The best part about Paul-is-dead is that believers have to accept that the Beatles were going to great lengths to hide the truth and also deliberately planting really weird clues.tepista wrote: ↑04 Jan 2022, 12:56pmPaul was already dead, smart guy.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Dec 2021, 10:49amMore neat Beatles trivia that I wasn't aware of. Okay, I knew that "I Am the Walrus" was a reference to "The Walrus and the Carpenter," but I didn't know that John misunderstood the poem. He thought the Walrus was the good guy, and upon learning he was wrong, he said it should have been "I Am the Carpenter" (neither one, tho, are good guys, so he *really* didn't get the poem). The line in "Glass Onion" stating that the Walrus was Paul was a sly effort to correct his error and have a dig at his friend/competitor.
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Well I have it on good authority that on Paul's birthday, JFK Jr will re-appear at the Cavern Club with the REAL truth.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑04 Jan 2022, 1:01pmThe best part about Paul-is-dead is that believers have to accept that the Beatles were going to great lengths to hide the truth and also deliberately planting really weird clues.tepista wrote: ↑04 Jan 2022, 12:56pmPaul was already dead, smart guy.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Dec 2021, 10:49amMore neat Beatles trivia that I wasn't aware of. Okay, I knew that "I Am the Walrus" was a reference to "The Walrus and the Carpenter," but I didn't know that John misunderstood the poem. He thought the Walrus was the good guy, and upon learning he was wrong, he said it should have been "I Am the Carpenter" (neither one, tho, are good guys, so he *really* didn't get the poem). The line in "Glass Onion" stating that the Walrus was Paul was a sly effort to correct his error and have a dig at his friend/competitor.
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And pull off his mask to reveal … Stu Sutcliffe!tepista wrote: ↑04 Jan 2022, 1:03pmWell I have it on good authority that on Paul's birthday, JFK Jr will re-appear at the Cavern Club with the REAL truth.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑04 Jan 2022, 1:01pmThe best part about Paul-is-dead is that believers have to accept that the Beatles were going to great lengths to hide the truth and also deliberately planting really weird clues.tepista wrote: ↑04 Jan 2022, 12:56pmPaul was already dead, smart guy.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Dec 2021, 10:49amMore neat Beatles trivia that I wasn't aware of. Okay, I knew that "I Am the Walrus" was a reference to "The Walrus and the Carpenter," but I didn't know that John misunderstood the poem. He thought the Walrus was the good guy, and upon learning he was wrong, he said it should have been "I Am the Carpenter" (neither one, tho, are good guys, so he *really* didn't get the poem). The line in "Glass Onion" stating that the Walrus was Paul was a sly effort to correct his error and have a dig at his friend/competitor.
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I've always thought it was funny that the same Beatles conspiracy people who thought Paul was dead thought that the band Klaatu was the Beatles in disguise. Come on, even Lennon wouldn't have written a song called "Anus of Uranus" ... though wait... he just might have.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑04 Jan 2022, 1:31pmAnd pull off his mask to reveal … Stu Sutcliffe!tepista wrote: ↑04 Jan 2022, 1:03pmWell I have it on good authority that on Paul's birthday, JFK Jr will re-appear at the Cavern Club with the REAL truth.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑04 Jan 2022, 1:01pmThe best part about Paul-is-dead is that believers have to accept that the Beatles were going to great lengths to hide the truth and also deliberately planting really weird clues.tepista wrote: ↑04 Jan 2022, 12:56pmPaul was already dead, smart guy.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Dec 2021, 10:49amMore neat Beatles trivia that I wasn't aware of. Okay, I knew that "I Am the Walrus" was a reference to "The Walrus and the Carpenter," but I didn't know that John misunderstood the poem. He thought the Walrus was the good guy, and upon learning he was wrong, he said it should have been "I Am the Carpenter" (neither one, tho, are good guys, so he *really* didn't get the poem). The line in "Glass Onion" stating that the Walrus was Paul was a sly effort to correct his error and have a dig at his friend/competitor.
