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Imagining Lennon 20 Years Later
On December 8, 1980, John Lennon--Beatle, father, husband, dreamer, icon--was gunned down outside his Manhattan apartment building.
On Friday, fans of the late rocker are coming together all over the world to mourn his passing.
In New York City, some 200 people gathered in the early morning hours in Strawberry Fields--the section of Central Park named in his memory and located across the street from Lennon's residence.
Mourners braved freezing winter temperatures and falling snow to light candles, sing songs and pay their respects to the musician whose message of peace and love inspired generations. Some fans marked his passing by playing Beatles songs on guitars, some placed flowers around the memorial "Imagine" mosaic, others left handwritten notes in tribute to the slain singer.
While the crowd is expected to swell by nightfall, climbing into the thousands, the mood remains somber, as many in the crowd paused to remember the life and music of the legend.
"John's spirit is in this park," 46-year-old Dave Reahle tells the Associated Press. "It's been a lifelong dream to come up here." Reahle drove all the way from Ohio to attend the event.
For years, fans have made the pilgrimage to Strawberry Fields to honor Lennon's memory since spontaneously gathering at the spot the night of the murder. Several fans had lobbied Mayor Rudolph Giuliani to waive the park's 1 a.m. curfew, but the mayor refused--despite a personal appeal from the mayor of Lennon's native Liverpool.
In Liverpool, mourners placed flowers at the Lennon statue on Matthew Street, where the musician got his start playing with the Fab Four at the Cavern Club in the early '60s. A second statue depicting a knotted gun was also unveiled by Dr. Michael Nobel, head of the Nobel Family Society and chairman of the Non-Violence Foundation, as a nod to Lennon's plea for world peace.
Other cities with Lennon remembrances included Cleveland, where fans flocked to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum to sign a sympathy card for Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, and take in an exhibition of Lennon memorabilia. Among the items on display: the blood-stained spectacles and clothes Lennon was wearing the night he was killed.
Los Angeles fans are gathering for a candlelight vigil in front of the Capitol Records building at Lennon's Hollywood Walk of Fame star. The ceremony will feature the lighting of a large "John Lennon Peace Flame Candle" to mark the moment of Lennon's passing and remember Lennon's plea to "give peace a chance."
Ono, meanwhile, called on the world to remember her late husband's death by fighting to end gun violence.
And Lennon's former songwriting partner, Paul McCartney, says he'll be remembering his old friend "with all the love in my heart." In a statement, McCartney says he plans on spending Friday in the recording studio, "doing what we always enjoyed best together--making music."
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