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Post by B on Sept 4, 2012 13:07:30 GMT -5
iameye wrote: Hey Sir Macca, B just called you an old man.-------------------------------------Never more! Er - I mean - well, maybe not as old as Clint Easterby. I mean, I didn't really mean to give him a premature burial. If you know what I mean. (I don't! ;D) Whateverrr.
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Post by incurablelefty on Sept 4, 2012 14:32:02 GMT -5
Paul's left hand is busy holding the gum wrapper around his waist. Possibly the photog asked him to hold the cig in his right hand as that is the one closest the camera...more accent on the cig. Plus if you are pre-lighting the scene, your lighting and props guys typically will have a model...right handed model. Mac steps in when the scene is ready. The entire scene is left-justified with all props facing the wrong way. He, being the pro, will do exactly what the photog wants (good boy that he is) and get done quickly. This shoot was done quickly (I'm speculating). He had no say in the process.
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Post by incurablelefty on Sept 4, 2012 14:40:50 GMT -5
Sorry, that was the mini-paul cig and ashtray photo I was talking about..oops! As for the Abbey Road photo... someone driving that Lancia knew to save the parking spot (planned). The cars on the left of the album photo are all up on the sidewalk (planned for symmetry). Lancia is moved a considerable time later. The test shot was in the early morn (during initial site check). Whomever owns that Lancia knows why Paul took his sandals off. By looking at the other test shots, it appears as if he is quite awkward at keeping instep/ out of step. The sandals do not suit him (temporary?). You all may have covered this earlier, but I love picking photos apart! I am new here.
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Post by incurablelefty on Sept 4, 2012 14:50:19 GMT -5
Not that I'm that knowledgeable about city infrastructure or relevence, but the crossing lines in the Abbey Road photo are painted overtop of what looks like new pavement or some sort of composite surface. A prop perhaps? The pavement surface is newer than the rest of the street. Why? They sure did a precise job of paving inside the crossing lines. This is most evident with the test shot. It also has been said that Paul was measured for the suit without his sandals. Idon't know if that is true but the cuffs don't look finished. I don't think french cuffs were trendy back then. If these guys were fashion statements, the cuffs definitely would not be seen.
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Post by incurablelefty on Sept 4, 2012 15:01:39 GMT -5
Another aside. The Ruby slippers (loss of control) in the movie The Wizard of Oz were Silver in the book. I don't know why they would change them except for the symbolism of the Ruby.
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Post by B on Sept 4, 2012 15:43:32 GMT -5
When "The Wizard of Oz" came out in 1939, it was the first color movie most audiences had ever seen. The color in the movie when the house landed in Oz was a surprise to the audience, and many in the audience gasped in amazement at what they were seeing. My guess is that mere silver slippers just would not have cut it. Bright ruby red![/b] slippers were what was called for!
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Post by incurablelefty on Sept 4, 2012 18:36:11 GMT -5
Agreed. The Ruby or Ruby colour symbolizes a loss or lack of control on the part of the person donning the colour. Similar to covering of the left eye that lots of the newbie celebs do nowadays. I was thinking that it was more of a Judy Garland thing (she was "over the rainbow" at the time - out of control).
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Post by iameye on Sept 4, 2012 18:41:03 GMT -5
Another aside. The Ruby slippers in the movie The Wizard of Oz were Silver in the book. I don't know why they would change them except for the symbolism of the Ruby. quite the possibility it's a blood thing
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Post by incurablelefty on Sept 4, 2012 18:43:00 GMT -5
I have seen alot of Faul wearing pink for promo shots. Do you think an avid football fan would be seen dead in something pink? Paul Mc1 does not seem like one to wear pink. None of their colour early stuff shows this from what I've seen. And, being a lefty Gemini myself, I would be throwing fits at whoever would have asked me to wear pink. We Geminis, although being without general direction, are extremely standoff-ish when being told to do what we think is wrong. Straight up. Faul is no Gemini...
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Post by B on Sept 4, 2012 19:43:25 GMT -5
Agreed. The Ruby or Ruby colour symbolizes a loss or lack of control on the part of the person donning the colour. It's highly doubtful that Judy Garland had any say in the matter at the time, and in terms of the plot of the movie itself, the ruby red slippers empowered "Dorothy". She had control of her ability to get home. She just didn't know it. (leaves door wide open for iameye comment about how it's time to go!)
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Post by maxwell on Sept 4, 2012 19:50:20 GMT -5
Another aside. The Ruby slippers in the movie The Wizard of Oz were Silver in the book. I don't know why they would change them except for the symbolism of the Ruby. quite the possibility it's a blood thing Imagine!
