The Sahara Hotel
The Beatles wanted to go to Las Vegas so that they could see the city that they had heard about for themselves. Little did they know that there was no way that they could do any type of sightseeing or...
View ArticleBeatles Seattle press conference
I posted these two stories of fans who met the Beatles at the press conference back in 2009 and so I thought that today, on the 50th anniversary of the Seattle show, I would repeat the stories for...
View ArticleThe Trill of a Lifetime
First three photos taken by Timothy EaganIn an article called A Thrill of a Lifetime a radio DJ who was at the Beatles concert in Seattle recalls his memories of the fab concert 50 years ago today.“The...
View ArticleBeatles at the Edgewater Hotel
photo by John VallentyneThe Beatles stayed at the Edgewater Hotel in Seattle, Washington because no other hotel in the city would allow them to stay there. In 1964, the Edgewater was a fairly new...
View ArticleBetween Youngsters and Disaster
Only 100 Police Between Youngsters and DisasterWriter UnknownThe Province (newspaper)One hundred Vancouver policemen stood between 20,000 hysterical youngsters and disaster at Empire's Stadium Saturday...
View ArticleRiots in Vancouver
Red Robinson interrupting the concert The Beatles concert in Vancouver was the beginning of wild Beatles concerts in North America. While prior to Vancouver, the fans screamed, cried and tried to...
View ArticleVancouver memories
I was there… by an improbable connection between a father who bought 3 tickets for himself, his wife and daughter. The wife backed out, the dad knew my father and asked if I would like to go. I was 11...
View ArticleHollywood here they come!
LA Police Await Beatles and Wish They Weren’tAugust 21, 1964By Bob Thomas AP Movie-Television WriterHollywood -- Notes and comments on the Hollywood sceneThe Los Angeles police wish this was the...
View ArticleThe Hollywood Bowl in 1964
Here is a story that I found in a fan magazine from the mid 1970's called "the New Beatles fan club" of a fan who saw the Beatles in concert at the Hollywood Bowl in 1964. Here is her memories of...
View ArticleA letter from Laura
Dear Lynne:I'm writing this letter to tell you what I did Sunday night. I went to a press conference for The Beatles with a reporter from our local paper. It was at the Cinnamon Cinder. Bob Eubanks...
View ArticleThe Heartbroken Beatle Fan
They Leave Behind a Heartbroken Beatle FanBy Jeanne VoltzThe Beatles left a broke heart in Los Angeles today. Cathy Owens, 14, had come from San Diego to make a presentation of two trophies to the...
View ArticleStep inside Cavendish
I have to take a small break from the 1964 tour to share this story with you all. I love this for so many reasons. The first one is that only a small handful of fans that I am aware of were ever...
View ArticleWhen George threw the drink
Excuse me while I totally Beatle Geek out on you all for a moment. The exact dates of when the Beatles did various things in 1964 while in L.A. is very confusing. Today I have seen the date of...
View ArticleA Beatles party in the Garden
I have written and posted a LOT about the party Alan Livingston hosted at his home to raise money for the Hemophilia Foundation in 1964. There are many stories of fans who were able to meet the...
View ArticleShooting (by the) Pool
Bob Bonis and other photographers took advantage of the Beatles break in the tour and location for a fun photo shoot by the pool....
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