oh my.....seeing this picture really hit home

[matt5]

:sad3:


http://www.doctorcosmo.com/photoshop/images/abbeyroad.jpg

[.Psychedelic.Stars.]

:nono1: :cry5: It really does...

[cinnamon]

Oh my God! Now where does that come from? :angry5: Who the h*** is the sicko who did that?? This picture is in very bad taste indeed!

[ELO]

...I don't know about it being distasteful. I thought it very poignant and moving.

[cinnamon]

...I don't know about it being distasteful. I thought it very poignant and moving.
What I mean is, we need no reminding, do we? Sorry if I got over-angry, but I really thought it was a morbid pic. :cry3:

[MaccaGirl2891]

That picture does make u think. Wow.

[John's Monkey]

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/6718/beat8ca.png

:cry3: :cry3: :cry3:

[62hofner]

Not really "bad taste". But I work in Photoshop programs all the time, and someone went through a little bit of work to do that to the Abbey Road image.... and I have to ask, "WHY?"

[LovinLennon909]

I don't think it's in poor taste at all. It is a poignant reminder of how time affects us all, even our hereos.

[DizzymissLizzy909]

The picture looks... very empty. :sad1:
Can't believe half the band is gone.

[One_Sweet_Dream]

That is heartbreaking.

[Ana_Lennon]

Correct, heartbreaking :sad3:

[Sally]

They wouldn't want us to be sad but yes it is heartbreaking.

[BeatlesScruff]

Wow, I am SO slow! Now I get it! That is so screwed up o_O

[misslennon_909]

It gets me because I know I'll still be here when the picture is empty. And I don't wanna go through that!

[mysweetGeorgegirl]

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/6718/beat8ca.png

:cry3: :cry3: :cry3:




Beautiful picture and :cry3: :cry3: :cry3: too

[Loony_leo]

It gets me because I know I'll still be here when the picture is empty. And I don't wanna go through that!


Me too.........


Actually earlier the other day it hit me.... Ringo and Paul will probably pass in my lifetime, and I don't want that to happen.... but.....things like that do happen. Sorry if I am being painfully pessimistic here.'


I wouldn't say the picture is distastefull, because it's the truth, the real truth, and sometimes, the truth is not always what we want to see. I know alot of the time it's easy for me to almost foget the fact that John and George are dead, because hearing their old songs they both sound so alive, but then I come back to reality, and that feeling is very similar to the ones this picture evoked. So no.... it isn't IMHO distasteful it's just the truth........... but it is sad very, very sad

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[lennonluvr9]

Wow, what a sad empty picture. :sad1:

[Cream Tangerine]

It gets me because I know I'll still be here when the picture is empty. And I don't wanna go through that!
God. That pic alone is sad enough, I hadn't thought of what you pointed out, misslennon. it's absolutely true. I'm SOOOO not looking forward to it. :cry1::cry2::cry3::cry4::cry5:

[VersusBatman]

:cry3: :cry3: :cry3:

I try not to think of the world without any of the Beatle's, but things like that picture remind me.

Oh what a sad day it would be when the last one goes.

[Maxwell_Edison]

These hurt too...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/beatles_are_love/AWWWWcomic2.jpg

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/6387/missyou6eq.png

[VersusBatman]

Oh geez... :cry1: :cry1: :cry1:

[Dr. Dreamer]

It gets me because I know I'll still be here when the picture is empty. And I don't wanna go through that!

What a chilling thought... I was lucky enough to have them in my childhood, teenage years, etc. but to think of what you say above, is of course true yet I won't be ready any more than I was the first or second time... okay now I'm gonna have to listen to some songs and read some old fan mags- back when they was fab! :cross2: that's better... :cool1:

[beatlebangs1964]

I'm with you, Dr. D.

There is a good cartoon of Nancy, the earmuff haired girl
who lives with her Aunt Fritzi. It has a good message.

