Still wearing polka dots

If you're happy and you know it pat your head.

photo scanned from Sara Schmidt's collection 

Purple polka-dot shirt

Backstage with the lads at Candlestick Park

At the other pool

The last press conference

On August 25, 1966 in Seattle, Washington the Beatles gave their very last press conference as a group.    Many books, including Tony Barrow's state that the press conference at the Capitol Records Tower was the last one ever, but if you look at the Beatles schedule, the flew from NYC to LA and did the press conference, went to Seattle and did a press conference and then returned to LA and did not have any more for the rest of the tour.       The LA one was a MUCH better press conference, but alas, it was not the last one.  Seattle gets that honor.

Photo shoot in Hollywood

Backstage at Shea

Not a lot of photos from the locker room at Shea Stadium-- I only know of these two that popped up last year (and I have been saving them for a full year and it has been killing me because look at John with that girl!).  

Their day off

August 22, 1966 was labeled as a "day off" for the Beatles, but it really wasn't a day off at all.   They had two press conferences scheduled on this day.   The first was a regular press conference for the press and the second one was a new idea that the Beatles came up with along with one of the New York radio stations.    They decided to have what was called a "Junior" press conference after the regular one.    150 fans (50 from a contest with the radio station and 100 picked from the New York fan club) were invited to come and ask the Beatles questions.     Things were a little wild and there was some screaming, but overall the Beatles enjoyed the atmosphere of the Junior press conference and a chance to talk to their fans.    A few fans asked questions like "do you know so and so??"  But most asked pretty good questions that the press folks wouldn't have thought of.


And do you know what Brian Epstein did on this day 50 years ago?  Yes, he was at the press conference, but he also was on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson!    I found this out when I was doing research for my book.    Brian was interviewed all by himself and as far as we know, no audio, video or even photographs exist.     We wouldn't have even know that this happened if it wasn't for a major Brian Epstein fan that wrote about it in her diary!  


Since the Beatles wore the same thing during both press conferences, it is impossible to tell from which part of the press conference the photos are from.

paparazzo?

At first glace at this photo, you'd think it was a photo of the Beatles leaving an airplane during a tour stop.   At second glad you would think the Beatles were taking up new jobs as paparazzi photographers.   But then you realize that it is a shot taken during the making of their movie, Help!  

One more from Mintz

Another interesting photo I found on Elliot Mintz's facebook page.    Ringo, Micky from the Monkees talk to Elliot.   That guy sure got around!

Some Nice Photos (see what I did there?)

Handshakes and autographs