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John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix announce new band
Almost a year after the beatles disbanded, Superstar John Lennon announced he's starting a new partnership with none other than famous guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Their new band, The Abbey and the Watchtower, is due to release its new album by august of this year. A massive event in the world of music, Lennon and Hendrix first became aquainted with each other after they both attended President Kennedy's Victory party. Both had been influential voices among young voters and certainly convinced more then a few to support the democratic candidate turned president.
Washington Herald, June 2nd, 1969
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Star Trek renewed for season 4
After much speculation it has been announced thet a new season of star trek will be premiering next year. Fans around the globe can relax, as the space adventures of Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise will continue. The show had been under serious threat from cancelation, but, according to show creator and showrunner Gene Roddenberry, the incoming moon landing and the President's support for a continuous space program, changed the network's mind. We have a president that has show tremendous support for space exploration, and we will be getting a man on the moon soon, mark my words! It's no surprise people want to continue to see a show that could be showing us our future, and it could be earlier then you think!" A bold statement that certainly reflects the otimism that Roddenberry and the show as a hole have about the future.
New York Times, February 25th, 1969
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It was a beautiful day of spring, April had just started and with it the heat you could only feel in the south. He sat on his house, in front of his Television set, as comercials went on.
It had been seven years. Seven years since he had seen a stage. Seven years since the public had shouted his name in masses. He was married now, he had a daughter, things had changed. He had gotten bad news last month, his songs were on record lows. No one seemed to care about Love me Tender anymore. What was he doing now? Nothing, absolutely nothing.
He took a look outside, a nice day on Tenessee and he was wasting it. Priscilla was outside with Lisa Marie, just a couple of months old, and he, as usual, was doing nothing. He needed to do something, a comeback maybe. But come back to what? Music had changed, and he seemed like a joke now, a old Relic from the 1950's. It was 1968 now and people only cared about those damm brits!
He would be dammed if he was just forgotten, he wasn't even 35 yet for jesus sake! He went back to his Television set and started to flick the channels, Then he landed on some Breaking News. Bobby Kennedy was coming out of the hospital. It had been a terrible tragedy, the shooting at the Reverend's Funeral. and the killer, they said was from Memphis, his town. That made him very angry. But now it seemed thet Bobby Kennedy was about to make a annoucement.
-Priscilla, honey, get in here!!
His wife came in with Lisa Marie on her arms. He turned on the volume.......
God damm that Kennedy can talk. And look at that crowd, colored folk mostly, considering the circumstances it was to be expected, and there was nothing wrong with it. He knew Kennedy was a big supporter of colored movement, and so was he.
People were hypnotized, people adored him, and he could make a change....
The King though for a moment, the man was only a decade older then him and he was going to be president, probably!
- Honey, could you hand me the phone please? I need to talk to Tom.
She looked puzzeled
-What could you possibly want with the Colonel in a sunday Elvis?
-I just had a idea honey, maybe it's time for some change huh?
Hell, if even Reagan could do it, why not him?
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Next weekend: Kennedy's second and third years, a curious gubernatorial election, a heart attack and who knows?!?! Comments and thoughts aways apreciated.
John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix announce new band
Almost a year after the beatles disbanded, Superstar John Lennon announced he's starting a new partnership with none other than famous guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Their new band, The Abbey and the Watchtower, is due to release its new album by august of this year. A massive event in the world of music, Lennon and Hendrix first became aquainted with each other after they both attended President Kennedy's Victory party. Both had been influential voices among young voters and certainly convinced more then a few to support the democratic candidate turned president.
Washington Herald, June 2nd, 1969
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Star Trek renewed for season 4
After much speculation it has been announced thet a new season of star trek will be premiering next year. Fans around the globe can relax, as the space adventures of Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise will continue. The show had been under serious threat from cancelation, but, according to show creator and showrunner Gene Roddenberry, the incoming moon landing and the President's support for a continuous space program, changed the network's mind. We have a president that has show tremendous support for space exploration, and we will be getting a man on the moon soon, mark my words! It's no surprise people want to continue to see a show that could be showing us our future, and it could be earlier then you think!" A bold statement that certainly reflects the otimism that Roddenberry and the show as a hole have about the future.
New York Times, February 25th, 1969
...............
It was a beautiful day of spring, April had just started and with it the heat you could only feel in the south. He sat on his house, in front of his Television set, as comercials went on.
It had been seven years. Seven years since he had seen a stage. Seven years since the public had shouted his name in masses. He was married now, he had a daughter, things had changed. He had gotten bad news last month, his songs were on record lows. No one seemed to care about Love me Tender anymore. What was he doing now? Nothing, absolutely nothing.
He took a look outside, a nice day on Tenessee and he was wasting it. Priscilla was outside with Lisa Marie, just a couple of months old, and he, as usual, was doing nothing. He needed to do something, a comeback maybe. But come back to what? Music had changed, and he seemed like a joke now, a old Relic from the 1950's. It was 1968 now and people only cared about those damm brits!
He would be dammed if he was just forgotten, he wasn't even 35 yet for jesus sake! He went back to his Television set and started to flick the channels, Then he landed on some Breaking News. Bobby Kennedy was coming out of the hospital. It had been a terrible tragedy, the shooting at the Reverend's Funeral. and the killer, they said was from Memphis, his town. That made him very angry. But now it seemed thet Bobby Kennedy was about to make a annoucement.
-Priscilla, honey, get in here!!
His wife came in with Lisa Marie on her arms. He turned on the volume.......
God damm that Kennedy can talk. And look at that crowd, colored folk mostly, considering the circumstances it was to be expected, and there was nothing wrong with it. He knew Kennedy was a big supporter of colored movement, and so was he.
People were hypnotized, people adored him, and he could make a change....
The King though for a moment, the man was only a decade older then him and he was going to be president, probably!
- Honey, could you hand me the phone please? I need to talk to Tom.
She looked puzzeled
-What could you possibly want with the Colonel in a sunday Elvis?
-I just had a idea honey, maybe it's time for some change huh?
Hell, if even Reagan could do it, why not him?
.............
Next weekend: Kennedy's second and third years, a curious gubernatorial election, a heart attack and who knows?!?! Comments and thoughts aways apreciated.