Yeah, I was living in NYCity at the time and heard it on the 11 o’clock news.
I never was a great fan of the Beatles or of John Lennon. but Jesus Christ, this hit me hard.
I found myself in Central Park on the following Sunday. I think it was Yoko Ono who called for people to gather there.
As I recall, the crowd that gathered heard tape recordings of John Lennon’s songs until the “moment of silence” began.
It was way more than a moment-probably fifteen minutes- but when it began, people wept.
I wept. Tears were pouring on to my nice black wool winter coat. I remember I looked down at my own tears, rolling off my coat, and wondered where they were coming from.
At the same time, something was dripping on my head-more tears!
Some guy was in a tree (Central Park) above me and his tears were dripping down upon me.
John Lennon. God rest his soul.
Thanks, Susie, for remembering this.
Yeah, I was living in NYCity at the time and heard it on the 11 o’clock news.
I never was a great fan of the Beatles or of John Lennon. but Jesus Christ, this hit me hard.
I found myself in Central Park on the following Sunday. I think it was Yoko Ono who called for people to gather there.
As I recall, the crowd that gathered heard tape recordings of John Lennon’s songs until the “moment of silence” began.
It was way more than a moment-probably fifteen minutes- but when it began, people wept.
I wept. Tears were pouring on to my nice black wool winter coat. I remember I looked down at my own tears, rolling off my coat, and wondered where they were coming from.
At the same time, something was dripping on my head-more tears!
Some guy was in a tree (Central Park) above me and his tears were dripping down upon me.
John Lennon. God rest his soul.
Thanks, Susie, for remembering this.