When the Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein died in 1967, the band needed to handle more of their accounting and business affairs. George Harrison disliked these duties. He wrote “Here Comes the Sun” after attending a round of business meetings. The song was inspired by the long winters in England which Harrison thought went on forever.
Monthly Archives: May 2022
Double-Barrel Shotgun – May Commentary
The rivalry between the Hatfields and the McCoys is one of the oldest and best-known family feuds in American history. For nearly 50 years, violence between the two families raged over who owned two razor-backed hogs that swam in the Tug River, a valley area between Kentucky and West Virginia. Even though the feud ended in 1891, they finally shook hands in 1976; a truce was signed by the families in June 2003. With a total of 60 deaths between both sides, it’s questionable that either won. The Hatfield-McCoy legend was embellished by a brief love affair between Johnse Hatfield and Rose Anna McCoy. Not sure if it was true or not – as a double-barrel shotgun is seldom able to bring sweet marital bliss!