with less than 40 days left before i turn 40 myself, it's worth pointing out that this was the number one track on both sides of the pond on the day i was born - as we pass the fortieth anniversary of the death of john lennon, not much more than 40 days after he turned forty, himself.

the second single from the record was released the day i was born, but it had to compete with a re-release of imagine, which outsold it.

i suppose these coincidences are true of any of the thousands of people born at the beginning of 1981.

but, it's truly curious how much it's defined my existence.

i never thought i'd make it this far. but, i'm just watching the wheels go round...