A scan of Ian Whitcomb’s obituary from the May 10 Boston Sunday Globe.
A big surprise about Ian I heard is that he was good friends with Bob Clampett, and this was confirmed by Clampett’s daughter Ruth.
Spend And Tax
The 2008 crash was a long time coming, but the crisis we’re in now came as an overnight delivery. So how are fiscal policy and monetary policy being applied to deal with this emergency?
Where I disagree is the defense of the 2017 tax cut as having no negative effect. When things are going good, as they were, that’s the time to pay off some debt. Stephanie Kelton almost makes it sound as though everything can be financed with debt, rather than taxes, which is a ludicrous idea.
These Days Will Last a Thousand Years…
1967 — The Beatles recorded the song “A Day In The Life” at EMI, and over at Decca the Moody Blues recorded an entire album about a single day.
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Astrid
To anyone familiar with Beatles history, just saying the name “Astrid” speaks volumes. Astrid Kirchherr has died, closing yet another point of contact into appreciating the most fascinating musical and cultural phenomenon of the 20th century.
Depending on your level of interest, there are plenty of places to read about Astrid, so I don’t need to go into any details here, but the most exhaustive telling of her significance is found in Mark Lewisohn’s book Tune In.
Here are some of Astrid’s candid photographs taken during the filming of A Hard Day’s Night, featuring my wonderful friend Prue.
Sitting around between takes, with Prue’s hair still pinned up by stylist Betty Glasow.
A few low-quality scans from the series that Astrid took, showing Prue as I know her, spirited and very funny.
Drink and Dive
My new quarantine activity — drunk dumpster diving!
