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ceofjohnlennon · 9 months
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GOYS.
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straberryfields · 9 months
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livapoullll 🍓
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with-eyes-closed · 1 year
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The Beatles live at the Paris Theatre, 16 January 1964.
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pennielane · 9 months
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WINGS OVER THE WORLD TOUR, 1975-1976 The band lands at the wrong airport. Paul and Linda McCartney take the family in a taxi to the correct airport.
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javelinbk · 10 months
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The Beatles on The Morecambe And Wise Show. Filmed 2nd December 1963, aired 18th April 1964 (part 1, 2, 4)
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zilabee · 1 year
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Snippets from Ticket To Ride, by Larry Kane, a reporter who accompanied the Beatles during the 1964 and 1965 US Tours:
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- My own positive relationship with the Beatles was formed early on. Despite my cynical scepticism at the beginning, I became a fan, not only of their professional personas and their music, but also of the individuals they were. What impressed me most about all of them was their indisputable naturalness and, to varying degrees, the depth of their humanity and their lack of phoniness. Another unaffected aspect of their behaviour that was special to watch and be around was their relationship to each other.
- At one point on the tour, as I interviewed Brian Epstein, I mentioned how he seemed so protective of the Beatles. "Well, it is a simple proposition," he explained. "They are special. I believe in them. They should not be compromised or taken advantage of in any form."
- The Dallas police brandished their rifles openly; this was the first time in America that the Beatles had seen rifles at the ready. I got the impression that we would be well protected on this leg of the tour, but the raising of rifles only reinforced the anxiety that the Beatles were feeling. The expressions on their faces, their eyes wandering around, gave me the feeling that they were concerned about their safety.
- On the flight to Ohio, the Beatles seemed joyful. Paul walked up and down the aisle, winking that Paul wink and acting as host of the day. At one point, he stopped by some members of the group Exciter and said jokingly, "Coffee, tea or me?" On the plane Paul was also the biggest walker. He didn't like being confined.
- I knew we were in big trouble when the upholstery of the car's ceiling [started] getting lower, closing in on my face. By sheer force, the eager crowd, jumping on and pressing against the roof of the car, was pushing the metal roof into a dent that evolved into a sinkhole.
Ringo's smile was a wonder to watch.
- The next morning I discovered that the Beatles, or someone in their party, had urinated on the carpets of their suite at the Edgewater. This was the apparent 'plan' Lennon had mentioned to have the last laugh - or in this case the last drop - against local merchants who had planned to cut the rug up and sell it.
- I realised for the first time that this sceptical, cynical reporter was beginning to fall for the music of the Beatles. I was even humming out loud along to the tune, and I continued to do so throughout the evening. Was it the repetition, the hearing of these songs over and over, or was the music beginning to stir my spirits? Whatever the reason, listening to the music was making me feel happy. (Aug 64)
- I was curious, "How many of you have tickets?" Only a few raised their hands. Once again, hundreds, maybe thousands for all I knew, were travelling - and travelling without a chaperone - just to get close to the Beatles. Remember, in those days, teenage girls travelling alone without a parent or guardian was unheard of, but on this ride they were legion.
- Watching Brian Epstein watch the Beatles in complete absorption was one of the most educational sideshows of both great tours. He truly loved their music.
- Much has been said about the static between Paul McCartney and John Lennon after the breakup. But on our tours, we saw nothing but a sensitive closeness between all of them.
- Brian Epstein and Derek Taylor were initially prohibited from getting in making them quite upset. Epstein was also furious that day because Ringo wasn't wearing a tie.
- One of the girls got through and made a wild dash for the elevator. She tripped on a rug and fell to the floor, trapped beneath the weight of two cops. It looked like a football scrimmage. The tape of my conversation with the girl is missing, but I will never forget some of her words. She said, "They're all scumbags, those cops. They suck." She got up, dusted herself off, left the hotel and made it to the street, where she received a round of brief applause from her soulmates.
- The flight from Cleveland to New Orleans featured a magnificent pillow fight, with Lennon and Jackie DeShannon leading the combatants. It was fascinating to watch John Lennon leaping up and down the aisle and - with that eager smile and those penetrating eyes - toying with the pillows and his targets like a five year old in a playground. Practically everyone aboard got involved until a flight attendant, giggling uncontrollably, broke it up.
- One vivid image I'll never forget is of an ice-cream vendor who stopped in place, stared at the Beatles on stage in front of the grandstand and started crying. I said to him, "Is something wrong?" He replied, "No, their music just makes me very happy."
Epstein: I'm very much a Beatles fan. I've probably felt everything that any, um, male Beatles fan ever felt. All the various things I've liked, I think, is what the fans have liked, both in their music and their general manner. To me, in terms of popular music, the Beatles express a cross quality of happiness and tragedy. And this is basically what the greatest form of entertainment is made up of. They in fact do original things. Their songs are always new and different. So are their performances.
