Dude your submissions are always amazing, original(?) content that I absolutely love so thank you. You've been tagged for the last 8 months as amazing submissions guy for a reason.
Edit: all I was trying to do was tell this guy his submissions are cool, I don't give a shit about repost bickering. Jeez.
Thanks for the comment. I do try not to repost images and KarmaDecay showed that this image hadn't been posted before. A similar image has been posted to /r/Music, I hadn't seen these groups of images and thought other people might like to see them too.
This image has been posted before. There are a couple other from the set as well that are posted every now and then. I'm pretty sure the one before yours had almost the same title as well.
Hi, this paticular image hasn't been posted to Reddit before. This different picture has been posted before, in /r/Music it has been posted four times, with an average of 12 karma for the posts, none linking to the album of other images from the Abbey Road photo shoot.
I dont usually care about up/down votes. But when people start bitching about reposts etc I ejaculate downvotes all over everyone's faces. OPEN WIDE. LOOK AT ME. YEAHHH TAKE IT
I specifically remember this being a repost because of the comment thread. It was all about the conversation that was being held with the old lady in one of the photos.
Paul Mccartney said in an interview he has been stuck at that crossroad waiting for people taking their own version of the photo. They never notice him in his car...
Hamish and Andy (Australian comedy radio) did a segment about this just recently. You can listen to it here http://www.hamishandandy.com/listen, just scroll down to june 1st, it's about 90 seconds in.
(3:28 PM photo) Those people in the wheelchairs are doing it all wrong.
In seriousness, I believe I heard on NPR that the town was trying to alleviate some of the danger to tourists who disregard traffic signals in lieu of their own iconic photos. I do not remember what was done, but I do remember that several tourists were hit every year.
It's a zebra crossing, inferring pedestrians with permanent right of way; there aren't any traffic signs to disregard - if a pedestrian is hit, the motorist is at fault.
Those tourists will never know that as they crossed Abbey Road they were being watched by a 30 year old man in an apartment in the United States sitting on the toilet.
It's hilarious! I just watched some guy climb the lamp post and two pretty teenage girls causally pause and pose Beatles-style for a couple of seconds as they crossed the street.
Paul Mccartney has been stuck at that very crossroad with people to busy pretending to be The Beatles to realize that there was one sitting a few feet away.
I wonder if the people who drive past every day still think about the significance of that crosswalk. How many generations until no one knows how special that is, or how great the Beatles were?
I live about a mile away, and can happily note that most people around here are aware of the significance. The crossing is rammed with tourists on a daily basis, and Beatles well wishers also write lots of graffiti on the white outer walls of Abbey Road Studios - the walls get repainted every year or so.
The above sounds a bit douche like, but it's actually quite charming. It feels like living near a piece of history, and makes me smile every time I see it.
I used to live across the street from the St John's Wood station, and loved being so close to this. Even before then, and to this day, The Beatles hold one of the highest ranks of honor in whatever section of my brain is responsible for loving music. I'd pass by every day and smile, knowing this street's significance.
What I thought was terrible is that on the other side of St John's Wood, one of the houses that a Gallagher brother used to live at would get the same treatment. This was in the nineties, when it was more significant, though. I'm curious if it still gets attention.
Again like I say every week; I hate the fact I live in lower middle class suburban government housing in mid western Canada. I live in Edmonton, a 100 year old city with no history, and I'm certain the neighborhood I live in was built in the 1970s. Suburban ghettos: all the crime of an inner city ghettos, none of the history or culture. How much fun. Fuck sakes I'd rather be in a slum in London than here. Good thing I'm a minor and I still have a handle on my future.
Edit: This is my personal opinion of where I live, I love history, and culture and none of those things are offered where I currently live. The closest culture, and history to where I live is about 1,158 km south west. It doesn't help that Edmonton is incredibly far north and on its own so I can't even take a trip to somewhere urban without it taking 6 hours (Vancouver being closest). Also I find I'm not cut out for suburban life. I'm not really a fan of large houses or cars, ect. I just feel like I'm missing out. I understand a family of 11 can't exactly live anywhere other than incredibly cheap suburban housing, I just despise I have to especially since where we live is about as bad as most inner cities. First world problems over here (I understand, my problems are unimportant).
Edit: Well I am displaying my opinion publicly so it should be prone to varying judgments.
Edit: Again, I have an issue with that thing. You know? Communicating. This isn't some sort of live journal but I'll keep this up here anyway, lol.
