WE asked Lennon fans where they were at the time they heard the news of his death . . .
Liverpool Echo
ALAN BLEASDALE (writer)
I remember I was working through the night. I usually do and it was about 4am and I heard my wife coming upstairs - very emotional as if someone close had just died.
And, of course, they had . . . John Lennon is the like the brother you never had.
ALASTAIR MACHRAY (Editor of the Liverpool ECHO)
I was working at the Sunderland ECHO at the time early in my career.
And I knew then that this was a big story - one that would have a global impact.