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Devin McKinney’s Magic Circles, which I’ve raved about ad nauseous here and elsewhere, contains one of my favourite chapters on anything. It’s about 1969 and argues that after 1968, the Beatles were no longer the subject of their own story and the narrative they were part of was contrary to what they had represented. That is, in 1969, the story of the Beatles was about death and hate (Manson) and about lies and conspiracies (Paul is Dead, the Masked Marauders, who were speculated to be the Beatles). Everything you thought knew about the Beatles was a damned lie or it was in some weird, evil code to be deciphered. The Beatles had been fooling everyone! And it kind of made sense in that by 1969 the hippie dream, set off by the Beatles in 1964, was turning ugly. There was no Age of Aquarius, just bitterness and death and addiction. Because the Beatles got credit for so much before then, they got the blame from the hip kids, too. Paul is Dead was fun and therapeutic, a way of playing with how the Beatles no longer had answers, they weren’t even on the scene now. It’s just a remarkable bit of writing and argumentation.WestwayKid wrote: ↑04 Jan 2022, 2:40pmI've always thought it was funny that the same Beatles conspiracy people who thought Paul was dead thought that the band Klaatu was the Beatles in disguise. Come on, even Lennon wouldn't have written a song called "Anus of Uranus" ... though wait... he just might have.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑04 Jan 2022, 1:31pmAnd pull off his mask to reveal … Stu Sutcliffe!tepista wrote: ↑04 Jan 2022, 1:03pmWell I have it on good authority that on Paul's birthday, JFK Jr will re-appear at the Cavern Club with the REAL truth.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑04 Jan 2022, 1:01pmThe best part about Paul-is-dead is that believers have to accept that the Beatles were going to great lengths to hide the truth and also deliberately planting really weird clues.
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I do enjoy these footnotes to history: https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/po ... -1.5730917
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A friend told me about this yesterday. In 1969, Paul (in his secret identity as Paul Ramon) played drums, bass, and some guitar, and contributed vocals to Steve Miller's "My Dark Hour." Supposedly, he had just had an acrimonious encounter with Allen Klein and took out his frustrations during the recording.
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I found a used copy of the recent (well, if 2015 is recent) cd/blu ray release of 1+ that came out to replace by original no-noised copy of 1 from 2000 which I played the shit out of in high school but has been long surpassed by more recent remastering efforts.
These Giles Martin remixes from the CD portion of the program sound great on my headphones, I can't wait to give the blu rays a spin on my surround system.
These Giles Martin remixes from the CD portion of the program sound great on my headphones, I can't wait to give the blu rays a spin on my surround system.
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Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
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I have a few Bluray audio discs but I've never checked them out. I don't have a surround system, so it's probably not worth it, but do you find the quality to be better in general than a CD?Flex wrote: ↑18 Feb 2022, 5:21pmI found a used copy of the recent (well, if 2015 is recent) cd/blu ray release of 1+ that came out to replace by original no-noised copy of 1 from 2000 which I played the shit out of in high school but has been long surpassed by more recent remastering efforts.
These Giles Martin remixes from the CD portion of the program sound great on my headphones, I can't wait to give the blu rays a spin on my surround system.
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Yeah, I mean, it depends on the stereo chain partly. I have a nice oppo blu ray player with a great dac so it sounds real good playing Blu ray audios or sacds and such. This Beatles set includes these mixes on both a standard silver CD and as a Blu ray so I'll actually be able to a/b them. Maybe I'll do that this weekend report the results.Kory wrote: ↑18 Feb 2022, 6:20pmI have a few Bluray audio discs but I've never checked them out. I don't have a surround system, so it's probably not worth it, but do you find the quality to be better in general than a CD?Flex wrote: ↑18 Feb 2022, 5:21pmI found a used copy of the recent (well, if 2015 is recent) cd/blu ray release of 1+ that came out to replace by original no-noised copy of 1 from 2000 which I played the shit out of in high school but has been long surpassed by more recent remastering efforts.
These Giles Martin remixes from the CD portion of the program sound great on my headphones, I can't wait to give the blu rays a spin on my surround system.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
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If you get the time, I'd be very curious. I've long been interested in the XTC Steven Wilson blurays that I have, I might get a surround system for those alone.Flex wrote: ↑18 Feb 2022, 6:23pmYeah, I mean, it depends on the stereo chain partly. I have a nice oppo blu ray player with a great dac so it sounds real good playing Blu ray audios or sacds and such. This Beatles set includes these mixes on both a standard silver CD and as a Blu ray so I'll actually be able to a/b them. Maybe I'll do that this weekend report the results.Kory wrote: ↑18 Feb 2022, 6:20pmI have a few Bluray audio discs but I've never checked them out. I don't have a surround system, so it's probably not worth it, but do you find the quality to be better in general than a CD?Flex wrote: ↑18 Feb 2022, 5:21pmI found a used copy of the recent (well, if 2015 is recent) cd/blu ray release of 1+ that came out to replace by original no-noised copy of 1 from 2000 which I played the shit out of in high school but has been long surpassed by more recent remastering efforts.
These Giles Martin remixes from the CD portion of the program sound great on my headphones, I can't wait to give the blu rays a spin on my surround system.
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