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Sunrise on Lake Mendota felt like an outtake from "Help!"

The Fab Bad(ger) Four run back into the sunrise:

What did make the cut in "Help!":

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Beasts of England বলেছেন...

Great Beatles video! How did they get that grand piano on the slopes? And that song reminds me: I need a Rickenbacker 360-12…

Meade বলেছেন...

Enjoy the day, Beastie!

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

This isn't an open thread.

Go a few posts down if you want an open thread.

Yancey Ward বলেছেন...

My father, relatively uninterested in music in deep contrast to my mother, myself, and my three sisters, loved "Ticket To Ride".

Yancey Ward বলেছেন...

With this extended deep freeze system, Lake Mendota's ice will be extremely thick- probably thicker than it has been in 40 years.

Iman বলেছেন...

Teh Four Norsemen of the Apairalips…

Beasts of England বলেছেন...

Whoopsie! George received the second 360-12 ever produced (ser. no. CM 107) from the Rickenbacker factory in late ‘63, and the rest is history. The first few produced has a simple stamped metal tailpiece in the shape of a squared-off ‘U’. The rest, such as the two vintage 360-12’s I’ve owned over the years, have the script ‘R’ tailpiece. A pain in the booty to tune, but there’s no other sound like them.

Peachy বলেছেন...

Cool. For a brief moment, the Beatles were heading to meet you.

Beasts of England বলেছেন...

And the reason I’m over-sharing is that the arpeggio guitar introduction on ‘Ticket To Ride’ is played on that Rickenbacker 12-string electric. Such a great sound and an unforgettable guitar lick. :)

Peachy বলেছেন...

I grew up eavesdropping outside my older brother's bedroom door listening to his Beatles obsession. My nephew - his middle name is Harrison, and he wears hats like that. Even better - he now lives in Whales with his new wife and he goes to school in Bristol. Nuclear engineering.

Peachy বলেছেন...

I hope to go visit him over the summer. I will keep my mouth shut so I don't get arrested.

baghdadbob বলেছেন...

Peachy, the U of Bristol is where the Beatles attended their first TM lecture by the Maharishi.

Jersey Fled বলেছেন...

Am I the only one who never really liked the Beatles?

Peachy বলেছেন...
এই মন্তব্যটি লেখক দ্বারা সরানো হয়েছে।
Joe Bar বলেছেন...

I am here for the morning infusion of Blue Oyster Cult.

Peachy বলেছেন...

I love the Beatles.

tcrosse বলেছেন...

There are strange things done in the morning sun by the folks who watch it rise.
Each lakeside trail tells a winter's tale that's easy on the eyes.

Wince বলেছেন...

Such a gorgeous and memorable music video. The musical notes on the wires, the little capes, the ski pole zoetropes.

Meanwhile, the Maharishi chanted “more cowbell” in Bristol.

Peachy বলেছেন...

I googled that - Not finding the U Bristol/Maharishi connect. You are pulling my leg?

bagoh20 বলেছেন...

Liverpool looks wonderful in winter.

baghdadbob বলেছেন...

"Peachy said...
I googled that - Not finding the U Bristol/Maharishi connect. You are pulling my leg?"

No, just incorrect. When you wrote "whales" (sic), I read Bangor rather than Bristol. U of Bangor, in Wales, was the Beatles TM encounter. Whoops!

Peachy বলেছেন...

My nephew and his wife live outside of Bristol in a different area. Bristol is expensive and a lot like Boulder. It's funny to us that he ended up there. His GF (now wife) went over first to go to school.

Howard বলেছেন...

And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun

And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

Peachy বলেছেন...

Whales. LOL - I didn't even catch that.
Wales.
*doink*

Peachy বলেছেন...

He gave me a little map of Wales for Christmas. and I still can't spell. I went to the learing center.

Amexpat বলেছেন...

Fun seeing the Help! clip after so many years. It also demonstrates why why the Monkees don't deserve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Peachy বলেছেন...

Bagdad - thanks.

Lazarus বলেছেন...

Black bloc. They must have missed the bus to Minneapolis or Portland.

RCOCEAN II বলেছেন...

Good thing they didn't slip on the ice. Cool they can run accross the lake.

boatbuilder বলেছেন...

Peachy: https://www.tiktok.com/@tommyrobertbelcher/video/7561229342454418743

Peachy বলেছেন...

I need to see some whales. whale tail. whale breach.
boatbuilder - cannot get the sound to go. Again - I went to he learing center.

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...
এই মন্তব্যটি লেখক দ্বারা সরানো হয়েছে।
Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

Sorry. Didn’t see that it wasn’t an open thread.

Meade বলেছেন...

“ Meanwhile, the Maharishi chanted “more cowbell” in Bristol.”

Haha!

boatbuilder বলেছেন...

Peachy--

Interviewer: Are you two women from Scotland?
Woman: No, it's Wales.
Interviewer: Are you two Whales from Scotland?

Peachy বলেছেন...

moo.

Jay Vogt বলেছেন...

Yeah BoE,

There's nothing like a Rick 12! Loved them then and love them now. Rarer to hear these days though.

Jay Vogt বলেছেন...

The year that was released (1965) was probably the year that I learned to ski. I might have started in '66?

I don't think that I've ever seen that video before, although I seen a Hard Day's Night.

In any event, it's not the reason that I did learn to ski, but if it could have been, it would have been!

Beasts of England বলেছেন...

’There's nothing like a Rick 12! Loved them then and love them now. Rarer to hear these days though.’

It’s rare to hear any 12-strings these days, other than the occasional acoustic on some fills, but the ‘chime’ from those vintage Ric twelve-strings doesn’t fit with much of the current music…

Jim at বলেছেন...

Am I the only one who never really liked the Beatles?

I wouldn't say I dislike the Beatles, but I'm kinda 'meh.'
More of a Stones guy.

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