Now I know what people do at work. I'll remember that when I am a boss.:razz:
And I feel really sorry for you, XavierSS. Working on Sunday - geeez, terrible thing. If I were you I wouldn't be very active on Sunday.
Thanks Xavcio Does anyone know any ghost story? I have to write one for my english lesson. It may be also scary or weird story. If i don't find good story i will lose my job! I'm just kidding but i really need any story. Please help. But i don't have to do my homework every time. It's not a prison I'll do it next time. BUT if you know any ghost story, write it here!
I need story beginning:
It was a cold Halloween night when I saw the...
The mad scientist was creating a new monster that could...
The Halloween pumpkin turned into a...
Something in the wardrobe was making a strange noise, so I opened the door and...
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw...
As I entered the haunted house, the door shut behind me and...
About (holyday) Halloween.
Who will write ?=D
The Beatles:John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
The Beatles were a pop and rock music group from Liverpool, England, who continue to be held in the very highest regard for their artistic achievements, their huge commercial success, and their ground-breaking role in the history of popular music. Consisting of John Lennon (1940-1980), Paul McCartney (1942-present), George Harrison (1943-2001) and Ringo Starr (1940-present), the group's innovative music, films, and style helped define the 1960s.
The Beatles were, by most definitions, the biggest musical act of the twentieth century, charting more than fifty top 40 hit singles in the ten years they were together and twenty-seven #1 hits in the USA & UK alone. EMI estimated that by 1985, the band had sold over one billion records worldwide.[1] Their ballad Yesterday, written by McCartney, may be the most-covered song in the history of recorded music (about 3,000 versions of it exist).[2]
The Beatles' achievements and contributions to popular music were profound and wide-ranging. Their early original material fused elements of early American rock 'n roll, pop, and R&B into a new form of popular rock 'n roll, almost single-handedly kick-starting the British Invasion, laying the groundwork for the rock culture of the 1960s, and establishing the prototype for the self-contained rock group. Throughout their career, The Beatles balanced their huge popularity with increasingly experimental and boundary-pushing music that took cues from eclectic sources like folk, R&B, soul, classical, electronic and Indian music while exploiting increasingly sophisticated technology and innovative recording techniques. In this way, they helped pioneer more advanced, multi-layered arangements in both rock and pop and were instrumental in the development of some of 1960s rock's dominant styles, such as folk-rock and psychedelia. As songwriters, they were among the most influential and melodically sophisticated of the era, helping to push rock beyond its' blues and R&B forms into more expansive territory. Critical evaluation of The Beatles legacy demonstrates that they "introduced more innovations into popular music than any other rock band of the 20th century." [3]
To a significant extent, however, the impact of The Beatles extended beyond music. Their clothes, hairstyles, and choice of instruments made them trend-setters throughout the decade, while their growing social awareness, reflected in the development of their music, saw their influence extend far beyond the music scene into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s. Though the group disbanded in 1970 (amid much internal strife), they are recognized as the most iconic performers of their era and one of the greatest popular music groups of the rock era.
HISTORY
In March of 1957, John Lennon formed a skiffle group called The Quarrymen (fleetingly known as The Blackjacks). In July of that year, Lennon met Paul McCartney while playing at the St. Peter's Church Garden Fete. In February of 1958, the young guitarist George Harrison joined the group, which was then playing under a variety of names. A few primitive recordings of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison from that era have survived. During this period, members continually joined and left the line up. Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison were the only constant members.
The Quarrymen went through a progression of names: Johnny and The Moondogs, Long John and The Silver Beetles, The Silver Beetles, and eventually arriving at the name of The Beatles. The origin of the name "The Beatles" with its unusual spelling is usually credited to John Lennon, who said that the name was a combination word-play on the insect "beetles," a nod to Buddy Holly's band (The Crickets) and the word "beat". He also said that it was a joke, meaning, "Beat-less".
