Tag Archives: The Beatles

Anger is All the Rage!

Posted on August 1, 2020 by ivanbenson

If you’re not angry about something right now . . . you need to be! And there are so many options from which to choose: (1) effects of the Covid-19 virus, (2) racial injustice, (3) conflicting advice about Covid-19, (4) … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged all the rage, Amazon Prime, anger, Aunt Jemima, Black Lives Matter, blacks, BLM, Conservatives, COVID-19, defunding the police, Democrats, disenfranchised, face mask, fad, homosexuals, Liberals, Netflix, rage, Republicans, SARS Co-V2, talk radio, Ten Commandments, The Beatles, transvestites, Uncle Ben, undocumented, virus, white supremacy, whites | 4 Comments

The Deification of Time

Posted on April 27, 2020 by ivanbenson

Have you ever noticed how time-conscious we are? We sing about the passing of time (Yesterday, The Beatles; A Hazy Shade of Winter, Simon & Garfunkel), the consistency of time (Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper), the changes brought about by … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bob Dylan, complex, corona virus, COVID-19, Cyndi Lauper, deity, evolution, ex nihilo, God, H G Wells, Hawking, J M Hartnett, Jack Finney, moral compass, religion, science, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, The Wizard of Oz, time | 6 Comments

Saving Mr. Banks (Authentic Identification)

Posted on December 30, 2013 by ivanbenson

In the late afternoon of March 28, 2009 I was traveling down a rainy street in my 2000 Chevy Metro when a young girl armed with a learner’s permit turned in front of me, causing me to hit her just … Continue reading →

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George Harrison (April 1968)

Posted on April 4, 2013 by ivanbenson

My envelope from Beatle, George Harrison, April 1968. There was nothing particularly remarkable about that Saturday in April, forty-five years ago. Tucson was as it always is in the spring – absolutely gorgeous. And the work at the Villa Venice … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 1968, April, Atlanta History Center, auction, celebrity, chattanooga, Christies, Cleveland, England, Fed Ex, George Harrison, India, John Charles Thomas, John Lennon, Lady Madonna, London, magical, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, memories, Metropolitan Opera, Ohio, Paul McCartney, remarkable, Rishikesh Himalayas, Robert Merrill, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Something, Tennessee, The Beatles, Tucson, Villa Venice Apartments | 11 Comments

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Tag Archives: The Beatles

Anger is All the Rage!

The Deification of Time

Saving Mr. Banks (Authentic Identification)

George Harrison (April 1968)

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