---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <s3raphita@...> wrote :
Re "I happen to have the Magical Mystery Tour DVD ": Ah yes - Christmas time in England. On Boxing Day in 1967 the BBC broadcast "Magical Mystery Tour". The whole family sat down to watch it and we all thought it complete rubbish and switched channels after 30 minutes. The previous Christmas (28 December 1966) we had gathered to watch "Alice in Wonderland". Again we all agreed to switch stations after the first half hour. Decades later I saw "Alice" again and this time thought it completely brilliant - a must-see for any Lewis Carroll fans. So when they recently brought out a digitally restored version of "Magical Mystery Tour" I decided to take a second look. I've always liked the music but I now also think the film fab. Yep, it's obviously dated (we are talking Summer of Love here) but it has an anarchic charm and inventiveness. Here's the Alice adaptation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee5mMVYVlMQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee5mMVYVlMQ How marvelously British and how wonderfully 60's. Very surreal.
