Sam Leach - KEEP
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Ive emailed the letter to your web page Sam......vince
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Hi Vinny This is exciting news and the Royal letter heading of Buckingham Palace is really beautiful. And it looks great to see my name on the Queen's letter heading. I still doubt that it will happen as I'm quite sure Tony Blair wouldn't consider me worthy compared to other more deserving people ...but you never know. I will send Tony a copy of my book though. Just in case he has a brainstorm, heh, heh. I don't think for a moment anyone thought you were a nut or a liar. You're more a Don Quixote tilting at the impossible dream. And sometimes those dreams come true. Whatever happens thank you for your nice thoughts which I appreciate very much. Love to you and Mel. Cheers Sam.
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Sam, thankyou your welcome sir. Im filling it out tommorow theres 4 pages of questions....have faith in me Sam, Ive gotten this far.....the process will take within 18 months . or possibly end of this year. Anyway ,Im a pretty persuasive person and .....listen your not suppose to know anything .........When you send him the book dont say anything .. I'll leave you alone now Sam , my nickname is earthly angel, the members here hate it when I call myself this ..you sir are my inspiration and my earthly angel.......Godbless love Mel and Vince.
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Hi Vinny Earthy Angel is a great nickname..what's wrong with it ?? Thanks again mate...or should I say Don Quixote who BTW was one of my favourite characters when I first began to read Literature classics. Cheers. sam.
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Hi Paulfan Agree. If I had to sum up my observation -- Macca is considered very highly among big Beatle fans and inside Beatle critics. He fares very poorly relative to Lennon among average music fans who aren't per se big Beatle fans and music critics who aren't per se insider Beatle people. That's why as said I think Liverpool's Lennon dominated monuments I think has some impact to further the discrepancy with music fans who are not sophisticated enough to value Macca and most hear about Lennon's eminence so to them in my view the city just backs up what to them is a truism alas yeah Liverpool of course honors their favorite son -- the other Beatles were good but weren't Lennon, etc. I've heard Macca say in an interview years back that he's tired of reading every now and then rock critics saying that the Beatles were about Lennon and the others were his backing band. The only reason really why I harp on this point is in different forms and different fashions Macca does pick up on this stuff and its clear that it does bother him. As stated, in another post, one of the guys who produced the Beatles Anthology said in an interview that with the program he hoped will help Macca by talking about his contribution to the Beatles and he needed that. He said working with Macca it was clear to him that Macca was very aware that most of the public looks as Lennon as the guy and assume that he was the bigger song writer. Cheers! Mike
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Sam is up by 36 votes this morning. Cliff Richard was never big that I knew of here in the US. I don't think I've ever heard of anything he did. Paul certainly deserves more respect, even in Liverpool. It was exciting to sit in the Paul McCartney Auditorium at LIPA and to find the chair with my name on it, even if the play was so bad we left!
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Im a musician and songwriter and if people get upset at what im going to say well tough titties . Paul Mccartney was a superior songwriter to John. I have been clasically trained since the age of 7, and Pauls actual credited melodies changes , harmonic usages of voice and writing are in those days 20 years ahead of John.. Vince.
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Well said Vinny I think many on this thread, especially Mike, Paulfan and Tashi, agree that Paul had far more musical ability and creativity than John. And John himself often said as much. I suppose some people who write about the Beatles like to find an edge along the lines of moodyiness or look for items that have a rebellious edge verging on John's sardonic side. Sometimes being a little negative sells more papers....what can you do ?? Cheers Sam.
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Hi Swaying Daisy Nice to hear from you again and your comments on my writing. Hello Sam C, Maccascruff, Starr and Jen Thanks for bumping us up...and your votes. Love and hugs everyone. Sam xx
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Good afternoon to everyone, I am playing George's songs today in honor of his birthday. God bless you Goorge. You will be missed Sam and SamC, thanks for the info on Cliff Richard. I will try to get my hands on some of his music and give it a listen. Mike, great posts as always. I really wish more people would take heed of what you are saying. To me, honoring someone after they are dead is often useless . If you really care for someone, you let them know while they are alive. It irks me that George is now a brillant talent as far as the public is concerned. To me he was always one. There was an interesting article in a British paper a few days ago which discussed the public's neeed to grieve for dead celebrities. If I can find it I will post it here. Vincejohn, it was great of you to write the Queen on behalf of Sam I agree with your statment about Paul 100%. Sara, I agree with your comments as well. There is a great line form a song (by Joni Mitchell I think) which goes 'you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone' That sums it up for me. Love and hugs, ~Tashi
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Here is the article I mentioned http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/02/24/1077594824688.html
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Hi Tashi That's an interesting article which I read yesterday over here. And I think they have a partial point. Some people like to be seen mourning. But there are many others who do grieve genuinely. No one should ever generalise like that. To each his own. Love and hugs. Sam.
