Pretty much the most important Beatles book ever! On the bargain shelf, for $5.99! Three hundred glossy color pages of encyclopedic Beatles knowledge, listing every concert, recording session, TV/radio appearance, movie filming, and anything else anyone might want to know. I can't even tell how many times Allan Pollack refers to this text. Exciting!
What's more, earlier this month, I found in a used bookstore this little gem:
My collection of Beatles literature has swollen quite a bit while I've been here. But, put a good/rare offer before me, and I'll be forced to take it. When in my life would I have ever found the first book so cheap, or the latter one at all? God only knows.
That was going to be my concluding photo, but now I just have to comment: By their hair, I'm guessing this photo is from late 1963/early 1964. At this time, John would have been 22, Paul 21, Ringo 22, and George 20. These guys were young! They were my age, and on top of the world! I don't know about others, but to me they look very adult. Obviously still youthful, with the ooing and shaking their heads, but the suits just give them so much more dignity. If that's the right word. Anyway, just had to marvel about that and wonder whether if I'd played my cards right, I could be in that same position today. I'll sign off then with this even earlier photo, from (I believe) their September 4, 1962 session recording "Love Me Do."
3 comments:
I bought that Lewisohn book last semester for $5.99 too! Gotta love Borders.
I didn't know you were a HUGEE beatles fan. Not that I am. :D
Everytime I think of great artists and how much they've accomplished at such a young age, it makes me feel like I really need to be doing something, something very important. But I have no idea what to do...so I just listen to their music or read their books. But then I think of those whose work didn't even start until they were older...and I use them as an excuse, lol. That's probably not good.
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