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The Final Day Of John Lennon's Life : December 8, 1980.
You're John Lennon, one of the most beloved, respected, and influential musicians in the world. It's going to be a very busy day.
After years of living in seclusion you're back in the public eye and enjoying it. After years of legal, immigration and marriage problems things seem to finally be at peace for the time being.
You've just recorded your first new album in over five years called “Double Fantasy” and just heard that it's starting to sell well by just going gold. You're also happy to hear that people are more accepting of Yoko's music. They are actually giving it a chance and saying positive things for the first time.
Your plan seems to be working. By releasing one album to get your feet wet and reintroducing yourself to the public. Now you're working on the next record, and if all goes well you plan to start touring again for the first time since your days in The Beatles. You're also planning on going back to the U.K. and your hometown of Liverpool to visit family and friends you haven't seen in years, excited to introduce them to your five year old son Sean.
After years of being estranged you’re finally starting to really reach out to your first born son Julian. Even talking to him on the phone regularly, playing him your new songs to ask his opinion of what he thinks. You’re treating him not just as your oldest son but a friend. You're happy to be living in New York City, with the future truly looking bright.
Your day starts by having a photographer from Rolling Stone Magazine show up to take some pictures of you. They have promised you that you'll be on the cover of the next issue but you run into a problem. They only want you, not Yoko. You find this unacceptable so you take some photos that they can't turn down, with you cuddled up against Yoko n*ked. The photo used will become legendary.
After that you give an in depth radio interview talking about your Beatles’ past and how you seem to be at peace with it. Also about becoming middle aged, how you're looking forward to the 1980s because to you the 70s were a drag. You mention how you hope to be around for a very long time because you still have so much to do both personally and professionally. You sound invigorated and rejuvenated, ready to take in the new decade.
In the late afternoon you leave your apartment to head to a recording studio. Outside your apartment building you’re always happy to greet fans, even signing autographs especially if it's your new album “Double Fantasy”.
You have one young man walk up to you and say nothing. You see he's holding a copy of your new album, and you volunteer to sign it, then hand it back. You ask if he would like anything else from you ? He says no and you get into your limousine.
The recording session is very fruitful. You're excited about a new song of Yoko's you're working on called "Walking On Thin Ice". You think it has all the elements to become a hit as you listen back to the mixes. You’re in a great mood at the studio, even taking the time to sign an autograph for one of the receptionists there. (Little do they know that they have just received the very last autograph on a piece of paper that John would ever sign in his lifetime).
You decide to leave the studio after 10:00 P.M. eastern time and your wife Yoko asks if you want to go get something to eat. You say no, you want to go say goodnight to your son Sean, and also feel bad for the fans waiting for you to get home to hopefully get an autograph from you before it gets too late.
As you arrive home you get out of the limousine, and see a face you remember from earlier in the night. It's the same guy you signed your album for hours earlier. You walk by him, and.....
We all know what happened next.
Just like that all of those goals and dreams are GONE.
A voice of a generation GONE.
A father, husband, brother, and friend GONE.
One of the greatest musicians and songwriters of all time GONE.
And the rest of us are left to go on without you.
Over 16 years prior to that moment John Lennon came to America to help us get over the assassination of our President John F. Kennedy. Now we were left to grieve at the assassination of him. All it took was one disturbed individual to take that all away from us.
Proving without a doubt that life just isn't fair.
John Lennon has now been gone 44 years. He’s now been gone 4 years longer than he was on this earth, (he was killed at the age of 40 years old). His two sons Julian and Sean have now even lived longer lives on earth than he was able to. His bandmates, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, along with his widow Yoko Ono have been able to live 44 more years longer too. Yet his legacy proves that he’s more alive than ever. He continues to remain relevant and influential to his fans his fans not only today, but also for generations to come.
Essential Studio And Live Albums:
With Beatles :
- Please Please Me (1963)
- With The Beatles (1963)
- A Hard Day's Night (1964)
- Beatles For Sale (1964)
- Help ! (1965)
- Rubber Soul (1965)
- Revolver (1966)
- Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
- Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
- The Beatles (AKA : The White Album (1968)
- Abbey Road (1969)
- Let It Be (1970)
The Beatles Live At The Hollywood Bowl (1977/2016)
- Live At The BBC (1994)
- Anthology 1 (1995)
- Anthology 2 (1996)
- Anthology 3 (1996)
- Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999)
- Let It Be...Naked (2003)
- Love (2006)
- Live At The BBC Volume 2 (2013)
Solo Studio And Live Albums :
- Live Peace In Toronto With The Plastic Ono Band (1969)
- Plastic Ono Band (1970)
- Imagine (1971)
- Mind Games (1973)
- Walls And Bridges (1974)
- Rock ‘n’ Roll (1975)
- Live In New York City 1972 (1986)
- Menlove Ave. (1986)
- Lennon (Box Set ) (1990)
- John Lennon Anthology (Box Set) (1998)
- John Lennon Signature (Box Set) (2010)
- Acoustic (2004)
With Yoko Ono :
- Plastic Ono Band (Yoko Ono) (1970)
- Fly (Yoko Ono) (1971)
- Sometime In New York City (1972)
- Double Fantasy (1980)
- Milk And Honey (1984)
- The Dirty Mac : Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus (1968) (Released 1996)
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