One thing that some of you may not be familiar with is that John Lennon received a recording of Janis Joplin wishing him a Happy Birthday for his 30th on October 9, 1970, 5 days after Janis tragically died on October 4th of the same year. First, here s John talking about it on the Dick Cavett Show the following year, skip ahead to the 1:03:53 mark to hear his comments