Those Beatle eyes

 January 30, 1964

Beatles in France

 

January 28, 1964 

The Original Breakfast with the Beatles

 

Casual interview

 January 24, 1964 

Les Beatles at the Olympia

 January 23, 1964

All for 1 and 1 for All

 January 22, 1964

Busted

 January 21, 1964 

Smile for the camera

 January 19, 1964 

Museum Fun with the Fabs

 

January 18, 1964

Chamber Pot on the head

 January 17, 1964 (early morning hours)

This is a very well-known photograph of the Beatles, along with Brian and George Martin, celebrating I Wanna Hold Your Hand being #1 in the United States.   

I recently re-read George Harrison's account of this photograph in the Beatles' Anthology.   My question is, what restaurant was this?  This at least explains where the chamber pot came from -- I guess soup was eaten out of it.   

George took us to a place which was a vault, with huge barrels of wine around. It was a restaurant and its theme was… well, the bread rolls were shaped like penises, the soup was served out of chamber pots and the chocolate ice cream was like a big turd. And the waiter came round and tied garters on all the girls’ legs. I’ve seen some pictures of us. There is a photograph around of Brian with the pot on his head.

 

Spending time in the hotel suite

Photo taken by Ringo 

 January 16, 1964 

Getting Ready for the Show

Photo by Ringo Starr 

 January 15, 1964

Romance in the air

 

Napoleon

 

Postcards from John

 

Meeting the princess

November 15, 1992 
 

Taking a quick break in France

 

Remembering Trini Lopez

 

Not trying to be a Debbie Downer, but there is another death to report with a Beatles connection.  Lopez passed away from Covid-19 on August 11, 2020.    

He is known for singing a the song "If I had a Hammer" among others.   The Beatles opened for Trini Lopez in 1964 in France until about halfway through the month of performances when The Beatles became the headliners and Trini opened for them.