The Beatles: Get Back Time-Coded and Annotated . Some of the characters beyond the Fab Five: (And yes, it’s five — because in this doc The Beatles become a quintet. 😉) Peter Jackson — the cinematic master behind this entire production Jabez Olssen — Peter Jackson’s super-skilled right-hand-man editor – never seen on screen, but […]
The Beatles: Get Back — Time-Coded and Annotated
December 28th, 2021 · 64 Comments · Movies, Music
Tags: Alan Parsons·Apple Studios·Billy Preston·Bob Smeaton·Denis O'Dell·documentary films·Ethan Russell·George Harrison·George Martin·Get Back·Glyn Johns·Jabez Olssen·John Lennon·Let It Be·Mal Evans·Neil Aspinall·Paul McCartney·Peter Jackson·Ringo Starr·The Beatles·Twickenham·Yoko Ono
The Beatles, The Beats & The Beard
August 31st, 2021 · 28 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats, Music
. The Rule of Three — Comedians live by it. Hockey players call it a hat trick. Children learn about three blind mice, Goldilocks and the three bears, and how genies always grant three wishes. The Constitution gave us the trio of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Christians talk of the Holy Trinity. […]
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Repugnant Convention — Love and hate
July 20th, 2016 · 23 Comments · Politics, Real-life Adventure Tales
Republican Convention — Day 2 — Tuesday July 19th . As the crazy circus rolls on that is the Repugnant National Coronation of their favorite racist bigot who is now their official “standard-bearer” after years of less obvious assholes — the playful sense of humor of many sensible and silly Americans is still on display. […]
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Johnny Clegg concert in Toronto
April 20th, 2014 · 22 Comments · Music, Real-life Adventure Tales
“It’s Your World, So Live In It” . . Note: Years ago when I picked the best musical performances I ever saw after watching thousands and reviewing hundreds for RockPeaks, it was a Johnny Clegg clip that I considered the greatest single musical performance I ever saw. * * […]
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