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▲ 330 r/beatles

Michael Caine with The Beatles

Growing up there was only classical music on BBC Radio. We had to listen to the American Forces Network in Germany, which played pop songs, or the pirate radio boats off the coast. There was all us tough guys hanging around and no music for us, which is how the sixties revolution came around. But my first big influence was Frank Sinatra, then the Beatles. When I was in the theater in Liverpool, we had a café where we’d have lunch. In the evenings it was full of girls, and we were like, “What the hell is this?” It was the Beatles.

- Michael Caine

u/Hopeful-Egg-978 — 1 day ago
▲ 184 r/fantanoforever

What rock bands have the greatest lineups when it comes to individual talent?

The insane thing about Led Zeppelin is that each member is arguably top 5 of all time in their respective positions. No other (rock) band accomplishes that imo. They’re at the very least near universally considered legends in their fields.

What are some groups that shine in this discussion?

u/Hopeful-Egg-978 — 14 days ago
▲ 54 r/mickeymouse

Do you prefer Mickey with black eyes or with white eyes with pupils?

Definitely Black eyes for me. Personally, I find them more charming and expressive. Of course, that’s just my opinion.

u/Hopeful-Egg-978 — 2 months ago
▲ 3 r/VictorianEra

I see this claim all the time recently. The only reason we think ancient and medieval eras were hellish was because of the Victorians, they had such an inferiority complex that they had to constantly vilify previous generations, they were so messed up that they projected their hangups on the past, etc.

I’m not gonna say there’s no truth to this. I mean, we live in a post-Victorian world which is heavily shaped by their influence, so it would make sense their cultural behavior, including historical misinformation, has had such a cultural impact. The thing is, I really think it’s much more complicated than what people claim. For example, when I come across media from the Victorian era (literature, scholarly journals, etc.), I often do see admiration, respect, or even romanticization of classical and medieval times. Not only that, but anti-medieval rhetoric was really kicked off during the Renaissance, anyway. I don’t think it’s fair to pin this all on the Victorians.

I’d love to hear your guys’ insight on this.

Also, I find this all ironic considering how much BS people spread about the Victorian era online, but whatever.

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u/Hopeful-Egg-978 — 4 months ago