JOHN LENNON... 30 YRS TODAY...

#1 08-12-2010, 04:15 AM

[where were you when you heard..?

we love John Lennon and I share this story with forum fellows:::

Thirty years ago today my (ex) indian husband and I were at the Oakland Stadium across the bay from San Francisco and we were there to see Stevie Wonder in concert and it was Stevie's first live show in years and years and well there were 99,998 black brothers and sisters, one indian and one white girl.. in the stadium...

So... half way through the show Stevie gets taken off the stage suddenly and silence silence waiting worrying...
then Stevie gets led back with helpers either side of him and quietly makes the shocking announcement "just had a call from New York and John Lennon has just been shot to death"

well you could hear the gasping breath of 100,000 brothers and sisters and if a pin dropped well ...

Stevie left the stage and we all sat in silence stunned and waited...
time passed and Stevie was led back by our much loved Carlos Santana and suddenly every musician who was in town that night appeared on stage with Stevie and they sang the "happy birthday martin luther song" but changed the words instantly to be for John Lennon... well still silence from the 100,000 and we all left the stadium in silence and caught the train home in silence...

WE LOVED HIM WE REMEMBER HIM

" GIVE PEACE A CHANCE '

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psychoslice · #2 08-12-2010, 04:42 AM

I love John Lennon, this is an oil portrait I did of him.

psychoslice · #3 08-12-2010, 04:46 AM

This is a song I wrote for John, it exspressers my love for him. Its call, Oh John I hope you like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPA3eWivkB8

psychoslice · #4 08-12-2010, 04:55 AM

This song was given to me from John or should I say from the inspiration of John, its called, Imagine (hand In Hand)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBBrvo4BGoY

psychoslice · #5 08-12-2010, 05:02 AM

And lets no forget Yoko Ono, John loved her so much while therest of the world hated this beautiful woman. This is a song I wrote for my Yoko, its called Mysterious Lady I Wish I Knew You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWiF8Nmo9uA

#6 08-12-2010, 05:13 AM

HELLO AGAIN FORUM...

when Stevie Wonder was very very young and trying to get into the music business it was the Beatles who helped encouraged loved and supported him and he had a very very very strong loving close friendship with John...

just wanted to add that extra bit of the story which is what also made it such an amazing thing to have been told by Stevie about his friend John...!

there are some wonderful documentaries out there and one I have watched dozens of times and could watch dozens more about the give peace a chance message and if any in forum world can find it please from me message sent etc...

WE LOVE JOHN LENNON

AND TO DEAR PSYCHOSLICE....

#7 08-12-2010, 05:28 AM

HELLO AGAIN FORUM...

I have just finished listening to all of the above songs and well...

WEEPING AND WEEPING AND WEEPING

Silver · #8 08-12-2010, 05:37 AM

Thank you so much harleys mum for sharing that unbelievable and amazing story. Btw, you are a great writer. And slice for your music. All I can say is I live in a workaday world and it was almost 31 years ago that I started work for where I do now.

Native spirit · #9 08-12-2010, 09:22 AM

Give peace a chance is an apt rememberence for john,

Namaste

norseman · #10 08-12-2010, 01:15 PM

I remember exactly where I was when that news came through. A true philosopher poet !