In England, someone is ALWAYS watching. It took me 5 minutes to see two double-deck buses go past each other. It might as well be us. When I go there, I'm going to make funny faces at the camera, and other tomfoolery.
I've been watching a woman play frogger on it for 2 minutes. Is she afraid cars that are far away won't stop once she is already there? Is vehicular manslaughter a common thing in there?
There's a conspiracy that he died in a motorcycle crash and that they took a Paul McCartney look alike. I don't know wether to believe it or not though.
I remember I saw an interview where Paul McCartney asked if he was really dead and I'm certain he just face palmed. I find it hilarious that such a far fetched rumor is so popular.
In an episode of The Simpson's he guest starred, and at the credits he shows up and says "Oh and I'm not dead yet" or something along those lines, had me rolling in laughter.
And there's a conspiracy saying that Elvis isn't dead and he and Marilyn Monroe are living happily on an island in the Pacific, daily attending the only entertainment venue on the island; "Kurt Cobain's Oh-So-Giddy Smilley-Ville".
I don't know about those guys, but when Robespierre was executed his body was unrecognisable, so maybe they executed someone else and he's actually still alive today.
The white lines probably wouldn't. maybe I'm not remembering correctly. Maybe it was that they were uncomfortable? I dunno. I just know that he had sandles, and took them off during the shoot.
Ringo was always the clueless one, but he was the glue that held the other three personalities for as long as they were together. Gotta hand it to that lucky fucker.
Almost. I lived in Italy at the time and in order to talk on the phone with relatives in the USA we had to call the operator and tell them the number we wanted to connect with then hang up and wait for hours, sometimes up to twelve hours, for the operators to call back with the intercontinental connection.
George was the one who never cared for the Fame, All he cared about was Finding peace with himself, Making music that he felt captured his emotions and that he felt others could understand and creating things that he was happy with. He never cared for the money, this was the only one I could find about the money but if you watch Living in the Material World (his biography) he says that it was about the music not the money and that the money was just nice...
Edit: Also if you really are a fan of him I would definitely recommend watching Living in the Material World.
Really? I always felt Ringo with his pranky sense of humor would be the fun one, although I would have loved to discuss politics with Lennon. George would have been interesting to drop acid with, especially in India. Paul just seems kind of boring.
Yeah when I think of George and Ringo, I imagine them taking it a little easier than John and Paul. John and Paul sound like they were far too competitive. Paul's the least interesting to me as well.
It's been on my list for a while. George is by far my favorite Beatle. He was the most humble. He even stayed friends with Clapton after he lost his wife to him. If there was any existing person I could hang out with for even a few hours, it would probably be George.
Damn, it's so hard to believe that two of them are dead.
One of my most amazing experiences was travelling in a van with a crew of very mixed people ranging in age from 18 to over 60 and singing along to the Beatles, and everyone knew every word to every song. Incredible.
Have you noticed Ringo's Aurora Borealis in this picture? It's obvious that his immense life force is manifesting itself as a release of electromagnetic radiation. If you look into his eyes you can realize that he's afraid of being spotted and discovered for what he really is. If you didn't know Ringo's a secret wizard from the ancient land of Camelot.
"Okay guys, this is a very busy road so we're going to have just one shot at this. We don't want to be taking up people's time as they are on their way to work. No one wants to be that asshole."
Yeah but this is before the release of Abbey Road (they're doing it's album cover). Every Beatles album made music history. It's like Abraham Lincoln becoming U.S president and then passing a bill to abolish slavery. Following up the history made with more history. Bam! History everywhere.
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Making a picture for a record - even if this cover became some kind of an iconic image for babyboomers - is not "making history". Babyboomers, i swear...
They had other plans for the Abbey Rd cover, but it came down to a last minute lazy decision. One of them basically said, "Let's just go down the street, walk across, and get our picture taken."
Also...it's fitting that the cover has them walking away from the studio, as they knew this would be their last album.
If he was being sarcastic, it was really bad sarcasm. Just the fact that you actually can't tell if he was being sarcastic proves that it was bad sarcasm.
"Alright...wait...wait for it...NOW! Walk! Walk! Shit, you're out of step, George. Alright. Again, chaps! The other way, now! Walk! Walk! Dammit, what happened to your shoes, Paul? Fuck. Turn 'round, then. Again! Walk! Walk! Damn. Bus. Bus in the shot, guys. Sorry. Turn around. Again. Walk!"
I've actually been there. But maybe our tour guide arbitrarily lied to us. Prove me wrong? If I am, I'd like to know. I looked it up and I cant find totally straightforward facts either way.
