Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Saturday 9: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
... because Joy recommended it
... because Joy recommended it
1) The Beatles recorded this after they had taken a three-month hiatus from working together as a band. Do you find you're sharp after taking time off? Or does it take you a while to get back into the swing of things in your day-to-day life? I used to say that I needed a vacation from my vacation so I could recover and get back to the routine. That said, taking time off usually did not make me sharper and it did take time to get back into the swing of things.
2) During those three months off, John Lennon made a movie called How I Won the War. What's the last movie you watched? Dunkirk. Did you view it at a theater, on TV, or from a device like a computer or tablet? At the theater.
3) Paul McCartney and George Harrison both used their time off to make new and different music. Paul composed instrumentals for a movie soundtrack while George studied sitar with Ravi Shankar. Ringo Starr spent those three months with his wife and their two little boys. If you had three months to spend doing anything you wanted, and money was no object, would you try something new (like Paul and George) or just kick back and relax (like Ringo)? Three months and money no object....I might try one of those European river cruises, or a train ride through the Canadian Rockies.
2) During those three months off, John Lennon made a movie called How I Won the War. What's the last movie you watched? Dunkirk. Did you view it at a theater, on TV, or from a device like a computer or tablet? At the theater.
3) Paul McCartney and George Harrison both used their time off to make new and different music. Paul composed instrumentals for a movie soundtrack while George studied sitar with Ravi Shankar. Ringo Starr spent those three months with his wife and their two little boys. If you had three months to spend doing anything you wanted, and money was no object, would you try something new (like Paul and George) or just kick back and relax (like Ringo)? Three months and money no object....I might try one of those European river cruises, or a train ride through the Canadian Rockies.
4) Paul recalls what fun it was to dress up in Edwardian-era costumes for the album cover. When did you last attend a costume party? I don't know that I have ever attended a costume party. What did you wear?
5) Paul says he came up with the name "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" when Beatle friend Mal Evans told him about this great San Francisco band, Big Brother and the Holding Company. Paul hadn't heard their music yet, but he loved the sound of their six-word band name. Soon everyone would hear of Big Brother. Do you know who Big Brother's famous lead singer was? I'm sorry that I don't remember that band and have no idea who the lead singer was/is.
6) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band appeared on the Billboard charts for 175 weeks. Is this album in your collection? Nope. I have never been a Beatles fan.
7) The Beatles are among the top-selling artists of all time in Zimbabwe and Ethiopia. Would you like to visit Africa? No.
8) 50 years ago, when Sgt. Pepper was first released, the average price for gas was 33¢/gallon. When did you last fill up your gas tank? Yesterday. Do you remember how much it cost? $2.09 a gallon at WaWa, and the tank was on empty.
9) Random question: Are most of your married friends happily married? As far as I know they are. I just heard that a couple I thought were tight have divorced and was a little shocked about it. They moved away from Lakeland a few years ago. Made me sad.
6) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band appeared on the Billboard charts for 175 weeks. Is this album in your collection? Nope. I have never been a Beatles fan.
7) The Beatles are among the top-selling artists of all time in Zimbabwe and Ethiopia. Would you like to visit Africa? No.
8) 50 years ago, when Sgt. Pepper was first released, the average price for gas was 33¢/gallon. When did you last fill up your gas tank? Yesterday. Do you remember how much it cost? $2.09 a gallon at WaWa, and the tank was on empty.
9) Random question: Are most of your married friends happily married? As far as I know they are. I just heard that a couple I thought were tight have divorced and was a little shocked about it. They moved away from Lakeland a few years ago. Made me sad.
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