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What John would have been like at 70
19 December 2012
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Ben Ramon
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http://www.vanityfair.com/cult…..-70-201009

Here’s a Vanity Fair article that imagines an interview with John in 2010. I thought it was tremendously tasteful, creative and well-written and made me laugh and feel sad in equal measure.

Von Bontee I’m sure will enjoy the mention of Sonic Youth.

SHUT UP - Paulie's talkin'

19 December 2012
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Thanks for that, Ben. I thought it was pretty good. Lot of outraged comments, though!

GEORGE: In fact, The Detroit Sound. JOHN: In fact, yes. GEORGE: In fact, yeah. Tamla-Motown artists are our favorites. The Miracles. JOHN: We like Marvin Gaye. GEORGE: The Impressions PAUL & GEORGE: Mary Wells. GEORGE: The Exciters. RINGO: Chuck Jackson. JOHN: To name but eighty. 

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19 December 2012
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The Beatles are a pretty contentious topic a lot of the time, there’s no escaping it.

I just loved the idea of Yoko introducing John to Lee Ranaldo and them collaborating on an acclaimed noise-rock record, sounds incredibly plausible and would almost certainly be incredible- like John’s Chaos And Creation In The Backyard . Not so sure I liked the idea of 1987’s “Everest” though, I think the Beatles, in the face of a large-scale comeback like that, would put the traditional amount of artistic care into the cover.

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19 December 2012
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Yeah, also the notion that they’d all grow simultaneous ponytails! Why wouldn’t Paul/George/Ringo have their regular 1987 hairstyles? (Their 1967 moustache-simultaneity was an accident!)

GEORGE: In fact, The Detroit Sound. JOHN: In fact, yes. GEORGE: In fact, yeah. Tamla-Motown artists are our favorites. The Miracles. JOHN: We like Marvin Gaye. GEORGE: The Impressions PAUL & GEORGE: Mary Wells. GEORGE: The Exciters. RINGO: Chuck Jackson. JOHN: To name but eighty. 

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20 December 2012
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Ben Ramon said
http://www.vanityfair.com/cult…..-70-201009

Here’s a Vanity Fair article that imagines an interview with John in 2010. I thought it was tremendously tasteful, creative and well-written and made me laugh and feel sad in equal measure.

 

Thank you for posting this. Not surprised by the vitriol, but it was really well done. “Mother put us on a macrobiotic diet, which I’ve kept to religiously, apart from the cheeseburgers and alcohol.” – LOL.

parlance

Beware of sadness. It can hit you. It can hurt you. Make you sore and what is more, that is not what you are here for. - George

Check out my fan video for Paul's song "Appreciate" at Vimeo or YouTube.

21 December 2012
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That was a good read. Pretty funny. Quite sad though

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