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no no songs

Bond author Ian Fleming’s antihero Goldfinger once said “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.” At least according to Fleming, the author of James Bond. How would Goldfinger deal with Obama? The man who looks ready … Continue reading

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ono no no songs

Mourning has broken. Feed the hungry ghosts. The appetite is whetted but never sated. Feed the little beast. Appease. Or it will eat you whole and spit you out. Add this to the idea of The Lost Object. the inability … Continue reading

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see how they run

by Art Chantry: a rare publicity still from the ill-fated and aborted, but legendary cinema classic “Godzilla vs. The Beatles.” sadly, only a few pull-frames like this still remain to give us some idea of what may have been truly … Continue reading

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measure a gong

by Art Chantry: this is marc bolan. this is the full image of the photo that was cropped down to just his head for the classic T.Rex LP cover on ‘The Slider”. this is a photo snapped by his buddy, … Continue reading

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beatlemania : because we said so

Celebrity as a cultural signifier. The need for the sacrificial. Are myths to a large degree, constructions, fabrications, which are conspirational in nature? Something to serve a base need as a substitute for finding meaning in life. Here, the victim … Continue reading

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imagine if you can: yes!

John Lennon’s message was fairly straightforward: don’t swallow wholesale what you’ve been told. Affirm your independence or it will be taken from you. Assert your individuality. Don’t let yourself be imprisoned by rules and regulations devised by others. All easier … Continue reading

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MILK and HONEY and MONEY: Do What Thou Wilst

Beatles for Sale.The early Beatle’s lyrics,were seemingly so naive, yet they  revealed so much: Their plans and schemes have vanished like the merest of dreams. The occupations with which he kept himself so terribly busy were the pleasant bubbles of … Continue reading

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SOMEONE KEPT MOVING THE DOOR

Nowhere Boy. Everywhere Man. In any examination of  John Lennon; mainly because of the exalted, now mythological esteem held, there is a real danger of  loss of perspective and sliding into idolatry, hero worship and misplaced identification. The lesson of … Continue reading

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THE FLINTSTONES? THESE CAVES WERE MADE FOR TALKING

Adoption Agency Worker: Mr. and Mrs. Rubble, this is your little boy. [Presents Bamm-Bamm] Betty Rubble: Oh Barney isn’t he precious? Fred Flintstone: Precious? They’d have been better off with the monkey. Wilma Flintstone: Fred! Betty Rubble: Does he have … Continue reading

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THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOYS

There is a great deal of definitional ”fuzziness” regarding the term viral media. it has become very clear in the world of marketing and media that viral media, is subject to multiple and often conflicting interpretations , with one constant; … Continue reading

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