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Let th By James Rokosny j Assistant Entertainment Editor Once again the Beatles have sent the music world on a magical 1 mystery tour. Will they get back and allow us to hear their guitars 1 gently weep across the universe? 1 I:-:' i ^ ^ ^ i : HBBHBWHHSSHHBBSSSBHBBHBHBBSMBERHflBBBfli Or will they wait until the , cosmically awaited year of 1984 ( 20 years after the rise of Beatlemania ] in America) and come out and sing "It was twenty years ago today..." i I Y v v V . /jj la V* ly; ^ -'A'f ! i&-S }?^i^^SlV4^M. ^"TTj*' * jSMi or will they just let it be. I've been a Beatle fan ever since that historical evening in 1964, when Ed Sullivan introduced us to the four lads from Liverpool, who probably have had more impact on our niesiyie inan any otner musical group in modern history. I'm referring to the 1960's and 1970's. Are the Beatles that much better than everyone else musically? No, of course not. That would be like trying to figure out who is a better guitarist, Eric Clapton or Jimmy Page? Musical quality is not a strong foundation on which to compare rock musicians. The true impact of rock music is not only in the music itself; it has a lot to do with the images protrayed, and the ability of the audience to easily relate to these images, and the messages conveyed by the artist. An aire of mystery and constant attention from the audience is also vital. Influencing other musicians is yet another avenue considered in . le Beatle analyzing performers. I Not many artists have had as j much influence on society as the | Beatles have; actual statistics j would be impossible to obtain, or j even De categorized. The Beatles are living legends. They have not been actively together for just about ten years, and have not performed live, as a group, since August, 1966. But after all this time we have Beatlemania, a broadway production, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band,a movie-joke, constant remakes of old Beatle m 1 VRB^ u? ^W^;... :"^aL:^:::.: ^ x.:, \<:.:>x?^:::::: ... ' *#fc ; jK * sMte: ... * * songs and now - pleas for a 'boat people' concert. Rock music is getting back into politics. This is evident in the recent concerts held in Madison Square Garden, by members of MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy). So why not get the Beatles back and make some money for the boat people? Is is worth the risks, I ask? A Beatle reunion has more profitable economic possiblities than one can imagine. To do it profitably or to do it for the people who made the Beatles what they are today, us, would take two separate plans. Live performances are out of the question. Too many people want to see them. And what should they play if they did play? Where could _ they play, and how often? A video, or live cable coverage would still not be satisfying enough. A movie couldn't do it. The only way it 1 iU 14 i- IL _ LI wuuiu ue wui ui ii iu ine puunc would be for them to reunite as a group, record new material and s be 1 Qk our. Buttnat is not too probable or sossible, because of time. Time las blown the Beatles legend up remendously (as if it really need t). A new Beatles just couldn't be :hesame. Sure, I'd love to see the Beatles, rhat goes without question. But I iidn't, and the Beatles is over. The mpact has hit,the memories and he music speak for themselves. If [ had to pay $15 to sit in a movie :heatre. sneakinc in beers to .vatch the Beatles play somewhere )n the other side of the world in a studio with more security than Fort Knox I'd be very dissapointed 10 matter what. Simply because I would then try to imagine what it was really like, but that is impossible. Sure the boat people are dying, sure there is nuclear power, sure people are starving. So What. I :are a lot about the problems of the world, but a Beatles reunion would iestroy the artistical summit on which the Beatles rest. The Beatles could solve a lot of jconomic difficulties for a large population. But what about the people who made them what they ire today, the true Beatle fans. rhe world can survive without risking the memories of a legend, [t's not worth it. Maybe they were Celling us something when they released their last album and called it, "Let It Be." rjVtn ka to da on THURS- FRI-SAT NOVEMBER 1.2 & 3 i i ^K| ^ F i c - Seven Beauties V 7:00 9:15 j pi 11<^ ! SCI-FI FESTIVAL LATE SHOW 1115 SECONDS 937 MAIN AT PENDLETON | nzza ?xpr< of Five Points i Buy j and i i i i i i I ? MB MM MS 4SSS3 MM BSHI SSMI BSM A Gourmet's Dell Happy Hour 4:30 - 7:00 Mon. - Sat. Gourmet Sandwiches Served Till 12 Midi Great Drinks ? Nightly Entertainmei Open Mon. -Fri. 12-2a.m., Sat. 11-1 Happy Hour Tuesday 12-2 a.m. Open 11 a.m. for Lunch Disco open at 4:30 IVihhaii cofimil Ninkllu A. 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