Sunday, October 24, 2021
I like some of the Beatles’ music,
Maybe even Ringo’s.
But
I prefer God’s melodies
even at sunset,
for God’s Promises for tomorrow
are wonder-filled!
Haggai 2:4b-5
Take courage, all you people of the land, says the Lord; work, for I am with you, says the Lord of hosts, according to the promise that I made you when you came out of Egypt. My spirit abides among you; do not fear.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Words of Grace For Today
It’s a good thing our lives are not dependent upon what other people do to us and around us.
Since what makes or breaks us
sometimes is the least expected
someone else messing with our lives with their irreality or their attempt to ‘climb to the top’, right?
From Under The Influence (Terry O’Reilly, really) https://www.cbc.ca/radio/undertheinfluence/the-unexpected-reason-ringo-starr-sang-one-song-on-each-beatles-album-1.6034060
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In the book titled Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, written by Kenneth Womack, the author reveals a strategy behind Beatles records.
Martin and the band decided to have Ringo sing one song on every Beatles album. And it wasn’t just to be nice to Ringo. In the first wave of Beatlemania, Ringo was the most popular Beatle.
Years ago, comedian Mitzi McCall and her husband Charlie Brill were a comedy team called McCall & Brill. They were a nightclub act that finally got a big break to be on the Ed Sullivan Show. But that big break happened on February 9th, 1964 – the historic night the Beatles also appeared.
The comedy team came on right before the Fab Four’s second set that night, but they couldn’t hear each other while performing their sketch because the 14-year-old fans were screaming for the Beatles.
Seventy-three million people watched that night. It was their big opportunity – and no one remembered McCall & Brill. Their agent didn’t call them again for six months after that. They say they never watch the video of that night.
Later, McCall would share one funny moment.
She was standing with John Lennon before the show, looking out the window at the screaming crowd outside the theatre. She turned to Lennon and said, “Can you believe this is all for you?”
Lennon shrugged and said, “It’s not for me. It’s for Ringo, actually.”
And that’s why the Beatles always put a Ringo vocal on every album. As George Martin said, it was just good marketing.
As for us, what makes or breaks us is God’s Grace, and God’s promises are what give us hope for each day:
Take courage, all you people of the land! … Work, for I am with you, says the Lord of hosts, according to the promise that I made to you when you came out of Egypt. My spirit abides among you; do not fear.
No matter the challenges that we face this day we pray may the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing, so that we may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.