tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post3501780542597984716..comments2024-03-27T08:23:33.621-04:00Comments on Go Retro!: I Dig Love: 10 Reasons Why I Love George HarrisonPamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-13327759782214708632015-11-26T23:17:10.798-05:002015-11-26T23:17:10.798-05:00Thank you for your comments, Andree. Great point a...Thank you for your comments, Andree. Great point about the ukulele, too. Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-39534109979865324212015-11-26T22:35:17.852-05:002015-11-26T22:35:17.852-05:00George was an awesome, generous, extremely talente...George was an awesome, generous, extremely talented man! I love his "When We were Fab" video.<br />I love "Beware of Darkness","Sweet Lord", "Here Comes The Sun". Yes, he was not materialistic.<br />He lived in a simple home.<br /><br />Just to clarify, he may have been raised Roman Catholic but he changed and become a "Hare Krishna"<br />Probably one of the greatest guitar players that ever lived.<br />Great Tribute.<br />Thanks for the music, George. May you rest in peace. Andree<br /><br /><br />Great Tribute. He also played the ukulele fabulously.<br />Andreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688277714051902584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-54208413306134194302014-02-11T18:37:41.222-05:002014-02-11T18:37:41.222-05:00"His ego wasn't quite as large as the oth..."His ego wasn't quite as large as the others"<br /><br />George didn't seem to have an ego at all; he never saw himself as being any better than anyone else. <br /><br />He was often quite ashamed of himself. In fact, in the last months of his life, he was cripplingly guilty for having had a few meals of chicken or fish in his Krishna life, saying he wasn't good enough.<br /><br />George was an exceptional human being. In my opinion, he was the closest thing to a perfect human being that you can get.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-48391908427931096832011-12-09T15:48:38.540-05:002011-12-09T15:48:38.540-05:00Thank you, Greg and Chelly. Sometimes I think I mi...Thank you, Greg and Chelly. Sometimes I think I miss George more than I miss John...namely because John died when I was 8 years old while I was able to follow George's solo career during the 80s and 90s.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-52204881517474424132011-12-09T14:47:17.341-05:002011-12-09T14:47:17.341-05:00I loved George Harrison. What a talent. For all hi...I loved George Harrison. What a talent. For all his fame and intelligence, he was still so down to earth. So filled with compassion. One of a kind.<br /><br />My Sweet Lord - oh man, what a great song!<br /><br />What a lovely tribute Pam. So happy to have read it.Chellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719884981922328995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-27175436375389217332011-12-03T10:26:04.367-05:002011-12-03T10:26:04.367-05:00George rocked!George rocked!Teena in Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-53809094929939313122011-12-02T23:26:42.749-05:002011-12-02T23:26:42.749-05:00This is why this is the best blog on the planet! G...This is why this is the best blog on the planet! GREAT job Pam!revgreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15134175142304315050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-54265195421772902192011-12-02T23:18:18.413-05:002011-12-02T23:18:18.413-05:00I remember when I first started getting into music...I remember when I first started getting into music during the early '80s when I was a young teen. I was an utter neophyte to rock culture because my immigrant parents were unfamiliar with it, and thus I was the first person in my family to be into rock. The Beatles were one of the first non-'80s bands I was seriously into. They became a bridge into that even larger world of music called The Sixties. The Beatles remain, and always will be, a joy to listen to. Optimistic, happy, sweet, catchy music.Lazlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037087843637735080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-82744021500331027772011-12-01T11:03:34.635-05:002011-12-01T11:03:34.635-05:00JZ and el cornichon--thanks for the links to that ...JZ and el cornichon--thanks for the links to that program. Not long ago it was "Talk Like a Pirate Day" and I saw those clips for the first time. <br /><br />Liam and MoonDoggie--thanks for your comments.