Decades have passed since the violent death of John Lennon.
Many baby boomers remember where they were when they heard about the JFK assassination. For my generation, we have a few traumatic events as well. Elvis, 9/11 John Lennon and perhaps the passing of George Harrison (November 29, 2001).
Just like when I heard about Elvis’ disappearance and 9/11, my mind took a snapshot of exactly where I was, who I was with, and where I was standing. For me, these were life-changing traumatic events that stuck with me.
For the George Harrison news, the radio alarm just went off on November 30th. The DJ said: “And then there were two”, that was all that needed to be said for me to know that George had died. Continue reading “Where Were You on December 8, 1980?”