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Post by donalgdon on Jul 7, 2013 0:55:33 GMT -5
Hope you have a good one, and many more, my friend!
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Post by thedude on Jul 7, 2013 8:18:19 GMT -5
Have a great birthday, and play that funky music, white boy!
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Post by herbhunter on Jul 7, 2013 8:19:04 GMT -5
I hope it is not too late to wish you a Happy Birthday!
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Post by sordello on Jul 7, 2013 9:23:14 GMT -5
All the best to you on your birthday!
Here's hoping for a healthy new year of life, maybe even a cure for the ears!?!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2013 14:40:19 GMT -5
Have a wonderful and happy birthday!!
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Post by naill on Jul 7, 2013 19:10:08 GMT -5
Happy birthday, Wes. I hope you get to wear your BD suit today.  |
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Post by Holy Schist on Jul 7, 2013 21:22:40 GMT -5
Happy birthday!
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Post by hodagg on Jul 7, 2013 23:49:47 GMT -5
Happy 73rd!  |
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Post by GOD on Jul 8, 2013 11:21:58 GMT -5
I've got blisters on my fingers!!!
Thanks everybody!
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Post by GOD on Jul 8, 2013 20:15:19 GMT -5
Happy 73rd! PS... Have you seen "Nowhere Boy" about the teenage years of John Lennon? It's available streaming on Netflix. I'd put off watching it for a while (it was released in 2009). The primary focus of the film is the relationship between John and Aunt Mimi and Julia. But there is a fair amount of time spent on his learning guitar, forming the Quarrymen, and meeting Paul and George. The actor who plays John is a pretty good physical match, though not perfect, of course. Not so much with Paul. I don't have any idea how accurate the film is in any of it's aspects, and I am sure many creative liberties were taken, but it I found it very enjoyable to watch and get lost in the depiction of those years - at least as one possibility on how it might have been with hopefully at least one foot set in reality. I wonder if Paul has seen it and made any comment on it's veracity. Two definite omissions are Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best who aren't even mentioned. I don't think it is a spoiler to say the the film ends right before they head off to Hamburg, at which point you can watch "Backbeat" to continue the story... Also a great movie... |
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Post by hodagg on Jul 8, 2013 21:26:54 GMT -5
Sounds interesting. I just put it into my Instant Queue and will check it out when I get a chance. Thanks.
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Post by thedude on Jul 8, 2013 22:11:05 GMT -5
Happy 73rd! PS... Have you seen "Nowhere Boy" about the teenage years of John Lennon? It's available streaming on Netflix. I'd put off watching it for a while (it was released in 2009). The primary focus of the film is the relationship between John and Aunt Mimi and Julia. But there is a fair amount of time spent on his learning guitar, forming the Quarrymen, and meeting Paul and George. The actor who plays John is a pretty good physical match, though not perfect, of course. Not so much with Paul. I don't have any idea how accurate the film is in any of it's aspects, and I am sure many creative liberties were taken, but it I found it very enjoyable to watch and get lost in the depiction of those years - at least as one possibility on how it might have been with hopefully at least one foot set in reality. I wonder if Paul has seen it and made any comment on it's veracity. Two definite omissions are Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best who aren't even mentioned. I don't think it is a spoiler to say the the film ends right before they head off to Hamburg, at which point you can watch "Backbeat" to continue the story... Also a great movie... I'll definitely check it out as well. The movie enjoyed really good reviews, and according to this article it's pretty accurate. www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2012/oct/11/nowhere-boy-john-lennon-teenage-years |
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Post by herbhunter on Jul 9, 2013 8:40:03 GMT -5
Excerpt from an article I found at the NBC Bay Area website: Paul McCartney not only played a huge part in the John Lennon story, but also contributed significant input for the Lennon coming of-age movie, "Nowhere Boy."
It turns out McCartney loved the movie in the end, except for one scene where a young Lennon punches McCartney.
When PopcornBiz asked the actor who played Lennon ("Kick-Ass" star Aaron Johnson in an amazing turn) about his McCartney critique moment, he could only smile.
"Paul didn't want to say too much. He loved the film. But he told me, 'I never remember John ever punching me,'" says Johnson. "And that was it really. That was the only thing that bothered him and was an issue."
The filmmakers for "Nowhere Boy" were concerned about capturing the spirit of Lennon's youth, and importantly the role of the important mother figures in his life. And they succeeded in that regard as Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has attested in her glowing comments about the film. This link will take you to the entire article: www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Paul-McCartney-on-Nowhere-Boy-John-Lennon-Never-Punched-Me-104579154.html |
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Post by GOD on Jul 9, 2013 8:53:43 GMT -5
Spoiler alert for Hodagg!!!
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Post by hodagg on Jul 9, 2013 16:51:48 GMT -5
Watched the movie this afternoon and enjoyed it. Nicely done, I thought. Seems to accurately reflect the facts as I've known them to be.
John obviously got his "fun" and creative side from his somewhat erratic mother.
The movie did a pretty good job capturing the feel of the late 1950's. Reminded me of that Call the Midwife show we're been watching on PBS.
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