This was one of my entries from livejournal. I had sent in this to the Plain Dealer because they were doing a write up about Lennon's death and they wanted readers to send in thoughts on where they were when Lennon was shot.

Wednesday, December 7th, 2005
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John Lennon Memories
I was born in 1978, so I don't have much memory of when John Lennon was shot. It wasn't until I was about sixteen when I started to become a Beatles fan, and as I got older I started diligently collecting memorbilia of the Beatles and each of the members when they have done things on their own.

In addition to collecting memorbilia, I started attending tribute shows about three years ago or so. I've seen "A Hard Day's Night," "1964: The Tribute," and have seen various tribute acts at Abbey Road on the River. At Abbey Road on the River, I had the chance to see Tim Piper and Working Class Hero. Seeing him perform is the only time I will get to "see John perform." The other acts and tributes I have seen, as well, will be the closest I get to see a Beatles reunion. Unfortunately, since most of these acts and tributes mimick the Beatles from times before I was born, I will never get to experience a real John Lennon performance or a real Beatles reunion--especially since there are now two remaining Beatles left.