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Wanderlust 2014: I Tuned In to Liverpool

August 11, 2014 by WendyB

Back in 1980, I got a fever and the only prescription was John, Paul, George and Ringo. Since then, I’ve wanted to go to Liverpool, the Fab Four’s hometown. It’s difficult to schedule a trip to Liverpool though. It doesn’t top most non-Beatlemaniac vacation lists, so every year, I’ve told myself, “Maybe next year.” Then…

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Filed Under: Beatles, blogs and bloggers, books, Family Guy, music, pictures of me, travel

Happy Birthday to Paul McCartney; Outfits for Ringo

June 18, 2014 by WendyB

Happy birthday to my almost-husband, Paul McCartney! He turns the big SEVEN-TWO today. When I was 13, I desperately wanted to marry Paul, who was inconveniently married to Linda at the time. I subdued my jealousy by telling myself that it would never work out between us, even if he got divorced (and divorce was…

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Filed Under: Beatles, concerts, music, on the town, outfit post, pictures of me, Stacy Lomman, What Wendy Wore

The Unseen Paul McCartney and the Photobombing MrB

March 4, 2014 by WendyB

Last night, I had the horrifying realization that my almost-husband Paul McCartney was at the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday and — somehow — I didn’t see him. Best!Party!Ever! turned into Worst!Missed!Opportunity!Ever! in the blink of an eye. I started desperately searching for information about what time Macca and his lovely wife arrived at…

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Filed Under: Beatles, oscars, pictures of me

The Beatles on Ed Sullivan: 50 Years Later

February 10, 2014 by WendyB

Did you watch last night’s The Beatles: The Night That Changed America – A Grammy Salute, the 50th-anniversary celebration of the Beatles’ performance on the Ed Sullivan show? I loved it … except for the appearances of Maroon 5 and assorted, random-seeming actors. I’m wondering if Johnny Depp, Sean Penn and Kate Beckinsale are close personal…

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Filed Under: Beatles, Celebrities, music, TV

For Grammy Night: Six Degrees of Ringo Starr

January 26, 2014 by WendyB

The Grammys are tonight and Eminem’s “Berzerk” is nominated for Best Rap Performance. I hope rocker Billy Squier has been making mad money from that song, which samples Squier’s 1981 hit, “The Stroke.” Billy deserves it! I have been meaning to write about Billy for years. I didn’t see him perform live in his heyday,…

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Filed Under: awards shows, Beatles, Eminem, Family Guy, Grammys, music

I Like to Regift

December 25, 2013 by WendyB

Why write a new Christmas Day post when I wrote the perfect one in 2008? Here is “Happy Holiday, Goyim!” again, with a new, working version of the video and a couple of other updated links: Every December 25, I get into the holiday spirit by reminiscing about an idiot I knew in my freshman…

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Filed Under: Beatles, holidays

Musings on Former Greatness and the Week in Review

September 8, 2013 by WendyB

On the weekends, I spend a lot of time reading old-fashioned paper copies of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. I still enjoy newsprint because being forced to flip pages leads me to things I’d never see if I were clicking only what was of obvious interest to me on a website. Yesterday,…

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Filed Under: Beatles, Miley Cyrus, week in review

Throwback Thursday: Polaroid, Sweatshirt and Puppy From 1982

April 4, 2013 by WendyB

Here’s a really old photo — a Polaroid, in fact — for Throwback Thursday. I had recently turned 14 in this picture from 1982. As you can tell from the name of my Shih Tzu puppy, my love for the Beatles was in full effect. (Even though Paul was my favorite Beatle, the dog was…

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Filed Under: Beatles, Dogs, Throwback Thursday, vintage WendyB photos

Yoko Ono’s Gun-Control Billboard From 2000

December 14, 2012 by WendyB

In 2000, Yoko Ono paid for this gun-control billboard showing her late husband John Lennon’s blood-stained glasses. I’m appalled by the number of gun-related tragedies that have occurred since then.

Filed Under: Beatles, In the News

My Almost-Husband Paul McCartney Is 70

June 18, 2012 by WendyB

I can’t let the day go by without wishing a happy 70th birthday to my almost-husband Paul McCartney. I totally would have married the guy, but I have a thing for younger men and MrB doesn’t turn 70 till August. Call me shallow! But, seriously, I like what McCartney had to say about age in…

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Filed Under: age, Beatles

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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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