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Post by linus on Jul 22, 2013 1:53:07 GMT -5
I broke down and watched a rotten apple video because a friend told me they mention Burroughs. (Just the first 15 minutes!) Now, I’m not one to necessarily believe everything I hear or read about or by the Beatles, even before 1966, but Paul did state that it was Burroughs who introduced him to playing with backwards audio. The first instance of this in Beatles music is in Rain, which was released in May (US) and June (UK) of 1966. Recorded in mid-April. As was Tomorrow Never Knows, which also features tape loop manipulation. And if the account that Burroughs was present when McCartney recorded Eleanor Rigby is correct, it starts to come together. Especially considering they were fond enough of him to put him on the cover of Sgt. Pepper. Regarding Ian Iachimoe, the alleged figure being the author of Paperback Writer (released with Rain). The name pronounced backwards sounds like Ian Iachimoe to me, or Iam Yokono, not Paul McCartney as iaap postulates. Either way, it indicates that it is inspired by the Thelemite practice of speaking backwards. One way or another, the back-masking and backwards speaking had been introduced into the Beatles world at least as early as Spring ’66, that we know of so far. I Am the Walrus was inspired by Lewis Carrol and the poem Jabberwocky.
"It was like this, 'YKCOWREBBAJ sevot yhtils eht dna ,gillirb sawT‘ ebaw eht ni elbmig dna eryg diD ,sevogorob eht erew ysmim llA .ebargtuo shtar emom eht dnA'
She puzzled over this for some time, but at last a bright thought struck her. ‘Why, it’s a Looking-glass book, of course! And if I hold it up to a glass, the words will all go the right way again.” This was the poem that Alice read. JABBERWOCKY ‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe."1966 ushered in the Age of Satan according to LaVey. It's also the year TIME magazine announces "Is God Dead"? It's also the year Lennon announces The Beatles are bigger than Christ. The “Is God dead?” issue of Time is in Rosemary’s Baby, which was filmed in 1968, but takes place in 1966. Which the Coven refers to as Year One. That issue was released on April 8th 1966. Interesting that Aleister Crowley was first contacted by Aiwass/Lam on April 8th 1904. And that Lennon first started recording Tomorrow Never Knows on April 6th and 7th.
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Post by vOOdOOgurU on Jul 22, 2013 4:31:08 GMT -5
Pretty much the statements by Lennon, LaVey and the TIME magazine piece all fall within early 1966.
John Lennon statement - 4th March 1966 Anton LaVey announced the Age of Satan on 30th April, 1966 on Walpurgisnacht, and proclaimed it Year One. TIME - 8th April 1966
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Post by vOOdOOgurU on Jul 22, 2013 4:33:00 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2013 7:21:47 GMT -5
the Hero Shot
A “hero” prop is a prop that has been identified as being directly used in the show, usually for a specific scene or a specific episode. “Hero” props are generally of higher quality, durability and functionality. They often feature finer details, as such props may be meant for—or have been used in—close-ups. Often however, a “Hero” prop is merely the version that was actually filmed. There may be 8 copies prepared for a scene, but only one was used, and thus this is the “hero”. ......items marked “hero” have typically undergone verification, which includes referencing to behind-the-scenes materials (continuity books) and screen-matching the item, or finding the item specifically marked “hero” from the prop shop or costume department.
Someday, my prints will come.
lab.agencyaccess.com/blog/bid/48900/Photographing-the-Hero-Shot
michellemalkin.com/2009/03/10/every-shot-a-hero-shot-in-obama-land/
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2013 8:33:32 GMT -5
based on a novel by a man named Lear
anyway, there's a tablet containing a prophecy involved
When as a lion's whelp shall, to himself unknown, without seeking find, and be embrac'd by a piece of tender air; and when from a stately cedar shall be lopp'd branches, which, being dead many years, shall after revive, be jointed to the old stock, and freshly grow; then shall Posthumus end his miseries, Britain being fortunate and flourish in peace and plenty.
www.thefreedictionary.com/Posthumusbooks.google.com/books?id=GKhVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA358&lpg=PA358&dq=lion’s+whelp,+“a+piece+of+tender+air,”+a+“stately+cedar&source=bl&ots=Ilho57IjNs&sig=VCILvCUgtBuHzAaNh0iLC5YwLNk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1TPtUbbBIZSz4AP85IDoAQ&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=lion’s%20whelp%2C%20“a%20piece%20of%20tender%20air%2C”%20a%20“stately%20cedar&f=false And be her sense but as a monument. She is, anyway.
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Post by Jai Guru Deva on Jul 22, 2013 13:52:43 GMT -5
What I ascertain from reading books and articles, and listening to Beatle interviews is that Paul McCartney did prellies (amphetamines), marijuana, and possibly Benzedrine. (Both John Lennon and George Harrison dabbled with it, as did Stuart Sutcliffe. Early on, Paul was aware that John used the drug at art school; he was leery of it and thought it wrong.) .
In regard to LSD, the one documented instance where Paul had a choice to take the drug, he declined. It was during a break from their US tour on August 24, 1965. The first admission of taking LSD came from Paul's replacement in a Life magazine interview on June 17, 1967. John, George, and Ringo all experimented with LSD.
Cocaine was introduced to the Beatles by Robert Fraser during the making of Sgt. Pepper. Paul's replacement was the first regular user among the Beatles, but there is no documented proof Paul himself used the drug.
