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my god...ringo is so short!

LOL, that was from when they were an indie band. For about 45 seconds

 

I've always wondered how much a factor Kennedy's assisination had on the Beatles welcome to America. The time of year, the mourning period almost over and America looking for something, anything to feel good about again.

 

No doubt they would have been big stars whenever, but just like we make jokes to release tension I believe we saw an enormous release of emotion that had been bottled up for months. We allowed ourselves to be happy again.

 

:headbang :snr

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I love Frank Sinatra....

I remember one night crusing Michigan Avenue and LSD in a convertible with the top down listening to ole blue eyes. Oh what a night. Late December back in 63, what a very special time for me, but I digress. It actually was a decade or two after '63. It was the first time I spent any quality time with this women. Next morning she left for her home in New York and took my tape with here. We argued briefly if New York, New York or My Kind of Town was better but agreed that Vegas was probably his favorite place.

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I remember one night crusing Michigan Avenue and LSD in a convertible with the top down listening to ole blue eyes. Oh what a night. Late December back in 63, what a very special time for me, but I digress. It actually was a decade or two after '63. It was the first time I spent any quality time with this women. Next morning she left for her home in New York and took my tape with here. We argued briefly if New York, New York or My Kind of Town was better but agreed that Vegas was probably his favorite place.

I remember when Frankie and I were banging Ann Miller and Debbie Reynolds in the ladies room at the Tropicana.

I said "Chariman, how about some mood music?"

He started singing "Summer Wind".

I shed a tear.

 

Good times.

 

P.S. Joey Bishop watched the door for us...

:D

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LOL, that was from when they were an indie band. For about 45 seconds

 

I've always wondered how much a factor Kennedy's assisination had on the Beatles welcome to America. The time of year, the mourning period almost over and America looking for something, anything to feel good about again.

 

No doubt they would have been big stars whenever, but just like we make jokes to release tension I believe we saw an enormous release of emotion that had been bottled up for months. We allowed ourselves to be happy again.

 

:headbang  :snr

There was an NPR piece today interviewing the author of "The Beatles in America," and he made that EXACT point. Kenedy had only been assasinated three months earlier. The country had lost a young, charismatic, exciting president. With the Beatles arrival, a lot of the gloom was swept away at least to the point the air was not thick with it.

 

Listening to the piece I again got to thinking about how amazingly rapid the musical maturation and evolution for the Beatles was. To think about the appearance on Ed Sullivan in February 1964, and it still amazez me to even fathom that the same four people could have gotten to the point that only 3.5 years later, in June 1967, they could put out something like Sgt. Pepper. This is all the more amazing given the frantic touring schedule that persisted until George said enough in 1966, shooting two films, doing all the publicity stuff etc.

 

I keep reading posts by certain musical eunichs about the Beatles being overrated. That is just not possible, they changed the rules like none before or after.

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What did everyone think of Twist and Shout at Soxfest?

 

I thought they were okay, but I wasn't overly impressed.

I like them a lot actually. They do one of the best mixes of sound, voice, and show of anyone I have seen. Usually the groups are really weak in one area or another, but they are pretty balanced. I really like the guy who plays Paul. He even has the mannerisms, and stylings down to a T.

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I like them a lot actually.  They do one of the best mixes of sound, voice, and show of anyone I have seen.  Usually the groups are really weak in one area or another, but they are pretty balanced.  I really like the guy who plays Paul.  He even has the mannerisms, and stylings down to a T.

I think their outfits could have been done better and changed according to the time period the songs were from.

 

They did sound good with their harmonies though.

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I think their outfits could have been done better and changed according to the time period the songs were from.

 

They did sound good with their harmonies though.

I have actually seen them do a show like that. I don't know if they stayed more with the early music to be family friendly or not, but I have seen them do a show split into two parts where they dress and play early, take a break, and then come out in the Sgt Pepper costumes and play the 2nd set. Very cool.

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It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play

 

They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

 

So may I introduce to you, the act you've know for all these years, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band

 

We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, we hope you will enjoy the show

 

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, sit back and let the evening go

 

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band

 

It's wonderful to be here, it's certainly a thrill, you're such a lovely audience, we'd like to take you home with us

 

We'd love to take you home, I don't really want to stop the show, but I thought you might like to know,

 

that the singers going to sing a some, and he wants you all the sing along

 

So may I introduce to you, the one and only Billy Shears , Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band

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