of one with Manson out of the running.
This poater was being very Beatarded at first, but the Hoofy dig made up for it.
...Having said that, the OP could have shown some courtesy and added the name of the band Lennon was in to the title.
I miss you John & will always keep you in my heart
“Too painful to acknoledge”, yet the idiot did just that in a dedicated thread on the subject...
I was in English class and began feeling dizzy, receiving permission to go the nurses office. On the walk to the nurses office I had lost my balance, and had to hold onto handrails in the hall to make the walk. Basically I was having my 1st migraine. While at the nurses office the school had a fire drill and I was rolled out of the building on a wheelchair. Afterword my step dad drove to the school and brought me home. John was my biggest influence in music and remains so to this day. I still have my collection of NY newspaper article cutouts and magazines from the time about John's death. < mentioned earlier in this thread from last year........
A selection that stuck out a little more than the others:
broshfab4 said:
Miss you John. The world needs you now, more than ever.Normally I would take this day off but it's a Saturday this time around. I have my scotch and my copy of Imagine Ultimate Collection to keep my company and to get through the day. Each year the impact does not lessen.
forthlin said:
Probably still the worst day of my life. I've suffered other losses, but this was so heinous.Price.pittsburgh said:
Only 10 years old and the world seemed dark.Christmas seemed off.
Playing Beatles and solo John material or hearing them non stop on the radio almost made it worse.
You could feel the weight of western culture grieving.
Lemon Curry said:
As an older guy, it means something different to me now.Then, and for a while, my hero was taken from me. It was intensly personal, and I'd think of what art was taken from us. It was about the world being cheated.
Now, I know a man who was forced as a boy to choose a parent during their separation. Who lost his mother in a car accident, his best friend to a brain hemmorage. Who created brilliance in the eye of the hurricane. Who finally found a mate that calmed his devils. A man whose journey was improbable, incredible, beloved. And to have that journey ended by such shallow, unthinking stupidity... it's obscene. And evil.
I don't think about the music we'll never hear anymore. I instead look the beast in eye, and remind him in this messed up world he can always rely on an enemy in me.
Glenn Christense said:
A little part of me died that day also.EVOLVIST said:
I wouldn't do it. In fact, I was talking to my wife about it the other day, and we were thinking that if Chapman got out (which won't happen), that he would just disappear, assuredly by somebody with connections, perhaps by an organization, someone who knows how to make a person really and truly vanish. I would be surprised if it would be by a lone vigilante. I don't believe Chapman would last that long in the wild before someone with power got their hands on him.Is there a more despised person alive right now than Mark Chapman? I can't think of one with Manson out of the running.
Gaslight said:
I'm aware that this is a eulogy thread, but do you honestly believe that?noahjld said:
Yoko Ono.This poater was being very Beatarded at first, but the Hoofy dig made up for it.
ajsmith said:
Still a tragic senseless loss, and it will never stop being so. It will always hurt. I was only 3 months old when John was taken from us, and I know it’s silly but I’ve always felt ‘privileged’ to have shared 3 months on this planet with him. My favourite Beatle, yes a flawed man but also a deeply human one. One of the greatest vocalists of all time, and a brilliant songwriter. I think the recent White Album reissue has been a timely reminder of his songwriting genius....Having said that, the OP could have shown some courtesy and added the name of the band Lennon was in to the title.
samthesham said:
Almost 4 decades & its still to painful to acknowledge...I miss you John & will always keep you in my heart
“Too painful to acknoledge”, yet the idiot did just that in a dedicated thread on the subject...
BDC said:
I remember the day John died well. I was in 10th grade and heard the news on the school bus radio.I was in English class and began feeling dizzy, receiving permission to go the nurses office. On the walk to the nurses office I had lost my balance, and had to hold onto handrails in the hall to make the walk. Basically I was having my 1st migraine. While at the nurses office the school had a fire drill and I was rolled out of the building on a wheelchair. Afterword my step dad drove to the school and brought me home. John was my biggest influence in music and remains so to this day. I still have my collection of NY newspaper article cutouts and magazines from the time about John's death. < mentioned earlier in this thread from last year........