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I had just turned 11 when Lennon was murdered. I didn't listen to a lot of pop music then (the parents were into classical and Broadway) but I was familiar with exactly 3 pop bands: Blood Sweat & Tears, the Moody Blues, and the Beatles. They were the only pop bands my parents liked. And the music teacher at my elementary school adored the Beatles, so by far, they were the ones I knew best. And Double Fantasy ruled the airwaves at the time. So Lennon was more or less the first famous person I was familiar with and liked to die when I was old enough to know what that meant. I walked around stunned for 2 days because I didn't know what to make of this. To this day it stings. I know his music much better now (both Beatles and solo) and I can't conceive of how difficult it would have been to make sense of this had it happened now.

The other weird thing about Lennon's murder for me: I was watching MNF when Cosell made the announcement. At that time in my life, I hated football. And I never watched MNF. I have no idea or memory of why it was I happened to be watching it that night, but I was.

Snurched from autumnyte by way of sidewinder , a 30 day meme. Let's see how long I can keep up with it. (And with regard to Balticon, I know I won't be able to keep up then so I'll play catch up after.)

day 01 - your favorite song

Easy one. John Lennon's 'Imagine'. Makes me cry, makes me dream, makes me wish for a better world to live in, makes me stop whatever I'm doing and just listen.


Coming soon...

day 02 - your least favorite song
day 03 - a song that makes you happy
day 04 - a song that makes you sad
day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone
day 06 - a song that reminds of you of somewhere
day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event
day 08 - a song that you know all the words to
day 09 - a song that you can dance to
day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep
day 11 - a song from your favorite band
day 12 - a song from a band you hate
day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure
day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love
day 15 - a song that describes you
day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate
day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio
day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio
day 19 - a song from your favorite album
day 20 - a song that you listen to when you’re angry
day 21 - a song that you listen to when you’re happy
day 22 - a song that you listen to when you’re sad
day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding
day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral
day 25 - a song that makes you laugh
day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument
day 27 - a song that you wish you could play
day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty
day 29 - a song from your childhood
day 30 - your favorite song at this time last year

First off, I admit it. I'm a wimp. Getting up early for voting meant not staying up late for the returns. I conked out around 10ish, just couldn't hang in there. So, here's a big pile'o'thoughts on the election results.

( The Good )
( The Bad )
( The Ugly )
( Undecided )