So today is the day The Beatles launch their assault on the world again, with the re-release of their music and their own branded Rock Band game - complete with, of course, Paul McCartney replica bass. I'm not sure if others agree, but considering you are supposed to be playing guitar in the game, I don't get why you should be using a replica of the bass players instrument. Just saying.
Anyway, I was wondering why they would have chosen the whole 09.09.09 and decided that it was most likely due to how cool that date really is. But figured I should check out The Beatles history to see what other events may have occurred on the 9th day of September in years of past...
1946 - Billy Preston is born. OK so he wasn't really a Beatle, but that is still significant. I think we can all agree that The Beatles probably would have disintegrated a year earlier had he not been brought in to jam. And his piano playing on John Lennon's God is nothing short of awesome.
1965 - Broadcast of a performance for The Ed Sullivan Show. I wonder what they played...
1966 - Eleanor Rigby hit number 1. Something else that was sure to make Paul happy.
1968 - Takes 4-21 of Helter Skelter recorded. THAT must be why they chose the 9th - 41st anniversary of the insane Helter Skelter jam that lasted something like 25 minutes. I'd celebrate that!
1971 - US Release of Imagine album. Hells yeah to that!
Wow - the next few on the list are concerts that Paul did. What the hell? Does he just always do stuff on this day every year? Because other than the release of Imagine and Billy Preston's birthday, EVERY event is Paul McMarketing centred!
That settles it; I plan on buying the box sets, but I will have to wait until a day that means something in Beatles history.
Of course people should know I jest on this, as John Lennon felt something very mystical about the number 9 in his life so it is probably fitting that they released everything today. But I certainly don't have a spare $1000 sitting around to buy both those box sets, so I'll keep pretending it is some sort of protest against Paul or something...
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I certainly do not want to play Beatles Rock Star on a Paul McCartney replica base. How fucken arrogant is that?? I mean... surely it should be a mutha fukkin bad ass George Harrison guitar? You know, the LEAD GUITARIST.
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