It makes me sad to think, particularly that it has been so long. I wonder what Lennon would have thought about the world of today.

It was my first year of grad school. I actually don't remember how I first heard (I usually remember that kind of stuff), but I did hear about it that evening. I do clearly remember telling one of my roommates; he just couldn't / didn't believe me and thought I was making a weird joke. I don't think he was convinced until he heard it on the radio himself.

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