Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the death of John Lennon. I thought it a time to reflect a bit. A few weeks ago, iTunes was able to open The Beatles song library to it's customers. Within hours, Apple's online music store sold tons of their music and made tons of money. It's been 46 years since The Beatles debuted on the Ed Sullivan show. I remember my mother, who was a diehard fan of Glen Miller and swing music, say, "This music will never last the test of time like this big band music has."
No doubt, people still listen to Glen Miller. But generations listen to The Beatles. It's been a long and winding road for them and for us who have followed them. We marched through Woodstock, Viet Nam, Watergate, a resigning president, a peanut farmer elected president, gas prices out the roof, a movie star elected president, the collapse of the Berlin wall and the Soviet states, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the internet, Twitter, Facebook, marriage, children, and grandchildren. We live in a world that is a mix of sanity and insanity. And the thing we all really need though don't always want is love. Which, in the words of John Lennon, is all you need.
So after 46 years, she still loves you and wants to hold your hand. Please please me and tell someone you love them. Twist and shout to the people you meet, and when you see him, tell him I said, "Hey Jude!"
See ya around!
What an enjoyable entry !!- just like JFK, the Challenger, and yes John Lennon, I remember where I was, what I was doing. Perhaps closing with the words of John Lennon would be appropriate at this time.
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John Lennon
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