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OCTOBER 1962. FI · · · O. The lfllOlllt'h tlhat ''l ..1J1r•e f I! DD' i first !liJIUlil ,□nto 1he 0 owded di t p1:arli:et.

1967. Afi(IJ stilll tbe nfllm. Be:!!itl :cite. amd !:itilrs t:he ima;m111afion.,s; or pli!tlplE: all iCJ•'\'er t□e: wor]d. Johll, ·;p."lJ1 Gooi-g.e a,td Ri1t~o Ii ,,c-c flel\Cl' 'b e111 1io or afr id, to s11e,ak 11.1p fol' what they btUc .. c, mn- or to, :admit th y ,,.. e ,,ffnl it' the:y ch:,m"t.' fhtir minds. Right a(m they are peak'n lJl[' ·,.;e:r stir-.anr.=,l fot mctlih1Hon. As u Uil[ ti ere Qte people: who don'·i agree w.itla the:m1.

!Bot' the k1 ockt.n 'ltonld remember t'hd tligr, _ , no rrC;ason ror drtrn to, ~ · .end or th:dr wa._ t . ay an. fhirn • ::1bout it 9!1: :ill. H's mtl be( e they b ielle Uta'lt nedr'iration can · Ip otlter peoJl!l.e

rih , . tlw · are ruak g . Jcb a big, d'c.n·t. Jn fhi!:> iS!:illc- ] \ \e i □dudcd .·onm or lihc thim~s trna J ,1;1hn :and GeO"r ,j.'C spoke :.\bout when the aJI e11rod 0111 lbe Da, d Fro t pMg:ramm oni

cptemJbe:r 2,9 fllnd Octobe:r 4, _ OH :mlll PA . L cc t n1l • ,could o)o, . lh a b:t of me1111al peac,e fllrtd quiet right now.

ID-urmg UtJ po ;t month theyi,.e l!ieren har.d a:f "' ork. in a .·mall :stadio ~lri London, ic,diting; Fl 'the: h-umlnid~ of bj)m or :fi!]m Umt ·the~' (hor. OJil. fhei rcoacll tornr and ;;d West );. a.Hing. lbe Bea.1k,,; cert inly like to tvy and do the: imJJO!I.! Il:ile. Mi0sm. pccrplc 1 ·ot1ld be ·naa,py just ,niH□g nu:.~ riipt and so~ for Ute t,e· 1.:: Ion sJ1oy.· with.out direcimg ;and edifmg Jrt · well

W.li: VE GOT A . RY · · · · U L COMP1 T.[TIO · :for on llhi · 'lfa.onUi. · I[ }"Ol!li :nt. re to do is ·recognt e the Be,at] - no, ··1 not ::iis easy ,a.S, ii~· · ound b~~ · th ·1Je we11ru□g cO!!itume.!:i ,,iii ch co,·,l!:r them from l1Hd to lac. □U d Mill of ihow / tH.~:l•H~lit r for the Ele. ' n111 Beatles. Book competition ar Olli p.~ge · 1.

I , :A r ']' FI ~SH. , iitltout , '""iii peeira] ·~ ~h" •k ·oo ~ ro Jlhotog.rapllier Join KellJi who too_·· mo . t of the :shots. m111 this i!:!< .. □e. H ~u :al. □· lbe r(!s;prms.ible fo;r snpp!yimg mosm of rH [)ltotos for our next ,editio(I] . the •oce:inoor B atle.s Boo' • \\'hich 11 ·ill be a Tm lber ,oo om: !ll(lttfol n,jtlb full ,o - .omr MhilJ:;raphs. on :ll'nmf oo~k ,~ ,'!tCif nrnd it.lf•1d u pa ·•.es~

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Cl ub Pon:.i I Address= THE OFFICIAL

BEAT lES FAN ,ct.U 8 1

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wii c-cn 1 h~t! T h..:, Heatle in · i tcd me and wee 's ~ Lk fl' I)) w rk. ncl "L . (m'l' . ny (.hem in vo11 :u1d C ornw: 11. S) all four of ~L!)-i nr.::h1d tog

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FOUR VIEW POINTS OF

*** ..... *****************'************************** ! THJE MliGJICli!J ! * * t MYSTJE Y TOUR t :****·*·**************************************·***t BY 1UE. FAN QlU B SECRETARIES WIHO TRAVELLED WHH THE BEATllES

FIRST REPORT BY FREDA KEL V Th _ Vctl/nesdl)y b fore lht

fad Ea ted to film '·'M.I:\, ." 0 +

- 1\1:a..-. up in Lh, 1,:i•11m1 f.Ortin~. l1hro1,a,1it tho bih.--sm moun am -of m::11il. fron lull;,, ml!'mbro

b !l =ony !Ranm , , ·enfor OfflceJ at ·. EM .· ,

·l'clcphoned! me. 1 ony l, :;ul. lccn 'ked, by 1h!i! l:ttd · lo . e: jjf ;,d like to joi111 th r1 on t'he pc,cial bu to go off fil'min

·in DeTim and Co ililwaH, '-- \' ould IKE t,o,•~ !,? l.!IXE

w~ ;i,a. uniiersrat~emtt It . , n mu·'l/e.Uous. s□rpr~· . .

Th.on , 011\1 , 'eFtt {m to sa)' ~here 1Nould k ei 10,a.L of f 01.1 bus. se.,·us ~sen,'Cd for l·,m l1J11)

g,i i-l~ ~Lml ,, dist•~ the pro fcnl of ho · tO fiM. Che othe-r •hroo 1.1.~S- \ hal .l difficult ,job~-40,.000 Bea,tl People on our 1111cmber hip lisAs and only T lR . pls.cc!'l to b LI Jed ! And. ti.me W~5 ~h.ort tOD !

,•c:ntually I d jde:,d to ~nrl 0~1.t tdr;:grams. to Area, • ta.r.i wh :u~ based not too for fr.om tt e oncfon {c-gion. The first t h oc 1ri.r.ls. to t le-

Tony Ba.rrm , imd ~ y tht~· ·• uitd ua.n:;;igc to get mhe ,,.;eek off ould. be th~ th~.:. "'M-M. T. p~ ~ts. The e

,i. lili a fairer w,a;:,,- or ,cloj, j '

ifll s.ut:h a ho tlrnc.. Anf W,il)'

Syh•ia. from Su ·, B:ubarn. from Essex and J 111i fr m London -.,.~.re: able to ~,x-ept

.h Dea.ti ipvitation :and \0

,al,I me up ;.:U l 0. 0 a_m_ ihe ioUo,wi ng Montla.y mon11ing in All •l)l. . hfoh ms ju t beside ·the l don .Pla net r ­. um and ~.he Wa;.;wotks.

I n C-llifbl ; OYCT t, mne Ol the p:a,.1e:m ·l t , nd said •·fm

~u · 1· W:. S(lr:.fl ·our kull befo r.: ' ' ! Th-at ,,, s. cc:rrn1nly an off"-1:x:at introrluctfo111- Lo

Q . man fvor Cut , th~ off­boot comedian who ll.1n~ ut to be 01'\"e or th .· ani :tcs. engaged to ta:k:c part in •h show. Wcl'I "1c ,.., . e al I there bu~ the bu Wlll!'in t ! • as ii) ing c:cor,atoo_

1iil1 colourful •• J . Sh] . To u· si · liIB. . 1 '\ , .ith p:dul .a.nd cm e r,i.-st of c e cas , we m1.c . in our s~i:c hour b , driill i ig ff.!~ in a London Trans.port .t · ff' ~1l•

icen .i. □d Hle h~pi I ity \'I,

very wcloome.

PHOTOGRAPHERS At IIISt 'ii got t111,ili:;:i- way

~ itli a crowd or pl', - pho1o­~phers \.vatcl1ing our i:tcp11rt­ur,c and hur _ iog to thc'ir c-ars lbcf 01 . we 'i-\rc111t UL of i:$t.

t Vj inia Water, .a ta·:e not too t r r: m \ cybndge, \\'C picked UI:} · e ge., R inno @d John. ow the pi'.llrC_ w · ,;; m, f.et~.

