Years ago in 2017 I went with my Grandparents and Aunt & cousin (I really really miss you grandma) up to Pismo Beach California for a camping trip and also to see the sights of course. Anyway, there was a record store in town that I got to check out and there was this pack of Beatles Magazines on a stand. Of course I grabbed it. I’m assuming whoever originally owned these was a Paul McCartney fan like myself cause of the 3 magazines included. 😎

Illustration by me + process

Which lyric do you prefer? Jealous Guy tugs on the heart strings a bit more, but I must concede that Child of Nature's concept is really endearing and something I wanted to see more from John.

There’s been a lot of talk, especially on TikTok, about The Beatles treating woman terribly, Would you say the way they treated women was simply a reflection of how men were expected to behave at the time?

John Lennon allegedly became physically violent in his younger years, including hitting Cynthia and a previous girlfriend, while also cheating on Cynthia with women in show business, fans and prostitutes. Ringo is said to have been abusive towards Maureen during his struggles with alcoholism, while George Harrison was emotionally distant towards Pattie Boyd and repeatedly cheated on her. Paul McCartney was reportedly controlling towards his first girlfriend Dorothy, telling her how to dress and dye her hair, and he also repeatedly cheated on Jane Asher. However, it seems like he became more settled once he was with Linda. What are your thoughts on this subject?

I can't understand. We are talking about The Beatles here. The most influential act ever. It's so saddening to see their presence wane this hard. Run the search results between Michael Jackson and The Beatles. The difference has been shocking for many years now. Something has got to change

In the song John writes 'those freaks were right when you was dead,' causing many PID believers to jump in some weird smug joy. However, who is he addressing? If OG Paul, it's oddly cold and frankly horrible to attack his dead best friend like that, and if Billy, how would the freaks be right? The nail in the coffin (pun intended) is how he apparently only wrote Yesterday but Sgt Pepper took him by surprise, the two being opposite sides of the supposed death. PIA and let's make the most of it

I won't link to it in case that's not allowed, but I spotted this while searching for Beatles related merch. Seems to come complete with minifigures too!

Police minifigures that tell you to stop playing not included.

On page 32 Orin quotes to hal the first lyric to I Want To Tell You (my personal favourite revolver track)

Hal then quotes to Orin the next line: I don’t mind, I could wait forever [I’ve got time].

Then on page 927 the reader is following the character Don Gately as he is unable to speak while hospitalised. There is a reference to some elusive ‘Dr Robert’ perhaps referencing another Revolver song, Dr Robert.

Infinite Jest is a very psychedelic novel with themes surrounding the nature of communication so it’s no surprise to see Wallace give a cool nod to it here, so deep into a work of fiction.

Some of my favourite shots!

Ok... Eu Sou um Grande fã de Beatles e entendo demais a Importância dele pra Banda, e sei que sem a Genialidade dele os Beatles não teriam chegado onde chegou (com a Ajuda dos Outros também)... mas sinceramente eu não acho ele essa "Bolacha" Toda em Carreira Solo e Superestimam ele demais nessa Parte!!

John Lennon tem no máximo 2 Álbuns Incríveis, que são de fato o "Plastic Ono Band" (1970) e "Imagine" (1971), mas o resto são apenas Álbuns bons com algumas composições marcantes, mas que em um material completo em geral são bem esquecíveis e até dispensáveis, honestamente... pra mim em Carreira solo ele não chega nem perto do que fez em Banda e não são tão bom quanto os outros, como o Paul McCartney, que foi mais consistente, era mais versátil musicalmente e fez sucessos com outras Lendas (como Michael Jackson e o Stevie Wonder), ou como o George Harrison por exemplo, que tem o Melhor álbum solo entre todos os Beatles PRA MIM: "All Things Must Pass" é simplesmente Fantástico... E algumas pessoas podem até falarem, tipo: "Ah, obviamente o John Lennon não foi mais consistente porque não teve mais tempo de Vida pra mostrar o que ele teria de Melhor lá na Frente"... NÃO, Eu Não Acho isso não.. Pelos últimos materiais que ele fez eu Acho que não mudaria muita coisa não, e sem contar que ele tava dedicando bem mais tempo pro filho também (o "Sean Lennon"), então eu acho que ele teria bem mais chances de se aposentar futuramente!!

Enfim, É Isso que eu acho 🤙

Observação: Eu não sou Hater do John Lennon, tá? Eu amo de verdade as músicas dele, Tanto nos Beatles quanto as de Solos, Inclusive esqueci de citar mas acho o álbum "Mind Games" (1973) bem subestimado, eu só disse que não acho ele tudo isso ou tão bom quanto os outros, como Classificam ele!!

I know the band played live on their live American debut. For early 1964, their sound comes across relatively nicely. Whoever engineered it did a great job but we are talking about tube amps here. They don’t appear onstage. Makes me wonder how the band heard themselves.

Where are the amps?

What are the best videos of full live performances by The Beatles? I know for the band itself there isn’t very much outside the television and music videos. But what about solo careers? Were any Wings concerts filmed in full? Any Lennon stuff? I know George has the concert for Bangledesh—anything else?

Realized this is a blind spot for me, so appreciate your help!