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FAMOUS, ONCE FAMOUS AND NOT TOO FAMOUS PEOPLE With Whom I've had some kind of interaction

White Witch Nektar (Stage Tech) Al Jarreau (Jazz singer) Paul Massie (Canadian actor) Geoffrey Deuel (American actor) Steve Martin Caro (Left Banke singer) Shock G (Rapper) GG Allin (Punk rock legend) Al Hendrix (Jimi's father) Wavy Gravy Paul McCartney (Beatle) David Peel Buzzy Lindhart Aron Kay (Pieman) Richard Butler (Psychedelic Furs singer) Chakha Khan Allen Ginsburg (Beat poet) Herbert Huncke (Beat writer) Ron Jeremy Vanessa Del Rio Pamela Anderson Peter Max Johnny Ramone (Ramones guitarist) Angie Bowie (David Bowie's wife) Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane guitarist) Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane vocalist) Slick Aguilar (Jefferson Airplane guitarist) David Johansen (New York Dolls & Buster Poindexter singer) Carlos Santana James Caan (American actor) Chris Matthews (Political commentator) Sean Lennon (John and Yoko's son) Mike McCready (Pearl Jam guitarist) Patti Smith Captain Sensible (The Damned guitarist) Jeff Winfield (Left Banke guitarist) Arno Hecht (Uptow...

What if Brian Epstein had texted George Martin in 1962?

 Hi Nova. I am not constantly looking at my phone. Most of the time, I don't even know where it is. When my phone rings, I answer it. If I need to speak with someone, I will not send a text. I will call. 99% of the time, the person does not answer their phone, so I leave a voicemail message. Maybe months or a year later, I will get a text message in response to my voicemail. It might read something like this: "Hi Ray. I just got your message. Blah blah blah" By that time, I have forgotten the message that I left, or the reason for the call is no longer applicable. Let's go back to 1962. Assuming that there was such a thing as text-messaging, Brian Epstein sends a text to George Martin. 'I have four lads here who are going to change music and impact the world like no artist ever has or ever will." Now Martin, being a very busy man, doesn't see the text until 1970. Ray, that little time capsule you just described is almost poetic. 📞⏳ It is as if communica...