Our working Class hero Died today

[akamat]

25 years ago today John Lennon died after being shot dead by a gunman named Mark Chapman. Millions mourned the death of perhaps the most famous Beatle. Today memorials are being held across the world.

On this anniversary, we pay tribute to Lennonâ??s life with historian Jon Wiener, author of "Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files" and "Come Together: John Lennon in His Time."

We also hear Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono describe their Bed-In For Peace. We play excerpts of Lennon singing â??Imagineâ?� at the Apollo Theater in Harlem at a rally for the Attica prisoners and Lennon singing at the 1971 Free John Sinclair concert in Ann Arbor. In addition we air historic interviews with Pete Seeger discussing the significance of Lennonâ??s song â??Give Peace A Chanceâ?� and Abbie Hoffman on Lennon, the political radical.


You can watch or here interviews and a small documentary on

http://www.democracynow.org/

with Amy Goodman

Miss you John

akamat Reviewed by akamat on 12-08-2005. Our working Class hero Died today 25 years ago today John Lennon died after being shot dead by a gunman named Mark Chapman. Millions mourned the death of perhaps the most famous Beatle. Today memorials are being held across the world. On this anniversary, we pay tribute to Lennonâ??s life with historian Jon Wiener, author of "Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files" and "Come Together: John Lennon in His Time." We also hear Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono describe their Bed-In For Peace. We play excerpts of Lennon Rating: 5

[Whos Carl]

I shit myself at work today.

[beachguy in thongs]

12 posts, and nice reply WhosCarl.

What day was it when he was shot? He died that day, right?

There's a thread from Dec. 5th saying the same thing.

[akamat]

He was shot Today.

Amy Goodman on Democracy now would not report anything without checking all the facts.

I remember that day but not the date. I trust what Amy say.

Check it out they play a clip of John sings about John Sinclare busted for having to joints on him.

Sad but true that our country is still so backasswards!

[akamat]

Correction not today, today, but 25 years ago on this date.

[FunkyMonkey]

I love that on this day his music is everywhere, all day. His message , his words, his wisdom and his vision are still reaching people today.
This toke is for you John!

[akamat]

I love hearing his music too! Now that I'm older and understand it, it makes it all that much better. that section on Democracy Now is very much worth watching or hearing.

lots of clips of John singing, Bob Segar talking about give peace a chance, really great to hear. : ]

[Whos Carl]

I bet most of you werent even alive when he was killed.

[adfsghjn]

A working class hero is something to be.

[akamat]

Actully I remember exactlly what I was doing and where I was when Lennon was shot. and I cried for days after.


I was at work, do data entry for the first time in my life, at the time the computer system was kept in a huge room that was very cold.