По битловским местам в Индии

SALTZMAN REMEMBERS:
Paul was looking down at the words he had scribbled on a scrap of paper, sitting one step below him, as he and John started to sing. It was the refrain to "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da." They repeated it again and again, and then Paul looked at me with a twinkle in his eyes and said, "That's all there is so far. We've got the chorus but no words yet."

SALTZMAN REMEMBERS:
Before leaving the ashram, I went in search of John, Paul and George and found them sitting at the familiar spot overlooking the river where I'd first met all of them. We said our good-byes and as I started to go John said, "Hey Paul! Send us some of your photos." (This picture is another favourite of mine—John is one with his music.)

SALTZMAN REMEMBERS:
George was quiet and self-contained, yet with a depth and a humour that was genuine and delightful. I can't remember the joke he'd just cracked but it certainly broke everyone up.

SALTZMAN REMEMBERS:
Paul and John had been playing and singing for some time and by then the sun had dropped behind the hills.
A gentle aroma of evening jasmine drifted over the grounds and a peacock shrilled off in the woods. Ringo mentioned dinner,
and after a while we all headed off to eat.

SALTZMAN REMEMBERS:
Mia and I had something in common, and that was the reason we'd both come to Rishikesh, hoping to heal the pain of heartbreak—searching for a new self-respect by going within, irrespective of the love of others. (This was taken at dusk, with too little light, yet I find the softness of the photo enhances Mia's quiet, intelligent beauty.)

SALTZMAN REMEMBERS:
Donovan was soft-spoken and friendly, with a shy, almost internal smile. He and the Beatles were long time friends and he wrote "Sunshine Superman" in admiration of them. While he was at the ashram he wrote "Hurdy Gurdy Man" and "Jennifer Juniper", for Pattie Boyd's sister, Jennie.

SALTZMAN REMEMBERS:
Revisiting the ashram in January, 2000, I did a short meditation sitting by the edge of the cliff where I first met the Beatles. As I got up to leave, I noticed a single old rubber sandal in the underbrush. I stepped over it, walking away, until a gentle voice in my head insisted I take this picture. Later, when I wrote these words that accompany it in the book, I understood why.

SALTZMAN REMEMBERS:
To India's 800 million Hindus, the Ganges is Ganga-Ma—or Mother Ganges—the holiest of rivers, making Rishikesh a pilgrimage centre filled with temples and hostels, and a centre for yoga, meditation and philosophical studies. This photo is taken from the Lakshman Jhoola bridge several kilometres upstream from the ashram.

SALTZMAN REMEMBERS:
George embodies a wonderous inner light that continues to encourage and inspire so many of us to look within, and to develop a new relationship with all that is Divine. We love you George.

Супер!

О как!
Оказывается, на Sunshine Superman Донована вдохновили битлы???
А кто именно, интересно?

Beatles & Maharishi
The Beatles and Maharishi at the Meditation Centre, Abbotsbury Road, Kensington. After this meeting they went to the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, where Maharishi gave a lecture. These shots for Beatle purists were taken before they went to Wales or India. The shot of all the fabs, partners and road crew is interesting as it is one of the few with the whole lot in one snap.

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2Anickey:

>Оказывается, на Sunshine Superman Донована вдохновили битлы???
>А кто именно, интересно?

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А вот он здесь в образе Кришны на заднем плане, но всё-таки узнаваем :) - обложка винилового бутлега как раз по этой теме.

И кое-что про сам бутлег:

An obscure, collector's issue LP of Paul McCartney. This LP appears to have been issued sometime in the later 1970s. One side features a studio recording of McCartney with Donovan rehearsing and sharing new songs they had recently written (probably in India). McCartney performs "Blackbird" as well as a couple more obscure songs. Donovan performs "Lalena" as well as a couple more obscure songs as well. The other side features an interview of McCartney from the later 1970s, and it features studio excperts of him working on the "Mull of Kintyre" album and single.

Здесь - яблоко side 2.

Tracking: How Do You Do; Blackbird; The Unicorn; Lalena; Heather; Mr. Wind; The Walrus and the Carpenter; Land of Gish; The Melvin Bragg Interview; Spanish promos

Как раз вчера напоролся на вот такую тему:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/varyushkin/99734.html
Всем советую читать!!!

Mar 1968, Shankaracharyanagar, India --- Smear campaign...Shankaracharyanagar - that's a mouthful of place. And that's Paul McCartney who's getting a mouthful of paint at said place - Shankaracharyanagar, that is. He's getting ready for a colorful Indian holiday called "Holi." During the "Holi" festival, a celebration of color, revelers smear each other's faces with paint.

Ритуальные раскраски Шанкарачарьянагар. Майк Лав начал с носа, а к обеду Маккартни не узнал даже Махариши. Все говорили, что это Джеггер приехал в Индию битлов повидать.

Битлов в Индии также фотографировала мама Бунгало Билла - Нэнси Кук, написавшая книгу о 60-ых -"All You Need Is Love"

John Lennon in a happy mood at the ashram singing "Prudence, Come Out and Play," which he wrote for Prudence Farrow.