PBS had a profound special on him. It showed the transformation of his life from the time he left the Beatles through his passionate fatherhood. The Special demonstrated how he worked through many of his demons and ended up being a gentle, loving husband and father. Lennon took a hard stance against violence. In an interview, he commented about Martin Luther King JR. fighting for peace and killed in a violent crime - his own tragic destiny.
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Dec 8, 2010 - 5:22am
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Wow, yeah, doesn't feel like 30 years (not that I know what 30 years feels like, I guess)
I was a Freshman at University of Michigan. But we all had eachother there in the dorm, that made it WAY more meaningful than if I was just by myself somewhere... everyone sharing the favorite songs, and what John Lennon and the Beatles meant to them.
I was in 7th grade, and the stuff I felt only sought to alienate me more from my peers..... I never fit in
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Dec 8, 2010 - 5:21am
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He made some great music. He also made some crap music. He could be an asshole. He could be profound. He tried to make the world a better place. In some ways he succeeded, in other ways he failed. He was just like you, just like me, just like anyone you've ever met, no better, no worse.
& like too many people was murdered well before his time.
I remember waking up that morning to get ready for school and hearing it on 1010 WINS news, the AM news radio station out of NY. Doesnt feel like it was 30 years ago.
Wow, yeah, doesn't feel like 30 years (not that I know what 30 years feels like, I guess)
I was a Freshman at University of Michigan. But we all had eachother there in the dorm, that made it WAY more meaningful than if I was just by myself somewhere... everyone sharing the favorite songs, and what John Lennon and the Beatles meant to them.
He made some great music. He also made some crap music. He could be an asshole. He could be profound. He tried to make the world a better place. In some ways he succeeded, in other ways he failed. He was just like you, just like me, just like anyone you've ever met, no better, no worse.
Well, I do not presume to speak for anyone else, but he we better than me.
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Dec 8, 2010 - 5:12am
He made some great music. He also made some crap music. He could be an asshole. He could be profound. He tried to make the world a better place. In some ways he succeeded, in other ways he failed. He was just like you, just like me, just like anyone you've ever met, no better, no worse.
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Dec 8, 2010 - 5:03am
I remember waking up that morning to get ready for school and hearing it on 1010 WINS news, the AM news radio station out of NY. Doesnt feel like it was 30 years ago.
Wow. Just...wow. It's like the best thing John could've ever hoped to happen after he was gone. They didn't just give peace a chance, they embraced it.
It's a lovely story. Julian worked really hard to learn to like Yoko so that he could have a relationship with his brother, and now they are all very close. Julian's mom too.
That was a great interview—-thank you. What about the one with the two of them? The "Sunday Morning" just seemed to be all Julian.
EDIT: There must've been another video on that link I didn't see/click on....I found it somewhere else....
It's a lovely story. Julian worked really hard to learn to like Yoko so that he could have a relationship with his brother, and now they are all very close. Julian's mom too.
Another excellent documentary about John on PBS tonight.
Makes me miss him all over again.
I wish they would've had Julian and Sean (as an adult) in some of the interviews. Would've been nice for them to show both sons and the musical legacy living on. But that's just me.
I recently saw Sean and Julian together in an interview. They have a great relationship with each other now.
I wondered about the sons, too, Alexandra. Surely the producers invited them to participate. . . .
I saw Sean at a cozy little venue in San Luis Obispo a few years ago (with CCinSB), and he was so gracious and humble and completely immersed in his music, just like Dad. And he was also hilarious! We loved him.
I was in 7th grade, and the stuff I felt only sought to alienate me more from my peers..... I never fit in 
and a lot of us got a new understanding of murder, a way we hadn't known murder before... it felt so personal.
