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Offline fartwinkle

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RIP John Lennon
« on: December 08, 2005, 01:00:07 PM »
25 years ago tonight.
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Offline Yeager

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« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2005, 01:25:13 PM »
I was 16 at the time.  I remember all too well when the breaking news interrupted the program I was watching, I cant even recall what I was watching....at first Lennon was reported as shot and wounded.  About an hour later they came on saying he was dead as a result of the wounds.

Just goes to show you, dont take life for granted.  Never know when some sick POS is going to give it to you.
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« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2005, 01:40:02 PM »
Sorry but it was a mercy killing!

His/our suffering began when he married Yoko!
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« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2005, 02:52:53 PM »
never having been a beatle's fan and always having thought of john lennon as a twit I clearly remember thinking "did his album really suck that bad?"  Then continuing enjoying The Marshal Tucker Band album we were playing when my friend robert told me the sad news.
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« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2005, 08:22:30 PM »
Dimebag Darrel RIP, and John, 24 years apart same day.
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« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2005, 08:31:36 PM »
I was watching Monday night football and Howard Cosell anounced that John Lennon had been shot dead.

found this link. cut ten  towards the bottom is a clip of Cosell's anouncement
Howard Cosell anounces John Lennons murder
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Offline fartwinkle

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« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2005, 11:50:32 PM »
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Dimebag Darrel RIP, and John, 24 years apart same day.


Yes RIP Dimebag he was a local boy had a friend who went to high school with him.
Said he was a very giving person.
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« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2005, 11:52:01 PM »
The only difference between "dime bag" and John Lennon is that one had a real talent.
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Offline Guppy35

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« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2005, 12:01:18 AM »
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never having been a beatle's fan and always having thought of john lennon as a twit I clearly remember thinking "did his album really suck that bad?"  Then continuing enjoying The Marshal Tucker Band album we were playing when my friend robert told me the sad news.


One of my Nomad squaddies in Airwarrior was a founding member of MTB.  He'd disagree with your comment on the Beatles and Lennon, Storch.
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« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2005, 03:55:29 AM »
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The only difference between "dime bag" and John Lennon is that one had a real talent.
NUKE, you should read that book that I've just read, all about John. It leads me to believe that John wasn't as great as people think he was. Apparently the real guitar talent in the band was George Harrison, who Cynthia implies was rather better than John. And... many of John's compositions in the New York/Yoko Ono years were frankly crap. And he could only be the person he wanted to be when he was doped up on LSD, which was pretty much every day when he was still married to Cynthia.
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« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2005, 06:05:17 AM »
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One of my Nomad squaddies in Airwarrior was a founding member of MTB.  He'd disagree with your comment on the Beatles and Lennon, Storch.
that would be what makes horse races and many other things.
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Offline Jackal1

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« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2005, 07:35:44 AM »
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The only difference between "dime bag" and John Lennon is that one had a real talent.


Yep, Dime Bag was talented allright.
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« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2005, 08:37:50 AM »
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NUKE, you should read that book that I've just read, all about John. It leads me to believe that John wasn't as great as people think he was. Apparently the real guitar talent in the band was George Harrison, who Cynthia implies was rather better than John. And... many of John's compositions in the New York/Yoko Ono years were frankly crap. And he could only be the person he wanted to be when he was doped up on LSD, which was pretty much every day when he was still married to Cynthia.


Nobody I know of thinks of Lennon as a great guitar player, but you don't need to be great at playing, just good enough to get the song across.

I know a lot of really good guitar players, but none can really wright a good or interesting song. George Harrison was okay on guitar, and had a couple of good songs. He was not in the same league as John Lennon or Paul McCartney though.
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Offline beet1e

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« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2005, 09:02:44 AM »
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you don't need to be great at playing, just good enough to get the song across.
Well that's just it, but according to some of the critics here, he couldn't even do that - in the New York years. He was also an intensely jealous person, and did not provide adequately for his wife Cynthia and their son Julian when he left them or, more accurately, after he ordered them out of the house they'd shared - Kenwood, in St. George's estate, Weybridge. Great man? Hmmm...
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Offline DREDIOCK

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« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2005, 09:08:44 AM »
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NUKE, you should read that book that I've just read, all about John. It leads me to believe that John wasn't as great as people think he was. Apparently the real guitar talent in the band was George Harrison,  


Thought this was common knowledge.
I remember seeing a show on the beatles several years ago where the remaining beatles all pretty much said that Harrison was the best guitarist in the band.

Lennon and Mcartney were  the songwriters
And oh what songs.

Imagine,
Help
Happy Christmas(war is over)
Come together
A Day n the Life
You've got to hide your love away
etc etc
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