tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post4839011016010415101..comments2024-03-14T08:38:28.518-04:00Comments on J.M. DeMatteis's CREATION POINT: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SIR PAULUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-68181655269350134862011-06-24T15:54:07.196-04:002011-06-24T15:54:07.196-04:00Well... then I quess I' m at least ion double...Well... then I quess I' m at least ion double the good company.<br /><br /><br /><br />Wishing you nothing, but goodwill and hipness from here to the stars,<br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-32706188883362369432011-06-24T15:39:07.195-04:002011-06-24T15:39:07.195-04:00Both! (How's that for equivocating?)Both! (How's that for equivocating?)J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-83360920415020350642011-06-24T15:37:17.818-04:002011-06-24T15:37:17.818-04:00Wise guy like the Dali Lama or like Bart Simpson?
...Wise guy like the Dali Lama or like Bart Simpson?<br /><br /><br />Wishing you nothing, but goodwill and hipness from here to the stars,<br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-18080518323792446922011-06-24T10:24:33.098-04:002011-06-24T10:24:33.098-04:00You, sir, are a wise guy! :)You, sir, are a wise guy! :)J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-22261337770581731322011-06-24T03:01:30.486-04:002011-06-24T03:01:30.486-04:00Ah yes of course, how could I have been so foolish...Ah yes of course, how could I have been so foolish? Of course it's Stu, I must apologize for my blindness. But always remember this, John was the only one of the Fab Four to not lend his voice to the simpsons. <br /><br /><br />Wishing you nothing, but goodwill and hipness from here to the stars,<br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-27839735600523472982011-06-21T11:12:23.058-04:002011-06-21T11:12:23.058-04:00When I was a teenager, David, deep in the throes o...When I was a teenager, David, deep in the throes of hormonal angst, I'd sometimes sit in my room playing every wretched and miserable song I could find. Then, when I was ready to let go of my despair and move on, I'd put "Hey Jude" on the record player (yes, children, there really were such things!)and my mood would instantly lift.<br /><br />I'd like to believe I'm nowhere near as melodramatic now, but "Hey Jude" still has the power to change a mood in a heartbeat.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-59937925154917855192011-06-21T11:05:30.273-04:002011-06-21T11:05:30.273-04:00"Hey,Jude" is a song I often turn to whe..."Hey,Jude" is a song I often turn to when I'm feeling really down. It helps me to either escape an emotional funk or embrace it in a meaningful way. "Let it Be" works well, too. --DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-59640705790159118752011-06-20T20:36:14.093-04:002011-06-20T20:36:14.093-04:00Yes, I have seen it, Robert. Imagine being the gu...Yes, I have seen it, Robert. Imagine being the guy who wrote it and seeing that scene: amazing!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-4607083884923821182011-06-20T19:02:05.231-04:002011-06-20T19:02:05.231-04:00JMD, have you ever seen this clip? Pink and 13,500...JMD, have you ever seen this clip? Pink and 13,500 onlookers singing Hey Jude in Trafalgar Square.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orukqxeWmM0<br /><br />I find this version somehow exhilarating, uplifting, heartfelt and hopeful. Can say I had a good chuckle and a tear or two somewhere.<br /><br />Happy Birthday Paul!<br /><br />Robert ThomasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-53640311386434383222011-06-20T11:58:57.076-04:002011-06-20T11:58:57.076-04:00I'll go check out your article right now, J.A....I'll go check out your article right now, J.A. And then I'll look at the McCartney video. Thanks!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-6490398051811942372011-06-20T11:56:59.080-04:002011-06-20T11:56:59.080-04:00Thanks, Jeff, you just exploded my brain for the d...Thanks, Jeff, you just exploded my brain for the day.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-16484613209613276982011-06-20T11:11:37.551-04:002011-06-20T11:11:37.551-04:00Sorry, but whenever 'The End' comes up, I ...Sorry, but whenever 'The End' comes up, I often think of this "interview" with McCartney: <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNBIyGxV7Ek<br />(I love his answer about the meaning of 'The End')<br /><br />Unrelated to Paul McCartney, here's my post about AEM's "Bernie America" story:<br /><br />http://assistanteditorsmonth.blogspot.com/2011/06/captain-america-289.html<br /><br />Thank you so much for answering my question about that cover last week!J.A. Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800901321134394272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-18724196222373413572011-06-20T11:06:20.978-04:002011-06-20T11:06:20.978-04:00Paul should keep in mind that if he becomes the la...Paul should keep in mind that if he becomes the last surviving Beatle, he'll get to mate with Betty White, the last surviving Golden Girl. Is that incentive or what?Jeff Zoslawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-37431167184725416082011-06-19T23:21:23.765-04:002011-06-19T23:21:23.765-04:00That song never fails to move me, Glenn. It will ...That song never fails to move me, Glenn. It will be a sad world indeed on the day Paul McCartney's no longer with us. Here's hoping that day doesn't come for a good long time.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-89645293992166556502011-06-19T20:39:16.322-04:002011-06-19T20:39:16.322-04:00Beautiful sentiments, Marc. And I really love &quo...Beautiful sentiments, Marc. And I really love "The End of the End" too.Glenn Greenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13080935309485100122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-71917270448250903352011-06-19T08:28:53.841-04:002011-06-19T08:28:53.841-04:00Wrong, Jack: it's Stu Sutcliff! :)Wrong, Jack: it's Stu Sutcliff! :)J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-13323550723049808312011-06-19T04:54:22.105-04:002011-06-19T04:54:22.105-04:00"I prefer John's work to Paul's,"..."I prefer John's work to Paul's," Come on Dematteis, cut the charade of being such a Lennon fan, We all know your favorite Beatle is and was Pete Best.<br /><br />Wishing you nothing, but goodwill and hipness from here to the stars,<br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-23123243667987893872011-06-18T16:08:25.112-04:002011-06-18T16:08:25.112-04:00"Hey Jude" is definitely my favorite Bea..."Hey Jude" is definitely my favorite Beatles song, J.A. ("Strawberry Fields" and "A Day in the Life" are close behind.) As far as post-Beatles medleys go, I love the medley that closes MEMORY ALMOST FULL, especially "The End of the End," where McCartney, with grace and poise, contemplates his own death. Moving and beautiful.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-66130460740992636512011-06-18T16:00:26.920-04:002011-06-18T16:00:26.920-04:00I'm with you on preferring Lennon's songs ...I'm with you on preferring Lennon's songs over McCarney's, but 'Hey Jude' is the best song any Beatle ever wrote. <br /> <br />I'd say 'Maybe I'm Amazed' is my favorite post-Beatles McCartney song, and I've always loved the "live medley"('Venus & Mars/Rockshow/Jet)that opens Wings' live album.J.A. Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800901321134394272noreply@blogger.com