Breaking BAAd

For the first time in its 124 year existence, the Boston Athletic Association Marathon, aka the Boston Marathon, has been rescheduled.

One silver lining of the Covid-19 virus crisis is I’m getting out of jury duty, but will this be what I see at the supermarket today?

Take a Sad Film and Make it Better

Ah, 1968. A unique, transitional year in popular music, with some of the best-ever Adult Contemporary records.

Like this one…

… and this one, from later that year.

To me, the piano opening of the second song seems to owe something to the start of the first song. Also, take notice of the picture quality of the Beatles video. England’s PAL television system had significantly better detail than America’s NTSC system.

The big Beatles news today is that Peter Jackson’s re-imagined and extended cut of ‘Let It Be’ will be out later this year, and it’s rumored to have a more balanced and happier view of the band in its final year. The announcement coming from Disney has me recalling the early Beatles song ‘Do You Want to Know a Secret’, that John Lennon said was inspired by a line in Walt Disney’s first cartoon feature, ‘Snow White’.