Lennon memories

[FPSHOT]

Some aditional info on the 8th.

Thousands of fans are expected to attend vigils around the world on Friday to mark the 20th anniversary of the murder of former Beatle John Lennon.

Memorials will include a candle-lighting ceremony in Strawberry Fields, the tribute garden in New York's Central Park bearing the simple legend "Imagine".

Lennon's friends and family will gather at his childhood home in Menlove Avenue, Liverpool, where his cousin Stanley Parkes will unveil an English Heritage blue plaque.

Fans are already gathering in Central Park

The musician lived at the small semi-detached house with his Aunt Mimi from the age of five until 1963, when he achieved worldwide fame with the Beatles.

The plaque - the first to commemorate an English pop musician - will overlook the porch where the young Lennon taught himself to play guitar.

Already in Japan several hundred people have mourned Lennon at the world's first museum dedicated to him, which opened in October just outside Tokyo.

Groups of fans prayed at a temporary altar carrying a large picture of him.



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I'm just waiting for 23 January 2001 and I know what I will be doing.

[bearkat77]

Also from AP Top News at 11 p.m. EST
Friday, Dec 8, 2000
Castro Pays Homage to John Lennon

HAVANA (AP) - President Fidel Castro made a surprise appearance at a homage to the late musician John Lennon on the 20th anniversary of his death and said he was sorry he never got to meet the former Beatle. After the unveiling today of a bronze statue of Lennon in a Havana park, Castro said that he and the musician "dreamed of .... the same things.'' Castro decided to attend the ceremony because of Lennon's activism for world peace and his criticism of the Vietnam war.

"I would tell him: I am sorry I never got to know you," the communist leader said.

Castro decided to attend the ceremony because of Lennon's activism for world peace and his criticism of the Vietnam war. Lennon was shot to death by a disturbed fan outside his New York apartment building on the night of Dec. 8, 1980.

Lennon and the Beatles have always been popular in Cuba, even though the group's music was banned for a time on the nation's airwaves. Beatles fans always found a way to listen to their favorite group, either through foreign radio stations that can sometimes be heard here or on secondhand records passed among friends.

During the 1960s and 1970s, there were also campaigns against the island's long-haired hippies, and there were some reported cases of young Cuban men having there hair forcibly cut.

"It is very possible there had been some extremism," Castro said. "It is very possible for distinct reasons.

"I never cut anyone's hair," he added. "I don't know anything about this, I am not to blame."

Castro, 74, said he had heard about the Beatles at the height of their success, but didn't listen to their music back then. "I really didn't have much time ... we had so much going on here," he said.

During the homage to Lennon organized by the communist government, Castro and folk singer Silvio Rodriguez together pulled away a white cloth covering the two-ton bronze statue of the musician sitting on a park bench. It was designed by Cuban sculptor Jose Villa.

Later Friday, several groups of Cuban musicians in the park were to perform tunes by the Beatles and Lennon, including "Yesterday" and "Imagine".

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[iFrog]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by FPSHOT:

The plaque - the first to commemorate an English pop musician - will overlook the porch where the young Lennon taught himself to play guitar. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


Not to get too technical or anything, but i do believe that it was Julia Lennon that taught John how to play guitar. Or at the very least provided the impetus that eventually turned the young Lennon into a world class musician.

http://www.users.drak.net/dragonfly99/tempimages/badger1.jpg

[FPSHOT]

You are right. Julia tought John, first by teaching him banjo chords, and then he progressed to the guitar.

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I'm just waiting for 23 January 2001 and I know what I will be doing.

[lennon-mccartney]

That's a funny looking thing.

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http://www.angelfire.com/stars/LennonMcCartney/lennonmccartneylink.gif (http://www.angelfire.com/stars/LennonMcCartney)

[iFrog]

Yeah i know. It's beautiful isn't it? http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

[bearkat77]

But what is it?

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[jami]

Looks like a skunk to me.

[Litl Lennon]

ditto

[lennon-mccartney]

I'm just concerned about the 3 Space invader insects, the fiendish beasts that are chasing the poor skunk!!! And he doesn't seem to be getting away very quickly!
WHAT WILL HAPPEN?
WILL HE BE OK?

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http://www.angelfire.com/stars/LennonMcCartney/lennonmccartneylink.gif (http://www.angelfire.com/stars/LennonMcCartney)

[iFrog]

Don't worry, he's very safe because he's not a skunk but really a Hopi badger.
http://www.users.drak.net/dragonfly99/tempimages/cloud1.jpg

[Lucy]

Bring back the badger.

[FPSHOT]

Any relation to the Beatles here? Or is it maybe related to the artistic side of them.

If not, it's Disney time.

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[iFrog]

Your wish is my command. BTW the preceding image was another beautiful Hopi Indian art work. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/cry.gif
http://www.users.drak.net/dragonfly99/tempimages/badger1.jpg

[This message has been edited by iFrog (edited December 12, 2000 at 04:35 PM).]

[litlringo]

WHAT is it? Tell us! I don't get it!?

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Love is a flower. You've got to let it grow.
-John Lennon

[Dreamer]

I get it IFrog, but there is a bit of Ojibwe in me, if YOU know what I mean. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/grin.gif

[beatlemethisbeatlemethat]

Hey guys can we keep on topic or do I have to get the belt out http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/grin.gif

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Peace, Love, and Beatles,
Stefanie

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