Palm Springs

Photos by Fred Seaman 

 April 8, 1979 

Hollywood Tour

January 14, 1974
 

The word is out: John is married and has a baby!

January 6, 1964 -  Yes Beatle fans, it is true -- John Lennon was married to Cynthia and they had a baby named John Julian.  The married couple lived right here in this flat.   Shocking news to hear 60 years after the fact.  
 

Reunited

 

December 27, 1973 -  50 years ago Julian and Cynthia flew over to Los Angeles to spend time with John and May.  These photos might not be from that exact day, but they still show what happened.  Julian hadn't seen his Dad in many years and you can tell that he's nervous and a little uncomfortable.  But by the end of the trip, Julian and John had a good time together and John didn't end contact with Julian ever again. 

Spending the day with Dad

December 11, 1968 
 

Beatle Bros

 

I love the family bond the children of the Beatles have with one another.   I love how much they support one another.  This photo was taken after Julian saw Dhani perform in London.   It reminds me of the photo taken of Sean and James from a few years ago. 

Cynthia gets busted

 October 21, 1963

Can you imagine how quickly this type of news would spread today?

Beatle family gathering

 June 26, 2023

Julian's birthday meal

 April 8, 2023

Julian's 60th birthday.  

The Beatles induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

 

January 20, 1988

It has been 35 years since The Beatles were inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.   It was a HUGE deal in 1988 and even a bigger deal that Paul was a no show.   I found this article written by a fan that was there in an old issue of GoodDay Sunshine.   There was no author given to the article. 

Beatles News and other interesting News

GoodDay Sunshine Winter 1988

 

George and Ringo were joined by Yoko, Julian, and Sean to accept induction on behalf of the Beatles at the third annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies on January 20^th at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.  Paul should have been there, but he wasn’t.  He should have given a proper, intelligent explanation for his no-show, but he didn’t.  Truthfully speaking, it was his loss. 

  In addition to receiving the coveted award, all the presenters and presenters ended the Hall of Fame festivities (with George right up front) by jamming on some classic standards.  “Twist & Shout” kicked off a mind-boggling all-start session in which the capacity black-tie crowd of 700 (at $1,000 a plate) also heard renditions of “All Along the Watchtower,” “Stop! In the name of Love,”  “Who Lot of Shakin’ Goin’ On,”  “Born on the Bayou,”  “Like a Rolling Stone,” and “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.”  The ultimate highlights, however, had to be when Julian contributed vocals to “Stand By Me” with Ben E. King (and some of the Beach Boys) and when “I Saw Here Standing There” saw Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Mick Jagger and George Harrison trade off vocals and “oohs.”   George not only sang, he played guitar, as did Neil Young, Jeff Lynne, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Edmunds, Jeff Beck, Steve Van Zandt, John Fogarty, Bob Dylan, Les Paul, and member of Paul Schaffer Late Night Band, Oh yes, Elton John played piano and Ringo drummed.

  It was Mick who presented the induction, crediting The Beatles with giving the Rolling Stones their first hit and stating, “We (The Stones) thought we were totally unique animals.  Then we heard there was a group from (he sneered) Liverpool!  They had long hair, scruffy clothes, but they had a record contract – I was almost sick!”  Harrison swiped a line from Pepper in his acception:  “It’s wonderful to be here.  It’s certainly a thrill.”  But he was also very serious, “We all loved John so much, and we all love Paul very much.”  Yoko added, “I wish John was here.  He would have been here, you know.  He would have come.”  She was alluding to Paul’s absence.  Julian, sporting a hairstyle more becoming on the lead singer of the band Simply Red, remarked, “I’m grateful to my dad for giving me a lot of inspiration.”  Sean, growing up quickly, confessed, “I’m a little young to know about all this stuff, but I love The Beatles.  I’m proud to be up here for doing nothing.”  Not to be outdone in the humor department, Ringo chimed in, “We’re all doing nothing…give us the prize and let’s go home!”  The five held hands and were all smiles.

  Let us pray that the complete award ceremonies will be made available as a video.  Our guess, though, is that the only place anyone will get to see replays of these Rock & Roll Hall of Fame annual presentations is at the actual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame when it finally opens sometime in the future in Cleveland, Ohio.

   For the record, Paul refused to join the others on grounds of “business differences.”  The precise message, delivered from a McCartney publicist:  “I was keen to go and pick up my award, but after 20 years, The Beatles still have some business differences which I had hoped would have been settled by now.  Unfortunately, they haven’t been, so I would feel like a complete hypocrite waving and smiling with them at a fake reunion.”  It sure doesn’t sound like the Paul of old, who would always think of public relations first.  Former Beatle publicist Derek Taylor said, “It’s a grim statement.”  Beach Boy vocalist Mike Love called Paul’s absence “…a bummer because we’re talking about harmony” when he accepted his award from Elton John.  

Others inducted were the Drifters, who were presented by Bill Joel; the Supremes, who were presented by Little Richard; and Bob Dylan, who was presented by Springsteen.  Motown founder Berry Gordy was inducted as a non-performing professional, while Les Paul, Leadbelly, and Woody Guthrie were honored as “early influences.”  Other notable no-shows were Diana Ross and Keith Richards, who was supposed to join Jagger in presenting The Beatles.  Little Richard was asked backstage how it felt to be an artist The Beatles took on tour in the sixties.  He was quick to correct, “Oh, you got that backward.  I took them on tour!  They stayed at my home…I knew ‘em  before you did!”  So there. 

Snow Day!

 December 1977

I really love these photos. 

Bumping into Uncle Paul

 

November 12, 2022

How cool is this?  Julian just happened to see his "Uncle Paul" (his words, not mine) hanging out in an airplane lounge at the same time he was there!    I think the photo of the two of them is lovely, and I like how Paul is showing that he has downloaded Julian's new album, Jude, on his phone!   Beatle family warms my heart. 

John and Julian at Kenwood

 August 8, 1967

Playing his recorder

 July 31, 1967

I wonder what Paul is playing on that recorder -- maybe starting to write Fool on the Hill?   

Fun in the sun

 July 26, 1967

Paul and John arrive

 

July 22, 1967 -  Why is Magic Alex with them in the last photo?   He traveled to Greece on July 20 with Ringo and George.   Did he meet John and Paul at the airport when they arrived?   (Surely that is the answer)   

My other observation is that I always thought all four Beatles and their partners went on this trip to Greece in July of 1967.   However, Maureen doesn't appear in any of the photos.  She was pretty far along in her pregnancy at this time, so that might have been why she didn't come along.   Such a shame that she missed out..