Post by syelar108 on Jun 22, 2008 14:27:43 GMT -5
I wanted to let everyone know that I plan to write an article on my visit to the "Love" Theater at the Mirage on Friday, June 13th. This post is still pending, due to the fact that I want to pull an image off my digital camera, and display it here. Most of you are probably more familiar with the digital technology than myself. 
Anyhow; as I was departing from McCarran Airport last Monday, I picked up the newest issue of TIME to read before boarding. I was happy to see one of the Paul Saltzman "The Beatles In Rishikesh" photos (thanks Yerblues) at the beginning of the issue. I have always been very pleased with the photos in both TIME & LIFE that have been showcased.
In the latter-half of this TIME issue, I also discovered a 4-page article about the Beatles titled, "The Fab Four Bite The Apple." The interesting aspect of this article was that author wrote about Brian! This is the first time I recall seeing 'Eppy' given this type of ink or credit in an article.
From Page 111:
"...And sure the enough, the group, like the rest of the world, weathered a series of shocks in the course of the restless year of 1968. The resulting personal and creative fissures led directly to their breakup only two years later.
The roots of the Beatles' turbulent 1968 can be traced back to Aug. 27th, 1967, the day their longtime manager Brian Epstein died at only 32. It was Epstein who had shepherded the boys from local renown at Liverpool's Cavern Club to worldwide fame. Along the way he had cleaned up the Beatles' act, turning them from leather-jacketed teenage rebels with little stage presence into polished, suit-wearing, showmen who ended live gigs by bowing in unison. But Epstein had acquired a debilitating amphetamine habit over the years of the Beatles' rise, and his early death was a result of his drug abuse.
Though he was not much older than the Beatles, Epstein had served as a father figure for the group, as well as their shield from the dealmaking, royalty brokering and bean counting that are the pistons and gears of pop-music's starmaking machinery. Now, with his restraining, professional influence missing, the Beatles had no compass to provide direction, no one with the authority to override their more outlandish schemes. Surrounded by yes men, they needed, above all, a "no" man.
The first bitter fruits of the vacuum left in Epstein's wake came on Dec. 26, 1967, when BBC-TV screened the Beatles' made-for-TV film, Magical Mystery Tour..."
The piece also includes a few photos of the Beatles (a shame there are no pre-1968 pics. of Brian) & speaks about John's union with Yoko. The price of the 1968 issue is around $12, and covers the year's events in detail. It should be on magazine displays until July 21st. Enjoy.
Anyhow; as I was departing from McCarran Airport last Monday, I picked up the newest issue of TIME to read before boarding. I was happy to see one of the Paul Saltzman "The Beatles In Rishikesh" photos (thanks Yerblues) at the beginning of the issue. I have always been very pleased with the photos in both TIME & LIFE that have been showcased.
In the latter-half of this TIME issue, I also discovered a 4-page article about the Beatles titled, "The Fab Four Bite The Apple." The interesting aspect of this article was that author wrote about Brian! This is the first time I recall seeing 'Eppy' given this type of ink or credit in an article.
From Page 111:
"...And sure the enough, the group, like the rest of the world, weathered a series of shocks in the course of the restless year of 1968. The resulting personal and creative fissures led directly to their breakup only two years later.
The roots of the Beatles' turbulent 1968 can be traced back to Aug. 27th, 1967, the day their longtime manager Brian Epstein died at only 32. It was Epstein who had shepherded the boys from local renown at Liverpool's Cavern Club to worldwide fame. Along the way he had cleaned up the Beatles' act, turning them from leather-jacketed teenage rebels with little stage presence into polished, suit-wearing, showmen who ended live gigs by bowing in unison. But Epstein had acquired a debilitating amphetamine habit over the years of the Beatles' rise, and his early death was a result of his drug abuse.
Though he was not much older than the Beatles, Epstein had served as a father figure for the group, as well as their shield from the dealmaking, royalty brokering and bean counting that are the pistons and gears of pop-music's starmaking machinery. Now, with his restraining, professional influence missing, the Beatles had no compass to provide direction, no one with the authority to override their more outlandish schemes. Surrounded by yes men, they needed, above all, a "no" man.
The first bitter fruits of the vacuum left in Epstein's wake came on Dec. 26, 1967, when BBC-TV screened the Beatles' made-for-TV film, Magical Mystery Tour..."
The piece also includes a few photos of the Beatles (a shame there are no pre-1968 pics. of Brian) & speaks about John's union with Yoko. The price of the 1968 issue is around $12, and covers the year's events in detail. It should be on magazine displays until July 21st. Enjoy.
