Thirty Years

By Less Lee Moore

It’s been such a big part of my life for so long that often I am numbed to the sadness of it. But reading this article, including a timeline of John Lennon’s last day, makes me cry all over again. We’re so blessed to have had him as part of our lives, even for such a short time.

In some ways I hesitate to even mention the creepy photo in this article or the paraphrased conversations with Mark David Chapman because he deserves no glory for his actions. But I think it’s important to realize the details of what happened since so many current Beatles and Lennon fans were born after Lennon died. It makes the events of back then more than just common knowledge; it makes them personal and real.

As a kid I knew he was important and special because my parents thought so. Later, I realized what he meant to me personally. Even now, his significance and brilliance is revealed to me in more profound ways.

No, he was not a saint. But he was one of a kind and we’ll never see someone like him again.