tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post2068811490239800854..comments2024-03-18T21:50:22.116-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Ringo Sez: "No Thanks, Benny."NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-82870562328673928752010-04-19T10:53:44.611-04:002010-04-19T10:53:44.611-04:00Back in the late 80s, I saw a promo on E! for some...Back in the late 80s, I saw a promo on E! for some upcoming docu-crap on the Beatles, and the background music they used (behind footage of the actual Fab Four) was "Hold My Hand" by the Rutles. <br /><br />Why? I think it was the trousers. I mean, I'd been in the garment trade, and I knew a thing or two about inseams . . .Nigel Tufnelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-30572262365949944372010-04-18T17:31:37.788-04:002010-04-18T17:31:37.788-04:00Cthulhu:
My skinny tie band in the 80s used to do...Cthulhu:<br /><br />My skinny tie band in the 80s used to do "I Must Be in Love" live. When it came time for the guitar solo, we always came perilously close to being convulsed with laughter and not being able to play further.<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-80643263093348102812010-04-18T14:34:54.042-04:002010-04-18T14:34:54.042-04:00I see the Church has made the quantum leap to bein...I see the Church has made the quantum leap to being only 45 years behind the times.geor3gehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382136451663610951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-54564089103316342832010-04-18T13:45:28.579-04:002010-04-18T13:45:28.579-04:00Steve, according to the definitive biopic All You ...Steve, according to the definitive biopic <i>All You Need Is Cash</i>, it was Ron Nasty who said "we're bigger than Rod." Oh well; I bet Lennon wished he'd said it first :-).<br /><br />Speaking of the Rutles, was listening to the Underground Garage on Sirius the other day and "I Must Be In Love" came on; just another way that the Underground Garage is the coolest radio program around.cthulhunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-90644661972425736922010-04-18T12:25:52.493-04:002010-04-18T12:25:52.493-04:00It's a little known fact, but what John actual...It's a little known fact, but what John actually said was "We're bigger than Rod." Not God. And it was absolutely true, because Rod Stewart wouldn't get big until five or six years later...steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-18809481520562334042010-04-18T12:12:45.291-04:002010-04-18T12:12:45.291-04:00I gotta say, good on Ringo!
The irony, of cours...I gotta say, good on Ringo! <br /><br />The irony, of course, is that I recall reading not too long ago that Mr. Starkey himself recently found religion. <br /><br />So, we can't rule out the possibility that this may be a Beatle-ish way of saying "my god is greater than yours."stevesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-1845729882486268162010-04-17T21:04:56.660-04:002010-04-17T21:04:56.660-04:00Careful, Ringo. They might resatanize you.Careful, Ringo. They might resatanize you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com