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Doug Burke – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yeah, it’s a great book. Written by Mark Hertsgard. Focuses on the actual making of their songs. Lot’s of great stuff. Excellant read. In my little speil above I ommitted a part about how John thought Paul had messed up the song anyway so he (John) shelved it. The book goes cronologically but grabs you by devoting the first 10 pages to the recording of the song "A Day In The Life". The Beatles wrote a lot about running as the book points out. For example: "Long Long Long"- About Marathoning "I’m a Loser"- Coming in second "With a Little Help From My Friends"-Importance of cheering crowds in a race "I am the Walrus"- Feeling sluggish. And obviously: "The Long and Winding Road"-About Ultras Like? All Things Must Pass – me (OK, it’s George) I Feel Fine – after a PB or even a PBJ Because – why we run Any Time at All – when we run Here, There, and Everywhere – where we run Flying – running lightly The Night Before – an event Don’t Let Me Down – knees I’m So Tired – well, maybe only a fleeting feeling (I’m still on the short distances) Day Tripper – trail running Helter Skelter – event beginnings Magical Mystery Tour – events with lapsed coordination for the route markings and, of course, Why Don’t We Do It in the Road Layne – got to get back to work

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 The Beatles wrote a lot about running as the book points out. For example: "Long Long Long"- About Marathoning "I’m a Loser"- Coming in second "With a Little Help From My Friends"-Importance of cheering crowds in a race "I am the Walrus"- Feeling sluggish. And obviously: "The Long and Winding Road"-About Ultras

"Penny Lane" – Track running "From Me To You – The relay "Day Tripper" – Casual trail run "Come Together" – Post race celebration. — Caveat Lector "the further you go outside, the further you go inside" – B. McKibben Doug Freese

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Oops! Forgot this little ditty: If you play "I am the Walrus" backwards one hears a voice saying "Paul set a PR". Really neat stuff in the book. Doug Burke – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yeah, it’s a great book. Written by Mark Hertsgard. Focuses on the actual making of their songs. Lot’s of great stuff. Excellant read. In my little speil above I ommitted a part about how John thought Paul had messed up the song anyway so he (John) shelved it. The book goes cronologically but grabs you by devoting the first 10 pages to the recording of the song "A Day In The Life".  The Beatles wrote a lot about running as the book points out. For example: "Long Long Long"- About Marathoning "I’m a Loser"- Coming in second "With a Little Help From My Friends"-Importance of cheering crowds in a race "I am the Walrus"- Feeling sluggish. And obviously: "The Long and Winding Road"-About Ultras Doug Burke Hi, Doug, Yeah, great song. With respect to Layne however, the song was written by John Lennon in 1967. It almost didn’t get released at all and that’s an interesting story. From "A Day In The Life" page 271: Mea Culpa! You’re right (of course) and I blew it. I must have listened to Let It Be, well, a lot but somehow I linked it to George and All Things Must Pass. Don’t you just hate it when that happens. "One of the reasons Lennon admired (Phil) Spector’s reproduction of "Let It Be" was the brilliant salvage job he did on the next tract "Across the Universe". John considered this one of the best songs he ever wrote. Nevertheless, after the Beatles first recorded it in Februrary 1968…….John chose not to release the song because it had been so poorly realized.   It seems that after the Beatles had done seven takes of "Across the Universe," someone suggested adding very high background vocals to the song. But rather than hire professional singers, Paul simply walked outside to the crowd of fans who perpetually laid seige to Abbey Road and randomly selected two teenage girls to sing the parts. The result was predictably amateurish and the song was further weakened by a hurried tempo that made it sound almost jumpy rather than dreamy. When Spector resurrected the song, he slowed the tempo considerably and added a background of strings and choral singers, thus rescueing from oblivion what would have been the greatest lost masterpiece of the Beatles entire career." Neat. I’ll definitely need to add A Day in the Life to my reading list. The last one I read was The Beatles Anthology which is a collection of interviews and statements and is pretty good. I have noticed that many runners (inlcuding myself) tend to have a "control" characteristic so Phil would probably have been pretty good at it. Maybe that’s one of the reasons we run – we have control over the process. Music history class is over now for the day. Test on Wednesday. Your’e now dismissed. Doug Burke Thanks! Layne

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Yeah, it’s a great book. Written by Mark Hertsgard. Focuses on the actual making of their songs. Lot’s of great stuff. Excellant read. In my little speil above I ommitted a part about how John thought Paul had messed up the song anyway so he (John) shelved it. The book goes cronologically but grabs you by devoting the first 10 pages to the recording of the song "A Day In The Life". The Beatles wrote a lot about running as the book points out. For example: "Long Long Long"- About Marathoning "I’m a Loser"- Coming in second "With a Little Help From My Friends"-Importance of cheering crowds in a race "I am the Walrus"- Feeling sluggish. And obviously: "The Long and Winding Road"-About Ultras

