Imagine All the People

Thursday was John Lennon's 25 jahrzeit, and I went to the candlelight vigil at Strawberry Fields, the piece of Central Park closest to the Dakota, where he was shot. It was amazing! There were hundreds of people, and it was essentially a Beatles sing-a-long. If ever I were to be successful at a sing-a-long, it was this one. People there were really into it. There were little kids sitting on their parents' shoulders, folks with guitars leading the singing from the middle of the mass of people, and truly lots of people on cell phones, which was a little jarring, truth be told. But it was incredible that so many people are still touched by John Lennon. And the public singing was also really touching. We as a culture don't really sing communally anymore, and it was beautiful to see.

On another note, finals are beginning, and I have been writing the same paper for a week. How much is actually on paper? One paragraph. Oh yeah. But that's the plan for tonight, and then there are other tests and papers to prepare for. But my Italian/Israeli adventure is in less than three weeks!