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Dion O’Reilly: Ringo Starr

You weren’t the one I loved. I must confess:
I didn’t have the depth yet. It was Paul, of course
his droopy eyes and putty lips,
babylike, unthreatening, despite the then-
brutal sexiness of the songs.

November 12, 2025 · 27 Comments

Andrea Hollander: Arkansas to Oregon

I kept the radio tuned to the oldies stations, one after another, and sometimes, if I was lucky, I’d hear “Blackbird” or “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” or another … Continue reading

July 2, 2018 · 3 Comments

Video: “Penny Lane” by the Beatles (1968)

Two days after recording some overdubs for ‘A Day In The Life’, The Beatles spent the afternoon in East London at Angel Lane, Stratford, filming scenes for the video of … Continue reading

March 13, 2016 · Leave a comment

Google: A Virtual Tour of Abbey Road Studios

Google’s new web site, Inside Abbey Road, lets viewers walk inside Abbey Road Studios, check out the famous recording studio (home to most of the Beatles’ songs, birthplace of Dark … Continue reading

June 7, 2015 · 2 Comments

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