Like? All Things Must Pass – me (OK, it’s George) I Feel Fine – after a PB or even a PBJ Because – why we run Any Time at All – when we run Here, There, and Everywhere – where we run Flying – running lightly The Night Before – an event Don’t Let Me Down – knees I’m So Tired – well, maybe only a fleeting feeling (I’m still on the short distances) Day Tripper – trail running Helter Skelter – event beginnings Magical Mystery Tour – events with lapsed coordination for the route markings and, of course, Why Don’t We Do It in the Road Layne – got to get back to work

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Hi, Doug, Yeah, great song. With respect to Layne however, the song was written by John Lennon in 1967. It almost didn’t get released at all and that’s an interesting story. From "A Day In The Life" page 271:

Mea Culpa! You’re right (of course) and I blew it. I must have listened to Let It Be, well, a lot but somehow I linked it to George and All Things Must Pass. Don’t you just hate it when that happens. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"One of the reasons Lennon admired (Phil) Spector’s reproduction of "Let It Be" was the brilliant salvage job he did on the next tract "Across the Universe". John considered this one of the best songs he ever wrote. Nevertheless, after the Beatles first recorded it in Februrary 1968…….John chose not to release the song because it had been so poorly realized.   It seems that after the Beatles had done seven takes of "Across the Universe," someone suggested adding very high background vocals to the song. But rather than hire professional singers, Paul simply walked outside to the crowd of fans who perpetually laid seige to Abbey Road and randomly selected two teenage girls to sing the parts. The result was predictably amateurish and the song was further weakened by a hurried tempo that made it sound almost jumpy rather than dreamy. When Spector resurrected the song, he slowed the tempo considerably and added a background of strings and choral singers, thus rescueing from oblivion what would have been the greatest lost masterpiece of the Beatles entire career."

Neat. I’ll definitely need to add A Day in the Life to my reading list. The last one I read was The Beatles Anthology which is a collection of interviews and statements and is pretty good.

I have noticed that many runners (inlcuding myself) tend to have a "control" characteristic so Phil would probably have been pretty good at it. Maybe that’s one of the reasons we run – we have control over the process. Music history class is over now for the day. Test on Wednesday. Your’e now dismissed. Doug Burke

Thanks! Layne

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Hi, Doug,

[snip] Even when totally alone I want to hear the squirrel rustle through the leaves, the ducks honk and fly in an unbalanced Vee and equally important, watch for dogs and cars.  

I can’t even count my cadence while running, yet, so listening to music is beyond me. As a side note, I wore shoes that still had junlge bells on them from the last event. I kinda like the sound. However, one neighborhood dog who never payed me any attention took exception to them. To keep peace in the ‘hood, I’ll go sans bells next time. I also agree with you that owls, whippoorwills, tree frogs, raccoons, and the like on evening runs are hard to beat. Layne

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Yeah, it’s a great book. Written by Mark Hertsgard. Focuses on the actual making of their songs. Lot’s of great stuff. Excellant read. In my little speil above I ommitted a part about how John thought Paul had messed up the song anyway so he (John) shelved it. The book goes cronologically but grabs you by devoting the first 10 pages to the recording of the song "A Day In The Life".  The Beatles wrote a lot about running as the book points out. For example: "Long Long Long"- About Marathoning "I’m a Loser"- Coming in second "With a Little Help From My Friends"-Importance of cheering crowds in a race "I am the Walrus"- Feeling sluggish. And obviously: "The Long and Winding Road"-About Ultras Doug Burke – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, Doug, Yeah, great song. With respect to Layne however, the song was written by John Lennon in 1967. It almost didn’t get released at all and that’s an interesting story. From "A Day In The Life" page 271: Mea Culpa! You’re right (of course) and I blew it. I must have listened to Let It Be, well, a lot but somehow I linked it to George and All Things Must Pass. Don’t you just hate it when that happens. "One of the reasons Lennon admired (Phil) Spector’s reproduction of "Let It Be" was the brilliant salvage job he did on the next tract "Across the Universe". John considered this one of the best songs he ever wrote. Nevertheless, after the Beatles first recorded it in Februrary 1968…….John chose not to release the song because it had been so poorly realized.   It seems that after the Beatles had done seven takes of "Across the Universe," someone suggested adding very high background vocals to the song. But rather than hire professional singers, Paul simply walked outside to the crowd of fans who perpetually laid seige to Abbey Road and randomly selected two teenage girls to sing the parts. The result was predictably amateurish and the song was further weakened by a hurried tempo that made it sound almost jumpy rather than dreamy. When Spector resurrected the song, he slowed the tempo considerably and added a background of strings and choral singers, thus rescueing from oblivion what would have been the greatest lost masterpiece of the Beatles entire career." Neat. I’ll definitely need to add A Day in the Life to my reading list. The last one I read was The Beatles Anthology which is a collection of interviews and statements and is pretty good. I have noticed that many runners (inlcuding myself) tend to have a "control" characteristic so Phil would probably have been pretty good at it. Maybe that’s one of the reasons we run – we have control over the process. Music history class is over now for the day. Test on Wednesday. Your’e now dismissed. Doug Burke Thanks! Layne

