Post Beatles Grammy
Isn't it really strange that the Beatles win a Grammy award for Best Music for Let it Be, the very album that Paul disliked the final product. And yet, Paul was the only member of the Beatles present...
View ArticleHappy Birthday John from the whole world
John Lennon's birthday in 1971 was a very busy one but there was time for cake and a jam session with friends. Here are some photos taken during John's 31st birthday celebration as we celebrate the...
View ArticleThe day the Beatles came for lunch
The Day the Beatles Dropped in for lunchThe Newark Adviser She clearly remembers the day in October 1964 that she met The Beatles when they called into the Old England Hotel, Sutton-on-Trent, for a...
View ArticleBeatles in Bradford
So I am going to attempt to do a small version of what I did for the Beatles World tour and North American tour for the 50th anniversary of the 1964 UK Autumn tour. I say attempt because really I do...
View ArticleLeicester
50 years ago today was an interesting day for the Beatles. After lunch in Nottingham, they drove to Leicester. Ringo had just gotten his driver's license the day before (although that doesn't...
View ArticleBeatles in Birminham
Beatle fans waiting in the rain before the concert in Birmingham in 1964Ringo and John walking into the OdeonAnother day of the tour for the Beatles as the moved onto Birmingham on October 11, 1964....
View ArticleFrisbee Flinger
Over the course of Wings, Paul threw out several Frisbees into the audience. It is a pretty good idea because a Frisbee can fly pretty far into a crowd. In this photo was during the 1979 UK tour and...
View Article10 Things you don't know about Apple Scruffs
If you have read this blog for awhile, you will know that I tend to focus on things in the Beatles fandom and that the topic of the Apple Scruffs has been near and dear to my heart. Over the years I...
View ArticleA look at the damage
Here is a photo of Ringo Starr in New York City in 1964 after he arrived in the Delmonico and lost his St. Christopher medal. If you recall, Angie McGowan apologized to Ringo for his shirt getting...
View ArticleYes--this is our real hair---even in Wigan
The Beatles started off the tour stop in the town of Wigan on a bad note because the car broke down on their way there. You would have thought that by the autumn of 1964, the Beatles wouldn't have...
View ArticleHello Beatles Cracker!
In 1964 the Clark Race radio program out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania had a contest where one of the listeners got to travel to England and meet the Beatles! I bought a card that has photos taken...
View ArticleRingo and John having fun
I think this photo that Ringo posted for John Lennon's birthday last week is hilarious! Fun time in Trinidad in 1966!
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