Time Machine to see The Beatles
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dappa-macca:
Nancy R:
dappa-macca:
Now, if you were to ask about only Paul and not the Beatles please let me be in his pretend audience when he was recording Oh! Darling.
You had Paul for one hour and you want to hear him sing Oh! Darling 20 times?
I'm afraid I'd have other things on my mind to do with Paul in 1968!
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Well, he only did one take a day, so that's like 10 minutes there. There's the whole other 50 mins to fill
Okay, now you're talking!
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I would like to either go to see them perform in Hamburg or Filming the Revolution Promo!
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Maybe, for all reasons Beatle-related and my own selfish desires, I'd pick 1968 so I could whisk myself off just for five minutes to have a quick catch-up with Linda Harrison, Barbara Feldon and Julie Newmar in between the White Album sessions... cos the whole thing is a fantasy, right?...but if I had a real chance to catch up with all four Beatles, it would be mid-70's, or even later, to speak to them as men, and not boys. Could they get back together? Would they get back together? Did the years of media, and themselves, pitting each other against one another, totally sour their relationship? Was it all still salvageable? What did they think of each others' solo albums? Could they acknowledge that they could've handled things better? All four in the one place, revaluating just how good they were? Yeah, that'd be my time of choice.
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toris:
Maybe, for all reasons Beatle-related and my own selfish desires, I'd pick 1968 so I could whisk myself off just for five minutes to have a quick catch-up with Linda Harrison, Barbara Feldon and Julie Newmar in between the White Album sessions... cos the whole thing is a fantasy, right?...but if I had a real chance to catch up with all four Beatles, it would be mid-70's, or even later, to speak to them as men, and not boys. Could they get back together? Would they get back together? Did the years of media, and themselves, pitting each other against one another, totally sour their relationship? Was it all still salvageable? What did they think of each others' solo albums? Could they acknowledge that they could've handled things better? All four in the one place, revaluating just how good they were? Yeah, that'd be my time of choice.
Oh, and in one of my other Delorean moments, when they met Elvis... that would've been interesting. And knocked off another 'time machine' moment.
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What was so difficult to me was deciding between watching the performing Beatles versus having the time to hang out with them. Think about it, you could choose to hang out with them right before they sing on the Ed Sullivan Show, to see the excitement backstage, and then watch the actual performance! Any fan would have given their right arm to be in the furthest reaches of the auditorium just to watch but you could be right with them in the wings. Maybe it would have been better to ride over in a car with them...nobody else hanging around them...no screaming girls...those would be such precious moments. I'm not a musician at all but if I were, I'd ask them if I could play along with them a bit in Abbey Road Studios I think. Not sure I'd want to be around them with all of the various girlfriends/wives there too....that kind of spoils the fantasy for me. Besides if Yoko were there I'd hide that ladder so she couldn't go writing tiny words on the ceiling. I'm so devilish! (As just a side story, my good friend when I was almost ten had a dad who was a detective and did some undercover security for top singers/bands that stayed at center city hotels. He was holed up for a few nights with Herman's Hermits at the height of their success in America and got to know them pretty well. Peter thanked him as he was about to leave and asked if there was anything he could do for him. He told Peter he had a ten year old daughter who was a big fan (my friend had no knowledge of her dad's security job) and he asked if he could write to her or call her which Peter agreed to. He called that day before the dad got home and my friend answered the phone, heard some guy claiming to be Peter Noone from Herman's Hermits and said something like "Yeah. Right!" and then hung up on him! It's unfortunate that sometimes we do have access to the stars at the height of their careers and somehow we miss the opportunity!)
