John Lennon would be 80 years old this weekend

[walrus]

I apologise.

Maybe El Kabong and Walrus mates would just have kidnapped him.

Look how all four of you can't live without rehashing the same old sick narrative.

Here's an apology ......followed by yet another attack.

Uhhh thanks, I guess?

The point is look at the hypocrisy of these alt right corporate soy boys claiming to have some kind of kinship with a Socialist musician whilst repeatedly backing and voting in parties that want the arts to die on their knees and are sustained by arms dealing.

Vacous narcassicm by wanna be militia boys ex MIC boot boys and a ex pat who dreams of becoming a nazi vegan.

OR I could do what I have done with people talented enough to pull it off which is not pay attention to their political beliefs and just appreciate their work as an artist. John Lennon wasn't so much a socialist as he was just an anti-authority kind of guy. And he wasn't a nice guy, like not at all.

Do you like Salvadore Dali? Do you appreciate Ezra Pound? I've got bad news for you dear.




You see what you want, I see a troubled man, a little bitter, a little cynical, with a lot of questions and not a lot of solutions. But hey then there's you, you've got it all figured out don't you sweetheart.

Don’t forget the LSD and herion. Doesn’t help you be your best

[walrus]

@elkabong you, or for that matter I, could pick out many instances of Lennon being an ass. I think you mentioned look what he did to his first wife and son. Poor dude had his mother killed pretty much in front of him and the before he turned 30 he was amongst the most famous humans on the planet. He went through a lot of phases trying to find things and was a notorious nasty drunk. No doubt he was full of flaws. I hate to tell you how many books and videos I’ve watched about the Beatles. I was certainly obsessed with them for years. Thing is he was an artist. He had a gift not many are endowed with. It seems at 40, when he got shot, he was finding himself again. I’m not as smart as beaner I don’t know if he would be antifa or whatever but I would think after what Nixon did to him and how the left tried to use him he would be apolitical. Purely a guess on my part.

On the ride home from work I was listening to the Beatles channel on XM radio and they are interviewing Paul McCartney and playing obscure Lennon stuff. It’s quite nice, they played an acoustic “watching the wheels” I don’t remember hearing before. So whatever politics Lennon had I really don’t care. The guy had an impact on the music we listen to that continues to ripple through time. Beatles music brings me happiness and although I never met Lennon I will always be thankful to him for that. That’s all I had in mind when I started this thread. Very sad he was killed at 40. He was writing some decent stuff after not touching a guitar for years. Had he lived fuck the politics I would have loved to hear what he came out with. A man full of faults who left us music to enjoy for many years to come. Thank you Mr. Lennon.

[X]

I don't see why people are celebrating the life of this man, and even wishing he was still alive.

He was single handedly responsible for the creation of a totalitarian system like no other in human history, millions of deaths, deportations and genocide. The Tsar's family were murdered under his direct orders, he demanded absolute rule and no discussion or dissent.

Its amazing how people forget, or look at the past with utter rose tinted glasses.

Unbelievable. Simply unbelievable.

[walrus]

I don't see why people are celebrating the life of this man, and even wishing he was still alive.

He was single handedly responsible for the creation of a totalitarian system like no other in human history, millions of deaths, deportations and genocide. The Tsar's family were murdered under his direct orders, he demanded absolute rule and no discussion or dissent.

Its amazing how people forget, or look at the past with utter rose tinted glasses.

Unbelievable. Simply unbelievable.

And he could sing to boot. How many other genocidal maniacs can sing like he did. Granted i heard Hitler was pretty good at belting out show tunes but still.

[X]

​That's very true. Idi Amin was a wonderful baritone too apparently.

[mrbig1]

I grew up on John Lennon. With the Beatles and his solo career. Not only a rock god but a artist.

[walrus]

I really like the Beatles


Ha!