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...make this feasible, PBH has had to seek out support from every quarter: students, faculty, fundraisers, politicians, etc. In order to beat the drum, the rhetoric has contained a measure of animosity and vituperation. The message has been that the University has done us wrong and has forced us to take steps to make ourselves more autonomous. And much of the rhetoric rings true...
...this year's eerie session. "But that was the easy part. The hard part was getting the Beatles to play together along with him." Once they did, though, Beatle magic allegedly ensued. Says Martin: "Paul wrote more lyrics and added a bit more music with George. Ringo plays lovely drum; Paul does bass; George does a blinding guitar solo. And voices from Paul and George are complimenting John's beautifully...
...world did, and then they blamed it on us"). Paul sounds earnest and superficial, like a Tory spokesman, and Ringo is still the ideal, unflappable pub mate. Even the grating last years, when Paul would rag George about his guitar playing, or sneak in to redub Ringo's drum parts, are events to look back on in sorrow, not anger. From the grave, Lennon has to give perspective to the breakup: "It was a slow death...
...Wolfe's attempts to open up the play to outside influences, he simplifies and limits the text. All the hammering percussion cannot drum up the menace his actors fail to instill. All the bewitching lighting effects cannot etherealize an Ariel (Aunjanue Ellis) who delivers a version of "Full fathom five..." devoid of gorgeous heartbreak...
Reeves volunteer Henry R. O'Donnell said their rally was "like an old-time political rally with signs, a band and a big bass drum...