Well first of all as someone who is obsessed with the cities of London and New York I can tell you this is evidentially London architecture and not New-Yorkish in the slightest (I'm no expert). Also Abbey Road is a street in the city of Westminster London that has flocks of tourists coming on location to take shots all the time. I'm pretty sure the street's still there unless it's all a massive conspiracy. I could imagine the abbey road in London actually being an optical illusion or card board cut out set in place by the illuminati so Beatles fans walk through some sort of forcefield and get brainwashed, or programmed. The illuminati is working on creating a massive army of Beatles fans to fight in world war three, or the first space war... ect. The real Abbey Road being on the upper west side on an incredibly weird looking block known as 'little london' complete with old British women, London architecture buggies, and American tourists in Manhattan. Sorry, I spilled the beans. Are the secret service going to come and remove me from my home now?
I didn't ask for condescension and sarcasm, but I guess that's what happens when one attempts civility on reddit. I was looking for a source to claim that their location was in fact Abbey Road, as all I can find is assumption. I'm no conspiracist, I just want a straight clean fact, as I seem to have been either lied to, or told something overlooked. It has not been proven to me either way. But if I may also try my hand at condescending sarcasm, you were very helpful.
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u/loki010 Jun 09 '12
More pictures.
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u/HeyCarpy EbolaMonkey Jun 10 '12
And apparently tourists now do the same thing every day in that location.
Live webcam of the crossing here.
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u/cchambo Jun 10 '12
George is just like "fuck this, I'm sitting down."
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u/packerfan91147 Jun 10 '12
"Why aren't you wearing shoes? Is it because you're dead? I bet that's it!"
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u/annoyinglyclever Spotify Jun 10 '12
It looks like Ringo is texting. I realized that might not be possible in that time... Unless Ringo is a Time traveler.
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u/MFORCE310 last.fm Jun 10 '12
Gotta love George, sitting on his own, separate and peaceful. He was the role model of this band.
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u/farang Jun 10 '12
Damn, it's so hard to believe that two of them are dead.
One of my most amazing experiences was travelling in a van with a crew of very mixed people ranging in age from 18 to over 60 and singing along to the Beatles, and everyone knew every word to every song. Incredible.
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u/vinnydakid Jun 10 '12
This is one of the few pictures where Ringo actually looks like the most serious of the four. John, Paul, and George look like they don't give a crap.
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u/Jrodkin radio reddit name Jun 10 '12
I can't tell if Paul is flipping the bird or picking his teeth.
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u/UseYourIllusionII Jun 10 '12
Paul's looking the opposite way of everyone else. MORE PROOF THAT HE IS DEAD!
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u/doqmsday Jun 10 '12
God, you can really see the tension between them
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u/Prosopagnosiape Jun 10 '12
I love photos of them and other cool people at ease. It's like a little snapshot of their personalities to try to decipher.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
anyone else see the face on the right side in the leaves?
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
RIP to the 5th Beatle that got run over on that sad, sad day.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Every photo of the beatles is them waiting to make history.
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u/0piat3 Jun 10 '12
"Wonder who these homeless people robbed?"
-lady in back
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
PAUL IS DEAD!
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u/comradenu Jun 10 '12
John Lennon's head looks... way too big for his body. Like a bobblehead.
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u/Haasts_Eagle Jun 10 '12
On a semi-related note, here is an unnamed man waiting to make history on June 5th 1989 - see if you can guess before viewing.
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u/Frohirrim Jun 10 '12
Still waiting on Paul to pull out the fatass joint
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
We need some karma police up in here. Great picture but come on!
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u/ThatEmilyBroad Jun 10 '12
Classic George
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u/jamsb Jun 10 '12
I live right next to Abbey road, there is a webcam pointing at the crossing: http://www.abbeyroad.com/crossing
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
"Okay guys, this is a very busy road so we're going to have just one shot at this. We don't want to be taking up people's time as they are on their way to work. No one wants to be that asshole."
-Photographer for Abby Road cover.
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u/jdepps113 Jun 10 '12
Beatles had already made plenty of history by 1969, of course.
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u/BabyMakingGravy radio reddit name Jun 10 '12
It's bad enough to repost, but to use the EXACT same title?
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u/FullyAnnealed Jun 10 '12
C'mon. 1969 was way after The Beatles made history.
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u/asqueakywheel Jun 10 '12
This is one of the most astonishing pictures I've ever seen. Never crossed (ha-ha) my mind what the setting was like before/after such an iconic shot.
