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It's A Learning Robot
Who is considered mentally ill, but those that do not share the same way of thinking as the general public.
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A Peek Inside The Sandy Hook Tackle Box
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Unreal From The Very Beginning
Lee Harvey Oswald, the actor playing the role of "Patsy" in the critically acclaimed television series "The JFK Assassination", puts on the performance of a lifetime.
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A Trip Down Penny Lane
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Penny Lane
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"Penny Lane" is a song by the Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney.[4] It was credited to
Recorded during the Sgt. Pepper sessions, "Penny Lane" was released in February 1967 as one side of a double
A-sided single, along with "Strawberry Fields Forever". Both songs were later included on the Magical Mystery Tour
LP (1967). The single was the result of the record company wanting a new release after several months of no new
Beatles releases.
In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked "Penny Lane" at #456 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Background[edit]
The song's title is derived from the name of a street near Lennon's childhood home for his first 5 years (Newcastle
Road, just off Church Road), in the band's hometown, Liverpool. McCartney and Lennon would meet at Penny Lane
junction in thePrinces Park area to catch a bus into the centre of the city. At the time, in the 1960s, this was a
significant bus terminus for several routes, and buses with "Penny Lane" displayed were common throughout
Liverpool. The name Penny Lane is also used for the area that surrounds its junction with Smithdown Road,
Smithdown Place (where the terminus was located) and Allerton Road, including a busy shopping area. Penny
Lane is sometimes said to be named after James Penny, an 18th-century slave trader.[5]
The street is an important landmark, sought out by many Beatles fans touring Liverpool. In the past, street signs
saying "Penny Lane" were constant targets of tourist theft and had to be continually replaced. Eventually, city
officials gave up and simply began painting the street name on the sides of buildings. This practice was stopped in
2007 and more theft-resistant "Penny Lane" street signs have since been installed, although some are still stolen.
Beatles producer George Martin has stated he believes the pairing of "Penny Lane" with "Strawberry Fields Forever"
resulted in probably the greatest single ever released by the band. Both songs were later included on the US
Magical Mystery Touralbum in November 1967. In the UK, the pairing famously failed to reach No. 1 in the singles
charts, stalling one place below Engelbert Humperdinck's "Release Me".[6] In the US the song became the band's
13th single to reach number 1 on theBillboard Hot 100, doing so for a week before being knocked off by The Turtles
song "Happy Together".
The single was released following the success of the double A-side "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby", when
Brian Epstein enquired if the band had any new material available. Since the Beatles usually did not include songs
released as singles on their British albums, both songs were left off the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
album, a decision Martin later regretted.[7]
This was also the first single by the Beatles to be sold with a picture sleeve in the UK, a practice rarely used there at that time, but common in the US and various other countries (such as Japan).
James Penny
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Penny (died 1799) was a merchant, slaveship owner and prominent anti-abolitionist in Liverpool, England.
He defended the slave trade to the British Parliament. Penny Lane in Liverpool, later immortalized by The Beatles, is thought
to be named after him.
Early life[edit]
Penny was probably not a native of Liverpool and may have been born in Ulverston.[1] He came to Liverpool to work as a
mariner and was married to Ann Cooper in 1768. He is subsequently referred to as a mariner, ship's captain and merchant in
Liverpool directories.[1]
Penny was active in the slave trade until the American War of Independence. He returned to the trade after the war as a
shipowner and as a business partner with other traders. He was involved in several slave trading companies and was known
for his knowledge of the African coast derived from his many journeys dating back to 1776.
When in 1788, the British government launched an inquiry into the slave trade, following public pressure from abolitionists,
Penny was chosen to represent the views of slavers. According to local historian F.E. Sanderson, he was a "man of
considerable stature in the town, highly regarded by his fellow merchants, his forthright views on the slave trade must have
brought him to their notice as a likely delegate".[2]
Evidence to Parliament[edit]
In the evidence he gave the British Government, Penny claimed that "he found himself impelled, both by humanity and
interest, to pay every possible attention both to the preservation of the crew and the slaves."[3] He stated that he allowed
the slaves on the Atlantic Slave route to play games and dance and sing.
the slaves on the Atlantic Slave route to play games and dance and sing.
- "If the Weather is sultry, and there appears the least Perspiration upon their Skins, when they come upon Deck, there
- are Two Men attending with Cloths to rub them perfectly dry, and another to give them a little Cordial.... They are
- then supplied with Pipes and Tobacco.... They are amused with Instruments of Music peculiar to their own country...
- and when tired of Music and Dancing, they then go to Games of Chance"[4]
In the same body of evidence, he notes that the fatality rate for his slaves was one in twelve, and that "The average
allowance of width to a slave is fourteen and two-thirds inches." [5] Penny also argued that abolition of the trade would
destroy the economy of Liverpool; "it would not only greatly affect the commercial interest, but also the landed property of
the County of Lancaster and more particularly, the Town of Liverpool; whose fall, in that case, would be as rapid as its rise
has been astonishing."[3]
Later life[edit]
In 1792 he was presented with a silver epergne for speaking in favour of the slave trade to a parliamentary committee. He
continued to be committed to the slave trade even when other merchants were moving away from it. With his eldest son,
James, he was elected to the African Company of Merchants trading in Liverpool in July 1793. He died in 1799.
