"White Rabbit" By THE JEFFERSON AIRPLANE

R.I.P. MARTY BALIN 

(30 January 1942, US Cincinnati > 27 September 2018, US Tampa)

THE BEATLES: A Thousand Years Later

"WE ARE GOING DOWN JORDAN"

LES HUMPHRIES SINGERS, 1971

FA-BU-LEU-SE LARA

Greg Pritchard in Britain's Got Talent

It Happened Last Saturday, in Hyde Park...

LONG LIVE ROCK AND ROLL !!!

A TRIBUTE TO ALL THE (PRETTY) WOMEN

Pretty woman, walking down the street
Pretty woman, the kind I like to meet
Pretty woman
I don't believe you, you're not the truth
No one could look as good as you
Mercy !

Pretty woman, won't you pardon me
Pretty woman, I couldn't help to see
Pretty woman
That you look lovely as can be
Are you lonely just like me

Pretty woman, stop a while
Pretty woman, talk a while
Pretty woman, gave your smile to me
Pretty woman, yeah yeah yeah
Pretty woman, look my way
Pretty woman, say you'll stay with me
'Cause I need you, I'll treat you right
Come with me baby, be mine tonight

Pretty woman, don't walk on by
Pretty woman, don't make me cry
Pretty woman, don't walk away, hey...okay
If that's the way it must be, okay
I guess I'll go on home, it's late
There'll be tomorrow nigh, but wait
What do I see
Is she walking back to me
Yeah, she's walking back to me
Oh, oh, Pretty woman

CANTIGA DOS AIIIISSSS...

"Palavras ditas" pelo saudoso Mário Viegas

DONALD DUCK MEETS ZÉ CARIOCA

IT HAPPENED 40 YEARS AGO TODAY

The Beatles were going to make a documentary film of themselves producing a TV show and writing a bunch of new songs for their next album, which was to be a return to their roots of the rocking days. This was probably inspired by the emergence of The Band, straightforward, downhome and everyone's favourite name to drop at the time.

With a working title of "Get Back" rehearsals began at Twickenham studios on January the 2nd, 1969. The project quickly ran into trouble, George Harrison walked out after eight days complaining of continual criticism from Paul McCartney. However, he returned a week later. The TV show idea had to be dumped because they couldn't find a suitable location. They thought about hiring an ocean liner, but somewhere along the line that idea was also shelved, along with a number of other exotic suggestions. But it was John Lennon's suggestion to record a selection of songs in the controlled atmosphere of a studio.

At this time, plans were made to turn the roof at No 3 Saville Row, the Apple Corps HQ, into a tranquil roof garden, and so Ringo Starr and Michael Lindsay-Hogg decided to take a look. It seemed ideal for what they had in mind.
The Beatles last ever public concert took place around mid-day on Thursday January the 30th and lasted a full 42 minutes, and may well have gone on longer had it not been for the complaints of the neighbour, Stanley Davis. The wool merchant next door was not a Beatles fan so it seemed. He was quoted as saying "I want this bloody noise stopped. It's an absolute disgrace". But the banker, Alan Pulverness, at the end of the street was kinder, he said "Some people just can't appreciate good music".

The film won an Oscar for best musical score and it was presented to Paul McCartney by non-other than John Wayne, Big Leggy. But by the time it was premiered on May the 13th, 1970, The Beatles had split. The dream was over...
"I'd like to say 'Thank you' on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we passed the audition".

"MY SWEET LORD" - HISTORIC VIDEO

Billy Preston (died 2006, June 6) sings here for a tribute to his friend George (died 2001, November 29), along with Paul McCartney on piano, Ringo Starr on drums, Eric Clapton and Dahni Harrison (his father's face when young) and Jeff Lynne on guitars. This is from "Concert For George", which took place in London's Royal Albert Hall, on the 29th November 2002, precisely one year after George's death. Hare Krishna!

OBAMA PRESIDENT!

When Mr. George Bush was re-elected, many of you, American people, sent letters to us, Europeans, saying sorry for that. I, myself, received some of those letters. Well, it seems that those shameless times are over now. So it's time that we give also our hopes to America in this election day. Congratulations!

AND YOU "CAN DO IT"!

In this same day, forty years ago, Richard Nixon became also the President of the USA (the 37th). The ceremony was disturbed by young people crying slogans against the Vietnam War.

"STAND BY ME": HAPPY XMAS TO YOU ALL!!!

JOSÉ ALMADA HOJE

No Natal de 1970, eu e o irmão caçula oferecemos à nossa Mãe o EP de José Almada, "Mendigos", e escrevemos na contracapa do disco: «o Zé Almada diz coisas importantes».

Nunca mais ninguém soube de José Almada.

No dia 30 de Novembro de 2007, lancei o alerta: o que é feito de José Almada? Um filho do cantor-poeta ouviu-me e estabeleceu o contacto.

Hoje, dia 25 de Abril de 2008, 38 anos depois de "Mendigos" e 34 anos depois do 25 de Abril, José Almada, no interior da sua casa no Furadouro, privilegiou-me com uma audição única de "Hóspede" que nenhum microfone alguma vez registou. Mentiria se não dissesse que as lágrimas não rolaram... O dia estava tórrido, o mar agitado com ondas a sério. Na esplanada do "Pé de Vento", eu aguardava a chegada de José Almada. Como seria? A minha memória era a de um puto. A Teresa avisou-me: «acho que vem aí, é ele!»: O coração bateu como o caraças e o abraço foi fraterno. A conversa foi para distrair as emoções. Belenenses (o José Almada é fã), Veterinária (a mulher do Zé é veterinária, os meus dois filhos são veterinários, o Pai da Teresa é veterinário, o Tio da Teresa é veterinário...), Souto de Lafões, Douro, tudo era desculpa.

Ninguém quis enfrentar o momento, tudo serviu para assobiar para o lado. Sabíamos que o momento seria inevitável, mas nenhum dos dois o queria pegar pelos cornos. O sol estava abrasador, as saladas óptimas. Caminhávamos perigosamente para o clímax. A Teresa já me sussurrava: «é o Syd Barrett português». Mala hippie a tiracolo, batemos a marginal até à simpática moradia de José Almada, um pouco mais distante das areias cálidas. Fui um privilegiado: José Almada pegou na viola e cantou-me, só para mim e para a Teresa "Hóspede", "Ó Pastor Que Choras", "Os Anjos Cantam", "Eh! Amigo Lagarto", "Ah! Se Um Dia O Pedro Louco", "Ah! Como Odeio". Meu Deus! Que mais poderia eu desejar num 25 de Abril? Obrigado mesmo, José Almada! Até breve!

(texto de Luís Pinheiro de Almeida)