However_Absurd



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  1. Public Bookmark 8

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    August 1960: The dog days of summer. John's art school days have just recently come to an end, and Hamburg is right around the corner. Anticipating the tide that's rushing towards them, John and Paul are decidedly cloistered away together at all their favourite haunts, carving out pockets of time together while they still can.

    Or: An excuse to write Paul reading Keats aloud to John while they lie amongst the sunsoaked stones of St. Peter's Churchyard.

    (Inspired by the song Cemetry Gates by The Smiths)

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    28 May 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 44

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    1967. John and Paul step out of a party.

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    14 Mar 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 25

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    New York's been waitin' for John.
    John's been waitin' for Paul.

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    08 Feb 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 20

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    If you looked back and forth at someone like that in real life - even at your wife or your child - alternating between intensity and carelessness, it would alarm you and the other person, it would make both of you self-conscious about how long you should hold the look for and how long you should look away, what amount of time is normal and appropriate. But all the rules go out the window when you play and sing with someone.

    John and Paul are friends and experimental musicians living in the west of Ireland with their partners and children. For their latest project, an album recorded without using any digital equipment, they have also committed to giving up their phones and devices. The removal of distraction helps their music, and also makes them aware of other, more personal things about each other and their relationship.

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    03 Jan 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 10

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    The house at 251 Menlove Avenue was a fortress of middle-class respectability. Mary "Mimi" Smith saw to that with a ferocity that bordered on the divine. The brass knocker was always polished; the lace curtains were perpetually crisp. But for those who lived within its walls as boarders, the house wasn't just a quiet respite in Woolton, it was an observatory.

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    26 Dec 2025