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John turned and looked at him, and he was just holding the album with two fingers, and John said, 'Would you like that signed? The tune was "Grow Old With Me," which took its inspiration, and its opening two strains, from a poem by Robert Browning. Chapman nodded. John took the album, after which he looked at me as if to say. On December 8, 1980, John Lennon had signed an album for Mark David Chapman while Lennon fan/friend Paul Goresh took photos. At the time, unfortunately neither Perdomo nor Goresh realized the cryptic, evil significance of this. Dakota security guard Jose Perdomo screamed at him. After John's car had pushed away, Chapman identified to both the guard, Jose Perdomo, and to Paul Goresh, that he was inserting his autographed album behind the booth. As they stepped from the automotive, Yoko following behind her husband, a voice referred to as out "Mr. Lennon!" John, turning to see who was asking for him, was met with a barrage of gunfire as Chapman -- squatting in a fight stance -- emptied his .38-caliber gun and pumped 4 bullets into John's again and left arm.