On this day in 1967: “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” is released
Today’s soundtrack: The UK version, please, on vinyl
Today’s loser on the sidelines who didn’t make the cut on the cover photo: Hitler! Fuckin’ Hitler…
Today’s ill-advised tattoo: http://tinyurl.com/7noq3bo
On this day in 1969: John marries Yoko in Gibraltar.
Today’s soundtrack: “The Ballad of John and Yoko”
Today’s quote: “Yoko and I are quite willing to be the world’s clowns, if by doing it we do some good. For reasons known only to themselves, people to print what I say. And I’m saying peace. We’re not pointing a finger at anybody. There are no-good guys and bad guys. The struggle is in the mind. We must bury our own monsters and stop condemning people. We are all Christ and Hitler. We want Christ to win. We’re trying to make Christ’s message contemporary. What would he have done if he had advertisements, records, films, TV and newspapers! Christ made miracles to tell his message. Well, the miracle today is communications, so let’s use it.”
Today’s ill-advised tattoo: http://tinyurl.com/6wnhkwg
On this day in 1966: “Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn’t argue about that; I’m right and I will be proved right. We’re more popular than Jesus now; I don’t know which will go first - rock ‘n’ roll or Christianity. Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It’s them twisting it that ruins it for me.” -John Lennon
Today’s disciples: Thick and Ordinary
On this day in 1943: George Harrison was born in Liverpool, England.
Today’s soundtrack: The Beatles, of course, “All Things Must Pass,” and the bootleg, “Beware of ABCKO,” his demos for Phil Spector
Today’s screening: Harrison’s HandMade Films. We can thank him for “Life of Brian,” “Time Bandits,” and um, “Shanghai Surprise”
Today’s tribute: Stig O’Hara from the Ruttles
Today’s quote: “There’s high, and there’s high, and to get really high - I mean so high that you can walk on the water, that high-that’s where I’m going.”
Today’s ill-advised tattoo: http://tinyurl.com/77tnvyx
On this day in 1964: At 8:00 PM EST, CBS’ ED SULLIVAN SHOW takes to the airwaves to broadcast the Beatles’ first US television appearance. Nearly 73 million watch as the Beatles perform to 703 screaming teenage fans. 50,000 requests were sent for tickets.
Today’s set list: “All My Loving,” “Till There Was You,” “She Loves You,” “I Saw Her Standing There,” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand”
Today’s message to America (under John’s image): “Sorry, girls, he’s married.”
Today’s telegram: “Congratulations on your appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show and your visit to America STOP We hope your engagement will be successful and your visit pleasant STOP Sincerely Elvis and the Colonel.”
Today’s quote: “I’ve heard that while the show was on there were no reported crimes, or very few. When The Beatles were on Ed Sullivan, even the criminals had a rest for ten minutes.” —George Harrison
Today’s ill-advised tattoo: http://tinyurl.com/7y6o86o
On this day in 1969: The Beatles with Billy Preston played their lunchtime rooftop gig on top of the Apple building, #3 Savile Row in London. Lasting for just over 40 minutes, it was the last time The Beatles performed live.
Today’s screening: http://tinyurl.com/bm3rlg for the concert
Today’s quote: “I’d like to say ‘thank you’ on behalf of the group and ourselves, and I hope we passed the audition!” —John Lennon
Today’s ill-advised tattoo: http://tinyurl.com/7rfscns
