Saturday 8 October 2011

john lennon

Tomorrow is John Lennon's birthday.  I've never been much of a Beatles' fan but living in Liverpool means becoming aware of their history here.  Downtown Liverpool has a museum that tracks the band's 8-year history and there are a couple of streets that still pay homage with statues, clubs where they played, bars they attended.  On the whole, though, the city is trying to carve out an identity for itself that doesn't rely solely on the Fab Four.  The city has changed a lot since they left, even though the band is what people immediately think about when Liverpool is mentioned. 

On a walk to a big park a couple of weeks ago I accidently walked by Strawberry Field.  It's not really a field but more like a big garden in a residential area.  Lennon used to play there as a child and it turns out his childhood home is not far from where I'm staying.  Maybe there will be some kind of tribute to him there tomorrow.  He would have been 71. 

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