Posts Tagged ‘Beatles’
History of Woodstock: Almost 60 Years Ago
Reading Time: 5 minutesHISTORY OF WOODSTOCK August 15 marks the anniversary of the “3 Days of Peace & Music” held in 1969 at Max Yasgur‘s 600-acre dairy farm in Bethel, New York, southwest of the village of Woodstock. This outdoor music event, despite thunderstorms, gave voice to the counterculture youth generation of its time. A documentary film followed…
Read MoreHistory of The Beatles: Arrival in America February 7, 1964
Reading Time: 6 minutesHISTORY OF THE BEATLES Podcast version n February 7, 1964, The Beatles landed at JFK Airport in New York. The airport had recently been renamed by a mourning country in honor of President Kennedy, who had been assassinated just 77 days earlier. When they landed, the airport was full of 4,000 greeters. Not realizing…
Read MoreConcert Review: Paul McCartney at Coors Field, Denver
Reading Time: 11 minutesConcert Review: Paul McCartney at Coors Field, Denver Paul McCartney made his fourth stop in his 17-city US/Canada tour “Got Back” last Saturday night, October 11, in Denver. Between Albuquerque and De Moines, this visit to the Mile High City was a “stretch.” Coors Field holds over 50,000 during a Rockies baseball game, but for…
Read MoreHistory of 09.09.09
Reading Time: 4 minutesHISTORY OF 09.09.09 What makes this date unique, different from other repeated dates like 08.08.08? Here’s a hint: Number Nine, Number Nine, Number Nine… These are the lyrics to “Revolution 9” from The Beatles‘ self-titled “White Album,” which if played backwards might sound like “turn me on dead man.” But there are at least three…
Read MoreConcert Review: Paul McCartney at Pepsi Center in Denver
Reading Time: 8 minutesPAUL MCCARTNEY AT PEPSI CENTER IN DENVER Sir Paul McCartney last visited the Denver Pepsi Center in 2002, where he performed what has now been captured on his album Back in the US. It was the best concert I’ve ever been to, and I’ve been going to major concerts for 35 years. Why was this?…
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