Posted on Dec 8, 2015
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Today in John Lennon is shot to death outside his Manhattan apartment building. The loss of John Lennon affected a lot of people in America and around the World. We know that he was a talented Musician and Visionary. More Importantly, he was a Vessel for Peace. As strong as his influence was, how much of a difference could he have made in the World today?
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SN Greg Wright
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SPC Andrew Griffin Probably none. Today's youth are more interested in invective-ridden noise pollution than they are good music.

Just IMO.
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SN Greg Wright
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SPC Andrew Griffin For the record, I'm not just referring to Rap. Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber et al.

All of it's garbage.
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agreed!
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SPC Andrew Griffin
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LTC (Join to see) - I agree as well!
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SMSgt Pavements and Construction Equipment (DirtBoyz)
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He would have zero influence. That goes for MLK Jr, JFK, Eisenhower and so on. Our generation fails to be inspired by anyone.
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ZERO Influence? I disagree with you! and MLK, JFK, and Eisenhower did make a Difference! They were Catalyst for Chance and Purveyors of Promise!
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SMSgt Pavements and Construction Equipment (DirtBoyz)
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SPC Andrew Griffin - I think my response came across wrong. All of those people absolutely did make a difference in their time. Your question asked how much influence he would have today...and I said zero because our generation is more inspired by themselves.
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SMSgt (Join to see) - I understand!
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He was a talented innovative musician. He would have probably continued to record and would be an activist for peace. Afer 9/11 I reflected on his music; Some might say the messages are naively idealistic; but the message of his music made me think spiritually and hopefully among the horrors we experience and/or see in the news. His message which first came out during Vietnam days, still resonates today. RIP John. I wish we had good pop musicians today. With a very few exceptions, pop music today is terrible; especially hip-hop; softer R&B is not like your grampas R&B either; it always sounds off-key!
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SPC Andrew Griffin
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Beautiful Post!
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