Today in non-railroad history

[vsmith]

Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No Hell below us
Above us only sky.

Imagine all the people
Living for today ...

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too

Imagine all the people
Living life in peace ...

You, you may say I am a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one.

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man

Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world ...

You, you may say I am a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one.


John Lennon

[trainboyH16-44]

on December 8th, 1980, John Lennon was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman, disgruntled, and holding the album that Lennon had signed several hours prior, on his way to the studio.
Today we mourn the loss of one of music's greatest, a prodigy beyond words.