One of Penny's daughters married the writer Christopher North.[1]
Strawberry Fields Forever
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. The song was written by
John Lennon and attributed to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership. It was inspired by Lennon's
memories of playing in the garden of "Strawberry Field", a Salvation Army children's home near where he lived.[3]
"Strawberry Fields Forever" was recorded for possible inclusion on the (as yet untitled) album
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band[4] (1967), being the first song recorded for the sessions, but was instead
released in February 1967 as a double A-side single with Paul McCartney's "Penny Lane". "Strawberry Fields
Forever" reached number eight in the United States, with numerous critics describing it as one of the group's best
recordings.[5][6] It is one of the defining works of thepsychedelic rock genre and has been covered by many
artists.[1] The song was later included on the US Magical Mystery Tour LP (though not on the British double EP
package of the same name). The Strawberry Fields memorial in New York City's Central Park is named after the
Background and writing[edit]
Strawberry Field was the name of a Salvation Army children's home just around the corner from Lennon's childhood home in
Woolton, a suburb of Liverpool.[9] Lennon and his childhood friends Pete Shotton, Nigel Walley, and Ivan Vaughan used
to play in the wooded garden behind the home.[10][11] One of Lennon's childhood treats was the garden party held each
summer in Calderstones Park, near the home, where a Salvation Army band played.[12] Lennon's aunt Mimi Smith recalled:
Woolton, a suburb of Liverpool.[9] Lennon and his childhood friends Pete Shotton, Nigel Walley, and Ivan Vaughan used
to play in the wooded garden behind the home.[10][11] One of Lennon's childhood treats was the garden party held each
summer in Calderstones Park, near the home, where a Salvation Army band played.[12] Lennon's aunt Mimi Smith recalled:
"As soon as we could hear the Salvation Army band starting, John would jump up and down shouting, 'Mimi, come on.
We're going to be late.'"[11][13] Lennon's "Strawberry Fields Forever" and McCartney's "Penny Lane" shared the theme of
nostalgia for their early years in Liverpool. Although both referred to actual locations, the two songs also had strong
surrealistic and psychedelic overtones.[14] Producer George Martin said that when he first heard
"Strawberry Fields Forever", he thought it conjured up a "hazy, impressionistic dreamworld".[15] The period of the song's
writing was one of change and dislocation for Lennon. The Beatles had just retired from touring after one of the most
difficult periods of their career,[16] including the "more popular than Jesus" controversy and the band's unintentional
snubbing of Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos.[17][18] Lennon's marriage to Cynthia Powell was failing, and he was
using increasing quantities ofdrugs, especially the powerful psychedelic LSD, as well as cannabis, which he had smoked
during his time in Spain.[15][19] Lennon talked about the song in 1980: "I was different all my life. The second verse goes,
'No one I think is in my tree.' Well, I was too shy and self-doubting. Nobody seems to be as hip as me is what I was saying.
Therefore, I must be crazy or a genius—'I mean it must be high or low' ",[20] and explaining that the song was
"psycho-analysis set to music".[15]
We're going to be late.'"[11][13] Lennon's "Strawberry Fields Forever" and McCartney's "Penny Lane" shared the theme of
nostalgia for their early years in Liverpool. Although both referred to actual locations, the two songs also had strong
surrealistic and psychedelic overtones.[14] Producer George Martin said that when he first heard
"Strawberry Fields Forever", he thought it conjured up a "hazy, impressionistic dreamworld".[15] The period of the song's
writing was one of change and dislocation for Lennon. The Beatles had just retired from touring after one of the most
difficult periods of their career,[16] including the "more popular than Jesus" controversy and the band's unintentional
snubbing of Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos.[17][18] Lennon's marriage to Cynthia Powell was failing, and he was
using increasing quantities ofdrugs, especially the powerful psychedelic LSD, as well as cannabis, which he had smoked
during his time in Spain.[15][19] Lennon talked about the song in 1980: "I was different all my life. The second verse goes,
'No one I think is in my tree.' Well, I was too shy and self-doubting. Nobody seems to be as hip as me is what I was saying.
Therefore, I must be crazy or a genius—'I mean it must be high or low' ",[20] and explaining that the song was
"psycho-analysis set to music".[15]
Lennon began writing the song in Almería, Spain, during the filming of Richard Lester's How I Won the War in
September–October 1966.[21][22] The earliest demo of the song, recorded in Almería, had no refrain and only one verse:
"There's no one on my wavelength / I mean, it's either too high or too low / That is you can't you know tune in but it's all
right / I mean it's not too bad". He revised the words to this verse to make them more obscure, then wrote the melody and
part of the lyrics to the refrain (which then functioned as a bridge and did not yet include a reference to Strawberry Fields).
He then added another verse and the mention of Strawberry Fields.[23] The first verse on the released version was the last
to be written, close to the time of the song's recording. For the refrain, Lennon was again inspired by his childhood memories:
the words "nothing to get hung about" were inspired by Aunt Mimi's strict order not to play in the grounds of Strawberry
Field, to which Lennon replied, "They can't hang you for it."[24] The first verse Lennon wrote became the second in the
released version, and the second verse Lennon wrote became the last in the release.
September–October 1966.[21][22] The earliest demo of the song, recorded in Almería, had no refrain and only one verse:
"There's no one on my wavelength / I mean, it's either too high or too low / That is you can't you know tune in but it's all
right / I mean it's not too bad". He revised the words to this verse to make them more obscure, then wrote the melody and
part of the lyrics to the refrain (which then functioned as a bridge and did not yet include a reference to Strawberry Fields).
He then added another verse and the mention of Strawberry Fields.[23] The first verse on the released version was the last
to be written, close to the time of the song's recording. For the refrain, Lennon was again inspired by his childhood memories:
the words "nothing to get hung about" were inspired by Aunt Mimi's strict order not to play in the grounds of Strawberry
Field, to which Lennon replied, "They can't hang you for it."[24] The first verse Lennon wrote became the second in the
released version, and the second verse Lennon wrote became the last in the release.
A Movie In Itself
Hollywood movie producer stars in his own movie. Fox News" double agent story of the day (11/26/13).
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