Archive for March, 2018
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There Were Some Flaky People Around
30 Mar 2018The exact circumstances of Magic Alex’s arrival in Rishikesh are unclear. According to Bob Spitz, Some say John “missed his…
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March 26, 1968
26 Mar 2018Today Paul became the second Beatle to decamp from the ashram, exiting stage left with Jane Asher in tow. The…
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March 25, 1968
25 Mar 2018Today the last episode of the second and final season of The Monkees — entitled “The Frodis Caper” a.k.a. “Mijacogeo” —…
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That Puts It All into a Cocked Hat
23 Mar 2018In the creative foment that surrounded them during their time in India — or more accurately, I guess, that they…
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Good Rocky’s Revival
19 Mar 2018One day, according to Paul, “We were sitting on the roof at Maharishi’s just enjoying ourselves” — and perhaps enjoying…
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March 17, 1968
17 Mar 2018Today Pattie Harrison celebrated her 24th birthday and was presented with a very nice cake. George looks pretty jealous —…
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March 15, 1968
15 Mar 2018Today the “Lady Madonna”/“The Inner Light” single was released in the UK (it would come out in the U.S. three…
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Mid-March 1968
14 Mar 2018It’s been requested that I give an update on what was going on outside Rishikesh, and so here are a…
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The Stalk of a Derelict Flower
13 Mar 2018“If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should…
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Should I Get Up and Fix Myself a Drink?
11 Mar 2018After three weeks in India, John Lennon found that he was having trouble sleeping. It was a strange time in…