April 6ths
4/6/1966
(Beatles Studio Diary)
“The first session for what was to become the significant album Revolver. Here was a set of recordings destined to rock the rock world, and change the course of popular music. And its momentous closing song ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ was the first to be taped. What a start!...”
4/6/1999
Story on radio about rock concert in Serbia where they were protesting against NATO, asking for peace. No one protested against Milosevic. (They were having a “safe” protest.)
Listened to interview with Mary Schmich, the Tribune columnist, whose graduation speech column was used as a lyric for a techno groove. I like the idea that anything can be used as a lyric. Obviously someone is using the old Lennon technique of getting ideas from a newspaper.
[4/6/2025: And I’m still doing it…]
4/6/2048
(Anthony Townes Diary)
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