Photo Dump

So it's been a while since I posted photos just for the sake of posting photos. So that's what I'll do since my mind is still somewhat suffering a beatles drought. Kind of like an art dump only with beales photos ;P

The beatles being amused with a shiny yellow ball? Priceless. And I might be mistaken but I think I have the exact same lawn chair that George and Ringo are sitting in..

This was that one time when I signed out a guitar book last year from the library and it had this in the Gretsch section. Of course, I totally freaked out and took about 20 pictures of the same page xP

Dont know if I've ever shared this photo. I remember saving it because it was someone's profile pic on youtube and thats why the quality sucks so much cuz I had to enlarge it. But sometimes I wonder why George would be talking on the phone with a sailor's hat on and have someone there to take a picture of it. Then again, if you look at all the photos the beatles have taken, they took some pretty weird photos.

I might be wrong on this but, this is supposed to be a rare photo. Well it's probably not rare anymore since it was featured on the from page of the Rolling Stone website but they had a series of "rare" photos from the beatles's performance as Shea Stadium and this, with Paul and his Hofner, was one of them. He looks so happy ;D

John's badass photo. Enough said. 

Remember when I said the beatles did some weird photos? I rest my case. In this photo John seems to be some freaking awesome dude in a top hat and mustache, Paul looks to be a paper boy from the 40's, George could very well be my grandmother and Ringo is...well, he's Ringo!

Sexy stare into the distance while hair blows in the wind = a very sexy George Harrison. I actually remember this photo being in the beatles anthology.

Dont even ask. I'm still trying to figure it out...

Well my friends I know that was quite a pathetic photo dump but I dont have as many beatles pics on my laptop as I do on my Computer so...

Anyway, I'll try to think of a more clever idea for the next post. I hope you enjoyed the...8 photos I supplied you with along with my side comments xD

>PEACE OUT<

Jim Sturgess vs. Paul McCartney

So, I've been urged on, thanks to the great support from Jaggerfan1 and my buddy Mike :)

Anyway, I've recently seen the movie The Way Back and One Day which both star Jim Sturgess (personally, I liked The Way Back better). And you might've recognized him from the guy in Across The Universe which is quite ironic, considering how much he looks like Paul. Now, before I even say a single word, I want to to see how creepy they look the same.

This is our lovely Paul

And HO SHIT its Jim Sturgess!! I mean, this cant be just me. I mean, when we were watching The Way Back, my moms like "wow, that guy's got to be related to Paul McCartney." Of course, I was just sitting there like :3 ME GUSTA!

But honestly, guys, can we all agree that this guy would definitely win in a Paul McCartney look-like contest?! I'm not quite sure what it is about him. Possibly his eyes? (although his eyes are bigger than Paul's) or his nose? (I can kinda see that) or his lips? (its a possibility. Paul's are a little bigger though) or his hair? (Mhm) or his jawline? (yep). Whatever it is, its crazy. Well, thats all i have for now.I'll try to think of more beately stuff to post next time.  

Coming Around

So, lately, instead of just listening to my selected playlist, I've been putting my ipod on shuffle so I've been listening to more beatles songs. Which is a good thing, I suppose. It's odd when I listen to one of their songs, it just brings back memories of when I loved them and how much I was obsessed with them. It's kinda weird. Dont get me wrong, I still respect them as a band and love their music but I guess it'll never be the same. Since I dont really have much thoughts on the beatles now, I'll just do song posts. Although, I think theres only one person who reads my blog :\
Also, I could do song fictions if you'd like. It's where you take a song and between verses, you make a story with what you think the lyrics mean.
So yeah, this is pretty much it for "my thoughts" on the beatles for a while. If something comes to mind, I'll post it but other than that, I got nothing. And here' a photo for your enjoyment.

yum :) lol jk

An Old Friend

I was in the computer lab today. My friend was beside me but this other girl was beside him who was in a younger grade than us. I saw she was looking up some older musicians (my type of people haha) and i remembered i had to do an assignment like that when i was her age. Right about then, our vice principal walks in, stopping at everyone's computer, asking what we're doing. He stopped at the girl's and she said she was researching old musicians for a project (aha, i was right!) and my vice principal says "do you know the beatles? You should search them up. They were one of my favourite bands back in the day. Do you like the beatles?". the old me, the beatle maniac, would've jumped up right in the middle of the computer lab and yelled "hell yeah, i love those guys!" but hearing it today, i just kept my eyes on my own screen and i had this kind of smile on my face. It was like revisiting an old friend. I suppose this is how the rest of my life will go now. Not thinking of Paul as a brother figure, not john as a father figure, not George as a romantic figure and not Ringo as a friend figure. I'll picture these guys as old friends for the rest of my life. cuz to me, i guess they kinda are.

There Is Hope In Today's Generation!

Yes, yes, I'm back. Hold the applause.
Anyway, the MOST amazing thing happened today. It was kinda like a weird discovery.
Do you remember the post i made last year, about around this time of year called No One Respect Rock N Roll Anymore or something like that and i went off about how we saw a rock n roll documentary and people in my class were making rude comments? WELL, today i have found a person JUST LIKE ME! meaning, they dont like modern music and they like 50's and 80's and 90's rock. and it was so shocking! because this guy, Jakob, has been my friend for about three years and i've never heard this side of him. we were sitting together in class and talking and i dont know how but we got on the topic of 50's music and he told that he liked 50's music! he named off people like Fats Domino and Little Richard. Elvis and then he told me he also like 80's rock and he thought it was alot better then today's music and i was thinking MY GOD, I COULD JUST KISS YOU, MAN! but i didnt .... xD lol, but putting all this aside, i must confess: I have restored faith in today's generation.

