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Timing is Everything
Y’ better slow down… Baby, now y’er movin’ way too fast! It happens every year at this time. The tall, exotic, Japanese Magnolia trees in my neighborhood imitate Mother Superior…and jump the gun....
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I Don’t Know Why You Say “Goodbye”
I’ve used the photo at left a zillion times — in press releases, in articles, on various websites. It is, in fact, the very shot on the 2016 (and ooooh so cool!) New York Fest for Beatles Fans...
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Creative director John Kosh had his hand in many Beatles-related projects
Creative director John Kosh has been behind many Beatles-related projects, including the album covers for Abbey Road and Let It Be, and John’s ‘War Is Over’ campaign. Kosh, who was a guest at one of...
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Remembering George Martin
From Fest Founder Mark Lapidos: It is a sad day in Beatles World and for music lovers around the world. George Martin passed away last night at the age of 90. There is no question George Martin...
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If Not For You
It was an icy Liverpool winter, 1957, and seventeen-year-old John Lennon sat on his narrow bed just above the Mendips glassed-in porch, strumming his guitar and singing quietly to himself, lest Aunt...
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2016 New York Metro Fest Recap!
Dear Beatles Family, What a weekend we had at the Fest in New York! John, Paul, George, and Ringo did it again…the unity and atmosphere over the weekend was truly remarkable to see, and we have YOU...
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Magic Man: Geoff Emerick
“What kind of life am I living?” That’s the question I’ve asked myself many times over the past 31 years as I’ve been extremely privileged to meet and interview many of John Lennon’s childhood...
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Say the Word
You’re probably not surprised to find out that my husband played in a band (mainly rhythm guitar, but he also plays bass and piano). And, he’s recorded his own CD of original songs called Preferred...
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The Fest for Beatles Fans Dialogue on Revolver, Part 1
It was the blistering and bewildering summer of ’66. The Westinghouse air conditioner humming in my bedroom window provided more noise than relief as Emily Moss, Emily Wofford, and Patty Dalme waited...
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Only Sleeping?
Anyone who considered John Lennon lazy didn’t know John well. John “worked smart, not hard,” but he worked without ceasing. Even while piled up in bed with his many pillows and guitar, John was never...
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It’s just a Submarine, dammit! (or is it?)
The Beatles were very lenient with the public’s interpretations of their songs. In fact, only one or two times did the lads insist that the public’s comments about their lyrics was “dead wrong.”...
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I Know What It’s Like…
“I know what it’s like to be dead…I know what it is to be sad…” John Lennon was the master of understatement. In a few, simple words, he could summarize a powerful idea, minimizing the emotion behind...
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Instant Karmal Knowledge
“And so this is Christmas, And what have you done, Another year over… A new one just begun.” Already it’s here. The final blog of 2016. The year is winding to a close faster than any of us ever...
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Paul McCartney: Into His Life
As we continue looking at Side Two of Revolver, we thought it might be fun to compare and contrast two of Paul’s love songs…we’d love to hear from you about the similarities and differences you...
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Tomorrow Never Knows: All Together Now!
In one of my favorite books on The Beatles and Liverpool, Liverpool: The 5th Beatle, author P. Willis Pitts says, “If The Beatles had not been from disparate cultures, they might not have survived....
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Tell Me What You See
Jude talks about her #1 favorite moment in Beatles history…what was yours? Tell us YOUR fav Fab moment! We want to hear from you! We’ll draw a name from all responses to win a Beatles gift package....
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Act, Naturally!
I have a serious confession to make: I prefer Help! to A Hard Day’s Night. Yes, yes, I know. A Hard Day’s Night won two Academy Awards. It’s the artsier of the two films, capturing in black-and-white...
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An Injured Poem?
“A song is an injured poem Which leans on music for its strength.” Anonymous Or worded in plain-speak: “Songs are mostly appreciated based on the accompanying music.”[1] This is the...
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There is No Try
It’s a film classic: the moment that Yoda advises young Luke Skywalker, “Do or do not. There is no try.” It’s truly the motto that John Lennon lived by. He was completely and utterly committed to...
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