!&tore ta i ng ,o. film, t he ibO}'S moved peopt around and .1.1iskt U'5 to .keep our 1ew ka• . 11 H"te t ime so tih9Jt when~ ~,•er "'-e bap e.ned to be in

Top j;gl'i.t : fo'.ni Crowl y \ ·i•h J,c, lm l.crmo.n i1 Sil ~.P,Dli! l ill f i::tr :FcfI csb ~ D ' ht: Paul and [shtilll!a:le l i.Lu,gli a, I l.C: an1 i

camcsa ran1,re wt•,d be seen in ~b me part or dm bl . W.h L•s more ·w,e ,.,:ere to wear ii.he same clothes all thl'ough H1 .,,v~e:k-whi.,;;h mah':d a w.ishi1l, probl~m · !i the d \\.ICJl by! ·w.a . Jl~ ,.(00 tmp f om th b~ . k of !he coacl1 and Paul ca,ne ovt to chat. •·Ha vc these for a. slim JJ lite like yo1,1 11 he. ~ id hand in me ai b~ of Malt, ers !

We stop 00 at :111 :resh1L"u:ran ~llr;:d Tl!te Proo Pip I' for lu 1~ch. Th R;atles go • hdt rnc fa in 1lO • i me, the ,taff be-irng i:werwhclrw.:.d C.o find s l d" t"ng~1 i. boo customers am,~n!l! u~• dl}', I . t fl4 a tab!c wii~h S;~+.·iiai, Jeni nd Barl:iara and w - :still h adn' t got OL.ir oirtlcrs. h l'L tl e lads wc:re nto il:hck se-i.:0111.d. COUC'. ,

Gt~r::-..e looked m r· and Bs..koo why WC '►'lr(:!',e s•m wai i·ng. The:n 111.;:. wc:ntt :.Arni •ht irUo the '.ki~ct . i nd em~r~ a~ fo n moment la1 Ii' " ·•h Ill}' lunch. 'The others fire comi 1, jtht

, : a " h~ wld .he. girls. [ W-0-Jil·t LI'\' to tel I 'OU the.

~tor}' of t he ·ho ' ot too - uc · • bom. tltrte actwE fi lm in be, cause ·, u'll bo able to r-e:.ad . .an those th::t .ib. j, n t rnontll pecia.l i'S'!'lu.c. Ju t l t l't'le s: ·

LI :u t e ~ m of us. gi.rhi. are ,SL-:cn fa qult~ i.1l lot of . cru::s. duringJhc :s:ho-.1,'; We re just four P!l!ssen-

. · on t he A·1a-·cat M_ ten,· 1 our 'b rs-along with an

our eooch

Above. A view- dov-n th#> iy ·Ler OIJlr ¢, ach wi~h .Ri~o io his sea.1 belmi the f:"1.1 101.1s fat lady ~i:r.:,,-on h , ti?fc-r,cd o .

c-law, Rin.iio si · Lb~ 101 ill It.Cl ping oo1,d durirng clllc shootinr.; r -il ·t.:ne ac. W "1 r,,falling .n.eroorom.e,

rna7.ing 21$$0rtm:em of C-Ln<:r r ,ng,e ~nt-"i rt.! .from , tn dtlerly ,couple to El l.i ttlc .5-~•c..ar­o!d ,g~rl nnmoo Nicol from Ji He George '.ia.)1don llio b~g Jessie R,oba . ',!,• I o plily .R i'.ll ":s ilt.!rL-t:,

Wbtcn , he fitm cameras. were not roHin.g I fou n . 1. •~ of

r-,11 r 1,mit i to l~J t eai.:h of i he D ,~1 le • 101 f Ln • time •,,i,;c .. ,.ll ked hop··, ~md discu!-.s-cd Fim , ~ub dctaiL_. ey , er t":u• icul r ly i i:l!e ·, ted ro hear • he re.a Lir..niS of members to he ; ; 'gt. P,c:ppc;.r'' ,album a.fl

;) O~lt tihe hum;'! e,d r ·Th.ink u: l<f.:l er" \ l h,l<l from

pt.":Opk: w ho thoug ht the S~t. ~ PllCf Souvcni,r Po 1e , a

ne of lhl.! st ver hm Club bonu s gi fis:.

INGO;S FILM ]" ""iia.uecll f ,vr ug;c • with

Richie. We. t, 1 d a.bout eve· -Glf ng fr'OO'I -io' n w b.· by L · , he ff r Rich-e h;a,cl j ust roccii,·<Cd t o 11ppcar with sta.1 u:ke Mar on B ndo aiic.l R-cbilrd Bu on in !!ht loll -'> od nlrn • ·11ndy"_ The o ·er w. 21 gr"(at. s~ret at th ttrne ilitd it 1, a 1 1 t a-, IWl I d i l'.I • he pu.per!:i u□Jt il \Yeek:s. 3fterw rd~­R- .hiB was. obviously .,, y

ci•ed albou t (heidea f makmt1t~ hi sofo f1I ,ri debut 1d it was nice to , bk to sbar . h"

SECOND REPOR-:\ OKDAV~ 'li'ef¥ n wa t,o1d to be :ot · ]lso~p.1ecc b~r ] .45 :ai.m. \' 11yone th~t iis., e :c pl lhe coocb "hich 911:'­rih~d t,.,,,o hams bdc. · · till im: m1.11 t hil"''e rnlk.en · ime: to .Ii. · al] lht: i;a.~• ~,asfu-s a.mil ,t1=• s. ~U over 1b btm - - 1, ::.n""1hil f el}'Ol'i.e •a. g. ·till g ·o 1k ,ov on a a.olhi<!r.

!Paul had 11nhcd on time .and he: s .en. ages sit ing on the N 11ft, !lt , I kin,g t o co111c:dia 11 vor LUlet. I v,; -nt over io

.f.iuJ aml n of the firs~ thing! he told me \ ilJ that 1 ' •d h

pri <Lte plcaci-1.Jti:, cidelltally, .ull I hrough C ~e ,.-.·eek Richie:

llccti,;d his ,empty ciggi pac .~i {plw.. some: f rorn tl'l

Lher three l!!ids ar)d them to li11C t too end f the ti lm i ng. Thi · }li:.lns that s.omc:

f th thousands of mi?mbe:rs ~ mo ha··c been .a in& m ro-som·enirs. o.f th i 111 ·will g-ctting wh~t Chi:y ,ml . I can t gii..-e .\I "'ONE a p.a.,:;~t w· ·1 t .ha -,·c to p.ick . ut Jlilit

lirom a h.,n t LO d · de who gets. chis DatM ic t.11bir bu ndle of

ll e.n~i !

EYERYWHE E \ e f1lm(!tl in ll!IL , int of

different place$ inclu i1~_ Jmnl·· ,,. .ysj c pu , a ·hip shop in 1i_ I.l ilt · 11. ;;u1d tL tent in a fidd J)e..\r " cwquay_ It all_ "11~..s., '. l ystc1)' T 01,1, , _ ou l a.ow_ V•lc: didn't. kmww ~ here: e WOl't goi1 L from illl)"-to-d y, E •n­Lual I~• , ·e pc~t TEi · E: . nights in cw<ru~_ ii~s-.:~.J of j ust tl1

- \, h icl, w.111s p lanned , h is. wa~ bccwu:sc th lads found uch a wca'l1 h of us.cf.ul en ry

lo tio,~ hi. th111t. r,ca ti· ere: i;moo ·no poi1:1t in moY.in on

nd pa ,J.. ing t p a.U our · ag:i,in. -

Sonu: imes. the team wouM s.plit up 50 th.;1 · h\''-" lots. of jilming could be done: at once. 0 di · au1 iln.d R i,:111 i C-0ok

o• ·•1,•i:;ar Ch SilJm ·.lorh · i hr. ~!;Qhom Lh i::: lourr. Ii Ip! \ . e:11 J ohn, Georg<: • nd R in,go 'oi nod. us at Viii'• in.b W,1tcr ~ hr.y ~ ct t u ,. 'Lh bac:"sk p:ut

f •he bus ~ a d rcs!l i ng .ro m i eha□ge into il:11 ir ~ trr11 -. rdin.iM)' :fHm gea • Jo.hira dm!'l-

vc:rro the bulh.mii had me ::iff the bQck. of his tr ruse , rk :ne-edixl them b«aLm: he · • wearing h:ra • s, J kin )' I offered t . !ie~ 1 I n on_ He took mu) up Ort the. oficT_ H.

