R.I.P. John
It's hard to believe that it was 25 years ago....I was 14 at the time, and I must have cried for a week. My grandmother had died a few months earlier, and I cried less for her! But my grandmother was old, and John Lennon's was the first death I experienced that seemed so out of the blue, and so unfair. I remember watching on TV the huge vigil that formed in Central Park, and wishing that I could be there.
Ten years later, I was here. A few months after I'd moved it was the 10th anniversary of his death and I was miserable. I knew that grad school was not for me but I really didn't know what else to do except that I wanted to stay in the city. (How I would afford it, I had no idea...) I went to Strawberry Fields on Dec 8 and there was a big crowd; some young hippie-ish guy asked if he could give me a hug because it looked like I needed it. I said yes, he hugged me and I started to cry. I think I only went one or two times after that but I will definitely be going tonight.
Ten years later, I was here. A few months after I'd moved it was the 10th anniversary of his death and I was miserable. I knew that grad school was not for me but I really didn't know what else to do except that I wanted to stay in the city. (How I would afford it, I had no idea...) I went to Strawberry Fields on Dec 8 and there was a big crowd; some young hippie-ish guy asked if he could give me a hug because it looked like I needed it. I said yes, he hugged me and I started to cry. I think I only went one or two times after that but I will definitely be going tonight.