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Merry Christmas to you and a wonderful new year year ahead!

Not this song. Elton played piano and sand on John’s “Whatever Gets You Through The Night”. Then Lennon played guitar and sang on Elton’s version of “Lucy In The Sky…”. Elton also recorded another Lennon song “One Day At a Time”. Thanks for watching!

@JonBlackstone thanks

Thank you so much! Your comment made my year! It’s so wonderful to get to know people like you. I’m very excited about the coming year and hope to hear from you often. Have a very merry Christmas and s blessed new year to come!

@@MikeM91320 I wanted to make sure he was featured prominently! Thanks for watching!

@@JonBlackstone Well done, brother!

Thanks for listening and thanks for sharing your own story. I hope you have a good holiday season and a blessed new year ahead.

I agree with every word. I still watch them religiously every year. And Charlie Brown Christmas is my absolute favorite. I’ve never heard of that film and I’m going to watch it right now! Thanks for watching!

😂😂😂 why did he look like a welder? That’s not what I was expecting 😆. Thank you for sharing your story and thank you for the kind words. The coolest part about making these videos is hearing from people like you; who mirrored the experiences I had at the time.thanks again. I really appreciate you sharing! And thank you for the laugh.

​@@JonBlackstone 😂Really just one of those things that makes sense when you see it. Like how without the mask he looked like Tom Waits. I kind of wish I still knew him just for that.😄

I feel the exact same way. The first film has a quality that none of the other films has. The first film could easily stand up against films like the Godfather, Lawrence of Arabia, 2001 space Odyssey, etc. Every other film after that had more of a glossy commercial Hollywood in the 80s kind of look to it. Anyway, thanks for watching and thanks for sharing!

@@JonBlackstone "That none of the other films has." Yes! Words out of my own mouth. The vibe, the aesthetic, the sensibility, the pacing. Like lightning in a bottle... pretty much everything that Star Wars has ever been to me is in that film.🤩

@@BarefootPeasant I couldn’t agree more. One time I watched with my son and we freeze framed on every different shot. Each one was like a beautiful painting (except for the “special edition” CGI scenes which looked completely out of place).

That’s awesome! The making-of documentary was so inspiring! I’m such a huge Ben Burt fan! I still remember how excited we were that the “making of“ was going to be on television! It was the first chance to see behind the scenes of our favorite movie. Do you still have any of your recordings? If you could find them, I can tell you firsthand. It’s a thrill to listen to your younger self.for sharing your story!

It wasn’t that I didn’t like “empire“. My heart was captured by music by that time. So I went off of Star Wars and went into the Beatles. I became a musician and continue to this day. Having said that, I never thought Empire was anywhere near the film the first was. It’s a great movie but it doesn’t have the traditional classic vibe of the first. I don’t know if that makes sense or not? Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing!

Precisely! I have an episode that is dedicated to observing their incredible work in the recording studio. Thanks for watching!

I know! While editing this video I listen on AirPod Pros and the bass and drums are incredible. The track is incredible. Thanks for watching!

@@JonBlackstone and interesting that Nigel was shown playing guitar at various points because he was originally a guitarist in Plastic Penny if I'm not wrong before he took over drums?

@@johnnymongrel I always assumed they were switching instruments to be funny. Elton is on bass for a moment and on drums in the original video (I didn’t use that shot in my edit). And I think someone else is at the piano at one point? I might be imagining that. 😎 I assumed Nigel played drums in his first band but you may be right? I don’t know anything about his stuff before Elton except the stint he and Dee did with Spencer Davis.

@@JonBlackstone The way I heard it he knew a few chords on guitar but sat in on drums when the drummer didn't turn up one night. The rest, as they say, is history. Incidentally, he also dabbled with Roger Hodgson at the formation of Supertramp.

Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing your own story! I would absolutely love to hear that recording! Did I understand correctly? You had the super eight version? Or did you make a hand made version of the last battle? I would love to share your story on this channel.and recording.

Thank you for watching and thank you for the very kind words.There’s a really interesting story to this shot. I was on a beach in Santa Monica right after I left Seattle heading for Nashville. I was alone; playing my guitar and singing a song I had just written “The Great I Am”. At this moment I stopped playing so I could watch the sun going down. I was marveling at the beauty of God’s creation; filled with joy over the door of opportunity God had opened for me. I was using the video camera as an audio recorder so I would remember the song I was working on. The camera was laying on a beach blanket on the sand. At the time I had no idea what a special moment I was capturing.

Wow what a great thing to hear. As you can probably tell I have great affection for nostalgia. Thank you.

I appreciate the kind words and it’s great to find fellow kids of that era! For some reason “Rollerball” gave me a weird feeling. I never saw the movie; but the trailers in the theater had a dark vibe that made me a little afraid if it. Very similar to the vibe I felt about The Exorcist. Now that you mention Rollerball I wanna finally watch it! The ‘70s was the greatest decade for movies no doubt about it. Godfather, Jaws and Star Wars impacted culture like never before. Thank you for noticing the craftsmanship I put into these videos. I had dreams of being a filmmaker but music grabbed my heart by the time I was 16. But I’ve always continued doing some kind of film or video work. There’s nothing I love more than producing these videos. I just love the process. It’s like going on a journey. Hey I hope you have an excellent Christmas and happy new year ahead!

@ Yes, Rollerball was a very dark film, hard to watch the first time, but at the same hard to not watch. The period between ‘74 - ‘76 was a dark time in my life, for reasons I won’t get into, but I found a very strange solace in those films, maybe it was affirming or reflecting what I was feeling at the time. My favourite James Caan picture (apart from Godfather, of course), was The Gambler, which I discovered a few years after its release. What a performance. And to you, sir, a happy Christmas and continued success with your passion projects on this channel.

Thanks for watching! I really appreciate the kind words. And I appreciate the laughter too! The end of your comments reminded me of something but I can’t put my finger on it. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas and blessed new year to come!

I couldn’t agree more. The first Star Wars (I refuse to call it A New Hope) is an amazing film that stands up against any of the great cinematic masterpieces. It’s far and away the best film of that franchise; particularly because it was before Star Wars became a franchise.

Wow you’re right! It’s actually better than that awful abomination.

I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

I get a warm fuzzy feeling everytime I watch these old films. There’s a visceral quality that transports me. 😎

@ oh I bet - family memories and members long gone but hold such a special place especially at Christmastime

No he wasn't... Obviously you don't have a sense of humour....

@paulmarsh8974 explain what he was doing then . He's done it a few times....nothing to do with humour.

Hate to disagree, but John was definitely mocking the disabled. Let’s not pretend that John was an angel. He definitely had a nasty streak to him.

@MichaelWarchol thx..what people don't seem to realise is..there were two sides to John Lennon..his musical side, which has no equal, and his personal side which was awful. Look how he treated his own son !..and Cynthia ! and the cutting things he sang about his mate, Macca. I really believe he would have ended up in prison if he hadn't had such musical talent. Even his first electric guitar was stolen off of somebody ! So people need to open their eyes and realise there were two sides to the maestro!

Calm down RETARDED SNOWFLAKE ❄️😤❄️ 😂😂😂😂

I'm glad you like it! I had a lot fun putting it together. Thanks for watching!

I appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Merry Christmas to you too!

Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays to you as well!

Thanks for watching! I don’t have anything that’s not already available. Randy played with Poco. If you haven’t already you should check out that stuff too. I absolutely love his vocals!

@ yeah, the Eagles really screwed up when they ran him off. His vocals were everything in that band. He was the best of the best and supposed to be such a sweetheart, too. I never got to see the Eagles. I was still a bit too young.