b~ld ha br,cn eD1srcir if b ,J "t. ~ w _.aring ti i;

trou.: ·, ·· at the tin,~! fl.e r lunch I Ile I inilili.g ri .P· 00 .iJ ,Ly,

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us i::.irls ff wtth hc:Llil in th!! t, ~1 ~ to fil · i 1·~ f dmalog~1,e · tW<:en J sf Rob1m:s and rvor C uiLli;r,

teanwlniilc J oh11 ,- ru.l George :tBtycd heh i r~ a, th · A ti.antic Ho~ I ~'i.~ u11y, to fimm \ i h

111 di.;:i □. i ill. Jac~IA: who h d t }i ,rery r unn ~ H LO do ·wil h H: ~ot Qf girls round too l101crs {Ii 1Cdoon.wimm i ngpool.

Oh :, , I rn::..arl1· Forg t the u · we lunched .in IP-h,1f110t1t h in .ui big rc:..st:•n.r., 1r:lJL just a r. w ) "arclls f rom !he famous H .

re ti a.n 'O of us: pouroo i n1 o the p lace .am:! took 'I.he :sL.aff by .surprjsc, Th hought i hc}''d fiin.i . I} 1 serving lunch For th~ da ·• During the me: L Jc hn. st rlt.'>d . -ngi n "· re-da Kell is a · cl ly'' .:u Lile top o f 11 i:;, "''oii:;:e, l aul add d. ;, nct h~ h, pi mplc.:. on h~1· lrnt'!CS !"

H ,•~s. ill rn,Lr ~ lous. v.·,cc . ,, 01~e [ w umdn''t 'haV!;;! mi · d foi• .anything. Jus lo make it everfll 111or~ ma Llom 1111 the peopfo Oi~ • he cour were good friend b · the end of the "' ~k. he pr fcssiona l • CLO and a.c~ t .-nixed! in with .alll ~1 • ·am rot!lr passenge " an.d we had a g ac tim :,. J e.an't wait to

-e 1 he .uni hed tcJc:Yi:siQn :film, I kn · "- it's going to unlJ!ke any thing o SOOJ n idly .and th t he liltystcr 1,DUr $h ~ wil.l Ire 11nathcr fe:?ait h . r i1~ ·, Bea lc!'l' cat.,

bt11Uon andl 11II :md J h:;id to t i. w1:-rnrE cot~on ~.o se,..., BROW t Oll r. ~

T -r,: II) .\ ' : Todi,:1. v. r de from "r dgnmauE'h 1 o ' _ewqu111r­Y ou rn y h · read in ihe papim, ho,v.• ,~·e had w i , • 1 d i_:i,'<00,S i.ll. brio e ·whi~ 'Wil I 0 ni.'lin w forr the i:;: d , n .. -cn1-i11.J i)' our d ri · • Alf. had to um hack lhr u1~h the c ffic:

jam 1i r •,a maml!,-cd to 1.1 , · fLer lr.mr:::.h mn Pl . mor.l'I h we

s•opp,t:.,J jn a sm;;i 1j ,,,j lfalge to film ii ;ID:;ne Wbtb De:rek Rovfa who pla .- th Lour <.,crur( _· },

The rt}' r • k LI opportunity

<tf gctti.n _ -0.IT •.he bus to bU}' s. e:IV1 -, :m d omi h ice er ::.'Im. In Eh~ eoafusfot1i ,of p,e-0plc co:ming ::md :g,olog Goorge. plcmkoo him:;,elt" do nex.t to me. '",\l,e miked abD'l!lt - rio topi~tnd1.1ding tri:in: fia derit:iJ Miooii tio1n a lifo in gi:~m~rai. I got. o ~rosscd I didn t '!:Veil no ice , ._ dJ Rl'JLl\a'c,j at t he h ~,et We. rn L •. ha been chattin £ ,,,..en a, ~er hour. \: "F..,_D:"l:ESn A y. Ar ti J, Uant· c Hotel. " -. , , o~ told "' -e wcU:l · w:M1t-Cid for a. !'l 'i: im­lll:lfog; p,ool soonc 'II jth Nat Jae .Icy <1J 111d _ e'd mood bjlkinJ . . • ~~~uaHy thi~ ·were re­.a rril1"i.Ked bt,.---cau Se s rn e Io 1 ,girls (.alrtad~ cladl in bikinis) joj ed. in th~ ,. imming pool :seqoo ·whi.l.e Oui' r:,ar y WCJ!lt

off in ti us with Paul and R ingo. Ri1190 ad1-libbeu h i

ay through a h ·1..1.ri,om sccnL~ wi~h. J, ,- ii:: R ohln.: ([l)la}1ing hi$ au.nti.e). That e-.1C.nin,g Pm1l a_ · R ingo di-st.o\lere . that tbc hotel bad • ga.Jmcs. :roo111 so .-hG)' \li'CJl l'i:

do'Pm f r a game f billiard . .Ri.ngo• 'l.lm~ed Qut to be , . . ER Y gm.)d pla •,e:r IJ::,ut P.a.ul

insi~tcd he ba-il a 'b ;,i Cllc­:a.lt~o-ug,h he tried Vfl~ Y o · available! ! 1 Much Eat~r: "p l!ll c,e. I) a \'li 5, came O vt,t hil , ,,10 VA':re al.I !'l i t ting mn the b.Jlla room Hseem ing o the hoh:I

ri d!. Spenoor a.nd his. f; mi~ Wet'(: ilbol id111}•ing f Ow a · ·~ d!!!i)'$

in. a . iJfagc d ose. to · e\'.,,'qlli:t)'.

. Hl!R ·o. ' ; oda.::i,• a nd r id.-- tt1moo. ol!llt •!I• be nw

-ra.vouriti.:: d3iy5,-although '!..i wi;:w, :s.upposed to be heading .tot IJ.OJ-»c too ., but !filming got dclavoo.be,i;a.usc. ofbru.l \ e;:uh~. Today · 1med in .11. fi.c:Ld, WW1in miriiu t ~ f r arrjval hUJ~.dM:l!s of' holid _ nmlke:!. , ga.ithc:lied rid t he polki.:: -.vere ca. lied to C:•Of)i: j h tra.ffit?

fam ! ln 1.hh setoe J olm. Paul, Syh·ia and I had to cirouch mu a smlllll tem. I wais. dLfJkuh etlQI ,ch t.ryill ~o k~~p my brdi.lnce \vithour lui. ~•i. Go S\"!!il wasps. a - a\'o.rd :J1timi" Ot'l bc¢m1. · • .P.m~ ' ,e t li:;:Uiug us to k p very $.1. i 11 a.Jld too W.3,! p,s v.-ould &"'O ,away. O n t:: did- but n ot un lj .after it had cr11. h,tl aill over- Pru.d's motio nless. mo11GM This ev-ea.i11s. ~fw:r

T HIRD REP 0 1RT BY BARBARA KING I rcmemb r :ssiUio nlo

in be coach on Mgmlay -thliikwg ~ '\'\-'ha:f bi:. e I let ml" ir ini ror · ... On tlit.c: -rroin -tot1ling i!'lto London thd m 0.lilinJ! I'd been , 1:1_ .ii.m.,. to m. s.eH· 'I mi:=,lbt even ME •~, THEJ 1.'.

Utt • d'd 1 drn.am Ht t .[ WQ-UM finish U!I:> 1 i;:nding· m l of' th~ -fht d~ "th The :Beatles. getting to kMli them \lo-di. .P00,v!e !have asked me what TH · ~re R LL lik. 1 j u;;.t :ans,,,..' - that they 21re

four ry ni-re poo l ut j us.t -ordfoary ILke you aru:I .tnt.!. I' s ui re they <lo ' t oo l ie ,,e 1n.e.

