“The train bit embarrasses us now,” said John. “I’m sure it’s less noticeable to people watching in the cinema, but we know that we’re dead conscious in every move we make, we watch each other. Paul’s embarrassed when I’m watching him speak and he knows I am. You can see …
Read More »1967 The Beatles record “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.”
John’s inspiration for the song came when Julian showed him a nursery school drawing he called “Lucy—in the Sky with Diamonds.” According to John and Ringo, who witnessed the event, Julian first uttered the song’s title upon returning home from nursery school.
Read More »Weston -Super-Mare 1963 – The Beatles
Such a shame the hotel that The Beatles stayed in for 5 days when on tour with Gerry & the Pacemakers burnt down. The boys had such a great time there in July 1963 as they could still walk around relatively unknown apart from signing autographs. The were on the …
Read More »Paul McCartney 3 – 20 March 1966 – Klosters, Switzerland
3/20 March 1966 – Klosters (Switzerland)Paul McCartney and Jane Asher return to England after a two-week holiday in Switzerland.The couple had rented a chalet in the mountains about half a mile from the town of Klosters. During their vacation McCartney worked on some ideas for the next Beatles album.Paul describes …
Read More »March 20, 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono marry in a discreet ceremony on the Rock of Gibraltar.
Not having been able to get married in Paris a few days earlier, John Lennon and Yoko Ono chartered a plane to Gibraltar, with the advice of Apple assistant Peter Brown, who arranged everything.“We chose Gibraltar because it was quiet, a British colony and very friendly. We tried to get …
Read More »“Paul looks very French,” said Ringo in 1964.
“It was weird when we first went to Paris to play because we were used to screaming girls and Paris was full of boys. It was a very deep scream, which was really noticeable to us.”
Read More »Paul and his entourage arrive in Germany this morning to do more promotional work
1987 – PAUL CONTINUES HIS PROMOTION PROGRAM FOR HIS NEW ALBUM….DECEMBER 20 – Yesterday/ Here, Today….Paul and his entourage arrive in Germany this morning to do more promotional work. Their first assignment is a ten-minute appearance on the German music and entertainment show Wetten Dass on ZDF channel, where they …
Read More »December 23, 1974. George Harrison’s single called ”Ding Dong, Ding Dong” is released in the United States
Today’s “Beatles Quote” is from John
“Paul wrote the lyrics to ‘Yesterday,’” recalled John in 1980. “Although the lyrics don’t resolve into any sense, they’re good lines. They certainly work, you know what I mean? They’re good — but if you read the whole song, it doesn’t say anything; you don’t know what happened. She left, …
Read More »In 1972, John discussed the difficulty the band faced
In 1972, John discussed the difficulty the band faced when first introducing their original compositions into their live sets. “Love Me Do’ is one of the first ones we wrote ourselves, you know,” John recalled “Paul started writing that when he must have been about 15. We finished it up …
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