Monday, 30 April 2012

54: You like me too much....Pattie Boyd and Olivia Arias -the two Mrs. Harrisons (Sexism and Misogyny and the Beatles wives part 2)

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I make no apologies for writing my first post on the two Mrs. Harrisons Pattie Boyd and Olivia Arias! As a George fan I have monitored his m...
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Saturday, 3 March 2012

53: Wedding bells are breaking up that gang of mine...Sexism and Misogyny and the Beatles wives part 1

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As I said at the end of the last post, the fact that all four Beatles were raised by strong women does not mean they were immune from sexist...
Thursday, 23 February 2012

52: The Mother(s) of all bands part 2

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Of all The Beatles it is John Lennon’s relationships with his mother Julia Stanley Lennon and Mary (Mimi) Stanley Smith, the aunt who raised...
Monday, 20 February 2012

51: The mother of all bands Part 1

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OK time to justify some Beatles love.. I have recently read Hunter Davies’ official biography of The Beatles and am reading Jonathan Gould...
Sunday, 19 February 2012

50: 10 Tracks from my 1998

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This was the year I studied for my MA in librarianship- too many memories! Many of these tracks I was introduced to by the Mark and Lard ra...

49: Ten Tracks from my 1996

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I heard the Bluetones’ Slight return’ in a cafe yesterday. This brought back instant memories of my period looking after an elderly day in r...
Sunday, 5 February 2012

48. George Harrison- My personal top ten

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My favourite five with The Beatles 1: Long, Long, Long 2: Old Brown Shoe 3: While my guitar gently weeps (although prefer the acoustic...