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F. Scott Fitzgerald and John Lennon
I’ve been on something of a Jazz Age kick recently, and you can’t be on one of those without running into my second-favorite American author of all time, F. Scott Fitzgerald. Somehow the thought occurred to me: F. Scott Fitzgerald and John Lennon have a lot in common. The original John and Yoko? Fitzgerald said […]
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Cirque de Soleil’s “Love” at the Mirage
Back on March 7, my husband and I saw Cirque de Soleil’s Beatles-themed show Love at the Mirage hotel and casino in Las Vegas. I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while now, but the way things snapped shut right after that trip due to covid-19 has made it hard to figure out […]
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Global Beatles Day 2020
Tomorrow–June 25–is Global Beatles Day. Begun in 2009, this is a day “honoring and celebrating the phenomenon and ideals of the Beatles, collectively and individually, for their gifts to the world including their promotion of peace and love, of truth and youth, and of the expansion of human consciousness.” This specific day was chosen because […]
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Suggestions for a newbie?
Read this in a comment this morning: “I am 59 years old, and a brand new Beatles fan as of two months ago, so basically a blank slate with no preconceived thoughts on the band.” Which got me to thinking, what sources would I recommend to a person who was new to The Beatles? Of […]
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Astrid Kirchherr, 1938-2020
And so we say goodbye to one of my favorite parts of the Beatle story, the complex and talented Astrid Kirchherr. Though their influence is impossible to quantify, Astrid, Klaus and the “Exis” are foundational to what John, Paul, George and Ringo became. It was in Hamburg that the Fabs transformed from a group of […]
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Go Fug Yourself: John and Yoko at Cannes with matching couple shirts
The consistently illuminating and funny duo who run the comedy fashion site gofugyourself.com, Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, just posted a photo of John and Yoko at Cannes in 1971 to promote their film Apotheosis. I highly recommend checking out Heather’s comment on the photo, and the site as a whole. I’d never heard of […]
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RIP Little Richard, Unique Trailblazer
Richard Penniman, whose music and performance stylings reshaped rock ‘n’ roll, died on Saturday at the age of 87. His full-throated, emotion-packed singing, piano playing, and songwriting had a profound influence on the Beatles, as well as on a wide range of other musicians and performers through the decades. I wrote about seeing Paul McCartney […]
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A bolt of insight!
This morning while listening to “Fame,” the David Bowie song guest-starring our pal John Lennon, I realized something. At a certain point, John ad-libs “What’s your name?” Why does he do that? Because, when you’re famous and someone comes up to you for an autograph, you ask… “What’s your name?” Related posts: Shenk’s “Powers Of […]
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Ladies and Gentlemen, The Blues Beatles
Stumbled across this via a comment thread on BoingBoing.net, and it was too good not to share. By the way, you’ll like the BoingBoing post as well. Related posts: Which Beatles album is actually their last? Who’s buying the Abbey Road Anniversary Edition? Blank on Blank on John and Yoko on Love Thank God for […]
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Of course you want a Beatles face mask!
It was 20 years ago todayyou didn’t have to walk around wearing a goddamn facemask If you want a Beatles face mask, and of course you do, here’s where to order one. If the zombie apocalypse comes, there will be Beatles-themed machetes. (Not officially licensed, but still.) Related posts: Shenk’s “Powers Of Two”: 3 Takes […]