This would have been John Lennon’s 82nd birthday. I can’t even imagine, (get it). Paul turned 80 in June and is still the same good natured, talented, still performing and touring, good looking, (for his age) man. Ringo, the oldest Beatle, turned 82 in July. He is still charismatic, he’s also performing and touring, and again, nice looking for his age.
I have to wonder what John would be like. He was a very complicated and conflicting man. I feel he was perhaps the most complicated Beatle. There were so many different sides to his personality that he shared with us. Through his songs he showed us how vulnerable, insecure, lonely, and angry he could be. He was also joyful, playful, a man with strong convictions and not afraid to speak out about them. I miss hearing and relating to his honesty.
Would John be bald, as I saw in a sketch portraying how each would look in their old age? Would be be a curmudgeon, (which I kind of see)? Would he still be performing?, I think so and lastly would any of them perform together again? Of course it couldn’t happen, but I like to think of them all being friendly together and maybe even showing up for surprise performances at individual concerts. We will never know.
The point of this post is that this day, October 9, 2022, has gone by without me in any public or private way celebrate the man, John Lennon. I didn’t have the radio on, where I knew they would talk and play his music. I didn’t have any CDs of his playing and I didn’t hear anything on TV about it. This is the first time since he died in 1980 that I didn’t in some way commemorate him. I feel bad. I recognized in my head the day, but outwardly I did nothing.
Hopefully, this too shall pass