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"words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup they slither wildly as they slip away across the universe; pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind, possessing and caressing me… "images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes, they call me on and on across the universe; thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letterbox they tumble blindly as they make their way across the universe…" "across the universe" has always been one of my fave beatles songs, but it struck me right now that this is exactly what happens to me on long good runs. i had one of those today. i think the runner’s high hasn’t quite worn off yet nina

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Hi, Nina, "words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup they slither wildly as they slip away across the universe; pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind, possessing and caressing me… "images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes, they call me on and on across the universe; thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letterbox they tumble blindly as they make their way across the universe…" "across the universe" has always been one of my fave beatles songs, but it struck me right now that this is exactly what happens to me on long good runs. i had one of those today. i think the runner’s high hasn’t quite worn off yet

Yeah, that’s great album and particularly since it was his first solo one (as far as I know). Several of my recent runs have had him along for the trip – no music (I’m not that advanced, yet), just George. Tell Me and While My Guitar have gotten stuck in the cobwebs from time to time (at least it wasn’t Petticoat Junction <G). I’ve started working on forefoot landings so there’s not much up there now but instructions on form and comments from my version of Ozzie’s skyhook operator (she’s a twin of Etta James, by the way. Hey, it’s *my* fantasy – others can deal with their own.). Layne

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Several of my recent runs have had him along for the trip – no music (I’m not that advanced, yet), just George.

oh, i wasn’t taking my discman with, either. seems i have evolved beyond it *lol* .. i’m glad i didn’t buy that tunebelt yet, because i feel perfectly happy running without music these days. leaves more brainspace for rambling on about the universe and all. I’ve started working on forefoot landings so there’s not much up there now but instructions on form and comments from my version of Ozzie’s skyhook operator (she’s a twin of Etta James, by the way. Hey, it’s *my* fantasy – others can deal with their own.).

i hear you.  i’ve been focusing on my form too – did some experiments this past week and am working on getting the midfoot strike right (it’s a definite improvement over the heel…!) nina

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Yeah, that "runner’s high" you mentioned is the reason I’m constantly washing blood and hair from the front grill of my pick up truck.  Pay attention please.

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oh, i wasn’t taking my discman with, either. seems i have evolved beyond it *lol* .. i’m glad i didn’t buy that tunebelt yet, because i feel perfectly happy running without music these days. leaves more brainspace for rambling on about the universe and all.

I must be very lucky to live and run in a veritable bucolic wonderland. I love my music and have made a hundred CD’s this year alone but I could never run with my tunes and mask any external stimuli. My running music is my Saturday group run talking about what is important to them in life. Like listening to new father of twins describing balancing both children in his lap so mom can get some rest from the rigors of breast feeding. The discussion then dovetails to how those first children affected others. A run and shared experiences – what better music. Even when totally alone I want to hear the squirrel rustle through the leaves, the ducks honk and fly in an unbalanced Vee and equally important, watch for dogs and cars.   Of course Five For Fighting’s "America town" fills the house while I read and type. Probably the reason my posts often have major grammar holes – I can’t type and listen at the same time.   — Caveat Lector "the further you go outside, the further you go inside" – B. McKibben Doug Freese

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Yeah, great song. With respect to Layne however, the song was written by John Lennon in 1967. It almost didn’t get released at all and that’s an interesting story. From "A Day In The Life" page 271: "One of the reasons Lennon admired (Phil) Spector’s reproduction of "Let It Be" was the brilliant salvage job he did on the next tract "Across the Universe". John considered this one of the best songs he ever wrote. Nevertheless, after the Beatles first recorded it in Februrary 1968…….John chose not to release the song because it had been so poorly realized.    It seems that after the Beatles had done seven takes of "Across the Universe," someone suggested adding very high background vocals to the song. But rather than hire professional singers, Paul simply walked outside to the crowd of fans who perpetually laid seige to Abbey Road and randomly selected two teenage girls to sing the parts. The result was predictably amateurish and the song was further weakened by a hurried tempo that made it sound almost jumpy rather than dreamy. When Spector resurrected the song, he slowed the tempo considerably and added a background of strings and choral singers, thus rescueing from oblivion what would have been the greatest lost masterpiece of the Beatles entire career." Music history class is over now for the day. Test on Wednesday. Your’e now dismissed. Doug Burke – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – "words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup they slither wildly as they slip away across the universe; pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind, possessing and caressing me… "images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes, they call me on and on across the universe; thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letterbox they tumble blindly as they make their way across the universe…" "across the universe" has always been one of my fave beatles songs, but it struck me right now that this is exactly what happens to me on long good runs. i had one of those today. i think the runner’s high hasn’t quite worn off yet nina

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