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I know it’s been a while, and rather than catch up I’m just going to post what would be the most recent shots from St. Patrick’s Day. Let’s start off with the feis that happened at the beginning of the month. Here Xavier is displaying his first place trophy for his reel – don’t get…
The Washington State Spring Fair is making its return this year with plenty of activities. April of 2022 will see the return of the Washington Sate Spring Fair, a celebration of the season in the NorthWest. Held at the Washington State Fair Events Center in Puyallup April 14-16 and April 21-24, this event will be…
It’s been a while, I know, so here is a few random pictures from the last couple of years. Just before Thanksgiving Déla and I traveled to Arizona and they got to dance in the western U.S. regional competition. I mentioned this and posted a different picture a few days ago. Here is a very…
There isn’t much to say about this song, really. From the first couple of opening notes, you know which songs this is. Something about the timing of the drums and tambourine stand out, almost arrhythmic, and it’s only during the bridge when the beat shifts to a standard timing that you understand what is “off”…
Here we are nearly 2 years into a pandemic and the feeling of things being “too much” is ever-present. That overwhelming feeling is the subject of George’s composition that would get used in the Yellow Submarine film and soundtrack (which is half an album, and while that’s the official release, I prefer The Yellow Submarine…
One of the earlier Beatles songs, appearing on their debut album, reportedly Lennon started out by attempting a Mowtown style song. The Beach Boys would hear this song, and respond a few months later with “In My Room” bith both songs being a bit introspective, the latter seems to get more attention at this point…
Just another Number 1 hit for the band, they were tossing them out at a rapid pace during the stretch of 1963-64. The band never played it live, with John especially feeling it was beneath them. Thing is, it wasn’t. While the subject matter may be trite (“Oooh I need your love, babe, eight days…
“What Goes On?” appeared on 1965’s Rubber Soul, sung by Ringo, but was initially written in 1963 and was going to possibly be recorded and included on the album With The Beatles or as possibly a B-side during that era. Mostly written by Paul, with heavy contributions by John, it also does include a small…
Taken from the album Hard Day’s Night, written for but not used in the film, the song is largely forgettable in the overall pantheon of Beatles tunes. It closes the album, a bit of a downbeat number, sort of a lamentation, something John did well, especially during this period. While it doesn’t stand out among…