Where Were you when George died?
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Not long until it be the 9th anniversary of his death so where were you I was at school and a teacher who knew I was a fan said"did you hear the news on George?" I said "no what news is that?" "he died" I was shocked and stunned I'm not really a George fan but was really upset about it. The teacher allowed me to walk out the class and go for a walk around the school. During that day I recived lots of txts saying I'm I alright etc and in the afternoon I wached a tribute programme to him.
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Euan B:
Not long until it be the 9th anniversary of his death so where were you I was at school and a teacher who knew I was a fan said"did you hear the news on George?" I said "no what news is that?" "he died" I was shocked and stunned I'm not really a George fan but was really upset about it. The teacher allowed me to walk out the class and go for a walk around the school. During that day I recived lots of txts saying I'm I alright etc and in the afternoon I wached a tribute programme to him.
I was at the cinema going to see The Others...Not a particularly good movie but it was one of those lifetime moments where I remember where I was when it happened. A sad day!
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I had just got home from a day out when my mum told me. I went out to the karaoke and sang every george song I could find and got very drunk. it wasnt unexpected like john or linda
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Found out when I woke up, on my birthday. The radio played Here Comes The Sun and Something, cried on my way to school. People called me a Beatle killer because it was my birthday.
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I Was At Home When I Heard That George Harrison Passed Away!
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Honestly, I was in the first grade. I faintly remember my parents being a little shocked watching the news.
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I was in Washington, D.C., making preparations to move from California to start a new job. One of my future colleagues told me George had died. I was sad but not stunned, since it had been known for a while that he had cancer and the prognosis wasn't good. It didn't hit me like John's death, which was just a friggin' bolt from the blue, and which remains the only celebrity death that ever turned me into a sobbing wreck.
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I was an instructor doing training classes for the holiday season at a large company in Southern Oregon. I believe I saw the news on the internet when I got up that day. I had heard he had been fighting cancer, so it wasn't as big a shock as losing John. But he was SO young, only 58, and it was a very sad day nonetheless.
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I was in elementary school and they opened the morning announcements that day by playing Here Comes the Sun instead of whatever the usual was. I immediately perked up at hearing the Beatles, but then they delivered the news. I don't remember my reaction or anything else, just remember them playing that song.
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Unfortunately, I don't remember. I was in 8th grade and 9/11 was still very much on everyone's mind. I also wasn't a Beatles fan at the time. I do remember feeling a little sad, as I am when anyone dies, but I can't remember any specifics.
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I remember on the 1st anniversary of his death I took a bottle and a note and wrote RIP George and threw it on to the River Almond down at the park near me. I wonder were it is now
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i too am ashamed to say i cant remember! i new things were really bad for him and i suppose i wasnt shocked. i vividly remember were i was hearing about john lennon being murdered and i was only seven at the time!
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I remember Virgin radio asking which song should be played as a tribute and being utterly disgusted that they played All you need is love and not an actual George song.
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I was at home. I'd got up early as me and my sister were meant to be going into Manchester cos Paul was due to be at the BBC to record some local interviews, and we'd planned to go and hang about to try and see him arrive (something we're usually to nervous to try). (Obviously we ended to upset to go . And Paul didn't go either - he went 2 months later instead, but we didn't bother going) I got up, put on the telly - with my mind on Paul and happy but nervous thoughts, and it was GMTV, and they were interviewing someone, and on the scrolling writing below it said "breaking news - George Harrison has died". I remember instantly punching the wall right next to me and starting to cry, and i phoned my sister and told her what had happened. We sat at home all day depressed and watching the news
We went to liverpool the next to day.. and also the following week for the candelit vigil. I happened to be in london on dec 8th as well, so i went to abbey road and left flowers on the railings for george and some for john too. It was very moving to be at abbey road, the railings were so full of tributes to george, and there were buckets of flowers up the main steps into the studios. -
I read the headline that George had died on the newspaper. It was sad but not a shock. I think I was still numb from 9/11. It finally sunk in after I purchased the remastered 30th Anniversary edition of All Things Must Pass. His great slide guitar sound would not be heard again.
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Eeee Cor Blimey:
I was at home. I'd got up early as me and my sister were meant to be going into Manchester cos Paul was due to be at the BBC to record some local interviews, and we'd planned to go and hang about to try and see him arrive (something we're usually to nervous to try). (Obviously we ended to upset to go . And Paul didn't go either - he went 2 months later instead, but we didn't bother going) I got up, put on the telly - with my mind on Paul and happy but nervous thoughts, and it was GMTV, and they were interviewing someone, and on the scrolling writing below it said "breaking news - George Harrison has died". I remember instantly punching the wall right next to me and starting to cry, and i phoned my sister and told her what had happened. We sat at home all day depressed and watching the news
We went to liverpool the next to day.. and also the following week for the candelit vigil. I happened to be in london on dec 8th as well, so i went to abbey road and left flowers on the railings for george and some for john too. It was very moving to be at abbey road, the railings were so full of tributes to george, and there were buckets of flowers up the main steps into the studios. I should add to my tale that unlike most here it seems, it *was* a shock to me, cos i'd stupidly believed all the denials that George had put out, when he said he was getting better and that the press had just been stirring it and making it up
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I think around the time that happened I had a dream about his spirit visiting me in a dream. He said hello to John and something about another band. love doris
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I would have been at home, but have no other memories of the day. I do have memories of the one year anniversary because I was in London attending the Concert for George.
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I was at work and my wife emailed the news to me - I recall going home that night and watching Paul give his little impromtu interview/press conference in front of that jeep like vehicle thinking he was being careful about not saying 'drag isn't it' again
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I actually heard it over the news as I got home from work..it was a total shocker,though I wasn't really surprised,I've been following the news about his health since he made his cancer diagnosis known to public.