Here's the Nancy cartoon...

http://beatlegirl.tripod.com/beatlelinks/nancycartoon.txt

[Dr. Dreamer]

Yup! That's it BB! :smile1:

[Cream Tangerine]

These hurt too...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/beatles_are_love/AWWWWcomic2.jpg


I actually found this one rather comforting, the two of them smiling and meeting again.... ***sigh***

[beatlebangs1964]

So did I. They look happy; this is well drawn
and, while the subject matter is poignant, it
is also happy at the same time.

[grade4]

I actually found this one rather comforting, the two of them smiling and meeting again.... ***sigh***
Yeah, for some reason this picture is, is the word happier?, than the first Abbey Road pic. It seems like a better image for John & George to be together w/o Paul & Ringo, rather than Paul & Ringo w/o John & George...

I'm surprised a lot of people are using Abbey Road, and nobody's using The Beatles 1962-1966 or 1967-1970. This way, someone with Photoshop skills could take away Paul & Ringo and you have John & George looking down against a white banister, symbolizing heaven. The Beatles 1962-1966 might be a little better than 67-70 cause they're smiling a bit more. Does anyone think they could do that?

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002UYZ.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002UZ1.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[grade4]

I forgot I had this floating around on my computer.. I did an age transformer online for what John possibly would look like now...

Original: http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/grade4/John%20and%20Yoko/BE061274.jpg
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Transformed:http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/grade4/John/56ad4565.jpg

[Maxwell_Edison]

Yeah, for some reason this picture is, is the word happier?, than the first Abbey Road pic. It seems like a better image for John & George to be together w/o Paul & Ringo, rather than Paul & Ringo w/o John & George...

I'm surprised a lot of people are using Abbey Road, and nobody's using The Beatles 1962-1966 or 1967-1970. This way, someone with Photoshop skills could take away Paul & Ringo and you have John & George looking down against a white banister, symbolizing heaven.
I tried let it be:
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/2297/letitbetribute2sv.jpg

Not my best photoshopping effort, though.

[Cream Tangerine]

I forgot I had this floating around on my computer.. I did an age transformer online for what John possibly would look like now...

Transformed:http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/grade4/John/56ad4565.jpg

That's actually quite brilliant! I've always toyed with the thought of what a mature and older John would have looked like and this sort of solves the puzzle for me. Thanks. Alt6hough I alkways pictured him to have a receding hairline. But it's quite good, it looks real!

[grade4]

Just for the heck of it, I did a transformation for George, too..

Original: http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/4421/ghbrn1lrg3cr.jpg

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Transformed: http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/4776/older8sx.jpg

To me, the only thing that really changed was his eyes got redder & he got more freckley. I'll let you discuss it...

BTW - if anyone's interested, I use http://www.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~morph/ for these transformations.. I think it's better than the one T-Mobile has. Use it on your friends, or on yourself! Or if you're feeling brave, use your fav. Beatle!

[Grace]

All those pictures... They made me cry... :cry5: I was born in 1989 and I John was already dead at that time. And then George passed away... I wish I could live in the 60s when all of them are alive and young and happy...

[Revolution1999]

How Come My 2 Fav Beatles Passed Away?

[Revolution1999]

I'm with you, Dr. D.

There is a good cartoon of Nancy, the earmuff haired girl
who lives with her Aunt Fritzi. It has a good message.

Here's the Nancy cartoon...

http://beatlegirl.tripod.com/beatlelinks/nancycartoon.txt

This Makes Me Sad. :cry3: :cry3: :cry3:

[Revolution1999]

I actually found this one rather comforting, the two of them smiling and meeting again.... ***sigh***

Me Too, It's Kinda Like Their Still Alive......

[Revolution1999]

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[Revolution1999]

These hurt too...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/beatles_are_love/AWWWWcomic2.jpg

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/6387/missyou6eq.png

The First One Cheers Me Up,But The Second One Makes Me Really Cry. :cry3: :cry3: :cry3: :cry3: :cry3: :cry3: :cry3:

[Lucy]

How Come My 2 Fav Beatles Passed Away But My Least Fav(Paul) Is'nt?

Ummmmm that's not very nice.

[Revolution1999]

Ummmmm that's not very nice.

