“In May 1964, They Shared Their First Screen Kiss In A BBC TV Special, Performing A Scene From Shakespeare’s

“In May 1964, They Shared Their First Screen Kiss In A BBC TV Special, Performing A Scene From Shakespeare’s
“In May 1964, They Shared Their First Screen Kiss In A BBC TV Special, Performing A Scene From Shakespeare’s
“In May 1964, They Shared Their First Screen Kiss In A BBC TV Special, Performing A Scene From Shakespeare’s

“In May 1964, they shared their first screen kiss in a BBC TV special, performing a scene from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It’s the kind of video nugget that fans like me used to shell out stupid bootleg money for; now it’s one click away for anyone with a phone. It’s bracing to see how mirthfully they act out the Pyramus and Thisbe scene. Paul is the boy; John plays the boy playing the girl, in a dress and a blond wig. (…) John and Paul rave about how pretty they both are—“ these lily lips, that cherry nose!”— and snuggle up for the death scene”

                                                   - Rob Sheffield, Dreaming The Beatles 

Note: in the video, they really don’t kiss… but i sure wish they had. Ha!Anyway, you can see the video here. Many thanks to @pivoinesque @vairemelde and @amoralto for helping me with a couple of questions I had about this quote. Apparently, in theatre, when a man and a woman touched palms it was considered a kiss. But what Rob probably meant with “their first kiss” was just a lyrical play of words. So, many thanks to those three blogs for helping me out with this. 

More Posts from Propheticstar and Others

1 year ago
“To Ann Hope You Will Be Out Of Hospital Soon, Love From George Harrison Xxx”

“To Ann Hope you will be out of hospital soon, Love from George Harrison xxx”

Pictured are two autographed photos, sent to a Beatles fan, Ann Bartlett, who was just 16 years old when she died of leukemia in the 1960s. It appears that George Harrison signed his own name, and then forged John, Paul and Ringo’s autographs for this critically ill fan:

“‘My daughter died of leukaemia in the late 1960s when she was 16. She was a mad Beatles fan and our next-door-neighbour in Barnet was John Riley, The Beatles’ dentist,” [Harry Bartlett] said. ‘When Ann was ill, she and a friend did some drawings of The Beatles which he volunteered to give them, and they sent back some photographs. I gave them to my solicitor Colin Wright who is raising money for leukaemia research at the UEA, and has also lost a daughter to leukaemia.’ Mr Bartlett said it came as no surprise to find out that three of the Beatles’ signatures could be phoneys. ‘I’d heard in London that George Harrison was the master forger of the group,’ he added. Andrew Bullock, head of the book department at Keys, said they have consulted a leading dealer in Beatles autographs who believes it ‘more than probable’ that all the names on the two photographs are Harrison’s work. ‘There are quite a few signatures that were all done by George Harrison, as he was quite pleased that he had got so good at doing them,’ he explained. ‘There is this young girl who is sadly not at all well, George is aware of this and he is not able to get the other three members to sign. It adds a certain something and it’s actually quite nice.’” - Autograph Market, 2 May 2009

This may or may not relate to the following letter: “Dear Beatles Monthly people, We want to tell you what great fellas the Beatles are. About three weeks ago, we wrote to George Harrison’s address, saying that our friend, Anne, was very ill, and requesting a pic (signed) to be sent to her. Within a very short time, she received a pic of the lads, signed not only by George, but by every single Beatle! We think they are the kindest boys in showbiz. Ann and Jane, York” - The Best Of The Beatles Book (x)

11 months ago

Could any warm-hearted mclennon truther tell me what happened at 00:37 omg

English is not my language so i caaaannnnt understand it well.🥲


Tags
1 year ago
John Sending The Decca Audition Tape To Paul In 1971

John sending the Decca audition tape to Paul in 1971

1 year ago

so if the lyrics of Now and Then were started to write in pre 1975...Would it lose something special about mclennon.im not for sure but im a little upset truly🥲

I mean...the phrase"Now and Then" in pre 1975 maybe couldn't relate to Paul directly.

Also the"for Paul"analysis.Sean claimed that John didn't write it on original cassette.thus what Paul got wasn't the original tape but a copied and the handwriting couldn't be John's?

It is really confusing and im gonna crack


Tags
1 year ago
BLUR - "For Tomorrow" (1993) 4K Colour Version (2023)
BLUR - "For Tomorrow" (1993) 4K Colour Version (2023)

BLUR - "For Tomorrow" (1993) 4K Colour Version (2023)

1 year ago
1989.
1989.
1989.
1989.

1989.

1 year ago

Drop everything, new John & Paul photo from 1974 just dropped!

Drop Everything, New John & Paul Photo From 1974 Just Dropped!

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, May Pang and Harry Nilsson in LA, 29th March 1974. Photo taken by Mal Evans.

