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I Dig George

 It's common knowledge I dig George Harrison.  Apart from Ringo Starr, he's really the only Beatle I can stand. But this isn't about what I can't stand about others who aren't George. This  is about why I dig him. There's a lot of reasons to do so.  First and foremost, the man was no Saint. Nor did he pretend to be. As far as his philosophies and dogmas, they never truly bothered me. I mean in a way of saying, they never compelled me to rail against what he was presenting, nor feel he was preaching to me about what I should think or feel. I tend to believe his thoughts and feelings were earnest. For himself primarily, and for others should they feel the same. You didn't have to. You didn't even have to listen to the song(s). But never once did I feel his lyrical content was something that forced me to go to a church, or temple, or Pizza Hut to get salvation. I believe he was earnest. And genuine in his beliefs. He also had the balls to call Hallelujah an...