\V'.hi.:n '.Paum · o 01,!lt of his ear in Al]_s.op.pl.ucc: I just couldn't ·ooik"'r'e Im' ~yc:s. I r.et'l'J.embci; vc:ry clearb· ,d jv ing in the s

!htm gh u r i n:g mi, and! rop­pi.ug neat V~r:girnim. Wai.er to pie!: up the oUler :Beu.tt . .Jolir1 clambered • boam an d said • H,e111o Hp ~· ~ - ­body ! ' a. d I f,,,lt my puhe t ··

if :it w.15. sGiH th! re, he ne:x.t d y. T u Sd'.a}''

Fn::da,. Je - Syh,•ra. and [ ,Si.'U at a t a.ble ~t to John, P,aul, · _- eorgc and Ril; :o, for lunc-h in 1'11 wlh. ~ n th.at Steak ar .I .remoo'ibet how rude poo Le were, pcrsfa.te,m!y 00H1ei;ing the four lads. ,,,hile they '!;'!, · t i:ng to i:U.

On •.b~ , : dne,::ida)• mom ul in cwquay yMa ,11.nd [ V.'<mt

for 3i walk whiilc· ....-e v. it-· in ·" for the cos.ch ro h~.a..-~ ·the bo~ct. 111 a S.\li".:Ct shop on · wo.rnlin srud to a!Jl.Othc:r some­thi:ng BJbou.t The J ~ havi□g

JO

gc ting il rd h ing \.vas.h, S.yl"ia, Paul, R:ioso, g1.m1 t ruly and a .few ti~ tool{

_ nc,e:r D avfa up on his fa1.., i~a.Hon ~o -came o..-er t,o tlte Huie ub h, staytr□,g at arul bave a ib1£ of p:arty. Wo didn't g<: be..ck. un•jJ tti .e jn too fflO!;' ITing~

·xru · r; Thi.! •~st day. and a Jo of. !isd ' o dby • ·to be said. We stopped lh OOi.\-Cb.

OJlOO or twic:c ~o nlm very ­body G • .. l G IBA K ON ! One stop at i.\ C-OUt)ft'}' pub. Geor,ge and I stood w~th o in, sh..1.red h clle~ .1uto di.ppoo it ~nto to1ni.llto U.C<ll ,vhr,cl) mav SOU!l"Jd a bit off b l1t. bdl \'e me. · Yel'Y tasty .. 'Tr.a....-ellin" baek h)\1,1-a[l(]s: ndon this ,ci,."OJ'llmng ·w-c, sang :so:ra. a · car,ol. wlrm Sh irJcy !Evans p]aye an aeeordi..'l.11, Soon, too :ooolill it w.:is .l!H over. George. Rin~o and John .g0• off filrs~ f'a _ I SU\}~ . iil:h u:;. until the bu rea.,ebe,d B~r-str,ix . l hope )'Ou e.□Joy \.,,,Hchlng tho film as m uch as ~ e.□j 'ed oolpit'lg t _ 1 ke It w,11:s a fabufou'S ·,,,eek. I

Jl™I CROW[ -EY

L'cft. Sy l'f·La turned . o~md aod said : ••o h~ , cy a:m•t So wich­out us!" Thi) woman ioo.kcd at her iJ!ntl .m.tm. b, ve though "'Who ~he hcll Jo.es she lhink she is~"

On. lb h m:day n:1.Qmi□g I deckied. to do b ·t _ f local

•indow $.hopping bee.au~·. it didn't loo1 as th0-uglh \'l'c,d be talking off for a, , h~l;i;i, W hen I got back to the bus. he DeatJ and 11 the o~hc.r 40 pi1S l!:llgtrS were iltlug for me.. ..We ncaJ1]~, ·went w·thout YQ'IJJ, B11.rba:m ·, SD1td Patil as dlimbed on.to the coach.. Jc

a., fl'li s ch a w:um am.He ·th11t it ohceredl me 1ar, t r,emen~ dously. lbid day 1 -e .11.Lt11ed itl. a ie in ;p, ficld.

Sui:'h.ieniy. jt wss. Fr:id'ay. All UsS .of lds felt a in ·ing fool ing

~se it wou!d ~OQJTJ be over and '11,,'!f::d be bac - tQ r,eality. .o more m11gic; no. m 1 ~•sceiri~ no m.on~ d!IT!a~,~ &i.·ule.s. V e a.II sang .and di.ra..ll.k beer from bottle:$ as the bus roJled along

cowards. Londo.□• Some Qf 1,1s trloo ro get the boy·s, to .s" t1g

.H'.~LR soc.gs but th.f.l,lf ttL~ k, the dld-timer.s: .

I had! ti:'! ,erveuc:e. of my Jif e-,. a \ve,ek I ,c.tii .never f orgeL

I'd Hike mo du.1.111{ P.rc--04'!l, The De.li~]es end everyboo_ !or· a \',,',O]],;f-crfuJ week. · '.in jw;t beginning ro belic..,--e. it RIEA.LLY HAP . NED TO ME! B-\RIBARA Kl G

DID YOU MISS A NY ISSUE OF THE BEAT&.W BOOK .lf you dl!J ·and ._ lflli wo□ l'd. ~it!: C miike g_p; '"OW' oo klcd001·, .~IISlt .s:.efliiil · • _- F'o:,'tf!il Ordc\li' for 2f- f'4.lr' ,each COpY YW wa~I .llrrul ~•n w:;1: dmm 9'.lf to }'OU as 50 315 ~ b'le,. Srmd :P.O.s a il de,t .i to:• BaClt',S Book :&cl!; [BSIKli:t l6,:J.S w. ·, JJ-(11,ii_rn;;:: Gr0·\1e, Looii(m, '\'1;' -, Eoglani • (\\rl!i r,egre! lbi, · imres 1. l, .3, 4, :5, 6-, 7, 8 ~ lO, ) ~, ll, 15, 19,. 21,. ailtd! 16 aH 11~vr oom­pte!e-1:)" oo •· t :i:!Q!(!I!: .m:MJ: - N OT be qplied.)

FOURT - REIPORT BY SYLV1IA NtGHTJNGA I E ·-10 D · Y: Ji fl.nil•ed at

1he :mlb"4!tin,g pi:iti:e ~,ranged to firul Umt Ute ooacl!i. a g-0Sng to ·ht ]i:U:- • 01dy one Ile::itle­Pau... - , , the11e., wrrom .doo. by f ns w"l!fh UW~taiph 'honk!;.

cau!'.e of he clay ~ the fact hat the c.-o::1Jch v as beio_e diri)ped 1th way. u:t psyche­delic s tkkcrn :a,1id 5ugru; all ewer nie bit.J F!lld ycl.low paint'> or .,

TUE · D Y; · re deroendcd up,on :p.n, unprcp111r,oo. :&;i; · i Grnt1d Hotel in f il1mouH'1. 'fot J.umili . .By tbms. •ime '!/ e had a convoy of at least TWENTY c~ rs follo,wing ~most of I hese -cairryuna Loudon pres::. ~ople, 1~,:;,rter!; :and photo­gra.pheliS. ]. bad dc.cidcd to '!I e.&r hmpp.y _g!!'ill !ol~be trip. arid be .BcatlGi!J coni;,t-ilrritl:r' .lie.minrlcd me of the fact. They :so de-li­cat . Ly rdcHOO C ' m~ !iS .. z_,~-}~ l-lippy '' a□d "Miss Freak-out . A~ I •as. t.ing h1rnch to t h · j i1 _gfe of IDi ll,f:Us Joht11 ~urn-ed -o me and. said • You :;oWilgu

