Housekeeping

It has been called to my attention that I mistakenly attributed "Octopus's Garden" to Paul. I totally know that Ringo was the mastermind behind that one. I have changed it for posterity to what I really meant: "Yellow Submarine."

Another reason Ringo's the best: "Act Naturally." (And yes I know that Buck Owen wrote and recorded the song originally. Save it.)

Another reason Paul's a jerk: "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," specifically that he wouldn't let George have a third song on Abbey Road (which would have been "All Things Must Pass") and insisted that little nothing song be included instead. Diggedy ding dong DICK.

One more thing about the crap-fest that is "Closer," that I wanted to mention but then forgot: this is the movie that originally had a full-frontal Natalie Portman scene. Mike Nichols, the director (a grand old—emphasis on OLD—man of American stage and cinema... this guy directed "The Graduate," for Christ's sake), is a father figure to Miss Portman, so she agreed to film the scene in question. Then he decided not to use it... which would be a worthy sentiment, if I didn't believe in my heart that he kept a copy for himself for, shall we say, less than noble purposes. But you have to admire his style, I guess; make a film about terrible people being terrible, using and abusing each other in matters of sex and love... and then mirror those people in real life. Bravo, Mike! Method directing at its best!