Thank you note
The Beatles, being the well-mannered fellows that they were, would send thank you notes to the people that helped them out on the tour, often with a small gift. I wonder if bands nowadays still do...
View ArticleEnd of the tour
Well Beatle friends it has come to the end of another successful tour! I don't know about you, but I sure had a fun time finding the photos and memories to share with you all about the 1965 Beatles...
View ArticleThe fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story --a book review
Now that I am finished with the 1965 tour special, I am back to my regular schedule, which includes one of my favorite features: Wednesday Reviews!Today's review is a book that has been getting a LOT...
View ArticleListen to the John Lennon Hour tomorrow night!
Last year I went to the Beatles at the Ridge festival in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas and I had a great time! Well this year I am returning as one of the speakers this year! I am going to be doing a...
View ArticleBeatles show off
As far as I can tell in my research, the Beatles never totally canceled a performance. But on a few rare occasions (2 that I know of for sure) they did not play at the scheduled time and played the...
View Article"My Brush with a Beatle"
At the Fest for Beatle Fans in Chicago a few weekends ago, I met Margot Winick who asked me if I only accepted stories from fans that talked to one of the Beatles because she had seen Paul McCartney...
View ArticleBeatles antics
I am not sure if these two photos were from the same day or just from the same tour.
View ArticleHall of Famer
This photo was snapped while Ringo was leaving the Beatles' induction ceremony into the Rock n roll Hall of Fame in 1988. The Cleveland museum had not been built yet and so the ceremony took place in...
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