Singer Cyndi Lauper remembers shrieking by a highway near New York's Kennedy International Airport as the Beatles' limousine rolled by; popular disc jockey "Cousin Brucie" Morrow reveals how he helped recover a favorite medal snatched from Ringo's neck by a frenzied fan; humorist Roy Blount Jr. diss
The Beatles Are Here!
โ Scribed by Rowlands, Penelope
- Book ID
- 109244626
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 312 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781616203610
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Singer Cyndi Lauper remembers shrieking by a highway near New York's Kennedy International Airport as the Beatles' limousine rolled by; popular disc jockey "Cousin Brucie" Morrow reveals how he helped recover a favorite medal snatched from Ringo's neck by a frenzied fan; humorist Roy Blount Jr. dissects the lyrics to "When I'm Sixty-Four"; and photographer Henry Grossman takes us into the audience of The Ed Sullivan Showโwhere the Beatles first performed in the United Statesโand then on tour with the band. The Beatles Are Here! explores the emotional impactโsome might call it hysteriaโof the Fab Four's February 1964 arrival on our shores through the voices of those who witnessed it, were swept up in it indirectly, or, born too late, came to love the band after they broke up. Writers, musicians, fansโincluding Fran Lebowitz, Billy Joel, Ren?e Fleming, Lisa See, Pico Iyer, and othersโdescribe in essays and interviews how they were...
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