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45 Years Ago Today — Fri., 4/26/1974 — The Start of the Most Important...
BY FEST FOUNDER MARK LAPIDOS This is my story (short version) Little did I know on Friday morning, April 26, 1974 that I would hear an announcement that would forever alter my life’s direction. It...
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In My Life — What are your earliest memories of The Beatles?
What are your earliest memories of The Beatles? How did your journey with the Fab Four begin? Jude Kessler, author of The John Lennon Series, shares her sentimental journey and encourages you to share...
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It was January something or other
By Guest Blogger Michael Byrne It was January something or other, 1964. I had just turned 9-years-old the previous September and was in the fourth grade. My family lived in a small town near...
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Don’t you do it… Don’t you dare
By Jude Southerland Kessler, special to the Fest Blog “Don’t you do it…don’t you dare!” is the very phrase that inspired… My nine-year-old decision to jump from the top of Mom’s Mimosa tree…a fall...
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Monday, January 6, 1964 at 7:45 p.m.: A moment in time that changed my life,...
From Fest Founder Mark Lapidos 56 years ago tonight, I heard I Want To Hold Your Hand for the first time. I know I have told this story before but some stories are worth retelling. Since...
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What The Beatles Found in January
::: By Jude Southerland Kessler ::: Ever kept a five-year diary or calendar? No? Well, if you’d like to (as we used to say in The Sixties) “find yourself,” you might try it. The practice is highly...
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A Month in the Life
::: By Jude Southerland Kessler ::: “If you have built castles in the air… that is where they should be…now, put the foundations under them.” Henry David Thoreau In this second installment of The...
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Genius Having Fun: The Beatles in March
::: By Jude Southerland Kessler ::: Spring brings out childlike wonder and joy in all of us. We walk into the sunlight and marvel at exotic Japanese magnolia blossoms brashly defying winter’s last...
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The Worst of Times, The Best of Times: The Beatles in Their Aprils
::: By Jude Southerland Kessler ::: Our 2020 Fest Blog continues to look at The Beatles’ days together, one month at a time. This month, there is an important lesson for us all on how John, Paul,...
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The Beatles in June: Shine On
::: By Jude Southerland Kessler ::: As we, here at the Fest, continue our look at The Beatles in their months together, we wish you all peace…not only globally, but locally. The traumatic stresses of...
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