THE DAY THAT TOOK THE BEATLES AWAY FROM US…….December 8th 1980….at about 10:50 pm…..

As John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono stepped from a limousine and into the archway of the Dakota apartment building Mark David Chapman 25 of Honolulu, called out, “Mr.Lennon?” then went into a “combat stance” and pumped five bullets into him with a Charter Arms .38-cal. handgun. Immediately after the shooting, John staggered up six steps into an office at the rear of the guard area, cried out “I am shot”and collapsed on his face and died in the back of a patrol car on the way to the hospital. His very last word was “YES” when asked if he was John Lennon……Chapman who had been in NYC for a week and had been lingering outside the Dakota all weekend was charged with homicide. When arrested Chapman was carrying a copy of Lennon’s latest album “Double Fantasy” which John had autographed for him hours before the shooting……Even thought this next picture may be disturbing I think it is so ironic how much it copies the image from Double Fantasy that is why I’m including it !!!!!!December 30 1980……….This is some of my memorabilia most of it is just John Lennon I have a lot of Beatle memorabilia which I will do at another time and this is all original stuff~1983 Anthony Maio Poster….January 13, 1981………February 20, 1984……..January 12, 1981……….August 25, 1981………December 10-16 1980……..December 30, 1980, Well if you look at their prediction they were right about that one ~

I own that original drawing of John Lennon, you will see that at another time………..

I did this clay sculpture in 1964 and I think it is quite amazing that it looks very much like John instead of the other Beatles…It was supposed to represent the Mop Top’s…………

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These are a couple of image’s from December 14, 1980 when there was a Memorial for John Lennon at the place where he was slain only days before. I walked on that spot where he was brutally murdered at 10:50 PM EST……In New York City………At 2 pm over 100,000 maybe more gathered in front of the Dakota and in Central Park at the request of Yoko Ono who asked that we “Pray for John’s Soul” ……..We closed our eyes for 10 minutes in Prayer ~

This was taken by me from on top of an NBC news truck………..

These are some of my things I got that day except for my T Shirt which is packed away ~

I know that this has been a very long journal but I hope it gave you time to reflect on a life that was taken away way too soon. John was only 40 years old and he had so much more to give but I will leave you with one more IMAGE and this was his double fantasy…………..