It was from the April 1976 (issue #14) issue of "With a little help from my friend," but there is a note that says 'this article is a very short abstract from Beatles Unlimited 6, a special 32 page issue on Wings in Holland' So if anyone has that magazine, there is a much longer story in there (hopefully I will locate it one of these days).
Paul and Erik (March 26) |
Paul and Linda with Henk as they leave the hotel on March 25 |
Wings Over Holland
By Erik M. Bakker
When on March 24 (1976) and company finally came through the
customs at Schiphol Airport there were some 20 people waiting in the hall. A group of security-men, a few excited air
hostesses and some ten taxi-drivers, and of courses the editors of Beatles
Unlimited (Henk Hager and myself). As we
were the only fans, we were able to take the first of our over 800 photographs
made in those 43 hours.
I drove my car at high speed through the Amsterdam peak-hour
to stay close to the black eight-seater limousine Paul, Linda and Children,
Jimmy and Joe were in. We managed to
stay behind them, thus being able to shoot some pictures of the arrival at the Amstel
Hotel where some 50 fans were present to welcome Paul and Wings. Not one of those fans was as “loyal” as I
was, for I am the only one who followed Wings the whole 43 hours of their
visit. Henk “dropped out” after the concert
and didn’t join in the last day of their stay.
In the evening we saw Paul, Linda and Heather again giving
some autographs as they were leaving for the Neil Young concert at the Ahoy
Sports Palace at Rotterdam. Jimmy and
Joe already left earlier and Denny and his wife came out at about ten to have
dinner. In the meantime we had bought some
bottles of Bols Old Genever (Dutch gin) which we gave to the members of the
band. The first was Denny who arrived at
1:15am signing a BU issue, then Paul and Linda who arrived just after
Denny. Jimmy and Joe didn’t return until
a quarter to three.
The next day we saw some people of the company coming in and
going out, a.o Joe, who wanted to do some shopping. Joe talked to us and posed for a whole series
of pictures.
In the afternoon we followed the black limousine again and
in a hectic pursue to Rotterdam we nearly collided in the confusion of the
arrival. The concert was due at eight,
but at 7:30 we were in the hall, talking to the security men we had gotten to
know in those two days and decided to say in the middle aisle near the stage
when at last the concert started at 20.10 hours.
It was a great concert.
The show started with the Venus and Mars/Rockshow/Jet medley followed by
the programme as we knew it from the British and Australian tour. Only alteration were three new songs from “Speed
of Sound”, Let ‘em in/Silly Love Songs/Beware my love. Highlights were “Live and let die,” “Yesterday”
and “Lady Madonna.”
The next day I was back again early at the hotel and they
came out at about 12 o’clock. Again I
followed Paul’s limousine through the busy traffic and again managed to keep in
tough and overtook them on the highway to the airport. When Paul stepped into the hall of Schiphol
Airport, I gave him two sets of Beatles Unlimited and told him issue 6 would be
a special on Wings. Linda also joined in
and asked about the special. Waving at
us, the group went to the customs and disappeared from our sight.
An unforgettable experience, 43 hours of Wings in Holland.
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Outstanding story there. What occurred after? Thanks!
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