I am sure this happened in other cities during the 1964 tour, but Pittsburgh seems to be the other city where there is a lot of documentation of it. Fans were milling around outside of the Civic Center, where the Beatles were going to play for hour before the show.
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| Here are two adorable fans with their buttons on, getting a photo snapped to remember the concert. |
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| Cute photos of fans waving Beatle photos and banner and showing off their tickets for cameras. |
Then word started to get out that the Beatles were headed to the Civic Center and the car was coming that way! Now this past summer, I did the "limo watch" for Paul McCartney and it was pretty exciting....I can just imagine that excitement was so much more for all four Beatles.
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| police hold back the fans so that they don't attack the Beatles car |
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| This fan got close to the Beatles but was quickly stopped. |
And then all heck broke loose and there was no stopping the Beatlemaniacs!