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toris:
Maybe, for all reasons Beatle-related and my own selfish desires, I'd pick 1968 so I could whisk myself off just for five minutes to have a quick catch-up with Linda Harrison, Barbara Feldon and Julie Newmar in between the White Album sessions... cos the whole thing is a fantasy, right?...but if I had a real chance to catch up with all four Beatles, it would be mid-70's, or even later, to speak to them as men, and not boys. Could they get back together? Would they get back together? Did the years of media, and themselves, pitting each other against one another, totally sour their relationship? Was it all still salvageable? What did they think of each others' solo albums? Could they acknowledge that they could've handled things better? All four in the one place, revaluating just how good they were? Yeah, that'd be my time of choice.
This was a very thoughtful and thought-provoking response, Toris. And very sneaky of you to whisk yourself off to visit others who would have been around at that time. I remember Barbara Feldon...she was on the TV show "Get Smart" and I seem to remember her lying on a bear rug in some sort of provocative commercial or am I confusing her with someone else? I remember Julie Newmar....she's that tall woman who played the original Cat Woman in the Batman TV series. Don't know Linda Harrison....why did you choose her?
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I would have liked to have been there when Yoko showed up on John's doorstep "trying to obtain a Beatles manuscript" so I could whisper in his ear "Don't do it man, you're a f'ing star, you can do SO much better!"
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I think I'd have to go with the Let It Be sessions. Must have been strained feelings & emotioal for everyone. (I would offer some comfort)
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What would you do?
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This is what I would have done as a young girl/woman if I had the chance to time travel with The Beatles for one hour: The first and truthful thing that came to my mind is: I would take that one hour, and with the cooperation and True Will of John and Paul, engage in a fertility ritual with them both. That is all I would have wanted for my one allotted hour.
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Hey Kittay, Do you like Chinese food?
I'll pick you up at 8!
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Erik in NJ:
What would you do?
no comment.
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I'll pick you up at 9!
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Maybe at Paul's house when he had some beautiful groupies over for "tea."
I'd ask him to step out for a bit and get a "haircut"
Seriously though, I'm with Toris in that I'd rather talk to them as adults, probably towards the end of their career. I'd have to say that I would have very much liked to have been at Abbey Road Studios when they recorded "The End." From what I understand that was done as a live take with three guitars (after some rehearsal) and they nailed it on take two or something like that. It would have been interesting to talk to them about the album itself and especially Paul regarding the magic of Side 2. Post Beatles I would have liked to spend some time with just Paul, Linda, and their kids on their farm in Scotland.
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Erik in NJ:
Maybe at Paul's house when he had some beautiful groupies over for "tea."
I'd ask him to step out for a bit and get a "haircut"
Seriously though, I'm with Toris in that I'd rather talk to them as adults, probably towards the end of their career. I'd have to say that I would have very much liked to have been at Abbey Road Studios when they recorded "The End." From what I understand that was done as a live take with three guitars (after some rehearsal) and they nailed it on take two or something like that. It would have been interesting to talk to them about the album itself and especially Paul regarding the magic of Side 2. Post Beatles I would have liked to spend some time with just Paul, Linda, and their kids on their farm in Scotland.
I thought I read it was done in a single take. Which is incredible and a testament to their abilities to work as a group.
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I think you're right. I don't recall the whole story. I believe they individually rehearsed their parts the day before. It's funny because I was reading when they started to play together again as a band for "Let It Be" they were supposedly out of practice as a cohesive unit. Maybe the hundreds of songs they played together there got them in better shape. Certainly "The End" is a masterpiece and one of the finest pieces of instrumental work they did as a band.
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Erik in NJ:
Hey Kittay, Do you like Chinese food?
I'll pick you up at 8!
Erik, that was a good April Fool's post.
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hey_kittay:
Erik in NJ:
Hey Kittay, Do you like Chinese food?
I'll pick you up at 8!
Erik, that was a good April Fool's post.
Yours or mine?
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Both of our posts.
Happy April Fool's Day Everyone!
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That's rough picking just one moment... Any show during the Beatles UK Fall tour in '65...great set list! During the filming of the Hey Bulldog video in early '68. ...and last but not least, the rooftop concert.