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The Beatles, Pete Shotton and Me
Bill King looks back fondly on an evening of Beatles stories and more with the late Pete Shotton. It’s always sad to hear about another of The Beatles’ old Liverpool pals passing on, but I couldn’t help but smile when … Continue reading
Early 1967: Stop, Hey, What’s That Sound?
50 years ago, on Feb. 25, 1967, American fans got their first look at the “psychedelic” Beatles when the promo films for “Penny Lane” and “Strawberry Fields Forever” aired on ABC’s “Hollywood Palace” variety hour. This memoir of that time … Continue reading
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Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Apollo 1, Brian Epstein, Dick Clark, Dick Lester, Frank Sinatra, George Hamilton, George Harrison, Hollywood Palace, Jane Asher, JFK assassination, John Lennon, LBJ, Liz and Dick, Lowell Thomas, Lynda Bird Johnson, Mia Farrow, Paul McCartney, Penny Lane, RFK, Ringo Starr, Strawberry Fields Forever, Super Bowl, The Beatles, The Beatles at Shea Stadium, The Blue Max, The Invaders, The Monkees, the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, Where the Action Is, WLS
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Beatles Scoops From Where You Might Not Expect Them
Beatlefan internet columnist Kit O’Toole talks in Issue #223 with Norwegian Beatles expert Roger Stormo, whose blog/news site WogBlog has attracted a worldwide audience, boasting readers from the United States, the UK, France, Germany, Japan, Canada, the Netherlands, Russia, Australia, … Continue reading
Macca in the Desert: What a Trip!
Here is Beatlefan Senior Editor Rick Glover’s complete report from the second night of Desert Trip festival in Indio, CA. … Paul McCartney must have some very big hands, to be able to hold 75,000 people in his palm at … Continue reading
Summer’s Day Song: Insights From Recent McCartney Interviews
Paul McCartney gave three major print media interviews this summer that were generally more interesting than his usual press outings. Here are the more interesting insights we’ve gleaned from the Q&A sessions published in the Washington Post, Rolling Stone magazine … Continue reading
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Tagged " Apple Corps, A Hard Day's Night, Beatlefan, bob dylan, Flowers in the Dirt, George Harrison, John Lennon, Lady Gaga, Let It Be, Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Love Me Do, New York Times, Paul McCartney, Pure McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rolling Stone, Rusty Anderson, Something New, The Beatles, Washington Post, Wings
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Making the Case Why McCartney Should Continue Touring
There’s been an ongoing discussion among Paul McCartney fans in recent months about the wisdom of Macca continuing his “never-ending” tour, and how his voice is holding up. (You can watch a recent show here.) What follows is a reasoned … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Beatlefan, Bill King, deep cuts, Fan on the Run, Live and Let Die, Macca, Macca TV appearances, Macca's voice, McCartney concerts, McCartney fans, McCartney on tour, McCartney onstage, McCartney set list, Minneapolis, neverending tour, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five, One on One tour, Paul McCartney, Rick Glover, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog, The Beatles, vocal problems
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