The Press remembers John Lennon

I saved an issue of Showtime that came out three days after John Lennon was murdered in New York City. John was 40 years old at the time and it has now been 40 years since the tragic day that happened. Showtime was a weekly entertainment supplement that came in the now-defunct Cleveland Press newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.

This post isn't intended to be a page-by-page archive of this supplement, but instead a flip-through glimpse of the highlights of the articles printed therein. Since this was four decades ago, I also found the advertising and local happenings fascinating to reminisce but, in reverence to John Lennon's legacy, I'll post those separately.

Click on any of the photos below to isolate and enlarge them if you'd like to read the text.

Just for some context, I've added Billboard's list of best selling singles in December 1980 as reported by The Cleveland Press in that issue of Showtime. Remember, "best selling" does not necessarily equate to "best" but you will notice John Lennon's "Starting Over' coming in at #8.

If you have any interest in a bit more context, in terms of advertising, prices, local venues, events, etc. at the time, I have created a similar post featuring those things from the same issue of Showtime at this link.