I went to my hometown to visit my mom and dad. She had invited my sister and myself to a fashion show luncheon and dad had gotten tickets for Romeo & Juliette, the ballet for Saturday night. We had a pretty fun weekend.

The flashback part? I ran into the moms of grade school friends Jon, Derek and Mark (weird that it was only boys’ moms) and was able to show my kids the exact spot I was standing when Derek told me John Lennon was dead.

I was in fifth grade. It was an era of the famous being shot. I can remember where I was when I found out about Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II being shot, too. I still miss John Lennon, and have only just begun to miss the pope.

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