Julia

John's haunting tale of love, probably an ode to both his mother Julia and Yoko- it made me think about my childhood and a family friend named Julia. Our Julia was full of Midwest family values and unconditional love and support for our family.  She came from Kansas to work in the WWII support industry in Oregon with my Grandparents in the 1940's. Examples of the greatest generation, they were like explorers to the wild west coast. She and her husband Charles heaped love and support on our family during good and tough times- they did not have children of their own. At the time I didn't truly appreciate how important they and family were, at 50-something my reflections seem to grow stronger. I hope you give some thought to who was there for you, say thanks if you can and who knows maybe even more... 
John was traumatized when his Julia passed early in his life. She was accidentally killed when she was hit by a car driven by an off duty constable as she walked across a road near her home in 1958. "Julia" was technically the only Beatles tune written, performed, and recorded solely by John Lennon. In this "Anthology" demo version from 1968 you can hear John playing by himself, make a minor mistake and then hear Paul give John  motiviation and support to continue the song. This vulnerability and concern shows that the Beatles main song writers were not always at each others throats as is often portrayed.   :) Greg