Atlanta, GA 12/9/2010 10:45:50 PM
Yoko Ono led tributes to John Lennon on the 30th anniversary of his death yesterday (08.12.10).
The widow of the iconic ‘Imagine’ songwriter and peace activist wrote a
heartfelt eulogy on her blog to mark 30 years to the day he was
assassinated by a crazed fan outside their apartment block in New York.
Yoko poured her heart out, reminiscing about how she and The Beatles
star John "cracked up" together after he taught her to make tea
incorrectly.
She wrote: "Neither of us knew that it was to be the last year of our life together.
"This year would have been the 70th birthday year for John if only he
was here. But people are not questioning if he is here or not. They
just love him and are keeping him alive with their love."
She added: "The most important gift we received from him was not words, but deeds."
Yoko held her annual memorial concert, the Dream Power John Lennon
Super Live, in his honour at the Budokan arena in Tokyo, Japan,
yesterday.
Meanwhile those in ‘Give Peace A Chance’ hitmaker John’s home city,
Liverpool, England, marked their respects with commemorations starting
at 10am with a service and laying of tributes at The Beatles statue in
Cavern Walks and a recreation of a photograph of the band by Astrid
Kirchherr taken in 1964.
Tributes continued to pour in from around the globe, with The Kinks
frontman Ray Davies writing an essay for The New York Times and U2
singer Bono commemorating John by dedicating his band’s performance of
'Pride (In The Name of Love) to him.
