The Passing of an icon...........John.

It's hard to believe that 25 years have come
and gone since the murder of John Lennon.

I was a diehard Beatle fan from the first time
I laid eyes on them on the Ed Sullivan Show. I

was one week shy of 14 years old then. I will

never forget their impact on me beginning at

that time. They helped define who I was, my

taste and love of music, my love of live concerts,

the inspiration to teach myself to play the guitar.

I even eventually went on to teach guitar at the
tender young age of 16. I wrote a prize winning

story about them in high school..I even had my

hair cut in a "Beatle" cut. All of my friends at

that time were huge Beatle fans as well.

Countless hours were spent playing their records,

reading every book and fan magazine I could get

my hands on. It was two years before I was to see

them play in person and oh what a day that was!

I was a grown woman with a family of my own when

I first heard the news of that John had been shot.
I feel that the music culture was changed forever

by his passing. What a waste his death was! I realize

today I still feel the grief as acutely as I did the day it
happened. I hope he's playing and writing music in a

better place now. At least he can't be hurt again by

some absurd, insane killer. He is sorely missed...by

millions whose lives he not only touched but impacted
in ways he will never know..