The Beatles Mustache Index
Paul in "A Hard Day's Night," foreshadowing the Beatles' hirsute future. In an example of Beatle fandom amped to a truly Dullbloggian intensity, I offer "The Beatles Mustache Index." Can you spot any mistakes? I think I found one: the picture of Ringo with Geoff Emerick says that "[Ringo] shaves everything off and starts fresh before the "Hey Bulldog" recording [...]
Kids React to the Beatles
Hope you enjoy this quick little nugget -- an amuse-bouche -- from my "to post" file on a quiet U.S. Labor Day. Kids react to the Beatles clips and songs for eight minutes; simple as that, and charming as when they get a cup of ice cream. If you wonder whether or not they can eat it, visit https://www.elitebaby.us/blogs/news/when-can-babies-have-ice-cream. Upon this second [...]
Benjamin Levi Marks’ “The Ultimate Beatles Anthology”
"I swear, I don't know how much more of this I can take." About six years ago a fellow Beatles fan named Benjamin Levi Marks sent me a few discs of his lovingly crafted, exquisitely detailed homebrew set called "The Ultimate Beatles Anthology." It was designed to fill in the many gaps left by the Beatles Anthology -- as well [...]
A Heartbeat in the Brain
"A hole in my what?" I was inspired by our recent mention of the ancient medical (?) practice of trepanning to seek out the source of John Lennon's inspiration all those years ago: the documentary "A Heartbeat in the Brain." In this 1970 film, scientist and seeker Amanda Feilding trepans herself on camera. Like many who saw it, this blew [...]
Two of Us
...and so began the Tantric Sex Scene. Commenter Karen pointed me to this interesting interview with Mark Stanfield, the screenwriter for "Two of Us," the film that portrays a fictional 1976 reunion between Lennon and McCartney. Stanfield's interlocutor is Martin Lewis, whom I used to see regularly at Beatle- and Python-themed events all over Los Angeles. I spent the evening of [...]
One Last, Lost Beatles Album
You get this sort of effect when you google "Cleopatra Porn" We've discussed the notion of a "Beatles in the Seventies" album many times before on the site -- here, here, and so forth -- but I stumbled across another person's worthy effort this morning and thought I'd share it. I've been slowly reading and enjoying Trav S.D.'s fascinating and florid history [...]
The Beatles and Fantasy Football?
Texas Tech is a college team. That's how un-NFL the Beatles are. In what may be the strangest post ever on Hey Dullblog…please permit me a brainstorm. For the past several years, I have played fantasy football. In this meta-sport, each individual selects a group of (American) football players. The weekly stat totals of your group are turned into points, [...]
Paul on Here Today
It's awesome how UK magazines always give CDs and stuff away. Guest post from KAREN HOOPER • I usually read Sir Paul’s interviews with a yawn because it’s the same old answers to the same old questions. However, every now and again he says something that grabs my attention—like the other day, when I read his recent interview with Uncut [...]
Miley Cyrus’ Boobs Made Paul McCartney Uncomfortable
That title says it all, really. If you want to cut to the chase, start watching this clip from Jimmy Kimmel Live at about the 2:15 mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePCxz76qzr8 And in this photo of Cyrus, Jett, and McCartney at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Paul does a little . . . nonplussed. Say what you will about Miley, [...]