Meet the Beatles for Real: India

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Writing another song for The Beatles album

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Meeting the Beatles in India -- Film Review

First, I want to thank the 8 people who bought a ticket through my link for "Meeting the Beatles in India." I truly appreciate your support for this site.

I watched the film "Meet The Beatles in India" on Friday night with great hope that it was going to offer new Beatles information, and the film did not disappoint.

The film is the story of Paul Saltzman, a Canadian who was going through a time of self-discovery in his early 20's. He decided to travel to India for a job opportunity, and while there, he wanted to learn transcendental meditation from the Maharishi. Having been in India for his job for a while, he had no clue that The Beatles were in the Ashram with Maharishi, and he was originally denied access to the ashram. So Paul, who really wanted to meditate, decided to camp out in a tent outside of the gates for eight days. After that, he was finally allowed inside and learned about meditation. He joins The Beatles, their wives (girlfriend for Paul), and Mal Evans, who are sitting around talking. Suddenly, he was in with The Beatles and was allowed to take photographs of them.

The film goes along with Paul sharing some amazing stories about being with the Beatles, including a personal performance of George singing "The Inner Light" and observing John and Paul writing "Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da)

The film doesn't just tell Paul Saltzman's stories but also more about The Beatles' time in India and the White Album. One of the most interesting parts is the interview with the man who was the real "Bungalow Bill." While I knew that the song was inspired by someone John encountered at the ashram, I never really thought about how "Bill" would have his own story about The Beatles. I really enjoyed hearing him talk about his memories. It is really worth watching the Q&A section after the film because there is more with "Bungalow Bill," and we learn some about his mother's connection with The Beatles and the friendship she kept with George until his death in 2001.

The scenes with Mark Lewisohn were excellent. I just wish there was more. His insights were very necessary. The part with Paul and Mark discussing exactly how many songs from The White Album were written in India was so interesting and a great topic.

I liked that Paul and Mark were on the grounds of the actual ashram where The Beatles stayed. However, it was disappointing that we weren't able to see more of the bungalows and grounds. I also thought some of the interviews were pointless and not needed. I would much rather hear more from people who were actually with The Beatles, such as the Indian musician who played the flute on "The Inner Light," than from people who did not spend time with The Beatles.

The link below is the affiliate link to Amazon where you can purchase or rent this film. I get a small percentage of anything purchased through this link. Money made from the Amazon Afflication is used to pay the annual fee to keep this site online. Thank you for your support. Sara

https://amzn.to/49VZIBQ

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Have you bought your ticket to see Meeting the Beatles in India Yet?

Photo by Paul Satlzman (used with permission)

Friday is the big day! Have you bought your ticket yet? "Meeting the Beatles in India" film premieres this week with the Meet The Beatles For Real release this Friday! Just a reminder that you do NOT have to watch it on Friday. This is a rental and is available for you to watch anytime between this Friday until January 2021. The price is $12.00 a ticket (not per person, so everyone in your family can watch on the same ticket).

Everyone can join us for a Zoom discussion at 8pm (Central time) to talk about the film and Paul Saltzman's beautiful photos of The Beatles in India. I will post the link later.

Here is the link to pre-order your ticket. Also, anyone that pre-orders a ticket, you will be entered into a raffle to win the deluxe version of the book "The Beatles in India".

Please click the link below to order your ticket today.

https://gathr.us/screening/31653?oid=1&affid=27&__ef_tid=b05e945825c74595840766ceef5627c2&affname=Sara+Schmidt

Monday, September 7, 2020

Meet The Beatles For Real presents Meeting the Beatles in India film event!

I sent many of you an email about purchasing tickets to see the NEW documentary called "Meeting The Beatles in India." For those of you that I do not have your email address, here is the information. I hope that all of you can join me in not only renting the film but for the Zoom discussion on Friday night.

Hello, Beatle fans and viewers of Meet The Beatles... For Real,

I first want to thank you for visiting Meet The Beatles...For Real blog. I have been running the site for 11 years now and it is still a lot of fun. I hope the photos and stories that I have shared have brightened your day a little bit, especially over the past few months.

I have gotten a wonderful opportunity to host the documentary film called "Meeting The Beatles in India." It is about Paul Saltzman, who in 1968 was a Beatles fan living in Canada. Paul decided to learn mediation in India and found himself there at the exact time as the Beatles! The film is his story about hanging out with John, Paul, George, and Ringo. There will be interviews with Pattie Boyd, Jennie Boyd, Mark Lewisohn, and many others. The film is even narrated by Morgan Freeman! It is just an hour-long, but there is a Q&A session afterward.

Tickets cost $12 each. You rent the film to watch online from September 11 until January 2021. You do not have to watch it on September 11, but if you'd like to watch it on that date at 6 pm (Central Time), I am going to host a Zoom session at 8 pm (again Central) to talk about the film. This has nothing at all to do with the ticket or the rental. Anyone is welcome to join the Zoom.

If you buy your tickets before September 11, you will be entered into a raffle to win the deluxe copy of the book "The Beatles in India." This book usually costs $325!

From the start of Meet The Beatles...For Real, I have decided that I was always going to be open and honest with my viewers. So I will let you know a small percentage of each ticket sold will go back to me. It isn't enough to make me quit my teaching job, but it will be enough to keep the site running through the rest of 2020 and most of 2021. Blogger is a free site, but I pay to keep it free from ads and to get other features that make things run better. I am using this film opportunity as a fundraiser for MTBFR. It is a film about someone that met the Beatles, so it goes really well with the theme of the site, don't you think? I know that other big groups have been given the same offer and that most Beatles fans will buy their tickets through those the larger organizations. I am asking you, as a friend of MTBFR that if you plan on renting "Meeting the Beatles in India" to purchase your tickets through my link to help support the site. As I am sure most of you know, I run it 100% by myself and I don't make money from the site.

To purchase your ticket to rent "Meet the Beatles in India" please click the link below. If anyone has any questions or needs technical help in purchasing their ticket through this site, please do not hesitate to email me back. Starshyne9@yahoo.com

https://gathr.us/screening/31653?oid=1&affid=27&__ef_tid=b05e945825c74595840766ceef5627c2&affname=Sara+Schmidt

I want to encourage all of you not to skip this event because you aren't familiar with the technology. I am more than happy to walk you through the purchasing and watching process. Just drop me an email. I could even call you and walk you through it.

Have a great week everyone!

Peace & Love,

Sara S.