g(! n,-,era t i o:n with .a LI. yo or bcl I !I-." . · t .ai Hltle pla~ catU d B-odrrrifl .e-\terybod)• tucked! into i-i;e cr1?"an1 and loUys, whmlc :a ·mt of roo.dsioo tUtnmr -. a.'l: don.e. I was gi'ie.n a.n. orange tee. .fo11y and Ringo was, sue i:CL:g m. red Oil~. ••Do }'OU ll M t tO S.W.!l!p '!1<1 h: jd "'. c.•s quite dea . I m n · \c Jfobtcd! .it ~I OVN for you !" Long aft Gr Tbc lkllilc.s tit.lid ~ e o l:.e.d lw,pGFul :fan:s: wa.im.ed! ◊'i.Us.ide •he Al1a,!!11¢ic Hot-cl in · ewquay word 80't round the town tb t fb.e _rou,p, . as

srnymn -. ther-e,

' E.D. ESDA \ ' ~ We were 1ppo:Wd h) be leavln.g New­

qu. ' •his morning bu t. The Bea.tlc:s. changed t hi.!k ntiR . and. we got the n.essaig-e: thilit . e'd a.lJ be .m1.ylt1 · on for t lbe

rest uf the wec:k. On t.hc bl.I$ ] poi:rlfedl out W

:R.lngo tti t .his t.r-0use.rs v.'Cl"Ci 8:~i• . · iim an e:mb11.rrn,s'!':i ng p .- -. , ,., U Cl! }.' OU. ~ W them tli,P• for· nw'? ' he said lo iny .sur­f)~jse . .[ 1;f d so-to the astonish.~ melit of fa[l!l pooring th"ro mgh the. oaach wim,.-dQWS, ' s. !bat 0 . • , ·r• 1 asked W~n tl,e job \' J o.ru::. . 1 ne ·' :said R i.!flgO a'i he ~ta~gc~d off down 'ttte ~::i;ch be t doublet

a.st thin before boo ] :s.tOQd :at the l'rom ,ckJor.!'l of ttil , ho•d to g4;! somdresh air, Fam. -i; 'ere s.lilll waitiw - .f.ot a glimpse Qf .lme ~L';cld~. · Ere are yo~1. ooe of them'?'' a...~-on -little boy. I ·.a:sn't sure how tlO -ilLDSwcr fbi)C, I

1 · 1 RSDA \' :. We lis-e<l the morn-in mooking: for loratcons to do more filming, The H~tl~ f ,01J11td ~ :s-uitable lliel.d, as remo e as poooible. fiu ll: th:ere v.'ll}re eir-owds in no tim,e, George sat -d.oiWD. in ~he n · ddle of' th~ oo:r~d and ddffed. - t•o di:taCjoo h~le the -cameras v.-erc bdng :set up. At four in t&i.e afternoon w · ha-d lunch-a. sp,eci:a! one ooeause it ,-va~ bei g ffl rned, -· · ~ tucked ·o ro t e il000mpa:a1ment of inwJe pfa y-od by the groovy

..

bl!lnd we"tl lism1.?nie-d to ln ~ho ballroom he JJ ,.,wus evoning, Latc1; Je111 i ;;md I "'-cnt to the smaU Da lY · · en.ocr Davis w11s. throwin r for t h~ b0}'S. Ve left in t&i.e small h W'S fec:ting very d-e:p r~ d aoout ~he r<:! l l,J fil trip ~o London. The tour had hi)i:.il a. rare q_ual[ty of nu. ic .21n;d. :fantas.y a, o~it ~, but e,,;eryth in · oo thils eanb. ,eomcs. itO a.11 •end and . h.a.-d il:o acc~·:pt tll-e fuct.

FR[DA y : I Jl'U..l!St ha.ve s:ho n 11zy misery t ihis motning because Jol:ln :J. fd "'Don'li: ~ look ':nppy then l ' and gri nne-d. We ad ~uru::h ;u a. fish and ebJp sh;o-p and 1be ctmni t thing W-11::$ cirne ·way P«i'P!e rushed otr to tc.ll. th iir ne.l bbour.;, ithat 'f e B)ea.Hes. were the.-~. Tftlttt w.i1S a t-ea.-d.y flow of :si8lit.st:aS- wlri i!,e

our chit;i,.,ea1 l· ·, was bem • fil 1.ed ! L..·Her we i;,top ed at a traaspor ai.fo fo r tea. Io my s.u ir pr i sc the i:e W'ZW!l' t ,ev;e o ONE record by lne B · les on ebe jllllkc· ibox r

r mu At adntit ] 'd boon ,.,~ n.c..rvi::ms ;aoouc mcding The B.eaAles for •:he first ~millil':. ow I woml.cr how I -oou!d ha.'n) been. They m..td,e 'U S. foe'I as tno\1gh ~ bdu□:gcd by cnaUir" as if w.e v.tir-e all old fricntls.. I lute realised for the fint t inw ho-w gc,n1,1rine .and _groovy they are, a~W1.\ys. ch.oerfl!..I L,. frfe:r.id~ i nd tun of j:ok.£:S.

,;;omidel," myself very luc: l!;,y and 1 wou.!dri' t hu·.,.·e missed it fo~ aru•H -~. W ell .. •• wouM, ).'-01,l?

SYL IA N.JGITTINGAl'...E

I aslked .John if t.he painter had 11,11 s·ed norm al ce~ I u l•ose 1pai nt on h i:s Ro•lls,

"No,"' Joh,, eplied, ••j1ust the same stuff as he u 5e5 o paint caravans a.nd thrn g.s , But aft err he d fl n is hed ,, he stuclk on o.o~t:s .and coats 01· varnish ,, o,therwis.e, i t might al l peel off hw tha min.'·' ~

R,ec0ntly,, th e san e painter did a ' Sgt. Pep p.err' de:sig n o "I a 1nial I i·ve ca1r van, wlli.ch caused compl~ints frnm Johns nei,g 1bours, when it was fir.st dleli'lie-red to his home,

MUSIC ROOM Next Joh loo k us upstai rs to :see his

mrusic s.tlJdio. This ~s only a sn all mom, sh.1 ck ri1g I t at ·., he top of the 1h o UIS~. "Jrh ~ •c-ook probaiblly :s~ept the re, befo~e the l€':111 non s moved in. H":s •certai nl~r di fferent no·w. T iere's a battery of tape-rec:ol'ders ,allon g one wall : an •O g1arr a.nd piano allo ng ano•ther, and on ·the U1i rd is Memlo ron. Perhaps I'd b e,tter q u lck11y explain what a M eUo.t.ron is. It I ooks. like an organ , including the kerl:>oard in front, but inside it's completely different. l!..od,g0d in i t s inside are loads of tapes on w h ~ch have !been r,e corded ac:tii,1.a I sou ndis, Ii ke drums, horn ; etc. When ~ou p res.s. o nie section of the keyboiud, and pu 11 o . t the rig ht f.:nobs albove I1t, you can g,et almost .ali1ly rhythr m backgro und you 1·i ke, and yo ll can .al so play a tune o the other k,erys at th saime tirn e .. m n other words. you ca o pro­du c@ the ,effect ,of a small orchestra all by tours.e,lf.. Johrn sat down and gave us a sample of,' the tre mendous r umber o. .s,cll1unds it can prrodi..1c:e. He's always !been one fo it 1,111'1 usu al no,i ses, and when it prnd ced so me re,.al I 'I ,st a r~g Br rhythms, a. ty pi c I Joh n-,g1ri 111 s,p read O'-'e r his face. Htl p·icked aJI the guitars up , gai'k!e· us a fe,w demon st ratiio n twa Ii gs.,, rain his fl 111gIers up and d 0.'!.■11111 all U11 ic otih er keybotJJrd 5 in the mo rn, and he Iii 11,e we1ti t downstairs i oto the garden • • • :still fol I owed by Julian .

On th ll: way do•o\' Iii. we f ,o u n d a rockl n,g norse J Ldia1n climbed into the add I e, andl Joh 111 got up b,ohi n d I irn to g ive hi n,

13

J10HN AT

HOME PART TWO

.a ride,, Dovmstairs. aga~n to the main loU1nge, wh1:1:r~ Joh111 flipped a mew L,P. of ,sound :s- on · o o e ,of the. tu ri tab.~es . th en th rough tih e di ning- r,oo,ri again and into a s.ma 11 room which ove rl,oo,ks the 9a rden Je rrace. This, Ii kg? so rn arny o,! her parts of ·he house hadl ~hie most iricr d~ i ble conectmo n in it. I was fall o:f " t i ngs you hang on thl'1l walls"'. E\•re•r:ii- bit of space \ ,as coveted with odd cRri catu1rres of Jo hrn ,, of the B.eables, faded V i ci:orfo n

hotos, ,crosse·$; s.f t ,es , you name it , John has al ready stuck i on a hook -cH1 h is wall.