No I Ment It's Not Fair That My Fav Beatles Passed Away And The One I don't Like Is Still Alive.(Paul,Not Ringo,Ringo Is Cool And A Nice Guy)You Know,I Dont Even Want Any Of Them Dead! I Was Mad,So Forget It! I Also Don't Like The Way Paul Responded To John's Death!(It's A Real Drag....)

[beatles fan]

No I Ment It's Not Fair That My Fav Beatles Passed Away And The One I don't Like Is Still Alive.(Paul,Not Ringo,Ringo Is Cool And A Nice Guy)You Know,I Dont Even Want Any Of Them Dead! I Was Mad,So Forget It! I Also Don't Like The Way Paul Responded To John's Death!(It's A Real Drag....)

Well, i don't think its fair to say that about Paul, Paul had to deal with it the way he did! Different people deal with it in different ways, its not like Paul didn't care!

[Revolution1999]

Well, i don't think its fair to say that about Paul, Paul had to deal with it the way he did! Different people deal with it in different ways, its not like Paul didn't care!

You Know What? FORGET ABOUT ALL OF IT! I WAS MAD AND ANGRY! AND I'M SORRY FOR MAKING FUN OF PAUL! WE SHOULDE'NT EVEN BE ARGUING IN A THREAD ABOUT 2 BEATLES BEING DEAD! WE SHOULD BE REMEBERING THEM AND HOW THEY BRANG JOY TO US!

[beatles_gal]

It gets me because I know I'll still be here when the picture is empty. And I don't wanna go through that!

it sucks being a beatles fan when john was dead before i was even born! :cry3: those pictures are beautiful, but in the kind of way that you only need to look at them every once in a couple years...

it's times like these that i would pay any amount to hop in a time machine to the 60s, just so i could inhabit the same world as all four of the beatles.

i know i'm being incredibly pessimistic--sorry!

[beatles_gal]

I forgot I had this floating around on my computer.. I did an age transformer online for what John possibly would look like now...

Original: http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/grade4/John%20and%20Yoko/BE061274.jpg
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i think he looks pretty sexy in that pic, actually! i think john would have aged well.

[Revolution1999]

i think he looks pretty sexy in that pic, actually! i think john would have aged well.

Not To Be Mean, But In That Pic,He Kinda Looks Like Elton John.....

[Kris Wright]

Yeah, I think John looks a bit scary in that pic. Imagine, a Beatle with no hair! It's a great pic though. If anyone has any more of these, I'd love to see them.


(Rev99 - I know you weren't trying to stir up the pot with your previous comment, but I did want to point out that when Paul blurted his infamous "it's a drag" line it was probably more from shock, and not knowing what to say to the press, than from lack of caring about John's death. I've read multiple accounts from people who were with Paul that day (George Martin, Geoff Emerick, Denny Laine) and they all say he was visibly shaken and emotional. Keeping everything bottled up is just how Paul deals with loss (see how he handled Brian Epstien's death for another example.) I'm not trying to change the way you feel about Paul or tell you what to do, but I personally don't think it makes a lot of sense to hold that particular comment against Paul forever.)

[Lucy]

Exactly, Kris. You just need to watch the footage on you tube of the infamous comment and you will see that Paul is pretty much on the brink.

I think it is probably best to keep comments about what is fair and what isn't about who is and who isn't alive to ourselves don't ya think?

[Revolution1999]

Yeah, I think John looks a bit scary in that pic. Imagine, a Beatle with no hair! It's a great pic though. If anyone has any more of these, I'd love to see them.


(Rev99 - I know you weren't trying to stir up the pot with your previous comment, but I did want to point out that when Paul blurted his infamous "it's a drag" line it was probably more from shock, and not knowing what to say to the press, than from lack of caring about John's death. I've read multiple accounts from people who were with Paul that day (George Martin, Geoff Emerick, Denny Laine) and they all say he was visibly shaken and emotional. Keeping everything bottled up is just how Paul deals with loss (see how he handled Brian Epstien's death for another example.) I'm not trying to change the way you feel about Paul or tell you what to do, but I personally don't think it makes a lot of sense to hold that particular comment against Paul forever.)

