Posted on 12/04/2010 7:03:56 PM PST by pastorbillrandles
Cain't wait! Randles rants. Hasn't enough been said about John Lennon, he to be forgotten in about 20 years like Rudy Vallee, or some other pop crooner before him? Why not take up, oh, say, Andy Kim?!
Its depressing people like you exist.
” He was a lousy father and was married to a miserable phony rich girl bad “artist” wannabe who controlled him like a puppet.
George Harrison was a truly nice man and also the most singularly most talented song writer in the band. McCartney is a show biz phony and Lennon was a rather unpleasant chap. Very sad that he was murdered. Also sad that his son was essentially disinherited by him.”
1 million kudos from Japan !
“We live in a country, where John Lennon takes six bullets in the chest, Yoko Ono was standing right next to him and not one ******* bullet! Explain that to me! Explain that to me, God!”
-— Denis Leary -—
I was there and I saw first hand what happened and John Lennon had little to do with. Not many understood the words to the songs that were written. There was a time, really when every song was understood. Then the mysterious songs started coming out in the mid to late sixties. Even with the words written down for you they still made no sense. What caused the sexual revolution was for the first time in history, girls could take a pill, once a day and feel free to have sex with who ever, when ever she wanted. It would have changed any generation. The drug scene was thanks to the vietnam war. Often idolized by their little brothers, big brothers came home knowing how to roll pot. I was in High School from 1968 to 1972. It was not their when my sister went to HS from 1962-1966 but by the time I got out, pot had secured a beachead there and NEVER left. Thanks LBJ
Hey Conor, Thanks for your service-
But he did marry a sushiwoman, sushiman!
What you said is vile. Challenge your assumptions. You may not belong here.
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
LOL! Glad you like my Rants my friend,unfortunately I have been working with young people who are enamored with the Beatles, therefore I Must Rant!!! If Rudy Valley ever becomes an influence for Atheism, Hedonism or what have you, let me know, (have google, Will Rant)- thanks for the comment!
Judge not lest ye be judged
I thought that the walrus was Paul?
What did Yoko Ono ever do that would warrant that comment?
Lets put it this way- I am willing to be subjected to the same scrutiny that I call people to use on Lennon, the scripture also says “judge with Righteous judgment” we have to make judgements, What about “Cast not your pearls before swine” just a few verses in Matt 7 past “Judge not...”???
And John was the coolest. Paul was the cutest.
Their talent was awesome.
Thanks for this post, I agree with all of it, except the part about Paul, who I never thought was more than trite.
As for all the "Christians" finding hell and damnation in music that lifted the hearts of billions for over forty years... "You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye." - Matthew 7:5.
Conservatism is not life - it is the basis of a sane socio-political economic system that is only part of life. Staggeringly, it is actually possible to write songs about other parts of life that do not have anything to do with conservatism, but still have value. Art, in general, follows this idea as well.
Just some things for people to think about before they spit their chaw and shoot the piano player.
“...as millions mourned the forty-year old rock star in candlelight vigils around the world.”...
YEah, yeah. That was late in the year of 1980....So what? Probably millions did indeed “mourne” upon the news while billions would later learn of it in some way or another.
What’s worse is that some kids and young adults don’t know the difference between The Beatles and the Apollo 11 astronauts. Not to mention all the other astronauts...
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