In Memoriam, John Lennon – Dec. 8 1980

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On 8 December 1980, John Lennon was shot five times by 25-year-old Mark David Chapman outside The Dakota, the apartment building in New York City where John and Yoko Ono lived. Chapman had been stalking Lennon for days outside the building and asked for an autograph as Lennon walked through the courtyard.

Returning from the Record Plant studios where they had been working, John and Yoko had been dropped by their white limousine on the pavement outside the building rather than driving through the gates and into the building’s secure courtyard.

John LennonPublished on December 8, 1980 By This Day In Music John Lennon Photo by Chris Walter
On 8 December 1980, John Lennon was shot five times by 25-year-old Mark David Chapman outside The Dakota, the apartment building in New York City where John and Yoko Ono lived. Chapman had been stalking Lennon for days outside the building and asked for an autograph as Lennon walked through the courtyard.

Yoko walked on ahead, nodding blankly at a stranger in the shadows — there were always fans and hangers-on lurking outside the Dakota for a glimpse of their hero.

Her husband, who was walking a few paces behind, heard a voice call out. “Mr. Lennon?” John slowed and then turned to look. Instantly, he registered that he’d seen this man a few times lately — and, earlier that day had even autographed an LP cover for him.

But now the stranger had a different purpose. He was down on one knee in a combat stance, a .38 revolver clasped in his hands. Five shots rang out and four dum-dum bullets, specially adapted to cause maximum physical damage, slammed into Lennon’s back, side, and shoulder.

Lennon was pronounced dead from a massive loss of blood at 11:30 pm.

John Lennon - #9 Dream

John Lennon s-a născut la 9 Octombrie 1940, în Liverpool, în timpul războiului. Se zice că în timpul bombardamentelor, dar s-ar putea să nu fie chiar așa.
Părinții lui s-au despărțit când avea 3 ani. De la 5 ani a fost crescut de mătușa lui, Mimi.
Mama lui, Julia, a murit într-un accident de mașină, când John avea 18 ani.
John Lennon a apărut pe prima copertă la lansarea revistei Rolling Stone, în 1967.
Împreună cu Yoko au apărut goi pe coperta revistei Rolling Stone în 1981.
A fost implicat în multe activități radicale, a avut un dosar la FBI care cântărește 100 de kg.
Fără ochelari, Lennon era în mod legal, orb
În ultima perioada a vieții a avut probleme datorită anxietății lui, că ar fi prea gras. În ultimii ani avea sub 61 de kg.
Cifra 9 a apărut de multe ori în viață și muzica lui. S-a născut în ziua de 9, a murit pe data de 8, care în țara lui de origine (UK) a fost 9. A compus melodii intitulate “#9 Dream, “Revolution #9.
John Lennon a fost asasinat în fața blocului unde locuia (The Dakota) din New York, la ora 10:50 PM (US Eastern Time)