<![CDATA[Apropos of nothing...]]>Apropos of nothing...

In September 1964, The Beatles were told their upcoming concert at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, would be racially segregated. Far from bowing to pressure from promoters, John Lennon famously declared the band would "sooner lose our appearance money" than play to segregated audiences.

The promoters were forced to back down, and integrated the stadium for the concert. Brain Epstein later added an anti-segregation clause to all of the band's US concert contracts.

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They're like in that old German saying: "If you aren't leftist in your 20s, you have no heart. If you're still leftist in your 40s, you have no brain" 😞

@lambdacalculus @Lazarou @ApostateEnglishman

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://23.social/users/musevg/statuses/117287756944341004https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://23.social/users/musevg/statuses/117287756944341004Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:19:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apropos of nothing... on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:11:14 GMT]]>@lambdacalculus @Lazarou @ApostateEnglishman Alec Empire took a hard right turn - pro-Zionist, anti-palestinian, promoting NFTs and crypto, stealing other people's music, including remixes, then releasing them on his label and keeping the proceeds- he slso denies ever having any Left-leanings.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.teamb.space/users/stuartb/statuses/117287726263997007https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.teamb.space/users/stuartb/statuses/117287726263997007Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:11:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apropos of nothing... on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:58:50 GMT]]>@ApostateEnglishman That's one damning lesson for Ed Sheeran...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/ZoidbergForPresident/statuses/117287205607952266https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/ZoidbergForPresident/statuses/117287205607952266Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:58:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apropos of nothing... on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:45:09 GMT]]>@ApostateEnglishman that time when bands and even Epsteins knew better lol

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/FrancoisPrague/statuses/117286915905510609https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/FrancoisPrague/statuses/117286915905510609Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:45:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apropos of nothing... on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:16:14 GMT]]>"Brain"?

@ApostateEnglishman

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/praxiscode/statuses/117286802207085938https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/praxiscode/statuses/117286802207085938Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:16:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apropos of nothing... on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:12:45 GMT]]>@stuartb @Lazarou @ApostateEnglishman Oh no... what did Atari Teenage Riot do now??

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lazarou/statuses/117286759199260521https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lazarou/statuses/117286759199260521Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:05:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apropos of nothing... on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:01:20 GMT]]>@Lazarou @ApostateEnglishman "[insert band name] were great before they got all political!"
[Band]: You've never actually listened to our lyrics, have you?

Occasionally, their politics get worse (im looking at you, Atari Teenage Riot!), but usually, they get more left wing.

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They would have backed down to Sheeran too. If he had balls.

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One wishes Ed Sheeran would have such courage today so that he would stand up to Robert Kraft's demands for censorship.

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/StumpyTheMutt/statuses/117286665416949425https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/StumpyTheMutt/statuses/117286665416949425Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:41:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apropos of nothing... on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:37:18 GMT]]>@ApostateEnglishman

IIRC, According to the Ron Howard Documentary, Whoopie Goldberg (ST: TNG, Ghost, Sister Act) attended this concert.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://techhub.social/users/zleap/statuses/117286649119332318https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://techhub.social/users/zleap/statuses/117286649119332318Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:37:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apropos of nothing... on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:20:09 GMT]]>@ApostateEnglishman lol "Music isn't political, it never was, stop making me care!"

What cowards.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lazarou/statuses/117286581639925422https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lazarou/statuses/117286581639925422Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:20:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apropos of nothing... on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:14:43 GMT]]>@3dcandy I've only just noticed I mistyped "Brian".

I'm going to leave it and see if anyone else notices. 🤭

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/ApostateEnglishman/statuses/117286560313982141https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/ApostateEnglishman/statuses/117286560313982141Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:14:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apropos of nothing... on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:12:10 GMT]]>@ApostateEnglishman Brain Epstein the best Beatles manager by far!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/3dcandy/statuses/117286550299843131https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/3dcandy/statuses/117286550299843131Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:12:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apropos of nothing... on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:10:01 GMT]]>@ApostateEnglishman Like, who told them it would be segregated? And why tell them? Were the promoters thinking they'd get a big 'thank you' and a pat on the back from the lads?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dmv.community/ap/users/117038513689617670/statuses/117286541816978111https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dmv.community/ap/users/117038513689617670/statuses/117286541816978111Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:10:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apropos of nothing... on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:48:14 GMT]]>@kyonshi Just regular working class lads who happened to have some musical talent, so practiced and practiced and used that to get ahead. 🤷🏻‍♂️

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/ApostateEnglishman/statuses/117286220228345056https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/ApostateEnglishman/statuses/117286220228345056Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:48:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apropos of nothing... on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:11:18 GMT]]>@ApostateEnglishman I mean... I don't remember any controversy about the Beatles that didn't start with some conservative getting in a huff about perfectly reasonable and normal opinions by the band. mind you, I don't think they were perfect angels, but they always seemed to be pretty righteous dudes.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dice.camp/users/kyonshi/statuses/117286075020414591https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dice.camp/users/kyonshi/statuses/117286075020414591Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:11:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apropos of nothing... on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:42:53 GMT]]>@ApostateEnglishman
and John Lennon's famous song Imagine all the people living life in peace is a good testimony to their faith in the equality of all people on earth!

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