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Round Midnight at the Global Worldwide Headquarters (Bob Dylan’s ‘4th Time Around’ Edition)

In the hardworking staff’s desk drawer is a 5 1/2″ x 4″ x 2 1/4″ black wood box with a ceramic top (crafted in 1970 by our great friend Margaret Ahlrichs – hey! we have all these friends in common!) featuring a black-and-white profile … Continue reading

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Good Shepherd for 1965 Beatles Playboy Interview

The Golden Anniversary of the Beatles’ inaugural appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show – go nuts! – is set to culminate in tonight’s Grammys salute. From the 1964 really big shew:     The hardBeatling staff also recommends this 1965 Playboy … Continue reading

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Acid Test (Owsley Stanley Obit Division)

Owsley “Bear” Stanley, legendary LSDealer to the counterculture stars of the 1960s, died on Sunday at age 76. Depending on which obituary you read, Stanley “was a prolific LSD producer” or “made and supplied the LSD that fueled acid rock … Continue reading

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Dead Blogging Matthew Weiner At The MFA

Being out on unpaid furlough and all, the hardworking staff has lots of time on its hands. So Wednesday night we trundled over to the MFA, where Mad Men man Matthew Weiner appeared at a banged-out Remis Auditorium. It was … Continue reading

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Editors’ Note o’ the Day™

From Thursday’s New York Times: Editors’ Note A commentary published on Feb. 7, 2008, in the Arts section discussed the impact of the recently deceased Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on the Beatles and their music. The article mentioned in passing Alexis … Continue reading

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