Login
Forgot Password?

OR

Login with Google Login with Twitter Login with Facebook
  • Join
  • Profiles
  • Groups
  • SuicideGirls
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Shop
Vital Stats

rexphantom

Midgard

Member Since 2003

Followers 66 Following 499

  • Everything
  • Photos
  • Video
  • Blogs
  • Groups
  • From Others

Monday Apr 07, 2003

Apr 6, 2003
0
  • Facebook
  • Tweet
  • Email
I saw a commercial for the DVD release of The Beatles Anthology and it filled me with all sorts of giddy feelings.

I first caught on to the Beatles when this series originally aired in . . . 1996? Maybe 1995. I was a sophomore in high school and it was "I Am the Walrus" that actually did it for me. I went digging through my folks record collection and found Sgt. Pepper's, the White Album, Abbey Road and a few American releases like Beatles VI. I bought a copy of Magical Mystery Tour on cd the following weekend and spent quite a few afternoons talking about the Four with friends from school. Suddenly an entire world had been opened up, a Really Big Thing that existed in the culture that I just hadn't been aware of before.

I grew sideburns. I'd never had sideburns before, or any facial hair at all, but I saw a picture of Sgt. Pepper's-era John with long sideburns and I thought it was the coolest thing I had ever seen in my life. I'll say it loud, I love sideburns, and it's John Lennon's fault.

Sometimes, in the winter time, I grow a beard and I walk down the street imagining I'm Paul McCartney from Let It Be. Or I think about how ridiculous a moustache is, but then again, George didn't look so silly with one, did he? And whenever I wear a sweater over a button-up shirt, I think about Paul again.

I still get sad when I realized John is dead, and that he died before I was able to realize who he was. I'm sad George is dead too, but I'm glad I appreciated him for a few years.

(Jesus, it's the Beatles. And two of them are dead. This gets me so, so down.)

"Don't Let Me Down" is my favorite Beatles song in the entire universe.

Whenever I'm dating someone new and I like them a whole lot I think of "Good Day Sunshine." Whenever I hear the beginning of "If You've Got Trouble" I'm glad Ringo exists. "I've Just Seen A Face" makes me look forward to having a new crush.

I know it's fashionable to dig the Beatles, but really kids. I think they pop up in my life every single day.

I really, really, really like the Beatles. I'm all for avoiding cliches and all, but seriously--does it get any better than, "and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make"?
VIEW 4 of 4 COMMENTS
cobalt:
Junior year in high school I went thru the same thing with the Beat Poets - Ginsberg, Burroughs, Corso, all obsessed me and my friends in our little club - great stuff. The White Album, definitely in my top 10 albums of all time.
Apr 7, 2003
tunnelslats:
Glad you made it out tonight. See you soon, perhaps next week, when you bust out some more of your secret bowling moves......
Apr 7, 2003

More Blogs

  • 11.26.03
    7

    Wednesday Nov 26, 2003

    I need words that start with "L." Go.
  • 11.25.03
    2

    Tuesday Nov 25, 2003

    I think an actor and playwrite named Will Shakespeare wrote the plays…
  • 11.20.03
    8

    Thursday Nov 20, 2003

    I flip the coin and it's Kennedy and it shines. It twirls and shines…
  • 11.14.03
    8

    Friday Nov 14, 2003

    Inspired by Ultraloveninja: Listening to the new Ryan Adams recor…
  • 11.12.03
    2

    Wednesday Nov 12, 2003

    Write like you're Miles Davis, then go back and ask yourself if the p…
  • 11.11.03
    10

    Tuesday Nov 11, 2003

    I knocked on Jerry's door but there was no answer. I could hear his …
  • 11.07.03
    0

    Friday Nov 07, 2003

    "All I want is pussy Give me some religion A brand new cadillac An…
  • 11.05.03
    2

    Wednesday Nov 05, 2003

    The stage contains a chair with a book on the floor beneath it. DEX …
  • 11.03.03
    3

    Monday Nov 03, 2003

    MY CAT IS A VOMIT-BOMB. SEND HELP.
  • 11.03.03
    2

    Monday Nov 03, 2003

    You're all suckers! I caught the very last show of "Death and Harr…

We at SuicideGirls have been celebrating alternative pin-up girls for:

23
years
10
months
6
days
  • 5,509,826 fans
  • 41,393 fans
  • 10,327,617 followers
  • 4,598 SuicideGirls
  • 1,116,294 followers
  • 14,937,563 photos
  • 321,315 followers
  • 61,436,624 comments
  • Join
  • Profiles
  • Groups
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • Help
  • About
  • Press
  • LIVE

Legal/Tos | DMCA | Privacy Policy | 18 U.S.C. 2257 Record-Keeping Requirements Compliance Statement | Contact Us | Vendo Payment Support
©SuicideGirls 2001-2025

Press enter to search
Fast Hi-res

Click here to join & see it all...

Crop your photo