The n he led . s. i n o the galfden. The back of the hou s.e loo ks dlow11 the h i 11 , and ·the teriracre i 1'r'I mediately beh i ndl It Is. edged by a stone wal I, which I s. over s i>:. 1reet h i,gh in p~ac0s. Joh rn tori d us that he liked to, :sit on this wall and meditate .. It was h 1s favo,u rite '"th i nkl ng p,laoe' ". ihe view wa.s mag tll fl C•ent. You cou I, see V•MY f e v signs. o rh u. ma ns. j st glim p,se·s of houses he re B!n d tlh em. M o.sUy ju st trees , la rg-e· o 11es, n,e.ar at ha. d, ind I dii 111g a 1br g

s1hr,eli' birc1h. wh1ic h John s.afrd was h Is 'f.aiJOu ite~ st~etchiri g · waiy i nit,o · ,ai nt mi:stt green d I sti:a n ce.

If you 'tu ni l,ei't, you go 1101,,1,n d to the f ro.nrt of th tmuse ag in. tum ri gM and you co me to• the le milOn s:' swl mm i ng pool. It's no f ish pond either,, burl big enoug to have to :swim i 'f'OU want to g1e.t to, the othe r :~i'ide. P rcy was the only one in at the· time. Percy is the macJ1 h11e, that keeps the rpoo l cl ean I an di s ow!y trai.ie1s around t · !l s uriace. ·trai Ii ng Jong p lastic tlllb e.s whic1h twitc h am un d the bottom of the pool1• If 'JO don 't have a Percy, appar,e, tly. that horlfib le, g1ree,n s IJ me grows on th e bottom and sides: and dirt float s: 0111 the lop,.

SMALLER GARDEN J,oh n':s giard en is s maller than Ri rr,910,1 s

ut poss ibly .a liUle ~arge,r tha n Gemge's. LI ke ,Rin 9o"s. i't drop,s away r•om you . i here am I ots of t ee s, a poo I I paths 1

rns.e b~ hes. and at the bottom,, a Ja rge, greenho use, will i ch 1h ad r,ecent l 'i b i},!ln rnpai ntec.t John 1:old me that: he, s.ti 11 gets about fi fteen ,peo pie ever:,, weekend, c:hargln g ac oss h i.s grrou ndls. U.tl1iinvi ted igu ests have brnk•EHII rnio st of the wi nd'ows ~ n Ms g re-elii! h(H1se over t h4;:. p-a:;;:t few mo nU1s .. · 1But ho d idn't seem that worried albo ut It F,ew thirn gs u1p,s et the Beatles these· days.

Onie l~st stop at an o Id g1an:l e~ :s hed , rig ht in t he comor. J oih ri I edl us i nside, and th en ·tu rn edl and aslked us how we Ii kedl h iis ho me, i nd lca'U t1,g th e o Id sheet

W ,8 wan d&t'ted a ro. un d th fl g ro Llln els taki ~ g1 photog rnp,hs., talkl ng bout this, that and ·the ,othe•r,. EYentually we ended back at the swim m~ ng pool. Jo n sat down n0.:d to his pool 1in a ca ne c harir A nd that's. where we· left h Im.

Over th~ past five ye airs , J ohn always see rnied to hav,e a mind which was fo1II of so, mE11111y thoughts. T hat l~g1htn ingi b ratin of h Is ca.n p rod'uce a q ul [P ;a bo,t1t almost aniyth ing. Hi.s house minorn his p 0:rso nallt~1 a n1d ,e e,-y rn om reveals a diff.erent s i .· e of the mo,s:t c,om plex B·ea11le of a l I. THIE END

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TWO YEAR.S AGO

by B1m 11 y Shepherod 8Ji1d J,o hnn y Deain

1N ,ove·mber- a, eo upl of ye , · a.:go, i 1·965~, wa:.s talk en UfP i III p rett.y m u,ch the · me wa·•l a!S: this N lovembe_r for the Beatles:1 that is. They war0 in thei thrOQ$ of

,completin,,g a s:pe.<:i:id tellevis·ion ·5,how to be· hown aro-.rind Chri:strna,s. time. ++ :ilnd ·t:hey were proving th . 'r'i , ;a,s, 1110w to b· . r all .tick I en for p rf. tion.

You i:;:::i.n r e:!dl el sewlii ere in t be Beade-s Boo k about t h i:s: :,ie-:a.r'~ extr::t..,.'lg.'l1nz:)_ !B.ut I ri 1i9'6S., it was. a ve ·ry stan-:,- 5-,oon G , , • ail I, i: h~ v~s tors. lbel ng h:a.nd9 p i:;;ked y t he boy:s th em ­selves_ For- ins :a note- ·r.:hcy ~allcd In Es.it.her Phllllp:i $p.ei::1::i.lly from N ew Yo.-k to Ma -,c ht-St.;!'r to l"'coor<:I 11 c-r i 11ii:cr p,rer;;:i;r;lori of ··And I Love Him" . Peter Se ll e rs a sW<:ti;id tt h,r,Yt req u,cst by tapl n.g ::i. fi I n1 I nserc of himseff sin,gi_ng: "Hard Day's Ni;gh," , .. w II, r,ior: «to m IJ!dll :s.l ng ng iJ.·s: enunciating it carefu Illy in the lang,u:a.g~ a d .uyl ol an old S h.'!ke-.$pear l an :;!1 1'.;COII'. Henry Ma11i1cini. t helill a 'li'irm1 bvo i.i,r i,~ ,;:omposer of P tH,! and Joh n (Ye$ o.f c;; i:;mll'~e · hey have_ faves., too!} <:ar m~ in, [Richard Am ho ny flew In from F'::iii- is.

And · her,ra wotc- B-ritt,i .fl ri::isu I ike Pe11:er ~mdl Gordon, Lu I u, Mari an ne Faithful I, IBi 11 'f J .. Kr.ame.-. Gill:.. lip ni M::i.nr:::he tel"' , .:.h,er,e .,... e:re ~o me p:retty wild sc-rane'S. e~peci i1il1I)" when Jim i'ny Sa..,~le t u rnedl 1,1 p In what ap e:a.re.d t o

e a cast~off t ack s !J it • , , air1d said hg W":a:S only there in t he hope t l:i at if the boys not)ced hi rn r:hcy'dl g~ve him " few Ii ne:s. 'tQ

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c.o .. 0 PE RA.TEV E Thit show w:a$ pnodu,i:;:ed by Jo hnny H':JJmp,

who I ate r sai d h~ foui"~ ;: he . boy:s ~mazing l_y ~0•-(lpe illtlve and In ve.nt1 'w'e. M:a.ybe 1t w::i..s th 1s il:aste of put. · "!: ~ m~~~lve: show 't-o,g~t~ th a.i:: boo!Sted the l m yt: cu r rM ·t ambit 10 ns to dire«, · hems.e~ve~ in fi Im .seq 1Jen ce~ ki-r t h I$ ye:u 's t elly-:s.p.<.::c:tac:u l~r.

Ce tainl y. t he jokes ·size:rn rad to c.o me r ight · off i:hc ouff. One we r e member wel I w;u · ::l!IJ I m a ·i 111,g an air) ne.-u n ccmetH: wh ich wen·,:: Ii kc

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this : '' Now we i ntrod11.1ce olJ r fa ouiri·i::c­c.on-i po5er, H en y Ml!lncini, who is. k lilown t o a 11 hi~ fri<ai;"11d s as H a.n k. We ko me to he B.~,atles slnow. HENRY !•' What w.asn.''t u1i te: so :s:I i c:k wa . th a·t the boy:s. s pei;.l.'l ly ho e . .d El I a F-11:zger_a Id would bra t her,c but :she simply ,co"!din" rn::i.ke t he Er~ns-Atl:antic - r ip.

