“Settling on a cheery yellow couch near a vase of fresh flowers, he mentions being struck by Harrison’s openness on the psychological havoc wreaked by Beatlemania – a frequent topic in Martin Scorsese’s Harrison film. “I think we all experienced the trauma that George vocalized,” McCartney says. “I liked to hear George talking about it, because he’s getting it out in the open. For me, it’s something that was more internalized, and my upbringing would lead me to say, ‘Yeah, OK, it’s a trauma, but get on with it.’ It’s like, “Yeah, what are you gonna do, sit around and moan? You were just in the most famous band in the world. You wanted to be, it pays good money, you’ve had a lot of great times, and some shitty times, so what are you going to do, concentrate on the shitty times or just deal with it?‘””
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“Paul McCartney’s New Album, New Life and How the Beatles Almost Reunited” by Brian Hiatt for Rolling Stone (1 March 2012).
Laugh when your eyes are burning Smile when your heart is filled with pain Sigh as you brush away your sorrow Make a vow That it’s not going to happen again It’s not right, in one life Too much rain You know the wheels keep turning Why do the tears run down your face We used to hide away our feelings But for now Tell yourself it won’t happen again It’s not right, in one life Too much rain It’s too much for anyone Too hard for anyone Who wants, a happy and peaceful life You’ve got to learn to laugh
‘Too Much Rain’ from Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (2005).
"You've known queens and princesses. Did they dance with demons and practice the black arts?
Lady Shiera does. Lord Bloodraven's paramour. She bathes in blood to keep her beauty."
Lady Shiera Seastar, daughter of King Aegon IV and his last mistress, Serenei of Lys.
Absolute beginner adult ballet series (fabulous beginning teacher)
40 piano lessons for beginners (some of the best explanations for piano I’ve ever seen)
Excellent basic crochet video series
Basic knitting (probably the best how to knit video out there)
Pre-Free Figure Skate Levels A-D guides and practice activities (each video builds up with exercises to the actual moves!)
How to draw character faces video (very funny, surprisingly instructive?)
Another drawing character faces video
Literally my favorite art pose hack
Tutorial of how to make a whole ass Stardew Valley esque farming game in Gamemaker Studios 2??
Introduction to flying small aircrafts
French/Dutch/Fishtail braiding
Playing the guitar for beginners (well paced and excellent instructor)
Playing the violin for beginners (really good practical tips mixed in)
Color theory in digital art (not of the children’s hospital variety)
Retake classes you hated but now there’s zero stakes:
Calculus 1 (full semester class)
Learn basic statistics (free textbook)
Introduction to college physics (free textbook)
Introduction to accounting (free textbook)
Learn a language:
Ancient Greek
Latin
Spanish
German
Japanese (grammar guide) (for dummies)
French
Russian (pretty good cyrillic guide!)
speaking of doodles I never finished baby I’m brining and london boys song posters why did I never finish youuuuu
Recovering from the winter exam season by rereading some good @therealvinelle and @thecarnivorousmuffinmeta fics, in this case this amazing one that inspired me to paint THE most satisfying moment to ever appear offscreen the murder and immolation by fire of the ever annoying Eleazar and poor Carmen, whose main fault is her horrible taste in men. Poor Carmen. Also I love Jasper in this fic.
As per usual the casting is consistent with the muffinelle verse as per this post.
Random creepy dude sketch (with partial timelapse!)
Pretty stylized but I love it. It has some Saruman vibes. The Two Towers audiobook I'm listening to is probably to blame.
Philosophy - Dmitry Kochanovich, 2019 (1st) Oil on canvas, 100x120cm
Ideal - Dmitry Kochanovich, 2019 (2nd) Oil on canvas
"At last, a living legend lets it be" concert review in The Guardian (October 1989) / Paul McCartney standing next to a statue of himself and his former bandmates in his hometown of Liverpool (2018) / "Still Sane" (2013) – Lorde / "That Was Me" (2007) – Paul McCartney / Paul McCartney and George Harrison, arriving at Orly airport, France (1965) / Paul McCartney quoted in Moranthology (2012) – Caitlin Moran / "Naked" (2018) – Paul McCartney / "Paul and Linda McCartney: Ram" review in The AV Club (May 2012) / "How I Became a Paul McCartney Fan: Discovering the Depths of the Former Beatle’s Underappreciated Solo Catalog" Billboard (June 2018) / "Vintage Clothes" (2007) – Paul McCartney / "Naked" (2018) – Paul McCartney / "One Of These Days" (1980) – Paul McCartney / "Sir Paul McCartney: 'Retire From What?'" BBC 6 Music News (2018) / "Karma" (2022) – Taylor Swift / Paul McCartney pictured beneath portraits of the Beatles from his exhibition "1963-64: Eyes of the Storm" at the Brooklyn Museum (2024) / "One Of These Days" (1980) – Paul McCartney / "Naked" (2018) – Paul McCartney
Portrait study of Olenna Tyrell one of my favorite characters from A Song of Ice and Fire, as portrayed by Diana Rigg in the HBO series
This Is my favorite discovery of the week. It's a delightful horror mockumentary set in a small town in Arizona. 1000% would recommend.
Italian med student with an obsession for painting. Also a mythology and history nerd. Give me a book and I'll give you my heart.
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