#diamond jubilee

[likeniobe]

Can I hold out? Can I hold on?

[princesscatherineblog]

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, visited Leicester City as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Tour on March 8, 2012 in Leicester, England. 

[johnschneiderblog]

Diamond jubilee

I woke up this morning suspended exactly halfway between 70 and 80. Not that it was a surprise. In fact, it’s been coming for 75 years.

Still, for that young person who dwells in my mind, seemingly oblivious to certain hard facts, it's a little hard to grasp.

“It gets your attention,” said a friend of mine who recently turned 75. “Somehow, it seems a lot different than 74.”

I know what he means. Even if I live to be 100, 75 is a long way down the road. And yet, I’m happy to be here, comfortable in my advanced position, my weathered skin.

Longevity is, of course, largely a matter of blind luck. Yet, turning 75 seems like an accomplishment. On to the finals ...

[vox-anglosphere]

The Diamond Jubilee Regatta at Spithead - by Charles Edward Dixon

[world-of-wales]

CAT & GRANNY

Queen Elizabeth II & The Duchess of Cambridge during a children's sports event while visiting Vernon Park during a Diamond Jubilee visit to Nottingham | 13 June 2012

[punkrockmixtapes]

Cindy Lee - If You Hear Me Crying [2024]

[spilladabalia]

Cindy Lee - Dracula

[grandmaster-anne]

Royal response from Her Majesty The Queen on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee of her accession to The Throne. © Royal Responses

[bantarleton]

Sand sculpture made for the Queen’s 70th Jubilee. 

[likeniobe]

Baby, baby, baby blue Everybody wants a piece of you

[princesscatherineblog]

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives for the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames in London, on June 3, 2012 in London, England. 

[thetalentedmrkashyap]

B-8 : Sixty Years of The Beatles - The Memories of A Fan

As I write this article, I've started watching the Disney+ Series called The Beatles: Get Back. It was about the recording of Let It Be, their final album. It talked about the tension and differences among the Fab Four (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr) and the end of an era of music. 

What you're going to read is not a theoretical research paper about the history of the four Liverpool lads. It's not about their early stint as The Quarrymen, their original lineup with bassist Stuart Sutcliffe & drummer Pete Best, or their early gigs in Hamburg (Germany). It's not even about how manager Brian Epstein discovered the young talent, or for that matter - how Ringo replaced Pete Best as the drummer. It's about how a fan feels about it and its place in the fan's heart - as the band celebrated sixty years of its first album, Please Please Me (1963) - in March this year.

Talking a bit about myself, I first heard about the Beatles in a childhood story of John Lennon (1940-1980) that got published in Scharda Dubey's book The Best Days of Our Lives. I read it in September 2012. More than three years later (December 9, 2015), I came across a news story about the Beatles Ashram reopening at Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. I know the exact date because the previous day was the 35th death anniversary of Lennon. After reading it, I searched for them on YouTube - and that's when I heard the first ever song of The Beatles - We Can Work It Out. I kept to it for days before exploring the other musical gems. I was fourteen - and in ninth grade back then.

Every teenager faces adolescence-related problems (physical & emotional changes, insecurities, mental health, peer pressure, etcetera). For rescue comes a solution that proves to be life-changing. In my case, it was the music of the four lads from the unknown coastal city of Liverpool (not to mention that it became famous because of the band). Many of their contemporaries came along the way.

My personal Beatles souvenir Collection (Which I have maintained since 2016)

Coming back to The Beatles, my favorite Beatle was Lennon. Seeing them in live performances and music videos, I began practicing their songs on my keyboard - and eventually bought a guitar to match them. Like an ordinary obsessed fan, I bought souvenirs - guitar pics, music CDs, T-shirts, books, phone covers, etcetera online. I don't think any Indian fan could get such stuff in here that easily - even during the band's popularity years. They would get in the USA and UK - where such things would sell like hotcakes. I even made a poster at 15 about the band - which I pasted in my room.

Thanks to the band, I had quite a reputation as a music performer in school, college, and my locality. I would perform their covers at parties and musical events. Although, I couldn't play their songs in school. But thanks to them, I could look beneath myself to find the skills I possess. Hence, I decided to pursue entertainment journalism/writing. I often write similar songs - and try looking for a music producer to record them. When people suggest music software for completing the songs, I politely respond, "They won't have the same fun as the Beatles - and I want to keep that element in my songs."

As their first single, Love Me Do (1962), celebrated its diamond jubilee on October 5 last year - and their debut album on March 22, I can only say that the boys with the mop-tops are immortal and irreplaceable. Even today, I listen to the entire album the way I did seven years ago. I'm sure there are similar fans like me in different parts of the world - who admire the boys and express their admiration and obsession through various methods. With this, I put my pen down.

[vox-anglosphere]

A flotilla of watercraft followed the Queen's royal barge along the River Thames as part of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee celebration.