A oou pl e of n w :¾!-ng we re W'f ten '. .. Day rip per" and • •w·e Can V\lo.-k It Ou·!:' '. At i: i:iiC .si:~g~. nooody s,ee,medi to know w~ett.her th,ey1d bra u sGd o I s~ rngl cs. or Oft! it he L. P. r; f) e bo,y.s: we -e, pl an n i ng ~ n every S[Pa r e­moment t.h ey could fl n d,

BEST VERSION But Es.the r Phi 11 i,_ps, a rlou~.-oon • bo m :s. i:ar.

was ,:,h 1il,;¼'t knocked Olllrt of 21H of us at 11: he M:anc'hest:er· fi I ming s;;::~~i,onis. 'For Pa.u I hind 't<"!I d her ~ h.'! · her \-"el"'s.ion of • And I lo'i{,e H im" w.a:s: ju st, :i.bQUt the best one .of 21

. B tie .s:ong by 21nybody .. , .. ·•,e,epi: m", he ad-ded, Said E:s:che·r: "I w'anted so mu eh to meet ii: he Bea 'les in t h•G Si::ai:e..s but eve,ry ti me I h i·r.: a town on my owlill tour, t hef d c- i· til c just lbeelill or ~ti:: e.o ming, the ne;;,:: ·. wee -_ I r,,ever met folll r young lililen cfore w ho · re al I i t lnr12 ,genius el:i:s:s.''•

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vri!J~'• She wa . iJJCtlllia.lly worki lilg in ca atct in Berm ud:a wh,cn she gor: a w ire s~yi ng Jo n nd P::i.u I -.va lilted 'her on · h<:: show - She

w or-kod ou i: -r::h l~st n ght of her sea·ron, t h en hoppedl a plane- oYcr s. rnlghrJ::;!J'iv:ay. From Berm ud la.n s; 1,11 ri t o :anch12:s.t12 r !S.I u:s.h - - - yet she did n ''·i:: e.orn p,l:i.l n · t ~11.

A bit oh craze :s.tar d In ;5;ome n ew;s:pa.pc·rs :i n<l mag;az ine:s a.ro ll nd t h is: ch 11 ly ,o.,,.embe r of 1965 w s to get handw-riiti 11,g e~peirts otn erwj:s.c: k -own as g :i.phologisits. to rzxpfai n

what t he- Beatie$ wer Rl:Ji..LL Y Ii ke 21s a ri;i :s 1.:1 It of h:a.~dwrit i n,g tests.. Jloh 11 dlell I ber­a:te~y d l:5g11 m:s-edl his "'scrawl"' but he $t: ill ca.me ,our: as. ••Jorthr\ght. h;e;i.nest., .so,n~i tm es blunt :a.rad very art sttl-e". "I gi ,;12 up/' the s~ld I ter .. • • 1 w ri,te<l ·i::-o be .a.I I weak 'lln,d cli'\eep,y. I ike I' re:i:i I ly am. ~1ust for a cf1 angc- i lili o 11e -of t h,ese am ~l,:rs is. b,IU.'

Biut 1b:i:i ;::k t:o t lhiait :show In Main c:h t:::UlE!r That. t h 12 B.eattle,.s s;0 re'<'ld~Jy did what w.as wa.nted :a. t r,I b-ute rn .: h~ir t remen-dou$ · c-nsia of Joy.:i.h:y. , • . someth I n,g 1110, f a.n w i 11 m1eed to be rre-m i nd,edl o ·: Sa:id P3ul ; ' 'When we weil'e just :lbo~ i: b01:.o mi 11g knowm,, J·o.hnny Hamp took; a big cha~ce on us . . . -e- proba bly rl:s:ked his: j,ob ,by 11nduding us in one of h Is :s.hows. This is a :.12'nsi bl e w~y oF ~yi ng· ·chanlk--you_ , • , ; ;

P'l.EASANT But t hey we rc-n' ~ pleaisan , ~bo i:: ev,ery­

lt hi ng, For t h is. wa~ t he- ti me O>f ·i:: e- '' protest :.ong_s•• in the. eh:i:i r i::s and ne itn er P.,1ul not J ohm c,;:i,u kl :s.iee alillyth i 11g wo!l't hwti i la in Barry McG u i ir•e's ' "Eve or Dcs.trw::tio n •• _ They werG <:onvl n ~di t hat, Dyl an ::11n di Don,o;;an apart, 1 o:ne o f t he hen p,rotes.,ert were Ii kely t,o be rn::!!kl fill.g h Ii: fG( Oll'ds in s~:i,:; mo,111th I i me-, And,. as so often h app--em, i:hey we re dead rig hi ,

There wun ''t anr prot·e~tl ng ,In r.:he- m.a.ter ­i.a.l writte ru by t hie Be~:i: le.s :at: tn is t ime They we.re happily im t he middle of wor.ki -g -out s:o.ng ideas. fb r ·• R, . .b ber Sou I''' a n<! th0$e o · 111 · who- h,ear d .~p~aaH preview plays of :s:ome -of II: h songs re2il r 5:ed I mat i::he;y We-re s,ti 11 keetp­i ri1g up i:: cir r"Gmairkahle .::om l~te n~y and progress as wrilter.s.

Ju:5,i;: foll' t:h-c r•ecord. le '$ re•ii:ap on the :i:i.-i:rnal t itles. '''Think l;t.r Yourself", "'Ii ~ Neede-d S-Om cone.", •• Drive My Car"'. "No-r-­~~an Wood", .. owher-e Mar.t 11 ,, ,.Run For Y 0 11,11r Llf e •• "T e Word", •·•Mi c:h,eUe'", " Girl'''. ··1 1n looki n,g l h ro ugh 'fou", •• 1 n My l ifo' ', 'Wait" , ••yo,u Won't See Me" . .. Wih.'lt Go s. 10n ,,,, • • , t he last show · .$Ing R ngo

Yo u am p[i:;;k o Wt y,ou I"' o-vm favourite tr:i:i;;:k but r.:he cr,ltl os: ,gen-era.I ly t ho ught 1i was th,e best yet firom the boys. But t his. pmd,:;i ng o ut busi1111ess w:H caini. di a sta.g-e rurrther by o•ne pop p:ap!!r who mnd L'.lcted a poll 1:0 fin d o ut whii,:;;h w:as tthe rrrto!n po,ptd:a.ir !Beatie ••• ~:s: ~ Fl Ind ivid11..1al.

Paul wQn. Jm:t . s. a man.gr of inter-est. AJnd ~t was poi.riicod o ut t h at it ·~:s. ~ fol Ey ma mw

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wl Ill over t h<i oth'2-r· h rese_ Bu . the bo-y.s g~n,cr.a.l I 'f re It u nco mfor!i::a.bJe abo 1,11t t h u: .sort of ••s.,e_p21mtlon'' and remark•ed tfi•i:li't it was wrn eth Ing ·,:lh y wouldn't e-ncounge,. s~ di G otge: Not tht w-e'd ever bU Into t heir t riip. but th 15: t:ype o~ thing C,Jin ..:aiu ~I;? rou le. A •11:er aiH, w ·v :a.lwar,:s. beselil a team ~md .: hough furus. must have f avo~r ltes- · he m:i.i n t,h i l'ig Is ii: hi.'!~ t hey I i ke r.: : Bc-:a.tl•:s as a. ~: r ~~ p·. And appr12c1a1te what w,e re t ry1rig t o do.

Tihis. type of poll. sti ll goes on. Bu·c r i:::alJy i,tt ,does 111 ' t pro';'c •,mty m u~h. Onl'y. t hin.g i $ t hi~t if someom,e is mi I-es beh In d i IT! the VQ'tl111ig, well . . . ~t wo !llldn t do m u-e-h for his. sen.se of " b · ·I' ·· " · Id · I . ~ i:mgmg , wou . 1t.