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Post by iameye on Sept 4, 2012 19:57:07 GMT -5
Agreed. The Ruby or Ruby colour symbolizes a loss or lack of control on the part of the person donning the colour. It's highly doubtful that Judy Garland had any say in the matter at the time, and in terms of the plot of the movie itself, the ruby red slippers empowered "Dorothy". She had control of her ability to get home. She just didn't know it. (leaves door wide open for iameye comment about how it's time to go!)door wide open? would you really know the door when you saw it? What's the big fringing deal about WALKING THOUGH IT? oh, yes it is getting very very late She had control of her ability to get home. She just didn't know it.Oh she knows it NOW. She's known much too long. And EVERYBODY seems to forget that girl's LAST NAME! The time to go was yesterday. The Grace period is expiring.
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Post by iameye on Sept 4, 2012 20:02:55 GMT -5
quite the possibility it's a blood thing Imagine! Blood, sweat and tears. da trinity
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Post by linus on Sept 5, 2012 2:04:41 GMT -5
I have seen alot of Faul wearing pink for promo shots. Do you think an avid football fan would be seen dead in something pink? Paul Mc1 does not seem like one to wear pink. None of their colour early stuff shows this from what I've seen. And, being a lefty Gemini myself, I would be throwing fits at whoever would have asked me to wear pink. We Geminis, although being without general direction, are extremely standoff-ish when being told to do what we think is wrong. Straight up. Faul is no Gemini... And on the cover of Please Pleae Me, it appears as though they’re wearing pink shirts, although they are actually white with thin red horizontal and vertical stripes very close together, as seen here.
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Post by incurablelefty on Sept 5, 2012 6:06:30 GMT -5
You're the best. Thanks.
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Post by incurablelefty on Sept 6, 2012 19:41:20 GMT -5
About the above picture (striped jackets)... Is the hand jesture from Paul and John for the benefit of the rest of us? Freemasons both?
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Post by B on Sept 7, 2012 1:35:43 GMT -5
They were pledging allegiance to the photographer.
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Post by linus on Sept 9, 2012 2:47:07 GMT -5
About the above picture (striped jackets)... Is the hand jesture from Paul and John for the benefit of the rest of us? Freemasons both? Isn't it the claw that is the Masonic sign? Used on cover of teen magazine. Lovely imagery for kids, eh? (and again, notice Paul's hair-part. It was parted from the right at least a couple times in the movie.) And, the photo is used flipped in the inside gatefold of the Help! soundtrack.
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Post by iameye on Sept 9, 2012 10:39:45 GMT -5
They say it's a sign of fidelity. I'd say that is correct Gimme a High Fi, Macca ;D faith (n.) mid-13c., "duty of fulfilling one's trust," from O.Fr. feid, foi "faith, belief, trust, confidence, pledge," from L. fides "trust, faith, confidence, reliance, credence, belief," from root of fidere "to trust," . For sense evolution, see belief. In Latin fidem scittranslates as "HE knows the faith" lol ;D That's my latin joke of the day
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Post by incurablelefty on Sept 9, 2012 23:03:59 GMT -5
Grabbing his jacket like that , it looks more like he's having a heart attack. No deathbed confession though. Or...
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Post by maxwell on Sept 10, 2012 17:52:39 GMT -5
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Post by linus on Sept 10, 2012 18:33:58 GMT -5
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Post by iameye on Sept 10, 2012 18:55:48 GMT -5
Good catch, maxwell. I am iameye and I approve this message "In the Illuminist philosophy, the OK sign becomes a sign indicating approval of the Divine King, their coming Lord of Light" One hand for the fireman, and one hand for the Queen of Light All done in the House of the Lord ;D Thanks Macca
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Post by incurablelefty on Sept 10, 2012 21:16:42 GMT -5
I thought that stood for 0-k or zero killed. I see them giving the thumbs up all the time in vids, too. It's kind of tacky at an honourable occasion like this and out of character for an old man like him. There is also a video that was shot about the same time as that photo was taken. He's got the same green jacket (Greenman-Osiris?) and he does the little winky-wink to the camera at a certain point in the interview. I don't know what point in the interview but it was really blatant. Sorry I can't pin down the reference, I've gone over alot of vid clips of these guys this summer.
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Post by linus on May 5, 2013 0:59:22 GMT -5
Abbey Road Intro to The Shining super-imposed. The VW Beetles are mirroring each other. They overlay perfectly when one is flipped. "Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void. It is shining, it is shining." in Family Guy, Death drives a yellow VW Beetle
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