First Off,Thank You For Knowning I Wasn't Trying To Stir The Pot,Secondly And I'm Not Going To Hold That Comment Aginst Paul(1 Reason I Don't Like Paul Is Beacuse I Was Born With Parents That Do Not Like Paul,So I Had To Act Like I Didnt Like Paul! So Probally I Got Used To Not Likeing Paul!) P.S. I'm Also Still Living With Those Same Parents Today!(I'm 11.)

[lennon1984]

I've been there one time three years ago. Best day ever!!

[Kris Wright]

That's cool, Rev. I remember listening to the Beatles all the time back when I was that age (I'm in my late 20's, now. I guess some things never change!). Everybody has their least favorite Beatle, but it's okay to like them all, too!

[El Gos Coix]

Yeah, I think John looks a bit scary in that pic. Imagine, a Beatle with no hair! It's a great pic though. If anyone has any more of these, I'd love to see them.

I'd like to see them, too, specially if you've done it with pics of the Beatles as children, to see if the results are more or less like the real older Beatles.

[grade4]

Imagine, a Beatle with no hair! It's a great pic though. If anyone has any more of these, I'd love to see them.

I just found this yesterday!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bmx3fcv-QU

[Revolution1999]

I just found this yesterday!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bmx3fcv-QU

Lol! Ringo's Bald!

[Miss Emily]

Around the time that George passed away, I was doing a project about editorial cartoonists, and I loved the pieces I saw, because all of them celebrated who George and the Beatles are.

ETA: http://cagle.msnbc.com/news/Harrison/main.asp <--the cartoons that were produced.

[Grace]

Thank you, Miss Emily! Some of the pictures are really sad...

[acabrera]

Exactly, Kris. You just need to watch the footage on you tube of the infamous comment and you will see that Paul is pretty much on the brink.

I think it is probably best to keep comments about what is fair and what isn't about who is and who isn't alive to ourselves don't ya think?

It´s quite large but it is worth to read, especially the first part (Playboy interview). Paul is expressing here all his feelings about John´s death.

http://members.tripod.com/~taz4158/macint.htm

An excerpt:
"PLAYBOY: Paul, it's been nearly four years since John Lennon died and you
haven't really talked about your partnership and what his death meant to
you. Can you talk about it now?

PAUL: It's . . . it's just too difficult . . . very feel that if I said
anything about John, I would have to sit here for five days and say it
all. Or I don't want to say anything.

LINDA: I'm like that.

PAUL: I know George and Ringo can't really talk about it.

PLAYBOY: How did you hear of John's death? What was your first reaction?

PAUL: My manager rang me early in the morning. Linda was taking the kids
to school.

LINDA: I had driven the kids to school and I'd just come back in. Paul's
face, ugh, it was horrible--even now, when I think of it. . . .

PAUL: A bit grotty.

LINDA: I knew something had happened. . . .

PAUL: It was just too crazy. We just said what everyone said; it was all
blurred. It was the same as the Kennedy thing. The same horrific moment,
you know. You couldn't take it in. I Can't.

LINDA: It put everybody in a daze for the rest of their life. It'll never
make sense.

PAUL: I still haven't taken it in. I don't want to.

PLAYBOY: Yet the only thing you were quoted as saying after John's
assassination was, "Well, it's a drag."

PAUL: What happened was we heard the news that morning and, strangely
enough, all of us--the three Beatles, friends of John's--all of us
reacted in the same way. Separately. Everyone just went to work that day.
All of us. Nobody could stay home with that news. We all had to go to
work and be with people we knew. Couldn't bear it. We just had to keep
going. So I went in and did a day's work in a kind of shock. And as I was
coming out of the studio later, there was a reporter, and as we were
driving away, he just stuck the microphone in the window and shouted,
"What do you think about John's death?" I had just finished a whole day
in shock and I said, "It's a drag." I meant drag in the heaviest sense of
the word, you know: "It's a--drag." But, you know, when you look at that
in print, it says, "Yes, it's a drag." Matter of fact."
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