It was Pattie Boyd who got to be inside of the baggage cage with the Beatles in A Hard Day’s Night; but as noted previously I think Prudence was the real beauty among the girls on the train. This video was taken from a 20-year-old Laserdisc, played on an equally old LD deck. Back then, it was the only format with the songs from the movie in digital stereo.
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American Idle
Here I am, plodding across the finish line of the Boston Marathon. I’ll probably buy a copy of this photo. If I do I’ll post it again without the watermark.
The Comics Journal ‘Schulz and Peanuts’ Roundtable
The online edition of The Comics Journal #290 has been published, featuring an in-depth look at the Schulz and Peanuts biography that was the focus of attention here for quite a few postings. There’s a free preview of The Comics Journal’s coverage at this link, including an extended excerpt of Monte Schulz’s essay. I’ll try to hold out for the print edition, but I may subscribe to the online edition.
Pulling for Ted
Best of luck to Senator Ted Kennedy, who has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.
A New Petula Clark Blog
Last year there was a short-lived Petula Clark blog. There was some synergy between my Petula posts and “Petula Clark: Driven by Emotion,” but that blog met an untimely and abrupt end. Petula Clark’s UK fan club has just started a new Pet blog, that you can see by clicking here.
A Beatle In Transit
Here’s a fab picture I found recently in a book that I hadn’t seen before. George Harrison with his parents, Louise and Harold, getting ready to fly to America for the second time. George had flown to the U.S. on his own in September ’63 to see his sister Louise. George’s father looked like George Orwell! The custom British European Airways logo was later seen in A Hard Day’s Night.
