Today marks the 40th anniversary of the death of John Lennon

[MichaelSoE]

Such a tragic loss.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. Oh, my.

He's now been dead as long as he was alive.

That's sad.

[polmaven]

2. One of the saddest days in music's history

[Martin Eden]

3. I was injured that night

Working a 2nd shift factory job I had a minor accident which required 8 stitches. When they finished stitching me up I came out to the waiting room and the first words I heard were "John Lennon was shot dead."

[backroadblast]

4. I know the exact spot where i was when i first heard the news.

i'm sure many others can tell you the same.

[lastlib]

5. Imagine.........

One of the most influential musicians to ever live.

Imagine.........

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[slack-bot]

6. Feels like yesterday to me

I was a freshly-minted teenager around that time. While I didn't know much about John Lennon or the Fab Four, I really enjoyed playing the Beatles records (early years mop-top stuff) that I discovered in my parents' vinyl collection.

The weight of John's death hit me pretty hard the moment I saw his face front and center on the stacks and stacks of newspapers at my route's drop point... and as I delivered each paper to every doorstep that day.

"A Day In The Life" has the ability to evoke that "I remember where I was when..." feeling in all of us. Just thought I would share mine.

Thank you for posting this.

Thanks, John...!

[Heartstrings]

7. Yoko Ono posted this on Facebook today....

[MichaelSoE]

8. Damn ... that should be a separate post

Thank you

[Heartstrings]

9. It is haunting....

But I’ll leave it on your op.