i am the walrus

October 9, 1940 - December 8, 1980

" The more I see the less I know for sure" - John Lennon

Today marks the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's death.

"As Lennon walked past him, Chapman called out 'Mr. Lennon.' As Lennon turned, Chapman crouched into what witnesses called a 'combat' stance and fired five hollowpoint bullets. One bullet missed, but four bullets entered John's back and shoulder. One of the four bullets fatally pierced his aorta. Still, Lennon managed to stagger up six steps into the concierge booth where he collapsed, gasping 'I'm shot, I'm shot.'

Chapman stood there, holding his .38 Charter Arms revolver, which was pulled out of his hands and kicked away by Jose Perdomo who then asked 'What have you done, what have you done?', to which Chapman replied 'I just shot John Lennon.' Chapman then calmly took his coat off, placed it at his feet, took out a a copy of J.D. Salinger's novel, The Catcher in the Rye, and started reading."