Friday 26 November 2021

Things We Said Today #355 – Peter Jackson and the Get Back Documentary Series 2021

peter jackson's beatles get back documentary and the guardian review

 


To say that l am loving the Peter Jackson Beatles Get Back documentary is an understatement, as it appeals 100% to my geeky nature, and it has been fascinating to watch the mixture of monotony and genius at work, with plenty of moving and previously unseen moments thrown in for good measure.

I've seen the first two parts so far (plus the Peter Jackson appearance on the 'Things We Said Today' podcast, so that's been about 9 hours of Beatles watching in the last couple of days, with more to follow tomorrow, and l could happily sit through many more hours if they were made available.

Some great scenes already shown include more from the Paul / George falling out, Paul welling up ('and then there were three'), the moving end to part one, and seeing 'Get Back' slowly arriving from the musical gods Paul was in touch with at that time.

Obviously critics can have their own opinions, and either think it's manna from heaven, or boring hippie crap that should have been condensed into a shorter film, and l have no issue with that (although l am always right).

However, what does bug me (amongst many other things) is when they don't know what they are talking about. Such as the piece below from Jonathan Freedman in The Guardian, a paper l usually have a lot of time for, who states in his article it's a shame The Beatles didn't continue for at least a little longer and produce more.

I guess he has never heard of the Abbey Road album they recorded after these sessions and rooftop performance. 

Full article is here

Bloody youngsters!!!


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the earth without water

Can't imagine what The Earth would look like without water?

Imagine no more.


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the new health costs and mr parrot's got another job

 It's the Tories behaving like Tories - What else could you expect?


And as for the MP's making extra money from second jobs, l think my parrot has been sneaking off while l' at work and doing the same

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Monday 22 November 2021

PISTON - LET US RISE - (Official Music Video 2020)

Also at Newcastle Cluny last Friday as support for Bad Touch.  A top night out.

Bad Touch ft. Mollie Marriott - Baby Get It On (Official Video)

Went to see these at Newcastle Cluny last Friday, and they were excellent.  Catch them if you can.


Rod Stewart Born To Boogie (A Tribute To Marc Bolan)

Monday 15 November 2021

causes of death in 1632 london

Some of the causes of death here are just baffling.  Teeth???  Planet???

And don't get me started on the unlucky 46 people that were killed by 'Several Accidents'.

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peter jackson's get back beatles documentary is nearly here!

To say l am looking forward to the Peter Jackson Beatles Get Back Documentary at the end of the month would be something of a massive understatement. Here's the poster.


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jurgen klopp speaks sense

Jurgen Klopp might be the manager of Liverpool, a team l always want to see beaten, but he talks a lot of sense, especially here, although he could also have included Trump.

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Ames Window illusion with pen


This is still amazing after seeing it for years.  Never trust your brain!

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