I'm Just Sitting Here...

The dream is over
What can I say?
the Dream is Over
Yesterday
I was the Dreamweaver
But now I'm reborn
I was the Walrus
But now I'm John
and so dear friends
you'll just have to carry on
The Dream is over

John Winston Ono Lennon
October 9, 1940 - December 8, 1980

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A couple of things:

The photo is one we took on one of our many trips to New York, this being one of the rare ones in Summer months. We always found time to spend in Strawberry Fields in Central Park. Such a wonderul peaceful place. I don't see anyone with a guitar in this photo but there was likely someone there, or at least would be in a matter of moments. I was there on Dec. 8, 1990 and it was an experience in my life that I will never forget.

I recall Yoko once saying something about while she understood how everyone else felt about losing "Beatle" John, she also lost her friend and husband, and his children lost their father.

John was 40 when he was killed, and I just turned 40 this year. Not that we have led similar lives but it's something that I am having trouble reconciling. This year, because of that common thread, it is really hitting me just how much life he had left, and how much time with him we missed. John would have been 68 this year.

Some call Double Fantasy the album where he made peace with his aging, little did we know at the time that it would be such a final statement.

Happy Birthday John

SB