98.7 WFGR Classic Hits » john lennon http://wfgr.com Tue, 21 May 2013 11:27:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Yoko Ono Urges New Gun Control Laws http://wfgr.com/yoko-ono-gun-control-laws-twitter/ http://wfgr.com/yoko-ono-gun-control-laws-twitter/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:06:47 +0000 Jeff Giles http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=121937 Since John Lennon was shot and killed on Dec. 8, 1980, his widow Yoko Ono has devoted herself to campaigning for stricter gun control legislation -- so it's only fitting that yesterday (March 21), Ono celebrated what should have been their 44th wedding anniversary by issuing a poignant reminder of what's at stake in the ongoing battle over our interpretation of the Second Amendment.

]]> http://wfgr.com/yoko-ono-gun-control-laws-twitter/feed/ 0 Keystone / Hulton Archive / Getty Images Stephen Colbert Rejoices That John Lennon May Have Been a Conservative [VIDEO] http://wfgr.com/stephen-colbert-rejoices-that-john-lennon-may-have-been-a-conservative-video/ http://wfgr.com/stephen-colbert-rejoices-that-john-lennon-may-have-been-a-conservative-video/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:46:01 +0000 mikem http://wfgr.com/?p=11823 Stephen Colbert was ecstatic on Monday night's episode of 'The Colbert Report' when he learned that John Lennon may have been a closet Republican.

According to a man who worked for Lennon, the musician once said he was considering voting for Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter. This was all the evidence Colbert needed.

]]> http://wfgr.com/stephen-colbert-rejoices-that-john-lennon-may-have-been-a-conservative-video/feed/ 0 Comedy Central Handwritten Lyrics To "Lucy In the Sky" Up For Auction http://wfgr.com/handwritten-lyrics-to-lucy-in-the-sky-up-for-auction/ http://wfgr.com/handwritten-lyrics-to-lucy-in-the-sky-up-for-auction/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:15:44 +0000 Mark Roberts http://wfgr.com/?p=7139 Another piece of The Beatles' legacy is up for sale.  The auction house Profiles In History has announced that John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" will be available to buyers on May 14th and 15th. 

]]> http://wfgr.com/handwritten-lyrics-to-lucy-in-the-sky-up-for-auction/feed/ 0 Reuters photo Here's Your Chance To Wear John Lennon's White "Abbey Road" Suit http://wfgr.com/heres-your-chnce-to-wear-john-lennons-white-abbey-road-suit/ http://wfgr.com/heres-your-chnce-to-wear-john-lennons-white-abbey-road-suit/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:53:23 +0000 Mark Roberts http://wfgr.com/?p=1567 The AP reports several items that once belonged to John Lennon, including the white suit he wore on the cover of the "Abbey Road" album, are going on the auction block.

]]> http://wfgr.com/heres-your-chnce-to-wear-john-lennons-white-abbey-road-suit/feed/ 0 It Has Been 30 Years. RIP John http://wfgr.com/it-has-been-30-years-rip-john-2/ http://wfgr.com/it-has-been-30-years-rip-john-2/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:18:24 +0000 gary.chenoweth http://wfgr.com/?p=1261 At around 10:50 pm on  December 8th 1980, as Lennon and Ono returned to their New York apartment in The Dakota, Mark David Chapman shot Lennon in the back four times at the entrance to the building.

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