r.i.p. john lennon

as stated elsewhere, i wasn't a big fan of john lennon's band, but i like the idea of him a whole lot today: liverpool roughneck who found himself playing eight-hour sets out of his mind on speed the reeperbahn club owners gave him, he wasn't really comfortable with the celebrity it brought him and his mates, but used the platform anyway to make statements that, in the fullness of time, make a hell of a lot of sense. like that other great '60s icon martin luther king, he raised people's expectations for peace and justice in the world to a level that might not have been reasonable, but still seems like a dream worth pursuing.

murdered 17 years ago yesterday. rest easy, bro.