That's really a good question. Probably some combination along with experimenting with new things and ideas. You must admit, a lot has changed since 1980 and I think that he'd be intrigued with many new developments. He'd find some way to be different, which is what i love about him.

Well, Harry "The Point" Nilsson died of a heart attack.

Frank Zappa had prostrate cancer.

Harry Chapin died in a car crash on the George Washington bridge over the Hudson River.

Paul McCartney died in a crash and was replaced by a robot about the time of Sgt. Pepper.

John Lennon would be 65 and touring with Elton John and Billy Joel?? (that might kill me)

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I think maybe he would have been in this Tribe!
He seemed to be quite chatty, verbal, always something interesting to say or question.
I think he would have used the computer age to better connect with his fans, his friends, his people.
I think he would have made a lot of funny jokes about his friend Paul and the choices Paul has made on his solo path.
I think he would have been excited about the flow of information and would have not rested on his laurels.
I think he would have shown us how to be a hands-on parent and a fully present husband, without ever losing his own identity.
I think he would have musically experimented outside of his expected parameters out of curiousity and freshness.
I think he would have had a lot to say about our government in general, and president in particular.
I think he would still have been fully engaged in making the world a better place.

All that, plus a whole lot more.

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Beeb

Somewhere I read that Peter Boyle, the actor, was John's best friend in NYC (along with Yoko of course). Wonder what he'd say about John's doings, had he lived to be 65.

I'd like to think that sometime in the mid-80s, John would have decided to live in Napa, CA, and start his own winery under the label, Instant Karma. Or maybe Imagine. Or even Oceanchild.

He'd have been bitten by the 49ers' winning years, even occasionally enjoyed watching from the Niners' sideline.

He'd have become an American citizen. And probably would have worn a buzz cut until Yoko finally, out of exasperation, said, Give me hair!

Right now he'd be on tribe, writing wicked and sometimes funny replies on Bad advice on any subject tribe.

His computers would be Apples and he'd always have more than three of the latest high-end user models. Woz and Jobs probably would have asked him for advice on design, esp. music for their tv ads. With Apple, he would have come up with small portable digital music recorders a lot sooner.

He'd have told Michael Jackson to stick it up his ass for taking Revolution and licensing it to Nike.

He'd always lend a hand at the Healdsburg Luthier Festival, even helping some luthiers by buying their guitars and mandolins instead of just staying with Gibson.

More likely, he'd have teamed up with Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Jerry Garcia (he'd probably have taken Jerry to the detox centers), and Green Day rather than Billy Idol and Elton John. And because he'd have been living in the SF Bay Area in the 80s and onward, he'd have played Dawg music with David Grisman, because Jerry Garcia would have said, Come on, man. Ya jus gotta meet my friend Dave. He's a little guy but he's hell on eight strings. John'd probably have become enamored with Stefani Grappelli too and written jazzy swing-influenced music, because Grisman was always hanging out with Grappelli and vice versa. And so by now John'd have become an accomplished mandolinist and fiddler.

Herb Caen would have had snippets of him in his column. Yoko too but more so on John. John would have written an inspiring song after 9/11. And would be campaigning along with the Warren Beattys to stop the Goberinator and of course Dubya. And Gordon Getty would have thrown John a big bash for his 65th.

For the one hundred thirty-ninth time (but who's counting, Sean?), he'd probably be pressing his son to get married and have his grandkids.