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Imagine Again



Hey Soul Mates,
December 8 is always a day of thoughtfulness for me. A day of remembrance, melancholy and celebration all in one. It's the day the world lost John Winston Ono Lennon. I have a vivid memory of waking up to Strawberry Fields Forever on the radio the following morning in 1980.

After being in Liverpool this year and seeing where John spent his youth and young manhood, my connection to his spirit and music is tighter than ever. Playing at the Cavern and strolling the streets he would have was an inspiring and awesome time for me. It was an honor to be in his city and perform The Word. The day we went to his Woolton home in Menlove Ave. I stood on his driveway, Imagining and crying.



It's no surprise that I'm going to name the Beatles' Love one of my top 5 discs of the year. No matter how you slice it, genius is genius and that would be the Beatles.

Love, Power, Peace. Really.

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Anonymous said…
I have chills reading this.
10:38 PM, December 09, 2006
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