Thursday, September 07, 2023

Thursday Shameless Filler: The Fab Three — and Me!!!

Courtesy of a certain Shady Dame of my acquaintance, here I am at the Paul McCartney photo show at the National Portrait Gallery in London last week.

I am extraordinarily fond of that shot, as you may well imagine.

(Incidentally, in case you were wondering, the original b&w Beatles pic was taken by the Fabs' longtime roadie and pal Mal Evans, who was watching the show from the wings and using Paul's 35mm camera.)

Coming tomorrow: The triumphal return of Weekend Listomania!

And don't even try to guess the theme, 'cause there's no way you'll get it!!

So there!!!.

3 comments:

mistah charley, ph.d. said...

this reminds me of the only time i saw all the beatles in concert live and in person - at dc stadium on august 15, 1966

the ticket had a picture of the beatles on it

https://concertticketstub.net/original-entire-beatles-concert-ticket-stub-1966-dc-stadium-washington-dc.htm

i kept that ticket with me for twenty years - as i was taking it out of my wallet to show to someone i would tell the story of going to the concert, mention some of the opening acts - bobby hebb, the cyrkle - and say "and the ticket was autographed after the show!"

and indeed, when my acquaintance turned to the back of the ticket, there it was - MY personal autograph

in the late 1980s somehow my wallet and i became separated - i no longer have the ticket, but i still have the story

truly, as the utopia song - from the album "deface the music", appropriately enough - puts it

life goes on, with or without a reason
life goes on -- enter another season




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deface_the_Music

ChrisE said...

The Beatles Meet... The Man In Black :-)

Anonymous said...

How do you not take a good picture of the most famous band in history - Im a Nikon, Kodachrome Guy.
Love Todd but those lyrics give a.nod to Ray Davies, Life Goes On - Sleepwalker
rob