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Post by Tim on Oct 6, 2019 17:00:09 GMT -5
Brian Epstein was their manager, he might as well have been from another planet. He was gay, rich and Jewish and his family was very wealthy, he was the black sheep since as the eldest son he was supposed to inherit the family money and business yet he became the Beatles manager and ended up richer than his parents. The Fifth Beatle is a terrific graphic novel about him and I recommend it if you’re interested in the Beatles and gay culture of the 60’s
Of course, the gay culture had to stay underground in those days.
Brian does get the short end of the stick in regards to Beatles history.
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Post by ladyfiaran22 on Oct 8, 2019 20:28:07 GMT -5
Yeah, especially since managing the Beatles was one of the first things he did successfully. Before he'd been kicked out of various boarding schools since he had a learning disability and the other boys would bully him for being effeminate and Jewish, he got kicked out of the Army after they found out he was gay and he dropped out of acting school. The Army kicked him out after he was busted at a gay bar and his parents had to call in a lot of favors to make sure he didn't go to prison or it got in the papers. So managing the Beatles was his major success.
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Post by Tim on Oct 9, 2019 23:26:39 GMT -5
Sadly, he died when he OD"d on sleeping pills at just 32.
Although ruled an accident, many believe it might have been suicide.
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Post by Dark Avenger on Dec 2, 2019 22:48:28 GMT -5
My parents loved the Beatles, and my younger sister loves them too and likes to listen to them. It doesn't matter your age or generation, their music lives on.
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Post by Tim on Dec 3, 2019 0:34:18 GMT -5
The Beatles sure have staying power. They broke up nearly fifty years ago now, but people still listen to them.
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Post by Melinda Halliwell on Dec 3, 2019 4:38:19 GMT -5
Especially with streaming or downloading depending on how people listen to them their songs can be widely accessed at any time of the day.
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Post by Tim on Dec 3, 2019 12:25:09 GMT -5
I remember one time, in the 1980's, Paul McCartney was asked about a reunion. He stated that it was impossible without John Lennon.
And, since then, George Harrison died in 2001. Just Paul and Ringo now.
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Post by ladyfiaran22 on Apr 17, 2020 10:02:06 GMT -5
Here’s an article about George visiting his sister in Illinois before the band made it big George article
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Post by Tim on Apr 17, 2020 11:23:28 GMT -5
If he tried to do that a few years later, he'd have been mobbed!
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Post by ladyfiaran22 on Apr 18, 2020 17:48:39 GMT -5
I know, it shows that Americans had no idea about the Beatles and thought George was just an odd British guy. Imagine how they felt a year later when they realized he was a Beatle 😜
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Post by Tim on Apr 18, 2020 19:26:28 GMT -5
I know. He would have gotten a very different reception.
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Post by Squad 51 on Apr 20, 2020 3:59:24 GMT -5
Interesting article about George. Nice that he could enjoy his time with his sister and outside Britain.
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Post by Melinda Halliwell on Jun 23, 2020 15:45:16 GMT -5
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Post by ladyfiaran22 on Jun 23, 2020 15:52:11 GMT -5
What a coincidence, I’m listening to the Beatles Live at BBC. It’s a compilation of live radio performances and interviews from 1963 to 1965 when they had their own show on the BBC, they did a lot of odd covers that were never released until the 90s
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Post by Tim on Jun 23, 2020 17:15:54 GMT -5
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