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The Beatles Made Music History at Shea Stadium
Variety ^ | September 15, 2016 | Matt Hurwitz

Posted on 08/16/2017 10:08:08 AM PDT by Enchante

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To: LYDIAONTARIO
If Ron Howard is doing the doc, I will give it a miss!

No kidding. With him at the helm it will end with every Beatle holding a new puppy and an ice cream cone, and credited with at least one inside-the-park home run.

21 posted on 08/16/2017 10:56:47 AM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: Snickering Hound

Outfits looked miserably hot.

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They conditioned themselves by playing in a hot, damp, overcrowded cellar with no windows and only one door.


22 posted on 08/16/2017 10:57:42 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: Stevenc131

They did a 13 minute set at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena, a building that was originally built for an opera, but quickly abandoned due to lousy acoustics. Fans felt cheated.


23 posted on 08/16/2017 10:59:07 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Enchante
I remember reading an account of a band meeting they had in 1966, they were genuinely frightened at the ferocity of the fan phenomenon, and George Harrison said “I think we must not do anything to encourage it” or words to that effect.

George Harrison was always a bad flyer. When they were flying to Portland, an engine on their Electra caught fire while it was on autopilot and the pilots were chatting with John and Paul.

He was the most reluctant tourer after that...

24 posted on 08/16/2017 10:59:14 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Enchante

Johnny Holliday, a radio DJ at the time, was one of the MCs at the Shay concert. Today, he is one of the announcers for the Nationals, and he is thus the only direct link that ball club has to the Beatles.


25 posted on 08/16/2017 12:33:35 PM PDT by PUGACHEV
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To: Snickering Hound

They need a haircut!


26 posted on 08/16/2017 1:13:20 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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