another Beatle-ful weekend
Had my highly anticipated (well, by me) Beatles program on Saturday. Considering that we had our big snow storm on Thursday and Friday things were still a mess, I'm happy with the group I had on Saturday. I had about 18 people total, mostly parents and young kids. One little girl, about 9 years old I think, was a HUGE fan, had her t-shirt on any everything, loved playing Rock Band. It was fun. And, as one of my other Beatles fan librarian friends pointed out, there's an anniversary every year so I can maybe throw something together for next year, maybe an adult program that's just trivia or something.
Today, I drove up to Harford County to meet up with said-friend and we saw Joel Glazier, a Beatles historian, speak about the "Paul is Dead" conspiracy. It was fascinating and sorta creepy. By the end, even I wasn't sure anymore if Paul McCartney really IS THE Paul McCartney. It was also crazy to think that a rumor like this could spread and gather so much speed pre-Internet. He said it was biggest on college campuses and that makes sense - people who were talking to friends on campus then maybe keeping in touch with friends back home or at other schools. But how did it become SO huge that magazines were covering it? That LIFE Magazine felt the need to find Paul and interview him to "prove" he wasn't dead.
I don't really think Paul is dead but...it really was sorta weird how many little messages and such were scattered through the late 60s albums. I wonder if they did mean anything...or was John just "very bored"?
He will be speaking again next Saturday up in Fallston but I'm working and can't make it. I did ask him which of the new Beatles books he liked the most and he said Mark Lewisohn's "Tune In" is insanely researched and 900+ pages and it only covers their childhoods through 1962...and Volume 2 won't be out for another 6 years!!!!!! Which is good because it will probably take my 6 years to read that books.
I was surprised how much of the Beatles facts were still buried in my brain. I knew about 85% of the Paul is Dead clues from reading countless Beatles books in my youth. I kinda want to watch the Anthology again too but I need to finish my Veronica Mars rewatch before March 14!!!
Today, I drove up to Harford County to meet up with said-friend and we saw Joel Glazier, a Beatles historian, speak about the "Paul is Dead" conspiracy. It was fascinating and sorta creepy. By the end, even I wasn't sure anymore if Paul McCartney really IS THE Paul McCartney. It was also crazy to think that a rumor like this could spread and gather so much speed pre-Internet. He said it was biggest on college campuses and that makes sense - people who were talking to friends on campus then maybe keeping in touch with friends back home or at other schools. But how did it become SO huge that magazines were covering it? That LIFE Magazine felt the need to find Paul and interview him to "prove" he wasn't dead.
I don't really think Paul is dead but...it really was sorta weird how many little messages and such were scattered through the late 60s albums. I wonder if they did mean anything...or was John just "very bored"?
He will be speaking again next Saturday up in Fallston but I'm working and can't make it. I did ask him which of the new Beatles books he liked the most and he said Mark Lewisohn's "Tune In" is insanely researched and 900+ pages and it only covers their childhoods through 1962...and Volume 2 won't be out for another 6 years!!!!!! Which is good because it will probably take my 6 years to read that books.
I was surprised how much of the Beatles facts were still buried in my brain. I knew about 85% of the Paul is Dead clues from reading countless Beatles books in my youth. I kinda want to watch the Anthology again too but I need to finish my Veronica Mars rewatch before March 14!!!