Today marks the 44th anniversary of the day that John Lennon got shot to death in front of the Dakota Building in New York City. It happened in the evening on December 8th and by the morning the next day it was all over the news. That was quick exposure back in those prehistoric pre-internet times.
Below are online links to articles and videos about the first Beatle that died and then there’s the weekly MBIP Coming Attractions!
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Sunday Links
John Lennon's Death, 33 Years Later: A Timeline of Events - This is a timeline of John Lennon’s last day on earth featuring a photo session for Rolling Stone, an interview about his and Yoko Ono’s new album, “Double Fantasy” and a recording session at the Record Plant in New York City.
How did John Lennon die? This is who killed the famed Beatles musician 43 years ago. - This is a good factual run-down of how and when John Lennon was shot down and the asshole who shot him.
How the World Reacted to John Lennon's Death 35 Years Ago - Time magazine recounts various world-wide reactions to Lennon’s death and features their cover from the week it happened.
John Lennon Death Anniversary: 9 Facts You May Not Know About The Beatle's 1980 Assassination - I knew all of these except that the guy that shot John Lennon also thought about killing Walter Cronkite and Marlon Brando. What a creep.
Strawberry Fields (Central Park) - There’s a nice memorial in Central Park in New York City, just across the street from the Dakota Building, where John Lennon lived with Yoko Ono and their son, Sean.
John Lennon’s Death Announced by Howard Cosell During Patriots-Dolphins ‘Monday Night Football’ Game 30 Years Ago - The world first learned of John Lennon’s death from an unlikely source: Howard Cosell on Monday Night Football. This article tells that story and there’s a video from that evening’s broadcast.
John Lennon’s Last Day and Death in New York City - This video details John Lennon’s last day alive in New York City.
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MBIP Coming Attractions
Monday: Last Friday, I went to the annual Christmas In The Village at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. It happened both Friday and Saturday, but I thought it wouldn’t be as crowded on Friday night. There was a great turnout and it was a lot of fun and I’ll have photos of that tomorrow.
Tuesday: After two failed attempts I finally got permission to take photos for the MBIP Doughnut Tour and you can read about that and see what kind of doughnuts I had on my fifth week of doughnut eating.
Wednesday: Discover Peoria has a holiday pop up shop at Grand Prairie. This is the second year of them doing this and I meant to go last year and never made it there, so this year I’m finally going to go and check out the local vendors in there.
Thursday: I’m going to do a short Xmas weekly series called The Post of Xmas Past and post a Christmas post from the past on here.
Friday: Friday I’m starting a new series called, Friday Bites, where I’m going to be sampling food either at MBIP World Headquarters or at a restaurant or other places. I’m going to be kind of playing it by ear the way I do most of this blog!
Saturday: We’ll be taking a trip to the past with another Meanwhile, Back In Peoria’s Past post on Saturday.
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Sunday Comic
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Magical Mystery Tour. and In Cold Blood.