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...thrilling to trace, on Anthology 2, the gestation of Strawberry Fields Forever--from John's first rough tape, just voice and guitar (frustrated, he keens, "I canna' do it, I canna' do it"), to a spare, beautifully sung take with Paul's mellotron and George's gently weeping guitar, to the slow, sliding version that (when speeded up by Martin) provided the first minute of the final single. All these takes are gorgeous but tantalizing. Let's hear the whole amazing production process--an all--Strawberry Fields...
...Texas or California--precincts of hell to Establishment toffs--but that is unlikely. No one has ever claimed that Diana is indifferent to her sons, and she will continue to be based in England, if only because the Queen would not allow the heir and the spare to spend much time anywhere else...
...chapel at 8:30. Lessons begin at 9, pause briefly for an 11:20 biscuit break, then resume. Lunch is at 1:25: a meat, two vegetables and a traditional pudding. And then, after lunch, he forays onto those famous playing fields. At Eton there are few spare moments for reflection, and it may be just as well. One can only guess the thoughts last week of the 13-year-old registered at that ancient school as William of Wales, H.R.H. Prince...
Reason: baby boomers are rewriting all the old rules. Many are past the expenses of buying a house and raising a family. They are thinking of retirement and worrying that future Social Security and corporate pensions will be inadequate. So they are putting their spare cash into stocks on a gigantic scale...
...other hand, Newt Gingrich, a confessed Trekkie who looks as if he has bodily fluids to spare, is a perfect target for abduction. Once the Speaker disappeared, I passed the word to people I know who believe in alien visitors: "If you run into any extraterrestrials, ask them if they're holding a sort of pudgy white-haired guy who can't keep his mouth shut...