https://patreon.com/meetthebeatlesforreal
Hello MTBFR viewers,
People have been asking me to post some of the more "scandalous" stories about fans meeting the Beatles for many years. I have always been a bit reluctant to do so because they often paint the Beatles fans negatively. Many of those fans are still very active in the Beatles fan community, and I didn't want to shine a bright light onto an event that they might be embarrassed about that happened 50 or more years ago.
Some stories about the Beatles, their wives, or other insiders aren't very positive. I didn't want to upset anyone by sharing these stories.
And yet -- it is a disservice to NOT share them. The good, the bad, and the ugly of The Beatles and their fans are part of history. The Beatles and their fans were far from perfect. People hated Yoko because she was Japanese. Linda was threatened by the "baddies." Paul might have punched Caroline in the nose when she came onto his property. To ignore these facts is whitewashing the Beatles' story and not being completely honest.
However, I didn't like the idea of sharing all of those stories (although I have shared quite a few of them) on this public forum where anyone can easily find them. Those of us who are dyed-in-the-wool Beatles fans can take the stories and place them correctly in context to where they fit in the history of John, Paul, George, or Ringo. If a story took place in 1970 and Paul is rude to a fan, we know that Paul was going through depression and depending heavily on alcohol and that his attitude is understandable. We also know that Linda will help him pull himself together, and he will form Wings and eventually return to his usual charming Paul self. The fan in 1970 doesn't know that and is writing from the 1970 point of view.
But people that randomly find this site and aren't deep seeded in Beatles history don't have that background and often misconstrue things.
So I came up with a solution to this issue (I hope). I have decided to start a Patreon where I will share the stories and photos that I think only us hard-core Beatle fans want to read or see and can understand properly. My thought process is that hardcore fans would be willing to pay a little bit for this content, whereas the casual browser will not be that invested.
And I will be 100% honest with you (because that is always how I have run this site), I am looking to make a huge change in my life, and I will be in need of some money So this is an idea I had to help me pay the bills and not just for the betterment of Beatledom.
If you join, it will cost $4.00 a month. I WILL NOT be updating every day, but at least 1-2 times a week. If you join before May 31, 2023, you will be entered into a contest to win a Beatles prize. I will tell you more about that later. I haven't had a contest in a long, long, long time.
If you do not want to join -- no big deal! I am NOT giving up the regular Meet The Beatles...For Real site and I will still be updating it 5 times a week, as I have been doing for 14 years. Nothing is going to change right here (although I might remove a few of the old articles and put them on Patreon -- namely, the one about the girls that took Mary to "babysit" her.)
I have never done anything like this before, so have a little grace as I work out how to do it. If you have any questions -- please ask.
Peace and Love
Sara (aka Starshyne)
