Former Beatle John Lennon performs at New York's Madison Square Garden, in this Aug. 31, 1972, file photo. Beatles fans are preparing to mourn again, this time for the 21st anniversary of Lennon's death Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001. With a planned Lennon vigil at Central Park's Strawberry Fields, in New York, comes the annual fight between organizers and the city over whether the memorial can continue past the 1 a.m. curfew that has been imposed for the past eight years. (AP Photo, File)