For Mal, the sunny afternoon of March 29 would bring pure magic in contrast with the previous evening’s lackluster proceedings. The McCartney clan showed up [at the Santa Monica beach house] out of the blue, this time with daughters Heather, Mary, and Stella in tow, and Mal was thrilled at the prospect of seeing John and Paul together again—twice in the span of two days, no less. And he was by no means disappointed, observing the two old friends reclining on the patio together and, later, walking along the beach, with May, Linda, and the McCartney brood trailing along behind them. “Nice to see him and John together,” Mal scribbled in his diary later that month.

At one point that afternoon, Evans reached for his camera and snapped a photo of the two old friends lounging at the beach house — flanked by their partners, Linda and May Pang, and Harry Nilsson. May would also take some Polaroids of the meeting at some point this day, but there's a very real possibility that Evans' picture is the last photo ever taken of the 20th Century's greatest songwriting duo. (It will be included in the upcoming collection of Evans' diaries and archives, slated for publication in 2024.)

  • gobythewallandticklethebricks
    gobythewallandticklethebricks liked this · 1 month ago
  • in-spite-of-all-the-heartache
    in-spite-of-all-the-heartache liked this · 3 months ago
  • toushifumi
    toushifumi liked this · 3 months ago
  • brainclouded
    brainclouded liked this · 5 months ago
  • repairingahole
    repairingahole liked this · 5 months ago
  • love1again
    love1again liked this · 5 months ago
  • sorrelsquid
    sorrelsquid liked this · 8 months ago
  • ooh-la-la-layla
    ooh-la-la-layla liked this · 8 months ago
  • cilantroodon
    cilantroodon liked this · 11 months ago
  • temperadamente
    temperadamente liked this · 1 year ago
  • cheesecake-crisis
    cheesecake-crisis liked this · 1 year ago
  • ringoscart
    ringoscart liked this · 1 year ago
  • screechingmilkshakebear
    screechingmilkshakebear liked this · 1 year ago
  • barelyaveragebarley
    barelyaveragebarley reblogged this · 1 year ago
  • sothisispeerpressure
    sothisispeerpressure liked this · 1 year ago
  • terriblygrimm
    terriblygrimm reblogged this · 1 year ago
  • terriblygrimm
    terriblygrimm liked this · 1 year ago
  • yulia-k-blog
    yulia-k-blog liked this · 1 year ago
  • undying-love
    undying-love liked this · 1 year ago
  • propheticstar
    propheticstar reblogged this · 1 year ago
  • enchantedbyl
    enchantedbyl liked this · 1 year ago
  • ruby126968
    ruby126968 liked this · 1 year ago
  • malatilata
    malatilata liked this · 1 year ago
  • loork3r
    loork3r liked this · 1 year ago
  • burningcanoe
    burningcanoe reblogged this · 1 year ago
  • mccartneystyles7465
    mccartneystyles7465 liked this · 2 years ago
  • beatlesgirl1978
    beatlesgirl1978 liked this · 2 years ago
  • omgmclennon
    omgmclennon liked this · 2 years ago
  • akamy08wt
    akamy08wt liked this · 2 years ago
  • ramidentalario
    ramidentalario liked this · 2 years ago
  • polarisintheskywithdiamonds
    polarisintheskywithdiamonds liked this · 2 years ago
  • diebuecherdiebinn
    diebuecherdiebinn liked this · 2 years ago
  • thefortunateisle
    thefortunateisle liked this · 2 years ago
  • tinyalternativerockoveroutdoors
    tinyalternativerockoveroutdoors reblogged this · 2 years ago
  • kinsfaun
    kinsfaun liked this · 2 years ago
  • tlittlebitch
    tlittlebitch liked this · 2 years ago
  • amyincognito
    amyincognito liked this · 2 years ago
  • royshivs
    royshivs liked this · 2 years ago
  • aquarianshift
    aquarianshift reblogged this · 2 years ago
  • britishchick09
    britishchick09 reblogged this · 2 years ago
  • dillusionalarteest
    dillusionalarteest liked this · 2 years ago
  • sdj1961
    sdj1961 liked this · 2 years ago
  • ringoslittlehippie
    ringoslittlehippie reblogged this · 2 years ago
  • 70srockstar
    70srockstar reblogged this · 2 years ago
  • simoneandgarfunkelle
    simoneandgarfunkelle liked this · 2 years ago
  • archived-themagicalmysticalboy
    archived-themagicalmysticalboy reblogged this · 2 years ago
  • archived-themagicalmysticalboy
    archived-themagicalmysticalboy liked this · 2 years ago
propheticstar - For a prophesy
For a prophesy

276 posts

Explore Tumblr Blog
Search Through Tumblr Tags