Fans on the mob
One fan wrote about her experience on the back of her Beatles concert ticket Fans trying to sneak a peek of the Beatles. Photo by Curt Gunther a crush of fans greeted the Beatles when they arrived at...
View ArticleFans Pout, Plot to get near idols-it's do use
photo by Curt Guntherphoto by Curt GuntherPhoto by Curt GuntherDisgruntled teenagers stalked the Beatles at the Speedway Motel today while other clever fans converged on the State Fairgrounds to plan...
View ArticleBeatle Reporters qualify for combat pay
Times photo by Bruce I. GerardBeatles, Reporters Qualify for Combat PayBy Peter HinchlifteThe Indianapolis TimesJust what is this with the Beatles?Well, they're English.So am I, for that matter.They...
View ArticleConcert memories from the Beatles at the State Fair
To read more about the Beatles concert in Indianapolis, I recommend two books. The first is Some Fun Tonight vol. 1 by Chuck Gunderson. In this book, you can read the great (true) story of when...
View ArticleFans didn't get to see them!
When the Beatles landed at Geneal Mitchell Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at 4:20pm, around 700 Beatle fans were waiting to greet them. They were holding their signs and waving their banners, ready to...
View ArticleThe original threetles
If you recall, the day before the concert in Milwaukee, during the press conference in Indianapolis, George was asked if the Beatles ever get sore throats when touring. George says something about...
View ArticleMaybe you will get a call from me....
Poor 14 year old Christy Cutler....she had tickets to the see the Beatles in Milwaukee and wouldn't you know it---she got sick. Christy came down with an illness that landed her in the hospital in...
View ArticleThe concert in Wisconsin
This is obviously before the Beatles came on stage...everyone seems pretty calm. The Beatles view....
View ArticleThe Milwaukee fans go wild!
I have no idea why, but it seems like I have more photos of fans at the Milwaukee concert than any other venue. And while these are from the September 4, 1964 date, the really could be from any stop...
View ArticleFront row seats
Can you even begin to imagine what it would have been like to have FRONT ROW seats to a Beatles concert? Three friends in Milwaukee had front row seats and took this amazing photo! They also shared...
View ArticleBeatles are a screaming smash here
Singers Meet the Press--Beatles are a screaming smash hereBy Thomas FitzpatrickChicago Tribune September 6, 1964Everything you've heard about the effect the Beatles have on teenagers is true....
View ArticleSquealing in Delight
The Beatles Descend--Thousands Squeal DelightBy Leighton McLaughlinChicago Sun Times September 6, 1964The Beatles made $1000 a minute Saturday night in the International Amphitheatre during ritual...
View ArticleRingo's golden drum
The Ludwig drum company's main office was located in Chicago, Illinois. Ringo Starr played Ludwig drums and the name "Ludwig" was seen prominently on the Beatles drum head. To honor Ringo for the...
View ArticleChicago Beatle fans
Some photos taken of the Beatles during the 1964 Chicago concert by a fan in the audience. Fan taken photo from the Beatles chicago press conferenceB-day Chicago memoriesShe even kept the tissue she...
View ArticleRemembering a Beatle meeting
Back in February of this year, I found this interview with a Detroit fan who met the Beatles at the Detroit '64 press conference on the Detroit CBS station's website. The interview with Nancy Cain was...
View ArticleConcert memories of the Beatles in Detroit
photo by Tony SpaniaMemories of fans who attended the concert in Detroit, Michigan (collected through various places online) I was at this concert and saw Paul McCartney again at Comerica Park July 24,...
View ArticleBeatles an another press conference
Photographs from the Beatles 1964 press conference in Detroit, Michigan.....another day...another time to meet the press....
View ArticleThe Beatles slept here
After every stop along the Beatles tour, souvenir hunters were on the prowl to get a hold of anything the Beatles touched. Bedsheets that the Beatles slept on were the most popular item to cut up...
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