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Scott Bakula and more importantly Tony Shalhoub were born on this day as well and though it pains me to neglect them on their day of birth, I would be remiss in not giving due to one of the greats.
Born in 1940, John Lennon experienced a difficult youth and adolescence, separated from his father and losing his mother at the age of 17. He would find his place in the world as part of the Quarrymen, a high school band that evolved into the Beatles in the mid 1950s. As the oldest of the group and founder, he would come to be the most public of the group through it's history. His rebellious attitude and concerns about peace would inspire millions and piss off Nixon as a nice side effect.
The Beatles' history from there is well known as was his tragic end in 1980. Together with Paul, George and Ringo they made some amazing songs through the 1970s. How many other garage bands could say then evolved from boy bands into edgy rock and roll stars and then into weird avant-garde musicians? The distance from "Love Me Do" to "Come Together" is profound. Though John is being honored here, I still have infinite fondness for Paul's corny old fashioned songs, George's thoughtful and Sitar-Infused tunes and have a vocal range closest to dear Ringo.
I can say that my parents worn Beatles records, cassette tapes and later CDs would be probably the thing I listened to more than anything else growing up. Their style was always changing, with each record being a significant departure from the style (if not the spirit) of the ones that came before. RIP John, this post doesn't really do justice to the full story, which I recommend you guys read up on. Even just the info on wikipedia is absolutely fascinating. Heck you need only look as near as the Dangermouse mash up of the Beatles and Jay-Z to see some of the influence still felt in our culture.
Some of my Lennon written/sung favorites. Hopefully posting them does not cause a closure of WarpPortal due to legal issues. Enjoy!
Notes!
WoE Day change announcement: WoE moves to Tuesday afternoons 3-5pm. We will have a Wednesday WoE on Oct. 16th, and then we will have Tuesday WoE starting on October 22nd. We will have the investment settings properly changed so it does not disrupt that system. A change to the date and time for WoE 1 on Renewal is currently under discussion in the thread here
Turn ins:
Mild: Bloody Butterfly/Solider
Medium: Hill Wind Wanderer/ Ragged Zombie
Hot: Banshee/Imp
Low TI new map: El Dicastes field
High TI new map: Abyss lake 3
Music has been updated for low and high maps.
Guild dungeon level 1 and 2 made properly non-PVP
Amatsu and Louyang Spotlight quests end
Lighthalzen spotlight ends, Niffleheim spotlight begins
Reducing some redundant Novice Tutorial zones, there will be two new
10x Enriched ore boxes return to kafra shop
Upgrading event this week, Enriched Hammer and Eat Gear appear/50x Enriched ore boxes in for the week
Bullet Merchant returns to Izlude.
Class specific headgear (Night Sparrow Cap etc) box being introduced these give out replicas for one of the four headgears which can be worn by any class.
Double exp ends
-Mail will be returning to towns, you will no longer need to travel to the mail annex to send and receive mail.
