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2 October 2011
3.25pm

Into the Sky with Diamonds

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Rishikesh

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Hard to imagine, but back in the day the criticism of the Beatles was withering.

Who said this? "Drinking Dom Perignon '53 above 38 degrees is as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs."

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"Into the Sky with Diamonds" (the Beatles and the Race to the Moon – a history)

2 October 2011
4.09pm

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I always knew Bond was a twit…

"Now and then, though, someone does begin to grow differently. Instead of down, his feet grow up toward the sky. But we do our best to discourage awkward things like that." "What happens to them?" insisted Milo. "Oddly enough, they often grow ten times the size of everyone else," said Alec thoughtfully, "and I’ve heard that they walk among the stars." –The Phantom Tollbooth

2 October 2011
5.03pm

Into the Sky with Diamonds

New York

Rishikesh

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But not Sean Connery. He did a great reading of "In My Life" on George Martin's compilation of Beatle songs done by others. (I forget the name).

"Into the Sky with Diamonds" (the Beatles and the Race to the Moon – a history)

2 October 2011
8.07pm

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Noel Coward is on record criticising The Beatles, however this may have something to do with Noel requesting to meet all 4 but only Paul went as John, George and Ringo couldnt be bothered. a-hard-days-night-paul-11

A perfect example of Paul's acceptance of the ethical boundaries of show business came when the Beatles were appearing in Rome in 1965. Epstein told them all that Noel Coward, staying in the same hotel, would like to meet them. Paul recalls that the other three sounded bored by the prospect and suggested they all pretended they were not in. But Paul thought: 'We can't snub Noel Coward! He's two flights downstairs and he's asked to meet us! He's the grand old dame of British show business and we're the new young things.' So Paul went alone to meet him.

(Taken from Ray Coleman. McCartney, Yesterday and Today:The Enigma of John Lennon)

"Well, probably we'll sell less records, less people'll go to see the film, we'll write less songs, and we'll all die of failure" (John Lennon 8/64)

3 October 2011
3.07pm

vonbontee

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I was always amused by William F. Buckley's hyperbolic attack on Beatles music (just google it.) If he was truly that horrified, how would he have reacted to the Rolling Stones or the Animals?

I like black music, disco music. I like the disco music that's out now - John Lennon, 1975

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