Also, I do remember where I was when I heard about
John Lennon's death: watching the news at home. We lived in Austin at the time. The carpet was orange shag, I was 10 and the news made me really sad as I'd just "discovered" the Beatles.

The next few months were spent learning as much as possible about them, Lennon in particular. At one point my grandmother in Dallas bought me a copy of a quickie John Lennon bio (published merely weeks after his murder) entitled "Strawberry Fields Forever." At least I think that was the title - I can't seem to find any evidence of it online. It was a cheap paperback novel bought at a corner drugstore --if anyone knows anything about the book, please let me know. I'd love to get another copy.

Tonight, I think, some John Lennon tunes are in order.