We Miss You, John

Twenty-nine years ago this evening I was in my bedroom doing homework. As I listened to the radio I heard the WFBQ announcer break into a song to announce that John Lennon had been shot outside his Dakota apartment in New York City. I was shocked and stunned.  Just a few short minutes later, the announcer came back on, obviously shaken and in tears. He stated that "John Lennon has died from gunshot wounds." It was shortly thereafter that I heard the name Mark David Chapman.

Many of us showed up at school the next day wearing black armbands in honor and mourning for John Lennon. He was a creative visionary that certainly influenced an era.

After the WFBQ announcer had made his announcement another DJ came on the air and began to play songs by John Lennon. I remember Dream No. 9 being one of the first. This song, "Love", was among the first to be played, as well: