#654 - "It Was Forty Years Ago This Week"

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#654 - "It Was Forty Years Ago This Week"

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This week’s contest answer is a song sung by John Lennon.
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Nice Week 2 puzzle.
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Week .01 for boomers.
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Beamed up!
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Beam me up. Nice one! That's all I'll say pre-deadline...

(except it's hard to believe IT WAS FORTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.)
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40 years ago this week, I was in my dorm room annoyed that they were playing only Beatles songs on the radio, and then . . .

Now whenever I hear multiple songs by the same artist I get nervous.
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It was forty years ago this week I was -17 years old.
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Beam me up. RIP, John.
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I chuckled when I got it.

I walked by the Dakota on Sunday, expecting that there'd be a lot of people on the sidewalk. But nobody was there. The doormen were directing them across to the Imagine circle in the Park, which was fairly crowded despite the cold.
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Certainly not complaining because I appreciate these immensely, but one minor change could have made this a perfect week 2 in my opinion vs. what I agree was a Week .01
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Beam me up. Loving a low stress puzzle.
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Beam me up!
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Beamed! Took me a minute to figure out the method, but being a Gen-Xer could do that to you I suppose. :)
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Beam me up!
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Beam me up. I'm a little sad that neither the WSJ nor the Gaffney put up much of a struggle. My holiday break starts today.
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Beam me up!

Got this one within a few minutes of starting the grid. Imagine! (Groan. Sorry.)

I was pleased to see this theme. Mr. Lennon remains my very favorite musical artist. He's missed, at least in this headspace, so much.
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Beam me up as well. Nice and easy week 2 following an easy week 1. Can't wait to see what is in store for weeks 3 and 4.
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#18

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I was a toddler when John died and this was still a week .5 puzzle.
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solved - agree with Chris above
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OK, I laughed.
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