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June 26th, 1964 (New City Hotel, Dunedin, New Zealand): Bob Rogers asks the Beatles to name their favourite songs from A Hard Day’s Night and talk about George and Ringo’s prospective songwriting efforts. Irreverence ensues. (Note: Joy. Transcribing this was an unwieldy task, as everyone talks over one another constantly. Apologies in advance for any/all gaps!)

ROGERS: Can we elucidate on the songs in the film and do you have a favourite song in the film called A Hard Day’s Night? [long pause]

PAUL: Yeah.

RINGO: It’s good.

PAUL: It’s all good. 

GEORGE: Yes. We have a lot of songs in the film, about seven or eight new ones, and my particular favourite just happens to be ‘A Hard Day’s Night’, which will be our next single release, and buy your copy or audio copy now. Thank you!

RINGO: Well I like that one too, George. [inaudible]

PAUL: I like that one, and one called—

RINGO: ‘Linda’.

PAUL: ‘And I Love Her’. 

RINGO: ‘And I Love Her’. Yeah, I love that one.

PAUL: Oh, do you like that? 

RINGO: Yeah!

PAUL: Oh, thanks, Ringo! Thanks. 

RINGO: And the way you sing it knocks me out.

JOHN: And the way that camera goes over your head. 

PAUL: Oh, you should see—

JOHN: I thought, “Hello.”

SERIOUSLY

OMFG

I SWEAR ON MY LIFE

THAT IT’S THE CUTEST FUCKING THING

BUT OMFG

HE NEEDS TO CALM THE FUCK DOWN

THIS OVEREXCITED LITTLE FUCKER

JUST LOOK AT THAT FUCKIGN FACE OMFG

PAUL YOU LEAVE THAT CHILD ALONE

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST

I JUST

WHAT IS HE EVEN DOING

HE WAS SO EXCITED HE POPPED A BONER OMFG

David Tennant Appreciation Week: Day Four

So, Mads.  On one hand:

Ever the beer-chugging, football-obsessed, poker-playing, cigarette-smoking boy.

Loving hetero dad and husband. 

Tuxedos and chest hair. Vintage motorcycles.

But also:

Completely at ease touching / hugging / smooching male friends and co-stars in public. King of Bromance.

No qualms about kissing boys onscreen (”Nu”, “En kort en lang”, ”Pusher”, “Jagten”). On record about having enjoyed it. 

Captain of Ship Hannigram.

Trained and worked as dancer and gymnast (traditionally queer-friendly professions). Damn proud of it. 

This quote and its beautiful empathy with female actors.

Basically, Mads gives zero fucks what society thinks a “manly man” should be like. 

LSSC | 2016.07.21 | Jon Stewart Takes Over Colbert’s Late Show Desk

Here’s where we are. Either Lumpy and his friends are lying about being bothered by thin-skinned, authoritarian, less-than-Christian, readers of prompters being president, or they don’t care. As long as it’s their thin-skinned, authoritarian, tyrant, narcissist.

A note that Jimmy wrote to Lorne after his first, unsuccessful audition at Saturday Night Live. The text reads:

‘Lorne,

I just wanted to thank you for the opportunity to test for SNL. It was very exciting (?) for me. I hope you have a great season.

Sincerely,

Jimmy Fallon

Gloria Fallon and Jeanne Fey hosting a special Weekend Update - Mothers Day edition (2001).