I always figured, either Ringo will be the last Beatle standing (interesting because he's the oldest and of course the last to be recruited) or else Paul (ironic since he's reputedly dead).
But, looking back it's amazing I never thought of this: what were the two biggest things to come out of the sixties? The Beatles and Star Trek! Funny that they don't get put together more often.
Yeah I know, when people want to caricature the sixties it's always pot parties, mini-skirts, free love, Woodstock, bad acid, Hendrix, Vietnam (and bad Austin Powers impressions). But what about the stuff that really lasted, that people are still into? Well, OK Hendrix is still cool. I know some people love The Doors (well, if you love your moody doomed wanky rock god poet types). 2001 is still a shit-hot trip movie. I guess people are stilll doing some form of acid or other (althought that ecstasy shit is just bullshit compared to acid, I assure you - yes Plannie did some trips, man). And what do you reach for when tripping? Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, people! On vinyl, no less! Well, that's what I did (and yes I had plenty of CDs - I'm not that old). It was back when I was first experimenting with multitrack recording (how ironic, just like the Beatles were) and I was playing around with recording stuff backwards (again, irony, irony) so as a consequence (since acid trips sort of revolve around what's on your mind at the time) part of my trip was backwards. Yes, everything went backwards. If only Trek had been on at that very early hour of the morning!
That's a good value for money drug, that is, because that sort of experience tends to stick with you. You don't need to do a whole lot of that kind of stuff (unless you want to wind up a zombie). So yeah, drugs are bad. Don't do drugs, folks. Just stick with the Beatles, Trek and lots of dirty, dirty, sex. They say two out of three aint bad. Three out of three? That would be... too... perfect.
Posted on Nov 7, 2005, 2:02 AM from IP address 220.101.147.51