When Ringo got his Star(r)

 February 8, 2010 

15 years ago Ringo received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.   I still haven't gotten to see it -- but I will get there one of these days! 

You really never know where this man is going to pop up next

 Paul McCartney Makes Surprise Appearance at Deon Cole's Comedy Show, in Hollywood September 17, 2024

Report from Ringo at the Amoeba

 Friend of Meet the Beatles for Real, Karen Bridgeman, was fortunate enough to see Paul at the Jimmy Buffett concert at the Hollywood Bowl and then Ringo this weekend at the Amoeba in Hollywood!  Here is her report and photos from seeing Ringo!  Thank you Karen for sharing this!

Semi-live reporting from Ringo Starr Listening Event + 7" Release at Amoeba Hollywood on April 18, 2024. I arrived and was easily able to park in the garage next to Amoeba Music. As I didn’t see any elevators, but, I did walk past a parking attendant at the exit gate, I decided to walk up the exit ramp to the street. A very nice young man with long lush locks (Joe, who works at Amoeba) stopped and rolled down the window. He asked if I was going to Amoeba and suggested that I use the elevator and told me how to find them. You think the parking attendant could have directed me!

There was a short line, and Amoeba staff were outside selling Ringo’s Record Day record, so I picked one up. Unfortunately, it was only one per customer while supply lasted. We were led in to Amoeba Music very orderly. Nice not to have any pushing or jostling. They directed us in between the record aisles. Lucky third aisle for me, on the end. Standing there waiting, I turned around and much to my astonishment, there was a library stool right behind me. So I grabbed it and placed it in front of me thinking I would be able to grab one shot of Ringo! But, no… once I climbed up on the stool no one motioned or tapped me to get down. Now, I must say, there was a column behind me, so I was not blocking anyone!

Chris Carter came out and did a short introduction. Ringo and Linda Perry came out. Ringo spoke and allowed Linda Perry to have the spotlight! She is really a big fan and she glowed when talking about working with Ringo.

The event didn’t last long and Ringo was gone! No autographs, no pictures, just some peace and love, and you know that can’t be bad!

Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

 

July 12, 2023 -  Ringo speaks at Shelia E's Hollywood star on the Walk of Fame unveiling.  

Ringo arrives in Hollywood

 

August 26, 1987

Hollywood couple

 

March 8, 1987 - Hollywood 

Expressions

Taking the mic

Photo from the collection of Sara Schmidt. 
Taken from 35mm original negative

Needing a little Help

Paul McCartney gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Paul McCartney gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, originally uploaded by HelloKewpie.

Congrats to Paul!!

the 1964 L.A. press conference

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Some photos of the press conference at the Cinnamon Cider in Los Angeles in 1964.

Not Shea

The Beatles play at the Hollywood Bowl in 1965 in their "Shea Stadium" jackets. I like the KRLA hanging above the Beatles as compared to the huge cut outs in front of them that happened the next year at Dodgers Stadium.

Rock and Roll at the Hollywood Bowl

Here is a wonderful first hand account of seeing the Beatles in concert at the Hollywood Bowl in 1965. It was written by Sherry Lutz right after the concert and kept all of these years. I love reading things that were written at the time and not in retrospect, so I thought you all would enjoy it as well.


 https://letterpile.com/creative-writing/The_Beatles_at_Hollywood_Bowl_1965 

Sue and Linda were here at about 4:30 with Mrs. Willoughby driving. Sue had a blue tartan clothe A-line dress with wide white lace around the neckline and sleeves. Linda had on a pink mohair dress, Carol [my sister] a white dress with an embroidered sweater, and I wore a gray print with white cuffs and collar and buttons half-way down the front.

There was a lot of traffic on the freeway, and it took us an hour to get to the Hollywood Bowl. On the freeway we watched the people driving. There was some weird ones so we had something to exclaim over.

None of us actually believed we were going to see the Beatles for real. Ever since May 8 when we mailed our money order special delivery for the tickets at 12:06 at night right at the post office on Santa Fe we have been waiting for this day. Our first disappointment come when we did not get $7 seats like we sent in for, but $6 seats.They do not have enough first class seats for all the $7 orders so they gave you the next available by postmark and gave you a refund. After a while, though, the disappointment wore off, just a little, because many people we knew were getting $5 and $4 seats.

They were not letting anyone in when we got there so we got in line to wait. Many of the girls had on mod school dresses. Lots had hats on. There wasn't too many bell bottoms and long dresses like one excepted. There weren't too many boys either, mostly girls. People were selling Beatle buttons, posters, newspapers and glossy photos.

Sue wanted to put on some makeup so I went with her while Linda and Carol stood in line. We walked a couple of blocks to a gas station. A house we passed had pictures and signs saying "I love you Ringo". We met four girls at the station and they did not like the Rolling Stones! One girl liked Paul the best, another liked George. Sue said she liked Brian Jones and all we got was groans. One girl said she doesn't like the Rolling Stones but she likes Brian Jones. That makes a lot of sense!

Will got blisters on the way up the hill, so I told her to take off her shoes so she'd stop complaining. Linda and Carol were not at the entrance when we got there; they had already gone in. We had to show our tickets or they wouldn't even let us up the hill to the Bowl. At the gates we bought two programs each. I bought an extra one for Eileen and Sue bought one for a friend in Pennsylvania. We looked for Linda and Carol, couldn't find them and decided to go up, because they were probably at our seats.

