Goodbye to the United States

 

Walking with Paul

 

Dancing

 

A Friendly welcome in Toronto

 September 7, 1964 - Toronto

Paul's arrival

 

Another great Beatles concert

 November 16, 1963

Beatles and the Bobbies

 November 10, 1963

Welcoming the Beatles to D.C.

 

The Second Shea

 

Ringo and security in Indy

 

The Beatles and the coppers

 

Opryland U.S.A.

Much appreciation goes to Dan at the Paul McCartney & Wings at Junior's Farm Facebook group for posting this one.  I have been forever looking for a photograph of Paul and the family at Opryland and here is not the best photo, but it is a good start! 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/462714677174928/

Pretty Little Police Men in a row

Photo taken by Linda (Eastman) McCartney 

This photo was taken on August 23, 1966, at Shea Stadium as the security guards were coming onto the field before the Beatles took the stage.    Strangely this photo was taken by Linda Eastman.  As we know just three years later became Paul's wife.   I wonder if she took any photos of The Beatles that day.  Surely she had to!

Thanks to Benoit for posting this photo on his Facebook page.

The Carl Awards

Just a little pushing and shoving

People push their way into the Apple Boutique to get those free items in 1968.

John and Yoko's day in court

Was this the first Beatles riot?

If you didn't know better, you might think these photos were taken in Cleveland in 1966 or San Francisco in 1965 or Vancouver in 1964.    However --- you see the Beatles in the grey suits and British bobbies and learn that it was taken 55 years ago -- October 19, 1963. 

It looks like a full blown middle of Beatlemania concert riot.   Girls being pulled out of the audience while the Beatles play on,  cops telling the girls to be quiet and sit down, and finally, the curtain is closed.   

I need to find information about this concert because it is very interesting to see such crazy Beatlemania at a show in the fall of 1963.

The day that changed John's life

50 years ago, on October 18, 1968, John Lennon and Yoko Ono were arrested when the London police raided the apartment they were living in and found marijuana on the premises. 

And while I am sure John was annoyed and angry at the time of the arrest, there is no way that he would have known how this trouble with the law was going to affect most of his life.   It was this arrest and following conviction that stopped John from traveling to the United States and then was the reason why he was almost deported and had that whole bit immigration mess. 

The early days of fame

George is like, "I'm outta here!"

This picture is great!   Lucky girl in the scarf -- I think that is Paul she is screaming to.