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Post by Elidor on May 5, 2004 14:44:34 GMT
Hey, hello, and welcome to first new thread in 3 months on this board. Here is my question and some trivia thrown in to the bargain...
I only recently discovered that the Beatles won an Oscar in 1971 for the Best Song Score for Let It Be. I was amazed I'd never heard of this before, and it got me to wondering who would have collected it. I doubt it was any of the Beatles as they'd recently split amid all the acrimony and general unpleasantness. So was it an EMI person, or such like, or a "friend" of the Beatles. Any help gratefully received.
Regarding the Beatles split, I'd love to hear recordings of some of the phone calls between the Beatles from that time - especially the one where McCartney had just had a big fight with Lennon on the phone about the dissolution of the partnership. He then tried to phone Sir Joe Lockwood of EMI up (how'd I remember that name?) and launched into the call with "You'll never guess what that maniac Lennon just said." You can just imagine his face when the voice at the other end replied "This is that maniac Lennon, you **"(* $!(*%"& (!£"*$(." Bad time to get a wrong number.
Another classic call would have been when Sir Joe phoned John Lennon at the cop station after John got busted in '69, and John answered in his best English policeman voice, "Ello 'ello 'ello, Sergeant Lennon 'ere."
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Post by BillyJones on May 5, 2004 14:59:21 GMT
Hey, I'd like to hear those recordings too! I didn't know the Beatles got an Oscar? Will wonders never cease!
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Post by Rojopa on May 5, 2004 19:17:26 GMT
In 1970 or 71 the Beatles won a Grammy for the song 'Let It Be'. Guess who was the one to recieve it? You are right! Faul accepted the Grammy. How do I know? I was watching it at the time. Even though I was a wee lad of 11 or 12, I was a big Beatles fan. Especially of McCartney. So my Beatles roots go way back.
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Post by Elidor on May 6, 2004 9:02:18 GMT
Maybe he turned up for the oscar then, too. If anyone can get any pictures of the Grammy award or the Oscars, post 'em here and let us have a look.
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Post by BillyJones on May 6, 2004 15:00:52 GMT
Sounds great. I'll look & see if they're anywhere to be found using google. Wish me luck!
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Post by Elidor on May 7, 2004 10:31:39 GMT
Luck!
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Post by Maacc on Sept 23, 2005 8:49:52 GMT
It was indeed Billy who collected the Oscar. I just read an account of the ceremony, which the author describes as having been strange throughout. Here's what he says of Billy's appearance:
Even the most dramatic audience response of the night, which accompanied the surprise appearance of Billy (with his wife Linda) to accept the Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special Award, was capped by Billy saying a mere “Thank you!” before disappearing from the show. (Herb Alpert, a guest presenter, deviated from the script to offer a sincere word of praise for Bill’s attendance at the broadcast.)
There you go Elidor - if you're still around.
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Post by abbey on Sept 23, 2005 19:44:19 GMT
Trivia:
How did Paul leave Jane's house so the fans wouldn't follow him?
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Post by plastic paul on Sept 24, 2005 0:48:57 GMT
Dressed as a Woman perhaps.....
Sorry ;D
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Post by helterskelter on Sept 24, 2005 2:26:56 GMT
Ooh I think I know this one. Didn't he go through the window and into the neighbours house?
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Post by Maacc on Sept 29, 2005 12:08:56 GMT
BeatlePaul, it's possibly a small issue, but I'd appreciate it if you didn't edit my posts without asking permission.
I posted a quote above, directly from a viewers account of the relevant Oscar ceremony. He didn't refer to McCartney as "Billy" and whether or not one thinks McCartney was replaced, your edit makes it appear as if the reviewer is a PIDder from these boards.
Having and expressing your own views is one thing, but re-writing other peoples' is quite another...Please cease and desist.
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Post by BeatlePaul on Sept 29, 2005 13:42:05 GMT
BeatlePaul, it's possibly a small issue, but I'd appreciate it if you didn't edit my posts without asking permission. I posted a quote above, directly from a viewers account of the relevant Oscar ceremony. He didn't refer to McCartney as "Billy" and whether or not one thinks McCartney was replaced, your edit makes it appear as if the reviewer is a PIDder from these boards. Having and expressing your own views is one thing, but re-writing other peoples' is quite another...Please cease and desist. mac.gov.uk, sorry I've found no quotes in your post. Can you see them? mac.gov.uk (from your e-mail) there are still forum rules here... Check them out at: 60if.proboards21.com/index.cgi?board=guest&action=display&thread=1125555978
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Post by defhermit on Sept 29, 2005 19:19:50 GMT
Beatle... it's still a quote, even if there are no quotation marks...
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Post by plastic paul on Sept 29, 2005 23:43:20 GMT
Quite, its a quote, looks as though it's been changed back so cool!
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Post by defhermit on Sept 30, 2005 7:25:33 GMT
Still says "Billy" to me...
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Post by plastic paul on Sept 30, 2005 10:30:27 GMT
Oh Yeah! Can't Mac change it back himself?
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Post by defhermit on Sept 30, 2005 18:08:00 GMT
I have a feeling its a server thing, like it changes all "Paul"s to "Billy"s...
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Post by abbey on Oct 4, 2005 3:18:56 GMT
helterskelter, you are 100% correct. Sorry, to be so slow getting back to you.
Those who continually imply Paul was a female or gay is as guilty as Bill in defaming a fantastic, wonderful MAN[/color]
No one of any intelligence believes a bit of Yucko's garbage. She showed she hated John, hated George. That thing doesn't know what the word "love" means.
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Post by helterskelter on Oct 9, 2005 15:29:27 GMT
Yay! Thanks SMA. Also in regards to your last post...what's wrong with Paul being gay? I don't think he was gay but I also don't think there would be anything wrong with it. What if he was gay? This question is purely hypothetical, but what if he was? Would you suddenly hate his music or something? I just don't see what the big deal is...
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