I BELIEVE IN HEROES. I KNOW NOT EVERYONE HAS A HERO OR HEROES, BUT I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THEM AND I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN THEM.
ONE OF MY GREATEST HEROES, JOHN LENNON, DIED ON THIS DAY - DECEMBER 8 - IN 1980. WE ALL KNOW THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF JOHN'S PASSING, SO I WON'T MENTION THEM.
JOHN WAS ONE OF ROCK MUSIC'S GREAT ICONOCLASTS, HE WAS ACTUALLY A BOY SCOUT AND A CHOIR BOY IN HIS YOUTH.
IT WAS ACTUALLY JOHN WHO HELPED NAME THE GROUP THE BEATLES. HIS BEST FRIEND, STU SUTCLIFFE, THOUGHT OF THE NAME THE BEETLES, IN HONOR OF BUDDY HOLLY AND HIS BAND, THE CRICKETS. JOHN CHANGED THE SECOND "E" TO AN "A" BECAUSE THEY WERE A BEAT GROUP.
Eddie & everyone else: I remember that day vividly: It was a Monday; I was 14 & sitting on the couch with my dad Bert watching the news; suddenly, there it was: Breaking news: Ex-Beatle John Lennon had been murdered; RIP, John; you're sorely missed.
Posted by: David | December 09, 2015 at 10:47 AM