300 boppers scream Beatles out of Malton
August 19, 1966
The Beatles were sent off by 300 screaming teenyboppers at
Malton yesterday, and landed in Boston a couple of hours later to the screams
of another 350.
At Malton, the crowds exceeded the 250 who saw the boys off
in 1965. One banner yesterday pleaded,
“Please come back” and other had large red letters reading “SEX” on one side
and “JOHN” on the other.
The Beatles took $96,000 out of Toronto.
Police had to rope off the King Edward Hotel to let the Beatles
safely out to the paddy wagon, escorted by motorcycles and horses, which
whisked them off to the airport.
“You guys aren’t coming back next year, are you?” a weary,
perspiring policeman asked Ringo Starr as he clanged the paddy wagon door
shut. Ringo smiled and replied, “Please
don’t fret. Of course we’re coming
back.”
Manager Brian Epstein told the Star in his suite at the
hotel that it was not to be the Beatles last visit. “We’ll be back, possibly next year.” Mr.
Epstein said.
Wearing a striped black and gray mod suit, black suede
boots, an orange paisley pattern tie and think sideburns, Epstein read
newspaper reviews of the Toronto show, packed his bags and cursed the
teenyboppers laying siege to his room.
“It was bloody awful,” he said, “I couldn’t get a bit of
sleep with those terror pounding on my door and shoving notes under it all
night.”
His bed looked it, too.
Pillows, sheets and blankets were scattered over the backboard and
bedside table.
Police had the corridor roped off on the eight floor to keep
the besiegers at bay.
Wave after wave of screams deafened the dozens of policemen
on duty when the Beatles appeared around the corner.
Paul McCartney mumbled, “It’s madness. It’s madness.
‘touch his anklebone. Touch his
earlobe.’”
The Beatles wore corduroy slacks and jackets. John Lennon had huge orange sunglasses.
“Coming back next year, John?” a teenybopper asked.
“Yes, are you?”
Footnote: John Lennon
bought a new sports jacket yesterday.
When an aide delivered it to his suite, Lennon complained to the Deputy
Chief, John Murray, “It looks too new.”
Chief Murray rolled it into a ball and stepped on it a few times.
“Beautiful,” smiled Lennon.
Hi, Sara! Can you tell me which magazine/newspaper this article was from? :)
ReplyDeleteIt is from the Toronto Star (newspaper).
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