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By Liisa Ladouceur
A guidebook to the language of the main shadowy of subcultures, this paintings collects and defines greater than 550 Gothic phrases and words. Compiled by means of an acclaimed Goth journalist and poet, this compendium presents perception into the original vernacular of this attention-grabbing neighborhood, describing intimately and with black humor the style, tune, and way of life in addition to sharing insider slang reminiscent of child Bat, Corp Goth, and the Gothic Two-Step. A Goth Band genealogy and crucial Goth listening, studying, and viewing thoughts also are incorporated during this phantasmagorical work.
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68. 43. Cynthia Lennon, John (New York: Crown Publishers, 2005), p. 31. 44. Partridge, p. 21. 45. Goldman, p. 69. 46. Norman, p. 117. 47. Ibid. 48. Mike Evans, as quoted in Elizabeth Thomson and David Gutman, The Lennon Companion: Twenty-Five Years of Comment (New York: Schirmer Books, 1987), p. 15. 49. Norman, p. 110. 50. , p. 111. 1 If John completed the Liverpool College of Art program, he would earn a National Diploma in Art and Design. Mimi expected this could lead to some form of respectable middle-class employment for the boy.
John adjusted his tie to be skinnier than the other students’ ties, and his and Pete’s ongoing pranks and lack of seriousness drew a great deal of attention to them. John was certainly bright enough to do well in school, but he chose not to. He had poor eyesight, but he refused to wear his eyeglasses, which only exacerbated his poor performance. LIVERPOOL LAD 9 Rather than taking school seriously, John preferred to fool around with Pete. 22 Sometimes the school head called Aunt Mimi to report on John’s indiscretions, but they both knew there was little she could do.
They shared an enjoyment for nonsense, from Lewis Carroll to the Goon Show, a popular radio comedy show that ran from 1951 to 1960, full of absurd plots, puns, and silly sound effects. But there were clearly differences between Paul and John as well. John was raised in the middle class, while Paul was considered to be working class, no small matter in England where class distinctions remained strong. Perhaps even more apparent were differences in their LIVERPOOL LAD 17 personalities. ”45 Paul was not reckless like John.