I like documentaries, when they are about the Beatles, but I saw one the other day that made me so angry and sad and dissapointed in human beings.  It was about John's life after the Beatles, and the life of Mark Chapman (I hate typing his name, makes me feel like he won)  and when it got to December 8, 1980, I learned somethign I didn't know.  Chapman got his autograph that day.  I was so disgusted, I called my boyfriend to rant and he told me he already knew about that.  I couldn't believe it.  The worse part of the documentary was that they tried to justify Chapman's actions kinda, because he was "mentaly ill".  He was a self centered little bastard who didn't want to die a nobody.  Please tell me that there aren't anymore little depressing facts like that about it. 

Nope. 

Other than the fact Yoko had her husband assassinated right in front of her.  And Sean only being 5 and all.  And a whole generation losing its youth in one moment of madness.

That about covers it.


(Not trying to be a smart-a**...I guess the biggest event of all was his needless and violent death.  Everything else was branched out from that.  I applaud your insight about MDC tho...he really was just a little mess.  Crazy?  Who can say?  But his actions were beyond craziness.)

I knew Sean was 5, but I thought the whole assassination bit was a rumor?  Anyone want to verify it as truth, I never believed it. Hmmm.

I mean that Yoko planned it

No, I don't mean Yoko had anything to do with it. 

MDC pumped 5 bullets at close range into John from a dropknee stance, for absolutely no reason except his own bizarre thoughts.  The fact that John was not just *shot*, he was totally blown away is what I referred to.

And it IS beyond sad.

i post this link  once before, but anyway - heres a lot of stuff about it

http://www.mackwhite.com/lennon.html

Is Mark Chapman dead?

Quoted from number14, posted August 20, 2004, 6:25pm at here

Is Mark Chapman dead?

No, but he will be minutes after walking out the the jail loony bin.

So, what did happen with Chapman after the whole thing?

if I remember right from teh documentary he is in jail, he was up for parole in october of 2000 but they didn't let him go.  I agree with Sadie4, I don't like talking about it.

It's making us sad...

In Belgium (where I live) they will be showing a sort of documentary where he was that day and when he was...(you know what I mean...I don't want to talk about it).

I think they dont want Chapman released, because of obvious reasons.

When will he be released? I'll cripple him...