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Re: 8 Oct 2010: it's ... John Lennon's Birthday
« Reply #15 on: October 08, 2010, 10:17:37 AM »
Live "Peace" in Toronto! BOS1.  I'd love "Cold Turkey" too.

good these hear these "deep cuts."  

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Re: 8 Oct 2010: it's ... John Lennon's Birthday
« Reply #16 on: October 08, 2010, 10:20:11 AM »
"Fresh Air" w Terry Gross did a John Lennon special today, culling together Lennon-related  interviews.  An interesting one with John Wiener:

"...Historian John Wiener spent 14 years fighting to gain access to the FBI's secret files on John Lennon. At first, the FBI refused to release many of the documents, saying their release would endanger national security. Wiener's Freedom of Information case went all the way to the Supreme Court before the FBI agreed to settle.

Wiener spoke with Terry Gross about the case in 2000. His book about John Lennon's FBI files is entitled Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files."


http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130401193
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Re: 8 Oct 2010: it's ... John Lennon's Birthday
« Reply #17 on: October 08, 2010, 10:20:36 AM »
OMFG!!! uber-BOS3 "PTTP", raht awn!

BOS4 "Gimme Some Truth" -- psychic Gaz power!
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Re: 8 Oct 2010: it's ... John Lennon's Birthday
« Reply #18 on: October 08, 2010, 10:24:34 AM »
BOS2 "Gimme Some Truth."  Le plus ce change, etc.
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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Re: 8 Oct 2010: it's ... John Lennon's Birthday
« Reply #19 on: October 08, 2010, 10:28:42 AM »
BOS5 "Working Class Hero". We're just f---ing peasants as far as the upper-class can see.
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Re: 8 Oct 2010: it's ... John Lennon's Birthday
« Reply #20 on: October 08, 2010, 10:31:45 AM »
BOS6 John berating Paul -- one of the nastiest songs ever.

"those freaks was right when they said you was dead"
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Re: 8 Oct 2010: it's ... John Lennon's Birthday
« Reply #21 on: October 08, 2010, 10:33:04 AM »
BOS6 John berating Paul -- one of the nastiest songs ever.

"those freaks was right when they said you was dead"

"The only you've done was ... Yesterday..." 

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Re: 8 Oct 2010: it's ... John Lennon's Birthday
« Reply #22 on: October 08, 2010, 10:39:31 AM »
I feel a sadness every time I hear Starting Over.  It the one song that takes me back to that horrible day.  Happy Birthday John.

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Re: 8 Oct 2010: it's ... John Lennon's Birthday
« Reply #23 on: October 08, 2010, 10:41:30 AM »
I feel a sadness every time I hear Starting Over.  It the one song that takes me back to that horrible day.  Happy Birthday John.

My sentiments *exactly*.  One of my life's "do you remember where you were" moments.
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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Re: 8 Oct 2010: it's ... John Lennon's Birthday
« Reply #24 on: October 08, 2010, 10:42:42 AM »
No surprise that we end on an "Imagine"ary note. But generally this was a "Wow!" -- the home-run AL didn't hit yesterday is more than made up for with this set.
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Re: 8 Oct 2010: it's ... John Lennon's Birthday
« Reply #25 on: October 08, 2010, 10:45:33 AM »
No surprise that we end on an "Imagine"ary note. But generally this was a "Wow!" -- the home-run AL didn't hit yesterday is more than made up for with this set.

oops, I miscounted.  VHM "Mind Games".  I'm always in the Fordham U parking lot listening to this on my car radio whenever I hear it.
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Re: 8 Oct 2010: it's ... John Lennon's Birthday
« Reply #26 on: October 08, 2010, 10:47:18 AM »
I feel a sadness every time I hear Starting Over.  It the one song that takes me back to that horrible day.  Happy Birthday John.

My sentiments *exactly*.  One of my life's "do you remember where you were" moments.

my mom woke me up and told me that morning. I think it affected her more than me back then.

a story about John's piano, perhaps the one on this track:  my friend used to work for a landscaping company in NYC.  It was very high-end, they did Woody Allen's terrace, big gala parties, etc. They also did (John &) Yoko's Dakota apartment, providing florist services, etc.   One day a guy (not my friend, phew!) was moving a big vase of water in the apartment, near John's famous white piano -- and of course, the vase broke -- sending water cascading all over the place. Soaking the piano, getting framed photos wet.  Yoko sill retained their services after that, but it was a disheartening moment for all involved.

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Re: 8 Oct 2010: it's ... John Lennon's Birthday
« Reply #27 on: October 08, 2010, 10:48:27 AM »
I'd hardly call "#9 Dream" a Katrina.

BOS from me.  I needed it; this has been a shitty week.

sorry, it's far from a rarity, 10@10-wise.

And I'll see your shitty and raise you 2 crappys and a sucky.

I'm all in. Shitty, two crappys, and a SUCK ASS.

Digging Mind Games however, as well as Working Class Hero and How Do You Sleep? I've missed most of the rest of it.
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Re: 8 Oct 2010: it's ... John Lennon's Birthday
« Reply #28 on: October 08, 2010, 10:55:03 AM »
BOS6 John berating Paul -- one of the nastiest songs ever.

"those freaks was right when they said you was dead"

This woulda been my request had she asked. Glad she thought of it too, even if it is pretty damn bitter.

Gimme Some Truth reminds me now of Vin Scelsa as much as John. Vin played it every week on his show for about 5 years during the Bush presidency. Sometimes more than once.
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Re: 8 Oct 2010: it's ... John Lennon's Birthday
« Reply #29 on: October 08, 2010, 10:57:23 AM »
BOS6 John berating Paul -- one of the nastiest songs ever.

"those freaks was right when they said you was dead"

This woulda been my request had she asked. Glad she thought of it too, even if it is pretty damn bitter.


he backtracked on How Do You Sleep quite a bit on that interview AL played after the song. 
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