Archives – 2001 – June  

THE INCONSISTENT BEATLES
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You know, being the most respected rock’n’roll band that ever existed must have been a difficult gig. Not only were they constantly tortured by the self knowledge that they were actually crap, but the Beatles also had to suffer from their[…]

PAUL McCARTNEY GETS THE HORN
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PAUL McCARTNEY GETS THE HORN
(SCENE: PAUL and LINDA are standing next to a road.)
PAUL: Why dont we do it in the road?
LINDA: You what?
PAUL: Why don’t we do it in the road?
LINDA: “Do it”???! You mean shag? In the road? You may be […]

POLYMATHS IN POP
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POLYMATHS IN POP
It is rare that someone who is talented in one artistic field is able to build a reputation in an unrelated area of art. So imagine an artiste who is both an accomplished confessional singer songwriter and painter. Got that? Okay, no[…]

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  1. Tom, I loved loved loved these polls and participated obsessively, until one day (it was March 2023) I just stopped…

  2. I feel sad that I couldn't persistently engage in every poll as much as I'd have liked - and not…

  3. Thanks for doing the polls, Tom, and for writing this lovely, considered, reflective piece. It’s given me closure on my…

  4. Lovely. I drifted away 18 months or so ago (I liked being all in on it and life stuff just…