It was 25 years ago today... - VGF

Vinny · 12-08-2005, 12:41 PM

That one of the greatest and most influential musicians of our time was taken precociously from his life. On December 8, 1980, John Lennon was shot to death by Mark David Chapman. While The Beatles aren't always my favorite band, they'll always be the best band ever. The collaborative genius of Paul McCartney and John Lennon produced a great musical revolution and some of the most beautiful songs ever written.

So, to honor John Lennon's weighty contributions to the music world, today at chez Vinny will be Beatles-and-Lennon-listening day. Hail to the best band ever!

Koga · 12-08-2005, 06:51 PM

Through some strange sort of coincidence I was looking at George Harrison's date of death today on IMDb, and went on to read his biography. After that I also went on to read the bios of the other Beatles, and while I knew Lennon died in 1980, I didn't know what day, and I noticed it was today. Pretty weird.

The man truly was a genius, and it is an eternal waste that he died before his time at the hands of a madman. RIP John Lennon

EDIT: More weird coincidences: at the exact moment I clicked the add post button 'Strawberry Fields Forever' started to play in my playlist with over a 1000 songs set to shuffle.

[ December 08, 2005, 05:53 PM: Message edited by: Koga ]

12-08-2005, 12:41 PM	#1
Vinny Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Fletcher Memorial Home for incurable tyrants and kings Posts: 7,262 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 15,263.86 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 15,763.86 Donate	That one of the greatest and most influential musicians of our time was taken precociously from his life. On December 8, 1980, John Lennon was shot to death by Mark David Chapman. While The Beatles aren't always my favorite band, they'll always be the best band ever. The collaborative genius of Paul McCartney and John Lennon produced a great musical revolution and some of the most beautiful songs ever written. So, to honor John Lennon's weighty contributions to the music world, today at chez Vinny will be Beatles-and-Lennon-listening day. Hail to the best band ever!

12-08-2005, 06:51 PM	#2
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,093 Thanks: 104 Thanked 176 Times in 118 Posts Points: 104,325.41 Bank: 17,752.41 Total Points: 122,077.82 Donate	Through some strange sort of coincidence I was looking at George Harrison's date of death today on IMDb, and went on to read his biography. After that I also went on to read the bios of the other Beatles, and while I knew Lennon died in 1980, I didn't know what day, and I noticed it was today. Pretty weird. The man truly was a genius, and it is an eternal waste that he died before his time at the hands of a madman. RIP John Lennon EDIT: More weird coincidences: at the exact moment I clicked the add post button 'Strawberry Fields Forever' started to play in my playlist with over a 1000 songs set to shuffle. [ December 08, 2005, 05:53 PM: Message edited by: Koga ]