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. "In fact, I’ve only encountered one blogger with good things to say about Latter Days, and he ended up collaborating…

  2. "at one point a character literally dusts him". That part was hilarious!

  3. "Dave Sim sticks the landing." That is my feeling too. As frustrating and borderline unreadable as the last 50 issues…

  4. One thing I think you missed and one thing I have to shamefacedly admit: 1) The Krazy Kat homage, brief…

  5. " ... it’s also an ominous indication of where he’s going as a creator. He’s laying out dialogue so as…