I've never liked the traditional love triangle, the triangle where a man or woman is torn between two opposite-gender romantic candidates. This triangle is a simple question: Which man/woman will our hero/heroine choose?

( Love Triangles )

Some thoughts on See Your Sunshine, a solo Paul McCartney song that he has stated is about his relationship with his second wife.
( I'd love to be the guy who gets to walk off with the girl )

My favorite Beatles lyric is from Girl. Well, for pure emotion, I go with "You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead" from Two of Us. But for a lyric as a lyric, it's Girl ( Read more... )

In an interview two years after John Lennon's death, Paul McCartney was asked, as he often did, about the negativity John directed towards him in interview and songs. Paul said, The truth is he didn't really think that was all my character. He knew there were all sorts of other bits.In many ways, negativity stands out more than positivity. People ( Read more... )

Possible interpretation of Paul's thought process behind trying to get the other Beatles to accept the Eastmans as their manager ( Read more... )

Title: Broken Glass
Fandom: Beatles RPF
Warnings: None
Summary: In a hotel room in America in 1964, Paul McCartney has a dream.
Disclaimer: I know nothing about Paul’s dreams (except that one of them gave him Yesterday - but that wasn’t this one)

( Fic: Broken Glass )

When Paul McCartney decided to include secret messages to John Lennon on Ram ("you took your lucky break and broke it in two" being the type of message he admits to, "I find my love awake and waiting to be / what can be done for you, she's waiting for me" the type he doesn't), he must have known how John would react. This was after Lennon Remembers ( Read more... )

Title: A Moment in 1974
Fandom: Beatles RPF
Warnings: None.
Disclaimer: I don’t know these people, I don’t know their lives, I just listen to their music and read their interviews

( A Moment in 1974 )

Paul McCartney, in a moment of anger and grief that undoubtedly should have been kept private, once described John Lennon as a “maneuvering swine”.

( Instinct and honesty )

I've noticed a tendency in fandom - I've seen this in at least four different fandoms - for fans to equate their beloved male characters (or celebrities) to women. Sometimes this is as simple as pointing out gender-swappy elements in a story. Other times it seems to take the form of a weird and hetronormative desire for a gay couple to have one ( Read more... )