- Suddenly I heard the smashing of glass and watched the people inside the lobby rushing toward the windows. When I arrived by the windows myself, the scene was ghastly. Three girls were lying on the floor, bleeding profusely from head and facial injuries. A fourth was up on her feet and trying to stop the blood flowing from her knees. The force of the crowd had pushed these kids through the glass.
- One of the press cars, the one I was in, had a brief upside down experience. Overzealous fans mobbed our vehicle, began to shake it wildly, and ended up rolling it over onto its side. We remained stuck inside for several minutes before the highway patrol were able to right us.
- Ivor Davis (on seeing the Beatles meet Elvis): "We stood a few feet away, trying not to make them feel like prize horses at stud being watched over the fence to see if they'll mate."
- The flight to Indianapolis was subdued, but thankfully it was also short and uneventful. […] Travelling down the aisle later, John broke out a big smile and said, "So how are the nameless, faceless, unidentified news whores doing tonight?"
- Paul was the master host, providing a welcome that made the extremely nervous fans at home and comfortable. In Baltimore, I watched three girls and a boy leave the dressing room and, in the hallway outside, break into tears. They were tears of relief and joy.
- In a corner, John sat quietly and reached into his jacket for his cigarettes. He pulled out a thinner cigarette from his pack, a marijuana joint, and thumbed his lighter to start it. But before he was able to light the joint, Brian Epstein took a quick detour away from chatting with me and a few others, walked over to John, and glowered at him, shaking his head. John slipped the object of his desire back into his jacket pocket, pulled out a legal smoke from his pack, and lit up.
- Art Schreiber: "They were lonely, isolated from the world, both on tour and at home. They couldn't go anywhere. Remember, aside from all the fame and glory, they were young men, barely out of boyhood. I've always been a pretty tough reporter when it came to the people I covered, but let me tell you, they were terrific. I actually started feeling close to them. They really opened up. I was also impressed with how bright they were. They knew how to treat people. They were terrific."
- Paul would look left and right, and wink to a face in the crowd. It was a sexy form of eye candy, tantalizing the crowd with his head gyrations. Paul was a world class flirt when it came to the fans. And they loved him back.
Kane: Will you ever be anything but the Beatles? Paul: We are the Beatles, that's what we are.
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modernmanblues · 16 days
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i remember captioning this “the moment i realised the beatles truly are the best band to have ever existed”
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square-braxket · 6 months
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i think i should dress as the beatles as wizards in the magical mystery tour film for halloween and i will not take any criticism for the abomination wizard outfit i will make from fabrics and terrible sewing
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ceofjohnlennon · 9 months
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"John played Monopoly with a rare passion and would get genuinely upset if he wasn’t able to snap up all the railway stations or posh Mayfair and Park Lane properties — or win, by means fair or foul. From time to time, tired of his blatant cheating, we'd suggest switching to poker — for money. Conversations during these long games were mostly about the latest concert, but from time to time they turned serious as we chatted into the wee small hours. Talk switched to their recent Royal Command Performance in front of British royalty in London, where they met the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. I asked John what it was like up close and personal with the Queen Mother. 'She seemed like a nice granny lady', he said with a smile, 'but we think the British royals are a funny bunch. It's pretty freaky — imagine being brought up for 2,000 years like that where you can't go out to Woolworths or have a couple of pints in your local. It's a bit like us — only worse.'"
ㅡ From the book "The Beatles And Me On Tour" by Ivor Davis.
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‘you misunderstood the secret, the universe don't always come through, and paul mccartney is not the villain, sometimes you can't be the hero and tell the truth’ MAISIE PETERS YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS
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harrisonstories · 1 year
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A girl from outside the door goes ‘Where’s Brenda? Where’s Brenda? A guy from the tour wants to talk to Brenda!’ I scrambled right out and went out in the hall, where everyone was standing around this guy. So I walked up to him and someone goes, 'He wants that pin of George you were wearing at the concert – the one that flashes on and off.’ I said I hadn’t been wearing a pin, just a George shirt. He’d mistaken me for someone else, but we all got to rapping with this guy, and his name was Jeff Raven and he did publicity for the tour and made the hotel arrangements. He was telling us how George has a museum in his house in England, and that he collects old Beatles things and he wanted that button that flashed on and off. So since we couldn’t give him that, everyone scrambled to their rooms and dug up something Beatle, ranging from a George coat hanger to a portrait of George. So, Jeff said that we’d all been so nice to him, he was going to invite us all up to his room so we could preview George’s new album (which wasn’t out at the time). So about 20 of us went up to his room and sat and listened to the new LP. It has about 8 songs on it, but they are long ones. And despite George’s hoarse voice, it’s pretty good. About 1:30AM, we all split and thanked him.
Brenda Lo, Following the Dark Horse Tour - Part 1, WALH fanzine (Dec. 1974)
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natthatcat17 · 10 months
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I hope I die listening to The Beatles
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with-eyes-closed · 1 year
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San Francisco Airport, 18 August 1964
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20thcenturyfoxx · 1 year
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Remember? This was Paul as a baby!
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