BEATLES – Day By Day – 8/20/63
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Tuesday, 20 August, 1963 The Beatles perform two more shows at the Gaumont Cinema in Bournemouth.
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BEATLES – Day By Day – 8/19/63
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Monday, 19 July, 1963 Continuing their “seaside tour,” The Beatles arrive in Bournemouth on the south coast of England for another six night engagement. This time playing two houses a night at the Gaumont Cinema. At some point during the residence (the exact day isn’t known” photographer Robert Freemen shoots various pictures at the band’s [...]
Fab Fiction: Can’t Buy Me Faded Love
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008At a recent Science Fiction convention I was introduced to writer Josh Rountree and in the course of our conversation, as always seems to happen with me, the subject of The Beatles came up. Josh mentioned that he had written an alternate-history short story in which John left the early struggling Beatles and journeyed to [...]
BEATLES – Day By Day – 8/18/63
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Sunday, 18 August, 1963 The Beatles drive from Llandudno to the Alpha TV studios in Aston, Birmingham where they record an appearance for ABC TV’s “Lucky Stars (Summer Spin)” to be transmitted on 24 August. They lip-sync to “She Loves You” and “I’ll Get You.“ After the taping they continue the drive south to Torquay [...]
BEATLES – Day By Day – 8/17/63
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Saturday, 17 August, 1963 The Beatles complete their six-night engagement at the Odeon Cinema in Llandudno with two final performances.
BEATLES – Day By Day – 8/16/63
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Friday, 16 August, 1963 Another two shows at Llandudno’s Odeon Cinema for the Fab Four.
BEATLES – Day By Day – 8/15/63
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Thursday, 15 August, 1963 The Beatles play two more shows for their fourth night at the Odeon Cinema in Llandudno.
BEATLES – Day By Day – 8/14/63
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Wednesday, 14 August, 1963 After the second show at Llandudno the previous night The Beatles returned to Liverpool, and then on the Wednesday morning drove over to the Granada TV studios in Manchester to tape two songs for delayed broadcast on “Scene at 6:30.” They are not dressed in their suits, as usual, but in [...]
BEATLES – Day By Day – 8/13/63
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Tuesday, 13 August, 1963 The Beatles perform two shows during their second night at the Odeon Cinema in Llandudno. Their “Twist and Shout” EP reaches sales of 250,000 copies, making it the first EP to earn a silver disc.
BEATLES – Day By Day – 8/12/63
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Monday, 12 August, 1963 The Beatles perform two shows at the Odeon Cinema in the Welsh seaside resort town of Llandudno. This is the first of a six-night engagement at this venue.