As for heroin, I think someone already pointed out that during the filming of Help!, according to the film's director Richard Lester, two beautiful women in black bikinis attempted to seduce Paul and introduce him to the drug, but Paul refused it. Like cocaine, we can be pretty certain that Paul's replacement took heroin (he has admitted to taking it, and John Lennon affirmed it). According to Paul's replacement, he was introduced to heroin by Robert Fraser. However, it appears there is no documented proof that Paul ever took he drug.
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Post by linus on Jul 22, 2013 14:03:57 GMT -5
Interesting that Burroughs would cut up phrases and sentences to make new combinations, reminds me of the technique used in Strawberry Fields Forever. He also often did not use punctuation in his writing. The text on the back of Sgt. Peppers uses limited punctuation. Also interesting that Ron Dunbar was involved with the film Things To Come, which was discussed here last summer. The term "Wings over the world" was a big theme in that story. invanddis.proboards.com/thread/6906/wings-over-world?page=1&scrollTo=95895Also interesting that Polanksi was associated with Yoko at least as far back as 1966, and that Kenneth Anger was at a party thrown by Yoko & John in '69. (from reading the IT magazines posted at Voodoo's blog) I'm also seeing the similarities between Lewis Carroll's writings, Burrough's writings and the style used in Lennon's writings. In His Own Write coming out in 1964. (Shouldn't it be, In My Own Write?)Also interesting how Burroughs was into finding biographical future events in people's writings, considering Lennon wrote Happiness is a Warm Gun and has "shoot me" embedded in Come Together. And speaking of Help! Not only do we have the OTO tLVX/Isis,Osiris,Set poses on the cover, but the line, "Now I find I've changed my mind, I've opened up the doors." could most likely be a reference to their Sgt. Pepper cover adorning Aldous Huxley and his Doors of Perception (lsd) - inspired by William Blake. (I just noticed the consonants in Aldous can be arranged to lsd).And speaking of doing things backwards, let's not forget the common Beatles practice of using flipped images on their record covers, going as far back as 1963. Introducing The Beatles by the VeeJay record label. America’s first Beatles Lp. There's also the AHDN single, The Help! cover and inside image on skis, Yesterday and Today, the back of Sgt. Pepper, the Hey Jude single, etc.
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Post by ticket2ride on Aug 4, 2013 1:51:48 GMT -5
This is a fantastic discussion - I am in the slightly skeptical camp about PID but I am open minded.
This thread reminds me of how for people who associated with those into black occult practices, heavy drugs and other things, the Beatles skipped out of so many situations apparently unharmed. Why? The links of the Beatles with Charles Manson are likely to have been reasonably close by association yet few have ever discussed this apart from on this forum and a few others.
All the Beatles would have been surrounded by people offering heavy drugs. In Phil Norman's classic "Shout" biography (good but deliberately omitting details such as the real sexual purpose of John's trip to Spain with Brian just before they made it big) he refers to somebody around Paul say he saw a beautiful woman try to offer him heroin and it was an evil situation. He refused it then apparently but why wouldn't he dabble when surrounded later by the likes of one of his heroes Burroughs and artists and other associates into it?
"Fixing A Hole" sounds exactly like that kind of song and the excuse it was about his home or whatever is as credible as Lennon's excuse that Lucy was only about Julian's painting. And the later 'Paul" would never mention heroin I think - cocaine is very usual among high rollers and has a kind of glamorous appeal whereas heroin is the opposite. Despite the way it can be so expensive it is seen as for deadbeats, losers, and the dysfunctional.
About references to timelines of the Beatles - check out a webpage called 'The King is Naked' or maybe that's a subtitle. I can't think of the address but do a web search for it along with the name Paul McCartney is dead. There is an authentic photo of a nearly naked Paul there and the information on the page says Paul was killed in France. it is written by somebody who does not write as a native speaker of English but it is interesting and could be on to something. Where did that photo come from? It's a very private one and certainly has never been widely circulated.
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Post by beacon on Aug 23, 2013 3:52:47 GMT -5
Just come across a McCartney biography here. Not sure of its validity but it claims its sources come from Wikipedia. Anyway, it states that McCartney did snort heroin with Robert Fraser, but that it had no effect. Interestingly it also repeats the assertion that McCartney's first LSD experience was with Tara Browne in 1966, however, it gives no further details. Quite an interesting biography though.
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Post by vOOdOOgurU on Aug 23, 2013 5:43:54 GMT -5
Just come across a McCartney biography here. Not sure of its validity but it claims its sources come from Wikipedia. Anyway, it states that McCartney did snort heroin with Robert Fraser, but that it had no effect. Interestingly it also repeats the assertion that McCartney's first LSD experience was with Tara Browne in 1966, however, it gives no further details. Quite an interesting biography though. This caught my eye: and this: (Really?) This: (Going to look into that. I bet there's conflict of interests there to be found.) This: (That ever present Ontario) This: Why? Because of that defunct QUEEN article that started the whole debacle, and remains unfound to this day. As far as I'm concerned, the article doesn't exist, nor the statements until that's found. It has to be sometime in June, and LIFE magazine picked up portions of it on the 16th June 1967, so they had to pick it up fairly quick by McCartney's statements about how recent the admission was made. The biography misses one of his drug busts. The one in 1975 when he'd just been granted a visa in the USA.
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