John Lennon’s Murder Won’t Get Parole In 2011

The man who murdered John Lennon on a New York street was denied parole today. Mark David Chapman, the mentally ill man who shot the former Beatle, did so in 1980 after hearing voices which directed him to do the evil deed.

A group of officials decided that Chapman would not be granted parole, at least for now. According to reports, the New York’s parole division continued to have concerns regarding whether or not Chapman would be able to behave normally in the public.

Specifically, the group stated that there was some issues concerning Mark David Chapman, specifically, the disregard [he] displayed for the norms of our society and the sanctity of human life.”

Yoko Ono, Lennon’s ex-wife is reportedly quite pleased with the determination. Chapman is eligible for parole again in 2012.

Roberta Flack paid a huge tip to the taxi driver after getting panic

From panic giving tips is really something wonderful and a bit of strange. Soul legend Roberta Flack recently does this kind of tips. Actually while she was riding in a taxi accidentally left a suitcase containing a year's worth of her work. Flack was distracted by the rain as the cab dropped her off at home, and soon after was mortified to realize the cab had driven off with her Beatles covers album -- "Let it Be Roberta" -- still inside. She got scared herself.

Flack went to her apartment and called 311, coincidentally on the same floor where John Lennon once lived. Initially, she was treated rudely, and was even connected to someone who hung up on her. But when she drove down to the Taxi and Limosine Commission's downtown headquarters, the tune changed. "They said, 'Let's find this guy,'" she said. They tracked it down, and the two-time Grammy winner gave the driver a "big, big, huge tip."

Flack received two times the Grammy's record-of-the-year award in 1973 for "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face," and took home the same award the next year for "Killing me softly With His Song."