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A friend sent me this excerpt from Paul’s appearance on “Chicken Shop Date.” I pass it along mainly to note that Paul’s method of going through life is “Flirt first and make excuses later,” and I 100% approve.

 

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In addition to their obvious musical and lyric talent, the four Beatles were each some of the most charming MFs to ever walk this good green Earth. Together, they were unstoppable, and far from thinking that charm invalidates their success, it actually should be celebrated as a integral part of it.

When people say, “The Beatles were just a boy band,” they are saying, “The Beatles weren’t great musicians, they were just charming.” That’s totally misperceiving what’s going on here; it’s like saying, “Cary Grant wasn’t a great leading man, he was just suave, graceful, athletic, and fantastic to look at.”

You can say that Public Paul is not the same as Paul With the Flu, but that should only redound to his benefit. Charm is a skill built on natural affinity, and Paul has done the work. John and George’s charm is more “sincere” feeling, but it’s no less a performed persona than what Paul, and to a lesser extent Ringo, do. Charm is a lot of what we’ve been talking about here since 2008, and in a world where charm is increasingly pushed out by other types of performance — “I am rich” “I am a bully” — we should celebrate this gentle art.

The whole episode is on YouTube and embedded below.

Also, those fries were NOT cooked in beef tallow, suck it RFK Jr.

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