They rented a villa called Benclare at Gibbs Beach, which was perched on a hill with a sweeping lawn to the main road with views of the sea and a full staff. George and Pattie explored the island, played in the sea and enjoyed romantic dinners at night. “It was bliss to have George to…
On March 18, 1965, while the Beatles were filming “Help!” in Austria, John and Paul dropped in to the Marietta Hotel in Obertauern where Jacky and the Strangers were performing. John and Paul joined the band on stage with John playing “Jenny”, Jacky’s Fender Jazzmaster guitar, and Paul on drums. As the story goes, John…
The idea for a costume ball was John’s and the invitation to all cast and crew of the film read “Magical Mystery Tour Fancy Dress Party.” It was held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. All of the Beatles and their partners attended the costume ball. John was an Elvis-style rocker while Cynthia Lennon…
In late December 1974, the Beatles were in the midst of finalizing the band’s break up and John was supposed to appear in New York to sign the final dissolution papers. The other three Beatles had already signed the documents. Instead, John blew off the meeting and traveled with May Pang and 11-year-old Julian to…
Below is a rare photo of John with Julian and Sean near the Lennon’s Palm Beach, Florida home on April 8, 1979. The family would celebrate Julian’s 16th birthday together on April 14 in Palm Beach, which would be the last time Julian would see his father. During March and April 1979, John and Yoko…
On February 8th, 1964, the Beatles were in New York City to rehearse for their first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”On this same day, Francis C.Hall, head of Rickenbacker Guitars, invited the Beatles to his suite at the Savoy Hotel in New York to see his newest invention, the electric twelve-string guitar. George, who…
Following a Northern England tradition, Ringo is sent out and left alone in the street. The tradition calls for the back door to be opened at midnight (to let the old year out) and the first dark haired man to be seen to come through the front door carrying salt, coal and bread. This means…
Paul wrote the song after he had a dream about his mother during the tense period surrounding the White Album recording sessions. Paul said the song’s reference to “Mother Mary” was not a biblical reference. Paul said that his mother, who died of cancer when he was fourteen, said in the dream: “It will be…
Mal befriended the Beatles while working part-time as a bouncer at the Cavern Club and was hired as the band’s assistant roadie. After the Beatles stopped touring in 1966, Mal carried on assisting them until their break-up in 1970. He also found work as a record producer (most notably with Badfinger’s top 10 hit “No…
OTD in ‘65 was a Leslie Bryce photo session with Ringo and his new Facel Vega luxury grand touring car. Ringo joined a list of famous celebrities to own a Facel Vega, including, Pablo Picasso,Joan Collins, Tony Curtis, Christian Dior, Max Factor Jr, Joan Fontaine, Ava Gardner (who bought three), Danny Kaye, The President of…