So I am back from the Fest for Beatle fans and I am exhausted! But before I crash, I wanted to share a few things.
One of the guest speakers at the Fest was a man named Vince Calandra. He worked on the Ed Sullivan Show and was there for all 3 of the Beatles performances as well as Shea Stadium. He had some of the most amazing stories and I could have listened to him for days.
One of the things he talked about was how one of the producers decided to put each Beatle's name on the screen and put "sorry girls he's married" underneath John Lennon. This was not cleared with Brian Epstein and Brian was furious when he saw it! Brian had worked really hard to keep Cynthia a secret in America. None on the staff of the Sullivan show were told who she was or even her first name! And Brian worked hard to make sure that Cyn was in very little of the filming or photographs. And yet here it is literally broadcasted on national television that Lennon had a wife! And yet that fact did not take away anything from the Beatles popularity.
At the Fest, in the room where things were being sold, were the original cards that showed the names. How cool is that?
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One of the guest speakers at the Fest was a man named Vince Calandra. He worked on the Ed Sullivan Show and was there for all 3 of the Beatles performances as well as Shea Stadium. He had some of the most amazing stories and I could have listened to him for days.
One of the things he talked about was how one of the producers decided to put each Beatle's name on the screen and put "sorry girls he's married" underneath John Lennon. This was not cleared with Brian Epstein and Brian was furious when he saw it! Brian had worked really hard to keep Cynthia a secret in America. None on the staff of the Sullivan show were told who she was or even her first name! And Brian worked hard to make sure that Cyn was in very little of the filming or photographs. And yet here it is literally broadcasted on national television that Lennon had a wife! And yet that fact did not take away anything from the Beatles popularity.
At the Fest, in the room where things were being sold, were the original cards that showed the names. How cool is that?
