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If Skeletor and the Terminator had a baby:
Oh NO! The timeline for the Karate Kid and changed!
2003 (mad ?) magazine insert cards!
I just found these in my basement. Ugh! Water damage!
Anyone know if this would have had any value?
I think they came from a MAD magazine or maybe Cracked I don't remember.
Unusual find: 1970s/80s Beatles ceramic tiles from Communist Bulgaria (Han Asparuh Factory)
Hi everyone! Just wanted to share this unique piece of Beatles history. 🙂
It’s a complete set of 4 ceramic/faience tiles featuring John, Paul, George, and Ringo, based on their iconic White Album portraits.
What makes them fascinating is their origin: they were officially manufactured during the communist era in the People's Republic of Bulgaria by the state-owned "Han Asparuh" factory in Isperih. They are even still in their original cardboard packaging with the old factory stamp.
I thought it's a really cool example of Western pop culture crossing over into the Soviet Bloc. Has anyone ever seen similar official memorabilia from behind the Iron Curtain? 🙂
How did I not notice this before?
Irina Spalko was a Death Squad Commander!
I think it time to replace yucko
Ladies and Gentlemen, The New Yucko... Yuko Ono!
What’s the ONE Beatles song you’d play to introduce them to the band?
I recently met someone special who says they’ve never really listened to The Beatles…
What’s the ONE Beatles song that could make someone fall in love with the band?
Groovin’ Up Slowly (A Beatles Fan Album YouTube Channel) Episode 43: What If The Beatles Released Another 1968 Album With No Beatles Songs?
In 1968, The Beatles released the White Album — 30 songs spread across two LPs. But even that wasn’t the full story.
At the same time, John, Paul, George, and Ringo were writing and demoing even more material that would later appear on their solo albums. Songs like “Gimme Some Truth,” “Junk,” “Another Day,” “Art Of Dying,” and “It Don’t Come Easy” were already taking shape during this incredibly creative period.
This fan album imagines a second Beatles release from 1968 built entirely from those songs. No actual Beatles recordings are included — only solo-era songs that existed in some form during the White Album sessions and surrounding months.
What if 1968 gave us one more Beatles album?
Here is the tracklist:
- Gimme Some Truth
- Another Day
- Sour Milk Sea
- Look At Me
- Every Night
- Art Of Dying
- Oh Yoko!
- Junk
- I’d Have You Anytime
- It Don’t Come Easy
- The Back Seat Of My Car
- See Yourself
- Teddy Boy
- Oh My Love
Here’s a link to Episode 43 of Groovin’ Up Slowly:
https://youtu.be/o3iGIfu7gxQ?si=Nbc7cUY1OT7dAKe1
Here’s a link to this album on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7wUVkZIYwpxhAkKm0eGQXG?si=5a8f0cbd4a7e4282
Here’s a link to this album on Apple Music:
Here’s a link to the YouTube playlist for this album:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB5dkZQ7h7GiFZGfE6q76t9XhLJFrMWuM&si=8wWi7XrN9tZiFPm6
Here’s a link to the Substack essay for a bit of a deeper dive into this album…
https://groovinupslowly.substack.com/p/the-white-album-had-30-songs-the
King of Hearts Coronation diagnosed for Son of John Lennon
EMI House Red/Blue choice?
The Beatles always liked to move forward musically. There were a few times musically where they referenced their previous songs but in general they weren't self-referential IMO.
Because of this, choosing to do the Red/Blue shoot in the same stairwell seems like something they wouldn't have done and I'm surprised John was the one to suggest at this time in their career. It was absolutely a great choice on all levels, perfect in its symmetry and showing how much they changed. But still seems not very John or Beatles-like, especially when the band was feeling less than cohesive. Did John ever elaborate on the choice?
I made custom Blue Stars Snowtrooper figure based on the Turkish Star Wars bootleg Uzay line
I found a few old figures at a local toy shop for really cheap. They were yellow and gunky. Some, I was able to save with the hydrogen peroxide plastic whitening method but the one that I couldn’t got turned into this. I’m really happy with the results.