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Season’s Greetings for a Dumpster-Fire Year

December 25, 2020 by WendyB

If you happen to be in New York, the beautiful Christmas lights at Saks are worth seeing. Recently, I joined the activists of Rise and Resist to check out the light show, which includes a soundtrack. There’s nothing like hearing “Feliz Navidad” booming down 5th Avenue! Why is that song such an earworm? The thing…

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Filed Under: activism, Arts & Entertainment, Beatles, music Tagged With: bergen county jail, ice detainees, paul mccartney, rise and resist nyc

Happy Birthday, Almost-Husband Paul McCartney

June 18, 2019 by WendyB

After close to four decades, I still remember the birthdays of my bass-playing crushes from my teen years. John Taylor of Duran Duran will be 58 this Thursday … … and my almost-husband Paul McCartney turned 77 today! View this post on Instagram It's my birthday too, yeah 🥳 #PaulMcCartney A post shared by Paul…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Beatles, music Tagged With: almost husband, duran duran, paul mccartney

My Almost-Husband and the Old House

June 11, 2018 by WendyB

I’m all excited and nervous for someone I met once, briefly, four years ago. Sylvia was the nice woman who conducted the tour of my almost-husband Paul McCartney’s childhood home when I visited it in Liverpool in 2014. Sylvia informed us that Sir Paul’s brother, Mike, had visited the house at 20 Forthlin Road, and…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Beatles, Celebrities, music Tagged With: almost husband, paul mccartney

Happy 75th to My Almost-Husband, Paul McCartney

June 18, 2017 by WendyB

My almost-husband Paul McCartney turned 75 today! I like that number. #ThrowbackOfTheDay: @PaulMcCartney loved a selfie back in the '60s pic.twitter.com/KWDpn2WotS — NME (@NME) June 18, 2017 Sir Paul’s birthday reminds me that I’ve been meaning to write about the 50th anniversary of the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. (The release date…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Beatles, music Tagged With: paul mccartney

A Tribute to John Lennon, Plus the Activist Playbook

December 8, 2016 by WendyB

John Lennon was assassinated outside his New York City apartment building 36 years ago today. Embed from Getty Images In memory of John, you might want to make a donation to the Coalition to Stop Gun violence. If you prefer to be more hands on, you can join a local organization dedicated to stopping gun…

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Filed Under: Beatles, In the News, politics Tagged With: activism, activist playbook, anti-fascism, anti-nazi, john lennon, never trump, not my president

Oldchella and a Straw Hat Argument

October 15, 2016 by WendyB

In a debate, a “straw man argument” is a way of misrepresenting (or oversimplifying) your opponent’s position in order to make that position easier to defeat. For instance, in an April article in Foreign Policy magazine, Paul D. Miller wrote that Donald Trump’s “America First” policy is a straw man because it offers “a stinging…

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Filed Under: Beatles, concerts, music Tagged With: bob dylan nobel, desert trip, neil young, oldchella, paul mccartney

Oldchella Day 2: Neil Young’s Smile, Macca’s Shade

October 12, 2016 by WendyB

Two years ago, when I saw my celebrity crush Neil Young perform solo at Carnegie Hall, I thought, “This is the way to see Neil. Without the distraction of a band.” On Saturday, when I saw Neil Young perform on the second day of “Oldchella” — aka the Desert Trip music festival, in Indio, Calif….

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Beatles, concerts, music

Oldchella Day 1 and Thoughts on the Trump Tapes

October 8, 2016 by WendyB

I’m enjoying a weekend at “Oldchella,” aka the Desert Trip music festival, in California. Last night, I saw the Rolling Stones. I missed the opener, Bob Dylan, but the reason why is kind of great; you’ll get that story later. Tonight I’m seeing Neil Young and my almost-husband, Paul McCartney.  Sir Paul showed up last…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Beatles, concerts, In the News, music Tagged With: bob dylan, desert trip, donald trump, grab them by the pussy, oldchella, rolling stones

Musical Interlude: My Almost-Husband, Paul McCartney

August 12, 2016 by WendyB

Last Sunday, my real-life husband, MrB, accompanied me to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to see my almost-husband, Paul McCartney, in concert. I wore the t-shirt I got at the Cavern Club in Liverpool in 2014. I didn’t take a full outfit photo, but here’s a candid picture of my face during the almost-three-hour-long show….

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Beatles, concerts, music

Throwback Thursday: Yoko Ono With a Choker at Cannes

May 12, 2016 by WendyB

The Cannes Film Festival started yesterday and continues through May 22. Damn! That’s a long festival. I’m sure during that time, there will be something on the red carpet or in a photocall that will blow me away fashion-wise. But, in the first day and a half, nothing has wowed me as much as the…

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Filed Under: Beatles, chokers, Throwback Thursday

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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