Thursday, October 09, 2003

*Ø* Blogmanac October 9, 1940 | Happy birthday John Lennon

I was bored on the 9th Octover 1940 when, I believe, the nasties were still booming us led by Madalf Heatlump(Who only had one). Anyway they didn't get me. I attended to varicous schools in Liddypol. And still didn't pass-much to my Aunties supplies. As a member of the most publified Beatles my and (P,G,and R's) records might seem funnier to some of you than this book, but as far as I'm conceived this correction of short writty is the most wonderfoul larf I've ever ready.
John Lennon, In His Own Write

Lennon/Ono quotes page

Lennon: Shot down in his prime at 40, John Lennon died in some sort of intense energy, just as he had lived. We might have expected it.

Lennon was a master singer-songwriter and a political activist, a hero to many and a villain to others. What is the real legacy of this man?

Lennon's influence from 1963-70 as a Beatle was profound. It was brought about by a combination of prodigious talent, aggressive self-promotion, and technological opportunities. The ability of a single musical act to have the vast reach that the Beatles enjoyed was only made possible by technological advances – satellites, recording techniques, advances in shipping technologies, air travel, even new printing technology aided the Fab Four.

For example, in 1967, the Beatles recorded All You Need is Love in a London studio, watched live by millions of people all around the world in the first ever global telecast, Our World. Fortunately, it was also a great song (yet another Number One), though almost everything they did had the stamp of greatness on it. They never seemed to let their fans down and kept getting better and better.

However, despite that song, and Sergeant Pepper's and a phenomenal 31 Number One Beatle hits (in Australia), John Lennon's intellectual star shone most brightly in the decade following the 1970 acrimonious demise of the band. It was then that full vent was given to the acuity of his mind in combination with his musical gifts ...

Rest of article: John Lennon: Saint or sinner?

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