carry that weight

So people been asking me "what's with this recent Beatles kick?"

I'm like "what? since when do you need a reason to listen to the greatest band of all time, one that has put out more iconic tunes than any other musician alive?"

Okay so I'm being a music snob. The truth is, I am on a Beatles kick because of a combination of things. I already mentioned some of them on here--I cleaned my ears with this Japanese earwax remover, regained my superhuman/God of Gambler-level hearing, fixed the speakers in my room and listened to Abbey Road remastered. That scenario I just described is probably equivalent to a blind man regaining his vision and seeing Scarlett Johansson naked.

That's one reason. The other reason is I read this amazingly well-written feature on the Beatles in Rolling Stone a few weeks ago. Yeah, yeah "what more is there to be written about them?" you say. Well, first of all, Mikal Gilmore, who wrote this piece, knows how to tell a story. The piece focus on the tension during the final days of the band: Lennon/McCartney were bickering like two pmsing girls, Yoko Ono was a super pretentious bitch snob who always spoke on behalf of Lennon (and Lennon's whipped ass let it happen.. or actually, he let it be). Harrison felt underappreciated (and rightfully so) and walked out on the band at one point--prompting Lennon to suggest Eric Clapton as his replacement.

Clapton on the Beatles? That's like a Marvel What If? were for the ages.

Then you got Ringo doing nothing and proving that Miss Chin is right and Summer don't know what the hell she talking about--he is the worst Beatle.

The Lennon/McCartney partnership is such a typical "two geniuses growing too big for each other" corollary. This theory was proven some three decades later when Kobe and Shaq broke up.

Kobe/Shaq parallel Lennon/McCartney so much its eerie. In terms of level of brilliance in their respective fields--it's about right. Shaq is the most dominant player ever and Kobe's a top ten greatest of all time. Together, they made beautiful music on the Lakers. Alone, they shined at times, faltered at times, but in the end, people will remember Kobe/Shaq's alley oop in game 7 against Portland.

And for any aspiring feature writer, this piece is a good read. 7 pages, piled with words but it's an easy read.