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Sam Leach:
Hi Tashi That's an interesting article which I read yesterday over here. And I think they have a partial point. Some people like to be seen mourning. But there are many others who do grieve genuinely. No one should ever generalise like that. To each his own. Love and hugs. Sam.
Hello Sam, You are absolutely right. There are people who are genuine and no one should generalize. My point was, that there are people who couldn't care less about someone while they are living, but make a big show out of grieving for them after they are dead. Linda is a great example of this. When alive, she was terribly maligned and disrespected by fans and media alike. Once she passed away she became an "angel" the "love of Paul's life' and a "talented photographer". Now her memory is even used as a weapon to beat Heather (and Paul) with. It all comes across as fake to me. The "grief" that these people are showing over her passing is calculated and has no noble purpose. Sorry to rant but that kind of gets my goat.. Love and hugs, ~Tashi
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maccascruff:
I made Sam up by 29! Kat, no I didn't take it. A friend of mine did. She kept holding up a sign that said Sir Paul in St. Paul and it was all over the screen. She spent a lot of time in the UK and was at three of the four London shows and I saw her sign on the screen at all three shows.
That's amazing! Your friend is very good at taking pictures! That's funny, though. Hi Sam...it's been a long time, eh? I mean, there goes three days and no sign of me...had some of you worried, eh?
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Hi Kathy We knew you'd be back. Schoolwork causes these temporary AWOL's Love and hugs. Sam
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mikeskapla:
Hi Paulfan: Agree. If I had to sum up my observation -- Macca is considered very highly among big Beatle fans and inside Beatle critics. He fares very poorly relative to Lennon among average music fans who aren't per se big Beatle fans and music critics who aren't per se insider Beatle people. That's why as said I think Liverpool's Lennon dominated monuments I think has some impact to further the discrepancy with music fans who are not sophisticated enough to value Macca and most hear about Lennon's eminence so to them in my view the city just backs up what to them is a truism alas yeah Liverpool of course honors their favorite son -- the other Beatles were good but weren't Lennon, etc. I've heard Macca say in an interview years back that he's tired of reading every now and then rock critics saying that the Beatles were about Lennon and the others were his backing band. The only reason really why I harp on this point is in different forms and different fashions Macca does pick up on this stuff and its clear that it does bother him. As stated, in another post, one of the guys who produced the Beatles Anthology said in an interview that with the program he hoped will help Macca by talking about his contribution to the Beatles and he needed that. He said working with Macca it was clear to him that Macca was very aware that most of the public looks as Lennon as the guy and assume that he was the bigger song writer. Cheers! Mike
I see what you are sayign Mike. People act like Lennon was the Beatles and the other three follow him. I don't blame Macca for being tired of them acting like he isn't Lennon's equal. They even act like his contribution to the Beatles was too snetimental. I have a Life magazine which talks about how Yesterday,Michelle and Eleanor Rigby sound hopelessly mushy but when John Lennon dominates it is timelss or something like that. IT talks about How Strawberry Fields Forever,I Am The Walrus and Lucy In The Sky With Daimonds are timelss and Macc's Beatles work is mushy. Paul has also beena ccused by the critics of being too sentimental. I evens ee websites which say Paul can't hold a cadnle to John or that John was the true genius of the Beatles. WHen Macca dies he will get praised more. But by me he will get praised while he is still here with us. I even liked Linda when she was still here.
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Hi everyone! John was a talented man, but sometimes i too feel that Paul had more to work with. John had great ideas, things to say, and stuff to stand up for...I think thats what makes him the Beatle, so to say. It was almost as if he was the voice of the group. He was their spokesman. I really think people wanted something to believe in, a change, something to grasp onto, and John and Yoko provided it for them...Peace. Thats what got him where he is, in my opinion. Yes the Beatles did a lot for him, but when his name pops into mind, 'Peace' is the word that comes to mind. Its what he was basically for in the last years of his life. Now Macca, in my mind, was always about the music. He didnt incopporate all that other outside stuff into it. He was the one who really didnt want the Beatles to quit. I read a quote of his that said that when the Beatles split up, his heart was litteraly broken. He went into a highly depressed stage and spent his days lying around, unshaved and drunk. He stayed away from the light for a bit becuase it really broke him. The Beatles was his life. And to this day, he is still all about the music. He didnt pull a John, and go make himself a poster guy for peace or for anything really. When i think of Paul McCartney, i think of music, and how its still with us today. I think of someone who goes and gets what he wants. He is a real go getter, and in my eyes, a huge inspiration. John was great, but Macca was none the less, by far! 2 great individuals indeed.
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Hi Sam, Yes the m=negative stuff sells. I find it sad but true. I always wonder why it does. I was just thinking this and every time Paul tours I'll go see him for he might not be here one day. I will also meet him before his time comes. I'll appreciate him while he is still ehre with us. Paul all teh way!
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Hi LiBRA Great post! I enjoyed reading it.
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Hi Tashi! Thanks!! I read over my post after i wrote it, and I was like..."Wow! Did I write that?" Hehehe! It must be a good day for me!