Marching

 

Still protesting in '73

 June 27, 1973 - Washington, D.C. 

Do the Oz

 

Marching for the hopital

Peaceful Protesters

the mixed feelings of the Japanese

The fans in Japan couldn't wait to have the Beatles come to their country for the first time.    Tickets were hard to get and fans were scrambling to get them.   This article from KRLA tells the story:

On the other side of the fence was the "right," the people that did not want the Beatles to come to Japan.  They did not approve of the influence of what they considered to be "American culture" being accepted by the youth in their country and felt like while the Beatles were British, they attributed to the change they were seeing in the teenagers.    There was a group of extreme right Japanese men that had plans to kidnap the Beatles and cut off their hair!    But most of the protests were because the Beatles were going to perform at the Budokan, which had only been open for two years and was reserved for wrestling and athletics and not for rock concerts.    This upset thousands upon thousands of people and formal protests occurred.     The Beatles weren't really accustomed to being protested.  Sure, there had been little things here and there over the years, but this one was the first really big protest---and it sure wasn't the last!

Cavern sit in

In late 1965 it was announced that unless the owner of the Cavern Club, Ray McFall, was able to pay for some updates that were mandated by the city, the Cavern Club would have to close it's doors.   Fans talked to Paul McCartney about it and everyone tried to raise the funds, but it didn't happen.  So in February 1966, the fans decided to hold a sit in to protest the demolition of the Cavern Club.    It didn't work, but they sure gave it their best!

God save OZ!