Word: lennon
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...need is love, John Lennon promised. Sometimes that's true. Then again, there are the children like Mickey who need more. They may need hospital care because their mothers used crack during pregnancy. They may need psychiatric treatment to deal with the effects of sexual abuse. They may need wheelchairs, costly medication, special classes. And without a doubt, they will need a home...
Here's an example of how the authors say the entire generation reacted after news of John Lennon's death: "The Woodstock generation was dumbfounded, got up, walked across the room and called itself on the phone...
...words "obsessive fan" cause a premonitory chill among celebrities these days. Increasingly they have seen that the most fervent admirers can turn into crazed attackers. The problem has become more evident since the beginning of the decade, when Mark David Chapman killed John Lennon and John Hinckley shot President Ronald Reagan in a bizarre bid for the affection of actress Jodie Foster. There has been a rash of ugly episodes, some murderous, some merely distressing...
Even worse than the recent "authors" selected were the quotations themselves. Certainly, John Lennon and Paul McCartney deserve to be in Bartlett's, but a little more thought should have been given to the utility of the quotes listed. When is anyone going to say, "As Lennon and McCartney once sang, I'll tell you something I think you'll understand/Then I'll say that something/I want to hold your hand...
...Says Mo Ostin, chairman of Warner Bros. Records: "David is still incredibly tough and ambitious, but he softened considerably after the cancer scare. He's far more concerned about people than in his previous incarnation." Before long, Geffen signed up the likes of Elton John, Peter Gabriel and John Lennon and Yoko Ono. He branched into theatrical ventures, co-producing Cats, which still reaps $6 million a year in profits for Geffen. He scored with two other hit musicals: Little Shop of Horrors and Dreamgirls. Geffen's movie division produced the successful After Hours, directed by Martin Scorsese, and Risky...