Thanks :)

I just really want to thank the anonyous person and my friend Mike who left those great comments on my last post. Its good to know that people know how its feels. And Anonoymous, i think you should make a blog! I'd love to read it!

That Magic Feeling...Where'd It Go?

I realize people dont read my blog to read about myself-they want to read about the beatles. But thats exactly what this post is about. My whole journey with the beatles. I used to get such a rush, such a good feeling from listening, reading and hearing about the beatles. Now its like nothing. Its like a love gone sour. I'm going to start this when I first heard about the beatles. It was 2 years ago. Now I had some introduction to older music because just months before I had been obsessed with the band ABBA. It was September of '09. I went to future shop with my mom and there was beatles rockband there. I played it and instantly fell in love with their music. That night I went home and listened to Hello Goodbye on youtube. A month later was my birthday and my parents got me beatles rockband. My obsession began to take a huge hit. By December that year I owned 5 of their albums and 2 of their movies: Help and A Hard Days Night. And of course every stuffed animal I had was named Paul, John, George or Ringo. By March that year everyone knew me as the beatle freak. My obsession was really strong-so strong they were the only band I listened to at all. I knew everything about them and I owned a ton of their stuff. It was especially strong during the summer of that year. I joined a beatle lovers site and the rest is history. The beatles were my one and only...until February the next year. I was really into the  beatles's hamburg days and greaser days-1959 to 1962. That introduced me to 1950's rock n roll. Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Buddy Holly and other 50's artists were now part of my music library. I listened to the beatles now 70% of the time and the other rock n roll 30% of the time. In June/July (I'm talking about last year now) is when I was introduced to more 60's/70's rock. I was listening to The Guess Who, The Animals, Kiss, Pink Floyd and George Harrison's later music along with Paul's band Wings. These people were listened to 60% of the time. The beatles were 40%. This is when I started to realize that I wasnt to crazy about the beatles anymore. And I was having less and less to say about them. Those people continued but when September came (I'm talking about this year now), I was introduced to 70's/80's rock. And I was totally into it. From September to November I was right into Grand Funk Railway, The Police, ReoSpeedwagon, Fleetwood Mac, and such artists. End of November and beginning of December brought more 70's/80's artists like Boston, Kansas, Alabama, Billy Joel, Eric Clapton, E.L.O, Foreigner, Air Supply, David Bowie and ZZ Top. Now those people are all I listen to. And its rare if I even listen to a couple beatles songs. I dont know what happened to me. I used to be so in love with this band. And now its nothing. I mean, I still love their music but I've required a new taste in music now. I just need some feed back. Am I loosing that magic feeling?

She Could Steal But She Could Not Rob

Have you ever listened to a song and a set of lyrics sticks with you and you wondered what the writer meant? Well, ever since I heard the song She Came In Through The Bathroom Window from the Abbey Road album, I always wondered about the set of lyrics: "And though she tried her best to help me, she could steal but she could not rob". Now, what does that mean? I've been thinking about it for over a year now and what I think is obviously, its metaphoric. Maybe what Paul's implying (if Paul wrote it) was that the girl was materialistic because to steal, it means to take what you have in front of you and to rob would mean to take something behind your back. So she was all material and nothing on the inside? I'm not sure. Anyone got any ideas?

Things We Said Today

You say you will love me
if I have to go.
You'll be thinking of me,
somehow, I will know.
Some day when I'm lonely,
wishing you weren't so far away.
Then I will remember
things we said today
You say you'll be mine, girl
Till the end of time
These days
such a kind, girl
Seem so hard to find
Some day when we're dreaming
deep in love, not alot to say
Then we will remember
things we said today
Me, I'm just the lucky kind
Love to hear you say that
love is love
And though we may be blind,
love is here to stay
and thats enough
to make you mine, girl
Be the only one
Love me all the time, girl
we'll go on and on
Some day when we're dreaming
deep in love, not alot to say
Then we will remember
things we said today
Me, I'm just the lucky kind
Love to hear you say that
love is love
And though we may be blind,
love is here to stay
and thats enough
to make you mine, girl
Be the only one
Love me all the time, girl
we'll go on and on
Some day when we're dreaming
deep in love, not alot to say
Then we will remember
things we said today

SONG INFO:
Name: Things We Said Today
Year: 1964
Album: A Hard Day's Night
Band: The Beatles
Lead Singer: Paul McCartney

MY THOUGHTS: I decided to do a song post on this song for two reasons. Today is Remembrance
Day and I don't know about you but I've always thought this song was about a man going off to war and leaving his girlfriend behind. I'm pretty sure that's what this song is about. I haven't really read the info about it. But lyrics like "you say you will love me if I have to go" and "some day when I'm lonely, wishing you weren't so far away" makes you think that he's going off to war. I've always adored this song for the sweetness it has. I have a soft spot for the whole concept of soldiers going off to war and such (I'm into the whole World War 2 thing). And Paul's voice is perfect for the song, its soft but has a certain power. And the sticato type strums that John(?) takes in between just adds authenticity to the song.

Love Comes To Everyone

ok,  so there's this awesome song that I just discovered tonight by George Harrison called Love Comes To Everyone. It instantly became my favourite song. Its so easy to listen to and the music flows so beautifully. I'm not sure which year it was recorded but its so sweet sounding. If you havent heard this song, I suggest you do. Its really very moving. Also, other really good songs by George during his solo career are What Is Life, My Sweet Lord, All Those Years Ago and This Song. I'd also like to add something even though it has nothing to do with what i've been talking about but...I was looking through my pictures on my computer and I saw this one and thought it'd be interesting to draw. Challenging but interesting. Its one of Paul and George but its George who caught my eye. The picture is taken by his side profile (i've never been good with those but its worth a try). You're probably wondering what this picture looks like so i'll show you.

It's a nice picture, right? so once i finish the drawing, i'll post the final piece :)