In 1960, their unofficial manager, Allan Williams, arranged for them to perform in clubs on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg, Germany. In August 1960, McCartney invited Pete Best to become the group's drummer. While in Hamburg, The Beatles were recruited by singer Tony Sheridan to act as his backing band on a series of recordings for the German Polydor Records label, produced by famed bandleader Bert Kaempfert. Kaempfert signed the group to its own Polydor contract at the first session in June 1961. On 23 October, Polydor released the recording My Bonnie (Mein Herz ist bei dir nur), which made it into the German charts under the name "Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers".
Upon their return from Hamburg, the group was enthusiastically promoted by Sam Leach, who presented them over the next year and a half on various stages in Liverpool 49 times. Brian Epstein, manager of the record department at NEMS, his family's furniture store, took over as the group's manager in 1962 and led The Beatles' quest for a British recording contract. Epstein met with producer George Martin of EMI's Parlophone label. Martin, a well-known producer of comedy and novelty albums, expressed an interest in hearing them in the studio. On 6 June he brought the quartet to London's Abbey Road studios, and after some consideration decided to grant The Beatles a recording contract.
However, The Beatles' line-up was still changing. In the spring of 1962, the fifth member of The Beatles, bassist Stuart Sutcliffe, died of a brain hemorrhage. In August 1962, Pete Best was dismissed and replaced by Ringo Starr, whose real name is Richard Starkey. Starr had been the drummer for Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, and had played with The Beatles several times in Hamburg. Though Best had some popularity and was considered good-looking by many female fans, the three founding members had become increasingly unhappy with his drumming, his moody personality and his refusal to adopt their distinctive hairstyle as part of their unified look.
The Beatles' first sessions in September 1962 produced a minor UK hit, Love Me Do, which charted. (Love Me Do subsequently reached the top of the US singles chart in May 1964.) This was swiftly followed by the recording of their second single Please Please Me. Three months later they recorded their first album (also titled Please Please Me), a mix of original songs by Lennon and McCartney along with some covers. The band's first televised performance was on a program called People and Places transmitted live from Manchester by Granada Television on 17 October 1962.
Although the band experienced great popularity in the record charts in Britain from early 1963, Parlophone's American counterpart, Capitol Records (owned by EMI), refused to issue the singles Love Me Do, Please Please Me and From Me To You[4] in the United States, partly because no British act had ever had a sustained impact on American audiences.
Vee-Jay Records, a small Chicago label, is said by some to have been pressured into issuing these singles as part of a deal for the rights to another performer's masters. Art Roberts, music director of Chicago powerhouse radio station WLS, placed Please Please Me into rotation in late February 1963, making it possibly the first time a Beatles' record was heard on American radio. Vee-Jay's rights to The Beatles were cancelled for non-payment of royalties.
In August 1963 the Philadelphia-based Swan label tried again with The Beatles' She Loves You, which also failed to receive airplay. A testing of the song on Dick Clark's TV show American Bandstand resulted in laughter and scorn from American teenagers when they saw the group's Beatle haircuts. Murray the K featured She Loves You on his 1010 WINS record revue in October to an underwhelming response.
I think than you'll choose something.
And, remember about my "scary story". I wait.
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Kate, this ur story need to have this:
I need story beginning:
It was a cold Halloween night when I saw the...
The mad scientist was creating a new monster that could...
The Halloween pumpkin turned into a...
Something in the wardrobe was making a strange noise, so I opened the door and...
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw...
As I entered the haunted house, the door shut behind me and...
About (holyday) Halloween.
That scary story should beginning from words
1.It was a cold Halloween night when I saw the... bla bla...
Belongs write story on one of six theme.
1.It was a cold Halloween night when I saw the...
2.The mad scientist was creating a new monster that could...
3.The Halloween pumpkin turned into a...
4.Something in the wardrobe was making a strange noise, so I opened the door and...
5.I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw...
6.As I entered the haunted house, the door shut behind me and...
Errm, one question: why everybody have to write a ghost story? I mean three different people. Quite interesting.
And one more thing: kate13, why are you supposed to write sth about the Halloween? It's May!
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Thanks in advance