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-61494767187629802412011-12-01T05:53:08.713-05:002011-12-01T05:53:08.713-05:00Great stuff el cornichon, Thanks!Great stuff el cornichon, Thanks!JZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830586696690222760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-51135872760316675922011-11-30T22:05:46.171-05:002011-11-30T22:05:46.171-05:00JZ - I feel the need to put up a link to everythin...JZ - I feel the need to put up a link to everything leading up to that song - <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AarhZScyuz0<br />...he really did want to be a pirate!el cornichonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01990329976988366268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-78250250087594767672011-11-30T20:02:41.506-05:002011-11-30T20:02:41.506-05:00I totally agree with you about George Harrison. He...I totally agree with you about George Harrison. He was a very spiritual and charitable person, who cared alot about the things surrounding his and life in general. His ego wasn;t quite as large as the others. I've always loved his music with or without the Beatles. He was a survivor as well,having beaten cancer for the first time and surviving an attack on his life. Sadly,he lost his last battle with cancer,but I know that he's in heaven,probably singing and playing his guitar to the angels. God bless you George on your 10th year gone away from us. LiamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-10373445954120476442011-11-30T19:10:24.805-05:002011-11-30T19:10:24.805-05:00I have not seen the doc yet, so I don't know i...I have not seen the doc yet, so I don't know if they put the below clip in, but this is George on Rutland Weekend Television (this was something of a Monty Python spin off; Neil Innis of the Bonzo Dog Band-- another friend of George by the way--was also involved). This is from 1975, and is a great example of his sense of humor.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ACyZIXkHq0JZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830586696690222760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-55509527485498675962011-11-30T17:35:18.103-05:002011-11-30T17:35:18.103-05:00I enjoyed reading this. I didn't know about m...I enjoyed reading this. I didn't know about most of the stuff you mentioned so it was educational for me. I don't really have a favourite Beatle but I found a particularly scrummy picture of him a while ago so now consider him the best looking.MoonDoggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375047852895428226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-47711825801781193532011-11-30T17:12:53.405-05:002011-11-30T17:12:53.405-05:00SassyLassiesVintageLife--thanks, me too!
42N--tha...SassyLassiesVintageLife--thanks, me too!<br /><br />42N--that's such a cool story. I've heard similar ones--George was spotted in the Tower Records in Boston in the 90s, and at a spa in the Berkshires. I remember right after he passed away someone called into the local radio station to say they remember him at the resort and that he needed help using the laundry machine. He said something witty to the people present, but I don't remember what it was. He was such a cool guy.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-33705329631527795232011-11-30T17:01:44.322-05:002011-11-30T17:01:44.322-05:00My father and I said hi to George and his wife Oli...My father and I said hi to George and his wife Olivia at Niagara Falls (the Canadian side) in March 1993. We stopped to see the frozen falls - with no one around. Got out of the car and another one pulled up. A couple got out and we all walked to the railing where the telescope is located. I turned toward the guy, did a double take and recognized him as George. Said hi and left him alone with Olivia. He said hi back.42Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14655107378533032598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-74463086209623189312011-11-30T15:34:01.977-05:002011-11-30T15:34:01.977-05:00Love the tribute. Love George.Love the tribute. Love George.Sassy Lassies Vintage Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537761367611783397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-61499012734328082862011-11-30T15:08:29.793-05:002011-11-30T15:08:29.793-05:00Thank you, Keir! I still do like the ditties about...Thank you, Keir! I still do like the ditties about octopi and the childlike songs like "All Together Now"...I think those songs along with Revolution show what range the Beatles had. George definitely had a unique solo sound and message...and Abbey Road is my favorite Beatles album despite being the last one they recorded. It's like they pulled themselves together for one last ditch effort to produce a positive message.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-89028339405214324642011-11-30T15:05:06.432-05:002011-11-30T15:05:06.432-05:00What a terrific tribute! I was always so grateful ...What a terrific tribute! I was always so grateful to have had the Beatles as my heroes- power didn't make them more arrogant or self-centred; it made them weary and become better human beings. They never let me down. <br />I grew up in Canada and the cassette I had was the American version of Abbey Road. After the MMT debacle following Epstein's death, the four solo sides that made up the double white album, the breakups and legal actions, and Al Klein and "I'll play whatever you want Paul or I won't play at all..." death of a band on film, the last album begins on a quiet note; "Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting. Little Darling; it feels like years since it's been here..."<br />Leave it to George to get away from lovely ditties about mass murderers, or self-indulgent "In want you (She's so Heavy)," or songs about octopi to open with hope and relief.Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780519140837852601noreply@blogger.com