Long After Death, Lennon Remains a Powerful Presence

[Cetacea]

Source: New York Times

John Lennon would have turned 70 on Saturday, and the anniversary has occasioned a flood of events and releases to commemorate the songwriter and his work. In a way, Lennon’s stature — the reason for the celebrations — makes some of them seem beside the point. Since he was murdered outside the Dakota, 30 years ago in December, Lennon has remained a powerful presence in the culture, both for his songwriting and performances as a Beatle and for his post-Beatles life as a peace crusader, born-again feminist and alternately strident and affecting solo artist. Do we really need to be reminded about John Lennon?

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/arts/music/09lennon.html

[BrklynLiberal]

1. and boy, do we need his voice in the world now................

and Paul Wellstone, and RFK, and MLK. Too many silenced by violence...that would have been the voices at the forefront of the battles we are fighting today.

[Cetacea]

2. So true...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUn0vvgEvBc&feature=related

"it seem the good they die young..'

[BootinUp]

3. Just last weekend I watched

a video of his interview with Tom Snyder. First time I ever saw an extended interview of him. It was really a great interview.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzxKrMil8qA&feature=related