The programs are great, better than any of the other ones we have. The Beatles have the best, because they are the best. The whole thing is pictures.

Our seats were really far away, but after they came on we forgot about that; it really was worth the $6.

We just sat there for over an hour and a half waiting for the show to begin. Oh, it was a long time. There were three girls behind us who had been there last year too. Policemen were all over on the hills, so kids wouldn't be making trouble who did not have tickets. A helicopter flew around with a lighted sign that said "Boss radio KHJ welcomes the Beatles to Boss Angeles", or something like that, right over a KRLA presentation.

Finally, it began. First King Curtis (who's he), then some corny dancers, Cannibal and the Head Hunters and Brenda Hollaway.

Then all the KRLA DJs came out with British flags and introduced the Beatles. All of a sudden they were out there playing Twist and Shout! Almost everyone was screaming. I spent the whole thing on the edge of the bench. They wore black pants and beige Hitler-like jackets with black buttons. John had a corduroy hat on. George's and Ringo's hair looked too long. After their first song they took the lowest bow, like they were enjoying every minute. I wish I could remember all that they said but I can't.

Paul sang She's A Woman then they did I Feel Fine. Before Dizzy Miss Lizzy John said something like it was from one of their albums. I'm sure everyone there knew that anyway.

They were great when they played Ticket to Ride. Ringo just drums away. He is so good! He smiled a lot.

George came up then and said something and then sang Everbody's Trying To Be My Baby. Paul sort of waltzed back to an amplifier and turned a button or something. After the song a guy came out and did something too. (Can't even work his own equipment.)

Paul asked us to join in on the next song Can't Buy Me Love. Everyone just screamed. Sue and I sang. A girl behind me was really screaming Paul! Paul!

In Baby's In Black Paul and John were singing and in one part Paul turned and they pointed the necks of their guitars at each other.

One time John went up to the pool and pointed to it, looked at Paul and George and then at us. I wonder if he wanted someone to jump in. Then he made a jumping motion like he was going to leap in.

Ringo got to sing I Want to Be Your Man. I don't see how he can sing and play the drums at the same time. When he was finished George, John and Paul raised their hands to him. He was on a platform and Ringo took a bow.

During A Hard's Day Night and Help! Sue and I sang along we were in sort of an ecstasy. George would wave once and awhile when a rest in his lead part would allow it, and everyone would scream louder.

Towards the end on Help! kids started running down the aisles and some were waving their arms. The guards and policemen started running around blocking girls. One jumped in the pool, but all she accomplished was a good soaking.

John put down his guitar and fixed the mike in front of the organ, and they started I'm Down. Everyone knew that was the last song, because Dave Hull gave us the information on the radio. John played with his elbow on the organ, then all of a sudden they were leaving. A guy ran on stage and shook their hands, we don't know who it was. Then they were gone. Sue was yelling "They're gone!" I think I was saying something of the same.

Girls were jumping in the pool, heck if I know why, they were gone. They probably wanted to touch their equipment. A man came on the loud speaker and said the Beatles were gone and on the freeway just a minute after they left.

We stayed around for awhile because it was only 10:00 and Sue's mom wouldn't be there till 11:00. We saw the guy with the long blond hair, who we had taken the picture of at the Rolling Stone's concert. (He looks like Ringo.) He was signing autographs and we showed him the picture (Linda had it) and he remembered it and smiled. We also saw the guy who gave me his seat at the Dave Clark Five Concert.

People were still trying to sell things, half price now on most. One guy was selling pillows and he told us to go away because we were bugging him. He thought we were bugging him? That's a larf.

On the way home we heard Yesterday, the Beatles new song. Paul sings and there's no guitars or drums but a string quartet. It's one of the most beautiful songs they have ever done.

I do not think we will ever forget this night for as long as we live.

Ringo's Star!

I am happy that Ringo got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this past Monday. I am sad that I went on that trip to Hollywood this past July and have no plans of returning. Maybe I need to save my money once I return from my England trip to go back to L.A. so I can see Ringo's star! (That sounds really funny!!!) Some fans made it to the ceremony and here are some photographs they took.

Hollywood 1964

Here is a very interesting find. It is a Polaroid photograph of George Harrison with two fans. They are standing outside of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood (I was right there this past summer!!) taken while the Beatles were playing the Hollywood Bowl and staying in L.A. during the 1964 North America tour.

The fans waited for the photo to develop (gotta love Polaroids for the quick processing!) and had George sign the back of the photo. Now for me this would be a big issue. What side would you display? On the front is a phot of YOU with George and on the other is George's authentic autograph!

My trip to Los Angeles!

At the Hollywood Bowl where the Beatles played in 1964 and 1965


Here I am standing by a Beatles advertisement at Capitol Records



At the George Harrison star




Anthology awards through the glass



I peaked inside the glass door at Capitol and snapped some photos of the Beatles things on the wall through the glass (I know...I am Beatle obsessed)


John Lennon's star

The top of Capitol Records...this reminded me of Ringo's Goodnight Vienna album cover.

My mom with the Beatles star on the walk of fame

Capitol records tower: The Beatles had 2 press conferences in there

I am now back from my trip to California. I had a great time! On Saturday I took a tour of Hollywood and saw as many "Beatles things" as I could think of. I wanted to share those photos with you all. Then back to the regularlly scheduled fan photos. Enjoy!