But would you say that to Tom Petty?

HappyHarryHardOn: But would you say that to Tom Petty?

I heard he collected monster magazines when he was a kid.

Beatle_Matt: HappyHarryHardOn: But would you say that to Tom Petty?

I heard he collected monster magazines when he was a kid.

Hey, your producers were told not to make statements like these

HappyHarryHardOn: Beatle_Matt: HappyHarryHardOn: But would you say that to Tom Petty?

I heard he collected monster magazines when he was a kid.

Hey, your producers were told not to make statements like these

I'm not told to do anything!

Christi: I'd rather salute Tom Petty

man, he sounds pissed - as in drunk.

A cat sings better.

I read that as Pat Hentgen and Tom Henke, and wondered why they'd be in any group with Idle and Petty.

/not even a baseball fan, just got Jays on the brain for some reason
//might go to an optometrist

Eric Idle didn't need to make jokes about George dying in Paul's house.

Paul tried to keep that a mystery to prevent the place from becoming a creepy shrine which is very much what the front door to the Dakota is today in NYC.

HappyHarryHardOn: But would you say that to Tom Petty?


I did... because I'm cool as shiat, and I'm a goddamned American.

WOW.

In that picture in the article, it looks like Jeff Lynne hasn't aged a day in 20-something years.

My new favourite Harrison song:
"When We Was Fab" [1988]
so damn catchy, i had it in my head for 2 days straight.

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and here's "the Art of Dying" (1970)
[* fact: Phil Collins played drums on this song]
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Third_Uncle_Eno: and here's "the Art of Dying" (1970)
[* fact: Phil Collins played drums on this song]
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Another good, catchy one from All Things Must Pass:

"Awaiting On You All" (live performance, 1971) (^)

BKITU: Third_Uncle_Eno: and here's "the Art of Dying" (1970)
[* fact: Phil Collins played drums on this song]
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Another good, catchy one from All Things Must Pass:

"Awaiting On You All" (live performance, 1971) (^)

When I was in grade nine, THIS exact song from the Concert From Bangladesh was what inspired me to seriously learn bass (thanks to my man Klaus Voormann!) from which I later switched to guitar, and have never looked back.

George Harrison is my GOD.

George Harrison would also tell Eric Idle that he wasn't dead, just sleeping.

Ryker's Peninsula: George Harrison would also tell Eric Idle that he wasn't dead, just sleeping nailed to the perch.

FTFM

Never mind the bollocks.

Ryker's Peninsula: George Harrison would also tell Eric Idle that he wasn't dead, just sleeping.

Pining for the fjords?

HappyHarryHardOn: Beatle_Matt: HappyHarryHardOn: But would you say that to Tom Petty?

I heard he collected monster magazines when he was a kid.

Hey, your producers were told not to make statements like these

Hey, come on. Beatle_Matt is just trying to give us some context here.

SwingingJohnson: Eric Idle didn't need to make jokes about George dying in Paul's house.

Paul tried to keep that a mystery to prevent the place from becoming a creepy shrine which is very much what the front door to the Dakota is today in NYC.

Um, what dude? I don't se that in the article.

As far as Eric Idle and death goes, you have to understand that the whole of the Monty Python group have a pretty positive attitude about death.

And George was a follower of Eastern philosophy, so he understood that dying well is part of life. Check out the song "The Art of Dying" and you'll get a good sense of how he viewed death.

Okay, it's nice that Tom Hanks was there...for some reason. But where the fark was Ringo?

Yeah, why was Tom Hanks there?

My favorite Beatle. Seemed the most straightforward of the four, followed by Ringo.

Dwight_Yeast: SwingingJohnson: Eric Idle didn't need to make jokes about George dying in Paul's house.

Paul tried to keep that a mystery to prevent the place from becoming a creepy shrine which is very much what the front door to the Dakota is today in NYC.

Um, what dude? I don't se that in the article.

As far as Eric Idle and death goes, you have to understand that the whole of the Monty Python group have a pretty positive attitude about death.

And George was a follower of Eastern philosophy, so he understood that dying well is part of life. Check out the song "The Art of Dying" and you'll get a good sense of how he viewed death.

It was in an REUTERS video I saw yesterday covering the story.

Idle made jokes about Paul being a real friend letting him die in his house and he hoped Cleese would let him die in his house. Very poor taste IMO.

Bith Set Me Up: Yeah, why was Tom Hanks there?

I haven't seen the movie in a while, but I'm pretty sure Tom Hanks was their manager.

SwingingJohnson: Very poor taste IMO.

Have you heard of Monty Python?

Johnny Chicago: HappyHarryHardOn: But would you say that to Tom Petty?


I did... because I'm cool as shiat, and I'm a goddamned American.

Could he be pouting any harder in that pic? He should challenge Bruce Willis to a cage match pout off.

SwingingJohnson: Idle made jokes about Paul being a real friend letting him die in his house and he hoped Cleese would let him die in his house. Very poor taste IMO.

That's actually pretty funny. Cleese described Idle as "the one who lives as an expat in LA, being professionally clever."

Like I said, these guys have a pretty positive attitude about the inevitability of death. It's a lot healthier than most people's way of (not) dealing with it.

Expressed Written Consent: Bith Set Me Up: Yeah, why was Tom Hanks there?

I haven't seen the movie in a while, but I'm pretty sure Tom Hanks was their manager.

He was part of the 2001 Concert for George as well - performed the Lumberjack Song with the Pythons. That doesn't answer the question, but certainly adds to the mystery...

Shenanigans!: He was part of the 2001 Concert for George as well - performed the Lumberjack Song with the Pythons. That doesn't answer the question, but certainly adds to the mystery...

My guess is that he became a friend of the Harrisons at some point, but I've never heard him say as much. George had a a home in LA from the late 70's on, so they could have met there.

Hanks is an admitted Beatles fanatic, FWIW.

The other possibility is that he's invited to these things because the people who put them together think that George's real friends (Petty, Idle, etc) aren't famous enough.