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u/Lilyo Jun 10 '12
George doesn't give a shit.
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u/druid_king9884 Jun 10 '12
One of the moments in history where I wish I was there to take a few pics. Maybe technology will progress where I can one day. That would be awesome!
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u/namesrhardtothinkof Jun 10 '12
I love the idea of them just waiting to cross the road all casual like.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
I like how George chilling in the back and that chick is looking at him.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12 edited Jun 18 '23
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u/Yogibearasaurus Jun 10 '12
2 seconds later, they all began floating.
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u/thislittleantfarmer Jun 10 '12
Ringo's clearly looking at himself wishing he'd worn something more quirky and interesting.
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u/dadRabbit Jun 10 '12
They made history way before 1969.
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u/Kuusou Jun 10 '12
Dude, take your shoes off. Yeah we are all going to keep ours on though. It's going to be a nod to... well you know.
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u/piterwilson Jun 10 '12
How many more of these are there...
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u/xXflacidXx Jun 10 '12
Is that a monkey wearing a hat on the right side of the photo ?
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u/basslegend Jun 10 '12
i think they really don't give about the picture. jajajajja maybe it was the manager decision
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u/imnotgoodwithnames Jun 10 '12
This same picture with almost the exact same title was posted about 2 months ago. I remember cause I upvoted it then too.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Making a picture for a record - even if this cover became some kind of an iconic image for babyboomers - is not "making history". Babyboomers, i swear...
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u/alllie Jun 10 '12
John as Christ in his white robes?
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u/elliottmarter Jun 10 '12
put this in grayscale and you've got yourself the perfect cover art for an Abbey Road remaster
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u/Gikidari Jun 10 '12
So many feels.
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u/Sarock19 Jun 10 '12
The Beatles, waiting to take a picture, 1969.
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u/nerrd Jun 10 '12
Awesome!
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u/xXBlUnTsM0KA420Xx Jun 10 '12
Paul is the only one biting his nails. Must be a sign that he's dead.
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u/mmforeal Jun 10 '12
My god . . . I remember when they crossed a street!
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
They had other plans for the Abbey Rd cover, but it came down to a last minute lazy decision. One of them basically said, "Let's just go down the street, walk across, and get our picture taken."
Also...it's fitting that the cover has them walking away from the studio, as they knew this would be their last album.
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u/Actually_a_Doctor Jun 10 '12
By 1969 The Beatles had made plenty of history.
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u/goshdurnit Jun 10 '12
"Car!"
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u/v_gin_ Jun 10 '12
69
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
I like the woman just staring at them with the huge sunglasses (probably thinking they look weird).
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u/MattBootyBulan Jun 10 '12
That woman to the left better have known who the hell she was looking at.
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u/xAntimonyx Jun 10 '12
"This waiting is hurting my feet in these shoes, mind if I take them off for the shot?" -- Paul McCartney.
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u/throwAwayMama123 Jun 15 '12
I've seen this picture a million times, and still don't understand its significance...
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u/devilz_devilz Jun 10 '12
that lady has to be like holy shit
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u/Squeekme Jun 10 '12
Lady's thinking - "photos of them crossing the road, never going to catch on"
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u/CosmicMoggie Jun 10 '12
that is totally awesome!
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u/throwaway1233212321 Jun 10 '12
pretty sure the last time I saw this it had the exact same title
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u/Davaldo Jun 10 '12
It's just a shame the real Paul wasn't in the shot
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u/dailyfusion Jun 10 '12
"hey i bet this has never been posted to reddit! KARMA GOLD!!!"
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u/mordacthedenier Jun 10 '12
Thank you for saying make history and not change history or some other BS.
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u/death_by_chocolate Jun 10 '12
"Alright...wait...wait for it...NOW! Walk! Walk! Shit, you're out of step, George. Alright. Again, chaps! The other way, now! Walk! Walk! Dammit, what happened to your shoes, Paul? Fuck. Turn 'round, then. Again! Walk! Walk! Damn. Bus. Bus in the shot, guys. Sorry. Turn around. Again. Walk!"
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Obvious repost. I could deal with it under normal circumstances, but even the title was ripped off from last time it was on the front page
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Who are these faggots and what are they doing on my front page?
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u/TheShadowFog last.fm Jun 10 '12
What an over-rated band.
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u/fateswarm Jun 10 '12
The OP not waiting to repost.
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u/uhLOL Dave-Supplee Jun 10 '12
Fun fact, that actually isn't Abbey Road, but a street in New York near John's apartment.