tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post1675924922349974752..comments2024-03-28T12:56:48.205-05:00Comments on Meet the Beatles for Real: Report back from the Fest for Beatlefans Chicago 2013Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09709390264536530164noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-23896410801228533662013-11-02T23:34:47.487-05:002013-11-02T23:34:47.487-05:00Sara everything here is a love story, yes sir! (or...Sara everything here is a love story, yes sir! (or madame)<br /><br />Alfonso Romero VAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18316870777502036192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-17980961524562003452013-10-15T22:27:52.902-05:002013-10-15T22:27:52.902-05:00Sara,Thanks love for the fest comments! I was ther...Sara,Thanks love for the fest comments! I was there for me first time and loved the friendly peeps!I was in the sound alike contest as John Lennon with my version of Strawberry Fieilds.Sadly but expectedly didn't win but I was in the audition line with the wonderful girl winner and her Mum from last years event.A lovely voice indeed and we connected.I can hardly wait for next years event and Ms. Sara thanks for the low attendance concern but be informed that I will love and keep the Beatles alive as long as myself am still breathing British air,I will be there!Thanx again mate!unclebeatle@yahoo.comhttp://meetthebeatlesforreal.blogspot.com/2013/08/report-back-from-fest-for-beatlefans.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-17470425534803810552013-08-17T07:24:49.696-05:002013-08-17T07:24:49.696-05:00dear sara, it was fun reading your comments about ...dear sara, it was fun reading your comments about the fest. i haven't been to one of them for a very long time (i don't even remember when was the last one i attended, i know it was in chicago). i lived in new york city from 1984 to 1994, so i went to a lot of fests and they were certainly fun! the guests were great - victor spinetti and mike mcgear stand out for me - there were interesting things to buy that didn't cost a fortune and the best part was meeting new friends and catching up with old ones. and of course the sing alongs, not only around the hotel but in the rooms, were totally fun. at that last fest i went to something unusual happened: three apple scruffs in one same space! my friends cathy, dani and me! we had photos and stories to amuse all our friends. i met a lot of good people at the fests that have remained my friends to this day. my first fest was in chicago, in 1980. to think that all four boys were still alive and doing well at that time! i remember standing by the merchandise room and thinking to myself "this has nothing to do with those four guys i used to see every day". it was hard to think of them as a "thing" or a "product". i glued my (large) behind to a chair in one of the video rooms and some of my friends came to "rescue" me - it had been hours since i last ate or drank anything or went to the bathroom! at the time, we didn't have any of those videos and my jaw was dropping, i couldn't believe what i was seeing. i love hearing people talk about their times with the beatles, but only when they are genuine, real people who truly love the boys. i can't stand it when people brag about it and make it all about themselves. this was so true with victor, you could feel the love he had for them in the way he told his wonderful stories. it's always about the beatles for me, they are the stars. the rest of us, i don't care how close we got to them, are not them. i hope i don't sound stupid saying this, but it's how i feel. you totally belong in that pannel, sara! we're all so proud of you. Lizzie Bravohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219518308643161665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-24411882853615506882013-08-16T13:31:03.060-05:002013-08-16T13:31:03.060-05:00Sounds like fun! I'm dying to see the Good Old...Sounds like fun! I'm dying to see the Good Old Freda movie - I donated to the campaign too and I'm looking forward to my DVD!<br /><br />The Beatles cooking tribute might have been my friend Lanea. She's put out a few Beatles/Rock inspired cookbooks and she's awesome!Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14336966472461335637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-4380264371414236952013-08-15T23:20:33.584-05:002013-08-15T23:20:33.584-05:00Yeah I am not a fan of Mr. Lewis. I know some peo...Yeah I am not a fan of Mr. Lewis. I know some people really like him, and I am sure that he is an nice person outside of Beatlefest. But I just dislike him as an interviewer. And I don't like his voice. That sounds silly doesn't it? But I just hear him talk and I want to leave. He is just too pushy and I feel like he is trying to promote himself all of the time. He came into one of the panel discussions and had a question for the speaker. He started it off by naming the books he wrote and movies he produced before he even asked the question. When it was once an election year he talked for 20 minutes about how you have to vote for the "Beatle friendly candidate" and then made it sound like you were a bad Beatle fan if you didn't vote for his guy. Yet he seems like a nice guy when he isn't doing Beatles stuff. I have heard some really nice things about him outside of Beatles related things. Sara S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09709390264536530164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-41820771453460358562013-08-15T23:16:51.829-05:002013-08-15T23:16:51.829-05:00Ahhh...thanks guys! I am there representing all ...Ahhh...thanks guys! I am there representing all of you who read this blog! The idea has always been that this blog is a 21st century Beatles fanzine. So it is so much more to me than just photos and stories. I can get all sappy about it all, but really I am so proud of everything positive this sight has done over the years. It is just a bit overwhelming in my mind to be in a panel with Beatles authors and things. I am just an elementary school teacher who loves the Beatles. Sara S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09709390264536530164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-57059992119470185932013-08-15T23:13:34.222-05:002013-08-15T23:13:34.222-05:00You are totally right, Chuck! Meeting my Beatle ...You are totally right, Chuck! Meeting my Beatle pals (including you!) is a big part of the Fest. Sara S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09709390264536530164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-64511152138593219752013-08-15T17:25:58.720-05:002013-08-15T17:25:58.720-05:00Ditto!!!! That's exactly how I feel! Proud!!
...Ditto!!!! That's exactly how I feel! Proud!!<br /><br />Believe me, Sara, you fit in! Your our Sister in Beatledom!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-78852138862908589412013-08-15T17:21:54.508-05:002013-08-15T17:21:54.508-05:00I haven't been to a Beatlefest since 1985, but...I haven't been to a Beatlefest since 1985, but you totall brought back memories.<br /><br />First off, the late night/early morning jams, I LIVED for those. And I'm so happy you are the same way, singing under the stairs!!! I remember at one of those late night jams someone playing me a cassette snippet of Leave My Kitten Alone in a stairwell.<br /><br />I'm half-musician, half-scholar, I'd be at all the panel discussions too.<br /><br />I'm so happy you love the Battle of the Bands!!! We won the Battle of the Bands at our first try in 1984!!! And there were 13 other bands back then. The story of how we won is a story and a half, and I won't bore you with it now, but I loved reading your account. <br /><br />I stopped going because I was getting freaked out by some of the other fans! Like the girl who turned to me during A Hard Day's Night, during "And I Love Her" who told me "Paul sang this to me on our wedding night." (For years, I'd see her in news broadcasts every December 8, outside the Dakota). But the times I had there were very special to me.<br /><br />The first time I came home from a Beatlefest, I cried my eyes out when I got home, just remembering it!!! I was, like, inconsolable!!! I cried so hard about it I actually got sick!! <br /><br />I was intrigued by your dislike for Martin Lewis! I happen to like that guy, from what I've seen and read of him!<br /><br />PS: I'm saving all my pennies for the Mark Lewhison book, all Beatle authors be on notice!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-34141313627396108842013-08-15T15:04:38.760-05:002013-08-15T15:04:38.760-05:00Hi Sara, you forgot about one other group of peopl...Hi Sara, you forgot about one other group of people who attend the Fest. The fourth group comes to the Fest to see other "Beatle freinds" that they don't get to see on a regular basis during the year. People like you, so I can rave about your bolg, Bruce Spizer, Rockaway and others. I live in an area that doesn't have many Beatle people, so for me it's a good fix until the next gathering.Chuck Gundersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-31339165658928425492013-08-15T14:22:54.938-05:002013-08-15T14:22:54.938-05:00What a wonderful time you seemed to have had and f...What a wonderful time you seemed to have had and full deserving I might add. I felt strangely proud to see you on the panel since you're our Sara!Nick_Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-13458136759907143152013-08-15T04:36:33.858-05:002013-08-15T04:36:33.858-05:00You're a sweet girl,GOD bless you.You're a sweet girl,GOD bless you.jimmmmybradynoreply@blogger.com