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Badgering a Beatle

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 ~ markscheerer ~ 1 Comment

•  Was I too hard on George Harrison in a 1987 Good Morning America interview? •  He didn’t have to invite Paul McCartney onto Cloud Nine . . but I had to ask about it •  Watch him give me the stink-eye I’ve told the stories of my Beatles encounters already, but I recently unearthed … Continue reading Badgering a Beatle

“Yesterday” and Today – The Beatles

October 17, 2019October 18, 2019 ~ markscheerer ~ 3 Comments

•  In a new film, no one remembers the Beatles. I do, in a new blog post •  Paul, George, Ringo, and the one that got away •  “Funny, really, 'cause I'd never thought of it, but being middle-aged and old takes up most of your time, doesn't it?” - Ringo   “You’re only right.” - … Continue reading “Yesterday” and Today – The Beatles

Hey Dude

October 17, 2019October 18, 2019 ~ markscheerer ~ 2 Comments

• Oh, I believe in Yesterday there's a curious throwback to a Paul McCartney flub. •  Did screenwriter Richard Curtis nick a 28-year-old laugh line from Paul? •  There are no spoilers here about the movie, Yesterday In an interview I did with Paul McCartney in 1991, he made a slip of the tongue that … Continue reading Hey Dude

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