Fan recall the last concert in LA
Photo copyright held by Sara Schmidt My girlfriend’s father was a producer for Angel Records, Capitol’s classical label. Capitol gave him four tickets, two on the field level. The field seats were...
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This is a beautiful item and such a rarity! A stewardess, who traveled with the Beatles from L.A. to San Francisco took some snaps of the guys on the plane and was lucky enough to have all four of...
View ArticleCatering for Doodles
The catering for the Candlestick Park show was by Simpson's catering. I purchased two blurry photographs of the Beatles backstage eating their meal from the daughter of the caterer. I believe...
View ArticleHalf-hearted interview
Square Queries Get Doodled RepliesQuestion: Is it true that you borrow harmonic ideas from the Baroque era?Lennon: I don’t know what a baroque is. I wouldn’t know a Handel from a Gretel. From this,...
View ArticleRock n Roll Music
Joan Baez and Wendy Hanson---Brian Epstein should have been standing in that empty spot....
View ArticleA Wild Welcome in S.F.
A Wild Welcome from S.F. FansBy William Chapin The Beatles ended their United States tour on a noisy note of triumph last night, to the cheering adulation of 25,000 screaming worshippers...
View ArticleNot a Beatle anymore
Tony Barrow always quoted George Harrison as saying after the concert at Candlestick Park, "That's it...I'm no longer a Beatle." And while George was no longer a touring Beatle---he remained a part...
View ArticleThose who were there remember the concert
It wasn’t exactly rattling jewelry, but I paid my $7.50. The cheaper seats went for one and two dollars less. While those in my section heard The Beatles performance quite well, many people left...
View ArticleFlying with the Ronnettes
I am not sure if these photos were taken on the way to Candlestick Park or afterwards (my guess is before), but I didn't share them yesterday---so why not today?
View ArticleFlying home
I found this about the flight from San Francisco to LA from Judith Sims. I think what Paul had to say about touring in 1967 was interesting. They were throwing out a few hints that they weren't...
View ArticleLeft overs from the tour
Here are some photos from the 1966 tour that just didn't make the cut or I wasn't quite sure where to put them.
View ArticleBack in London
The Beatles arrived safely back home in London on August 31, 1966. They were finished touring, but not finished as a group. They were ready to take a break, however. John went to Germany/Spain to...
View ArticleFarewell to the 1966 Beatles tour
I hope you all had as much fun as I did re-living the 1966 Beatles North American Tour! I thought it was really interesting and I learned some things along the way. I hope you can say the same....
View Article10 Reasons why you should not miss out on Beatles at the Ridge this year!
September is here and that means one thing for me--it is almost time for Beatles at the Ridge in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas! If you have been following this blog for the past few years, you will know...
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