On the day you were born
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LadyLeslie wrote:
I'd get an audiobook of the Lewisohn book if Patrick Stewart was narrating: "During the Let it Be sessions, Yoko's presence encited mixed reactions, and even resentment, but curiously she continued to eat George's biscuits..."
I'd buy any book that Patrick Stewart was narrating. That booming voice of Captain Picard... LOL. Great picture of John, George and Yoko. Is the bootleg DVD still available, and if so, how long is it? Can't believe they only got 80 minutes out of 50+ hours, for the new documentary.
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love2travel wrote:
LadyLeslie wrote:
I'd get an audiobook of the Lewisohn book if Patrick Stewart was narrating: "During the Let it Be sessions, Yoko's presence encited mixed reactions, and even resentment, but curiously she continued to eat George's biscuits..."
I'd buy any book that Patrick Stewart was narrating. That booming voice of Captain Picard... LOL. Great picture of John, George and Yoko. Is the bootleg DVD still available, and if so, how long is it? Can't believe they only got 80 minutes out of 50+ hours, for the new documentary.
That has GOT to be an error on the reporter's part! (I hope!)
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Getting back to the subject of this thread, on the day I was born, Elvis was still debating whether to go and make a record for his Mum's birthday (it would probably have been better for Elvis if he'd bought flowers or chocolates instead, but think of how different the world might have been !) John Lennon's life would have been different too - he might have decided to be a subversive artist or writer instead ! So November '53 when I was born seems to be a pivotal date.
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dirkmcquickly wrote:
Getting back to the subject of this thread, on the day I was born, Elvis was still debating whether to go and make a record for his Mum's birthday (it would probably have been better for Elvis if he'd bought flowers or chocolates instead, but think of how different the world might have been !) John Lennon's life would have been different too - he might have decided to be a subversive artist or writer instead ! So November '53 when I was born seems to be a pivotal date.
Thanks for your post, Dirk. It's interesting to think about how just one simple decision can change the course of someone's life.... I also like to think about the fact that if any of our ancestors had decided not to marry/hook up with the person they did, we might not be here... at least not as ourselves of course! A lot to think about.
I think Elvis would have made another decision to record another demo at a later time so the course of events would have eventually turned out the way it was supposed to
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LadyLeslie wrote:
dirkmcquickly wrote:
Getting back to the subject of this thread, on the day I was born, Elvis was still debating whether to go and make a record for his Mum's birthday (it would probably have been better for Elvis if he'd bought flowers or chocolates instead, but think of how different the world might have been !) John Lennon's life would have been different too - he might have decided to be a subversive artist or writer instead ! So November '53 when I was born seems to be a pivotal date.
Thanks for your post, Dirk. It's interesting to think about how just one simple decision can change the course of someone's life.... I also like to think about the fact that if any of our ancestors had decided not to marry/hook up with the person they did, we might not be here... at least not as ourselves of course! A lot to think about.
I think Elvis would have made another decision to record another demo at a later time so the course of events would have eventually turned out the way it was supposed to
There are so many pivotal moments in everyone's history. What if John had rejected Paul in July 1957 for fear of losing his "top dog" status? No Beatles. But I'd be willing to bet Paul would still have gone far, but not to the extent that he did with John and the Beatles.
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Nancy R wrote:
There are so many pivotal moments in everyone's history. What if John had rejected Paul in July 1957 for fear of losing his "top dog" status? No Beatles. But I'd be willing to bet Paul would still have gone far, but not to the extent that he did with John and the Beatles.
That is so true. In researching my family history I discovered that my gt gt gt gt grandfather married three times after his first two wives died. I am descended from the third child of that third marriage !! Phew, I just made it.
Career wise Paul's pivital moment was when his mum died. Had she lived, he would have almost certainly have ended up a doctor or a teacher. So the Beatles would never have happened and the musical landscape today would be totally different. But then 'the butterfly effect' is happening all the time only we are unable to realise it.
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Kestrel wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
There are so many pivotal moments in everyone's history. What if John had rejected Paul in July 1957 for fear of losing his "top dog" status? No Beatles. But I'd be willing to bet Paul would still have gone far, but not to the extent that he did with John and the Beatles.
That is so true. In researching my family history I discovered that my gt gt gt gt grandfather married three times after his first two wives died. I am descended from the third child of that third marriage !! Phew, I just made it.
Career wise Paul's pivital moment was when his mum died. Had she lived, he would have almost certainly have ended up a doctor or a teacher. So the Beatles would never have happened and the musical landscape today would be totally different. But then 'the butterfly effect' is happening all the time only we are unable to realise it.
That is true about pivotal moments. My great-grandmother lost her first husband at Andersonville prison during the Civil War, then she married my great-grandfather. If the Civil War wouldn't have happened, I wouldn't be here.
Not so sure I agree with the theory that the Beatles wouldn't have happened if Paul's mother had lived. I think eventually he would have gotten a guitar and made music and crossed paths with John Lennon. Paul and his mother might have had disagreements about his direction in life and career choice, but I think eventually he would have chosen music. She was well educated and as Paul said, very proper, and wanted the best for her children, but I think Paul would have been independent and strong enough to follow his own path. His mother would have been proud of his success, and no doubt have approved of Jane Asher, who fit the bill of a proper and artistically intelligent woman from a good family, but probably would have been concerned about him having too many girlfriends and smoking pot, etc., as any mother would. When she'd see how happy Linda made him though and saw she was truly his soulmate, she'd have loved her as a daughter, and approved of Paul's choice.
Anyway, it's interesting to think what would have happened, but things worked out for Paul in a wonderful way despite the terrible loss of his mum, which was very hard for him and his family... he was a survivor though, and has always tried to live the best life he can, and he and Linda raised a wonderful family despite all the trappings of celebrity and success.
The Beatles might not have happened in exactly the same timeframe, but somehow they would have crossed paths anyway and made connections. The music scene in Liverpool was such that they would have met eventually.
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Kestrel wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
There are so many pivotal moments in everyone's history. What if John had rejected Paul in July 1957 for fear of losing his "top dog" status? No Beatles. But I'd be willing to bet Paul would still have gone far, but not to the extent that he did with John and the Beatles.
That is so true. In researching my family history I discovered that my gt gt gt gt grandfather married three times after his first two wives died. I am descended from the third child of that third marriage !! Phew, I just made it.
Career wise Paul's pivital moment was when his mum died. Had she lived, he would have almost certainly have ended up a doctor or a teacher. So the Beatles would never have happened and the musical landscape today would be totally different. But then 'the butterfly effect' is happening all the time only we are unable to realise it.
Yeah, unless Paul would have rebelled against her, no Beatles. The other pivotal moment was when John convinced Paul to ditch his job winding coils and play at their first lunchtime gig at the Cavern. This lead to almost 300 performances there.