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Showing posts with label 1989. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1989. Show all posts
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Monday, April 27, 2020
Sunday, April 26, 2020
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Smooches in Chicago
December 3, 1989 -- 30 years ago!! I have so many friends that list this show as their first Paul concert.
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Monday, October 7, 2019
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Monday, February 26, 2018
Flowers in the dirt and on the table
I wonder if it was a bit strange for Paul to be sitting there at a press conference table completely by himself. The charm of a Beatles press conference was the banter and jokes among the four of them. And even though quite some time had passed, I bet Paul missed the other three being at that table as well.
Friday, December 29, 2017
Beatles Glasses
This story comes from Beatle fan and collector, Steve Brodwolf, who posted this story on the Beatles Collector's Facebook page and gave me permission to share it here.
I met Ringo in 1989. A travel agent friend alerted me that Ringo was flying into Chicago and I went to the airport to say "Hi." Another friend made these wacky Ringo/Beatles glasses and I gave them to Ringo. (the shot of me was taken earlier in the day, knowing I was going to give them to Ringo) He immediately put them on and asked me to take his picture. He signed several items for me and he never removed the glasses. He loved them. The next night, I went to the show and gave a copy of the shot to one of Ringo's stage crew. He took it back to Ringo. A few minutes later the stage guy called me to the edge of the stage. Ringo sent the picture back to me. Signed and personalized with a small Ringo work of art. ...He was totally cool.
- One odd thing about our meeting. It wasn't until I got the photo back that I noticed that on the day we met...we were both wearing the same shirt!
I met Ringo in 1989. A travel agent friend alerted me that Ringo was flying into Chicago and I went to the airport to say "Hi." Another friend made these wacky Ringo/Beatles glasses and I gave them to Ringo. (the shot of me was taken earlier in the day, knowing I was going to give them to Ringo) He immediately put them on and asked me to take his picture. He signed several items for me and he never removed the glasses. He loved them. The next night, I went to the show and gave a copy of the shot to one of Ringo's stage crew. He took it back to Ringo. A few minutes later the stage guy called me to the edge of the stage. Ringo sent the picture back to me. Signed and personalized with a small Ringo work of art. ...He was totally cool.
- One odd thing about our meeting. It wasn't until I got the photo back that I noticed that on the day we met...we were both wearing the same shirt!
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
I should have known better by Geoffrey Ellis - a book review
Geoffrey Ellis is one of those names in the Beatles world that you think, "Oh yeah, I have heard that name...now, who exactly is he?" Ellis was the personal assistant to Brian Epstein at NEMS beginning in 1964 until Brian's death. Afterwards he worked at Dick James music for about a year until he began working with Elton John. But the reason why you might recall the name "Geoffrey Ellis" is because he and Peter Brown were staying at Brian Epstein's country house. Eppy was with them for a bit and then decided to leave to return back to his home in London to return to his guests the next day. Brown and Ellis were in a pub when they got word that their friend had died, and so they rushed back to London to see what on earth was happening.
Knowing this information before reading this book, one would assume that Geoffrey Ellis and Peter Brown were friends. However, once you read this book, you will quickly discover that Ellis never cared much for Brown, and their only real connection was their friendship with Brian Epstein. Geoffrey had been friends with Brian from way back in Liverpool and eventually Geoffrey left England to work in the United States for an Insurance Company. Through a series of event he was asked by Brian to work at NEMS and he agreed.
His job was to do the paperwork that Brian was overwhelmed with and honestly did not want to do. Ellis makes it very clear that he does NOT like the Beatles' music and is NOT a fan of the group. He highly dislikes Lennon and takes jabs here and there throughout the book at John and his wit. Personally, I think Ellis was just too conservative for John.
There were some interesting stories in the book, but overall, I found the writing to be dry and a bit boring. At times, I felt like Ellis went into too much detail about things that weren't important (like what the inside of the limo was like) and not enough detail about working with the Beatles. However, I did enjoy reading about Brian Epstein because Ellis did not focus on Brian's homosexuality, as so many books seem to do. Obviously, it wasn't ignored in the book, but in regards to Brian, this book showed that he was a person and not just "The Beatles gay Jewish manager."
My favorite part of the book was the reproduction of a manuscript Brian's secretary, Wendy Hanson, began writing before she died. Now, that is a book that would have been interesting.
This book wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either. It is one that Beatle book completest will want to have in their collections, but it isn't a must-read.
Knowing this information before reading this book, one would assume that Geoffrey Ellis and Peter Brown were friends. However, once you read this book, you will quickly discover that Ellis never cared much for Brown, and their only real connection was their friendship with Brian Epstein. Geoffrey had been friends with Brian from way back in Liverpool and eventually Geoffrey left England to work in the United States for an Insurance Company. Through a series of event he was asked by Brian to work at NEMS and he agreed.
His job was to do the paperwork that Brian was overwhelmed with and honestly did not want to do. Ellis makes it very clear that he does NOT like the Beatles' music and is NOT a fan of the group. He highly dislikes Lennon and takes jabs here and there throughout the book at John and his wit. Personally, I think Ellis was just too conservative for John.
There were some interesting stories in the book, but overall, I found the writing to be dry and a bit boring. At times, I felt like Ellis went into too much detail about things that weren't important (like what the inside of the limo was like) and not enough detail about working with the Beatles. However, I did enjoy reading about Brian Epstein because Ellis did not focus on Brian's homosexuality, as so many books seem to do. Obviously, it wasn't ignored in the book, but in regards to Brian, this book showed that he was a person and not just "The Beatles gay Jewish manager."
My favorite part of the book was the reproduction of a manuscript Brian's secretary, Wendy Hanson, began writing before she died. Now, that is a book that would have been interesting.
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| Paul and Geoffrey Ellis in 1989 |
This book wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either. It is one that Beatle book completest will want to have in their collections, but it isn't a must-read.
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