bowielit
wannabe cultural historian
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melo 21 she hercinema, classic lit, david bowie & the beatles. pretentious but free
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bowielit · 16 hours ago
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Shout!: The True Story of the Beatles (Philip Norman)
15-year-old Paul McCartney joining the Quarrymen and immediately bossing them all around will never not be my fave thing <3
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bowielit · 1 day ago
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he does have nice legs doesn’t he
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bowielit · 3 days ago
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one of my favorite johnpaul moments that i think about very often is that time when paul mccartney like idiot doofus the third told tv reporters that he's taken LSD and obviously got backlash and was explaining himself to a journalist and john jumped in like Yeah well the Tv Reporters shouldn't have fucking Reported on it it's not Paul's fault He got asked a Question what do you want him to do Lie? You want us to fucking Lie? This is all the fault of Big Media. Fuck you. and paul is sitting beside him like Yeah... :)
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bowielit · 4 days ago
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these two pictures in conjunction make it seem like paul grabbed john's wrist to put him on time out for slapping his ass while they were hung mid air or whatever.
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bowielit · 4 days ago
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October, 1973: John sings his own brittle, crooning rendition of ‘Be My Baby’ by The Ronettes. (Note: The number was originally recorded for - but left off of - John’s Rock ‘N’ Roll LP. It was eventually released on the unauthorised Roots LP. This is an alternate rough mix of the track.) 
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bowielit · 4 days ago
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John: [about his haircut] I've had it on and off for five years. Paul: Yeah. You should've seen it off.
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bowielit · 7 days ago
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what even is there to do except sexualize and degrade the beatles
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bowielit · 7 days ago
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bowielit · 7 days ago
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with the new beatles documentary prod. scorsese coming out nov 29 i have to say it's going to be 2 hours of information i already know with footage i've already seen with stories i've already heard with paul and ringo repeating the same things they've already said. and i can't wait!!!!!!!
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bowielit · 8 days ago
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The Beatles in Portsmouth, England | 12 November 1963
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bowielit · 8 days ago
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random beatles song poster 19/214: norwegian wood
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bowielit · 10 days ago
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bowielit · 11 days ago
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Paul McCartney and John Lennon having little concept of personal space on The Music of Lennon & McCartney (1965)
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bowielit · 13 days ago
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bowielit · 13 days ago
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bowielit · 13 days ago
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you know everything aside it does kind of suck that arguably and objectively john lennon at age 40 was the absolute sexiest he has ever looked. and he knew that shit too look at his hair his clothes those sunglasses he's dripped out like a new england liberal arts college professor who you want to fuck so bad but can't cus of the ethics. too bad what happened
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bowielit · 15 days ago
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"An emperor, a philosopher, a general and a god walk into a cafe"
Hadrian, Antinous, Socrates and Alcibiades hanging out at a cafe! The modern AU crossover you didn't know you needed! (in honor of @scribl1ta and I hanging out in Athens recently :D )
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