STEWART COPELAND

John Lennon would have turned 70 today.

Thinking of the great music he made and wonderign what could have been had he been able to stay with us for the last 30 years.

It's hard to imagine him as an oldie.

I was 15 when he died and remember hearing about it whilst sneaking a crafty smoke during school breaktime.

Now I'm older than he was when he died.

I wonder if he'd still have been making music now.

He was a ★

Rest In Peace, my prayer for you, John. I've spent my day trying to imagine what he would be like if he was with us at 70...

I remember very well that day as well; my father gave me the news.
He's a legend, he will never day in spirit....LIVE FOREVER.

I´ll never forget this moment in October 1980 :a little coffe-shop in my hometown Cologne, a little school-kids smalltalk with my very best girl-friend, even died a long time ago. "John Lennon was shot, he`s dead !" Very emotional, altough it´s 30 years ago. I feel very sad about it, `til today.
Only the good die young - I don`t know . But, otherwise, I can`t imagine a John Lennon at his 70th birthday - but 30 years ago, I even can`t imagine, that I am gettin older . . .
Sorry, I know for sure: bad, bad English - but I´m a German Girl with no pratcice for al long time . . . A Spaniard in the Works !
A German, too
Doro

Welcome, Doro. Practice, practice, practice!

[quote="DoroCologne"]I´ll never forget this moment in October 1980 :a little coffe-shop in my hometown Cologne, a little school-kids smalltalk with my very best girl-friend, even died a long time ago. "John Lennon was shot, he`s dead !" Very emotional, altough it´s 30 years ago. I feel very sad about it, `til today.
Only the good die young - I don`t know . But, otherwise, I can`t imagine a John Lennon at his 70th birthday - but 30 years ago, I even can`t imagine, that I am gettin older . . .
Sorry, I know for sure: bad, bad English - but I´m a German Girl with no pratcice for al long time . . . A Spaniard in the Works !
A German, too
Doro[/quote]

Thanks for sharing, Doro--only thing is, Lennon's 40th birthday was in October 1980; he was shot in December. Lennon is an always will be a legend to me. If only he were around to celebrate this milestone.

I gave some dough to Lennon-related groups on the 9th....gone but never forgotten.

(Oh, and - finally finished, more or less, a portrait of him...will link it here if I can get my act together, tho it's my avatar on FB at the moment...)

Watch the movie "Nowhere Boy" this weekend, which is being released today here in the US