A5: we 've· me ntlo n e;;i before i r~ .:his. be.hind­r.: e-s.potl i,ght feature. the ba-y.s w-er,e t!!w."1 1re, es.pse~l:a.l ly I t:'1 th at Nov em b-er ,of two years :ii.go, , hd!t t hc:iy cow Id mi"c ho pe to a.cce pt -ever :,r offer ki r t he !il1I ~o m~ke per:s,on:al ~pj>earan~ s. l r:i point o f fact. they wi:::re- du,e m111t -,m ear ly December on a !;;ho rt. Br'itl:5h tour bm of ~01111rse, c:he c,orn pl:ii n-r.:s wc-r~ mai1ii1I :r t h_i:!it t hey wer,en' going to enough ph:1.ices, We'll rJ:alkc you for ome baic:ksr.:ag.e pec-p--i ,on that 10111 r in n,axt mo ntlh •s issu•e. lbut t he boy-5 were g-01 mg to G la$gow, N e,"Y"a!Sa'i:1 e, Live i' \Po_o_l Man­e rne:st:e:r., Sheffie! d. Birmingham, H.!Jmme:r­s m Ith, F'1ns bury Park and Cardiff. _ .

E~·en t he tel evis.i,on people we-re pe rt1.11 r,bed 1two y,ear$ ;j'Jgo, 'The· Beatie..~ wain·r:cid to pe:rrect a iil.:!w :st:ag_e .act foir t he t-owr-, fearnr lng: n,ew $:Ong~ I .md they <I l,d n 't ,origilw:1,I Ir wa1illif. to ,do, th 12 T V persom al ap•pe;!ranc:es to help -along the re,.;o di • , , wh,ch wtl~,. ~s: hi t1tcd albove. '"Day Trip per" a midi ''We C-aru Work ,It Out."'! lih ey. -Felt t hey @u Id use the ti Fifi rnor 1.:1~e~ fol ly • .. . b-ut what t her -di d do wai$ rieoord speci~I mrned i11seru fo r ii:Mn~ li ke ••Top Of The F-to ps.'" , Exp I a~Mo John: ••w ·e can do tne~.e in o ur own tlnne. say In t he midd l . or t h,c: n lglhtt., They' re •CVilt'f bit as effective • _ • mo re so, i ru tha . we'l"e not tied down oo st ud 1-e- routl ne. But it: aves u ~ t ime· and rig ht liiiow t i me i:s. -mportl!lm,t to us, •·•

~me right now, of cou rse, i-S. i,mporc.31111t to, dliC! boys a.t ind ividlw al s_ 7ih ey w,ant t,o t!!lk-e· ti liT1 e o'l!lt to t hink, to 1pl.111n, to ·fi t1d {l, IJ wheiM :they'; re goi g and wh1,ire he'f've been , It's very easy fur peo ple on t he -OI!! i:s de ·to mls­under:S.ti:md t he I Ii motlvc:s: ..

Don't fo tE:et: next mon. b we' 11 ta.ke you an on to1,11r w ith t he bo:f$. , • ,

MEDITATION •••

A fter ~~ apleared~ with George otn:t the Dal·~d :Frost pro.g:ranune ht 'th '~-· te CVJSIOD dasc.U!SSJOD sko ''The Frost Programme ' Jo1hn commermted ;

'If just ooe in e,·ery tlmusamd 1t e wen who w.atcbed t1w programine w.as encouraged to look imt Transc:endearn] T\- • ecHtatlt)n. then iit was weH w·orth de-mg. We wao , to get the meS"Sa.g .acr,oss to as many peo,ple as possible tihat m.eilitati&n can h.elp ever)1l n1e~ Not just a -.ecwal few. or br.amy people or ,cranks ibut EVERYONE. '

· he foH~~wing is an. :ab:lin:tvfated t aDSC.ript of the i~·s and cxplanatio111s giYten in Lo1u!m1 ~y J ol:m and Ge~nge lbef~,r,e th.e) left for J rnlia :-JO J : Tiltol1gh medi .aiiot1 r e le.a.rnc:d

how w ,np, en.e::r • ~ h t l 've had in m~ 11111 the time: !Bcforn ] rou!d only r,c;ai;:h this tr!:! cnenn• o 800d -i:kr wt~ 1 Chin,i we.re ia1i' w · I. With m1.•,,m~1ticm l find m bm : 1m it's, not klo good a day I can s.HI I gee til!;"l a rne ./limo mr:rt of en troint for ct1.e. r :meaas am raor•i.:: use: to myself sndi to Dthc..-s. Put i anotihor , ay-tlho ,i. r.st (la~ m- nad

ithoui med itilCi v illit.1d wo.rt:e thnn Lhe btld ih:i,s I havt= 1it1}w

days. when it ':s d:ifficult o get going.

G EO·R;,Gii: ~ he energy is I ate r:it with i 11 ,every-

JOH ·1 :

b-od'.Y • 1ft thc~c :anywa~•. M-cdii:a~ tioni is s natural p ocess of being a.bl i::o i::011ai::~ci:: t haic. e n,e gy ~a.eh day an give you rse:lf 21 I ittle mo re ..

o 're :i b le to do wh::u:ever you normally do ~ ith 2J httl e bit mo re h,1p,p,I n ess, m()yb,e.

Ea,c;h rnd ivi cl u al' s Ii f ll so,rt of pu I saites in a certai n rhythm . Ther g~ve you a wo r or a :s.ou ri<I wihich pulsates w i h itha rhythm . The I de~ s to i:: ra.n~een d to i:lhe m ost sobc:k· level of t hought. to re pb ce yc•u r ord i n::-try t ho,ugfm; wi, h · c wo di or :s.o,u nd. i nal ly ·you lote even t h21 t and you·• re 21t a I cvel of pure ,co nse,oll.!s. ness.

Y 011 sit c here • n.d let yo~• ,nind go. You hllrm..l uCi.!: the:. 1 Or•d, Cl e s 1.rnd. the: v:ibriJJtlon to ti.ike a,.,,,e:r from your thm.i.ght:;_ You don't ,.,,,,m though~!; 211,1, y .

GEORGE ~ VVflen y,ou r mind Is a complete bl a.n k it ':s; be-:,·o d ::i 11 p cvi,01.1 ex e r~e:n c,e_ Th, k:~·e-1 · s ti m ele5:s, s acele.s.s. You u ITl be c here or

JOHN:

f1v.c rn in utc or m ch lo ng:er. Y QU

don't actual.ly know how long when you <:orrie -our;; oflr;; o1nd bai:;:k to the e'i'eryday. th~ gross 1~._-,c-1 of thln ki11g.

.H's mike :sleeping, Ym1 tfon;t know yo1,1'\•i:, hc,cn sfttping until you're: .l!, ake a.g.a,Lt,. rt s~rn .;i • hough no tmmc has 1•0~ I.!! ai iJJIL

GEORGE: You -1:an't re-ally tell anrbody e:xsctly what i is. The teaching of T ramc:c f'l<len r;;:J.I M edlu.tlon l:s. al I based o•n the ind i -., jd !Jal. U you w;:nu to do It you get ins tr uc.tion . That les.ds. to so111c so.-i: or experi• e111t:e A er dut e x:pei-ie nee youi'n~ taught . c nexi:: pa r;; ,Jind told ho-w you can go on -frnm th e1 re- ll:o i:: e next st.ilge.

JO i ffs i i .c askmn,g someone ~o :s.1 . h.·u chocolate ~tcs I ikc:. It "s.

i m · ib~ w d · ibe.

GEO GE : Or w r;;ell ~ameoody how it ~s to be dn11 k. Th<::r·vc got to be dr un k t hems,e[ves efore t:h12y kn.ow whu it. I .

JlOH ·" You ,jon· fed you ha't-e 11\0re 2:c.tu,al knowl.cd!.gc:-or at least l don"t b me _ ou fe:-el more c:ncr,gctic. - ou com nt of m~. and i s. jus . a. so.rt of ' · lt.'.:t's -, t go:·pg'• foc-l ~ng

bou whe ever work '! · 1.1 1 e go• t ~;pdlc.

GEO RC E:: k takes s fot of pra(;i::i,;:c to :arrive u ·.i. poi ITl't. whe re you ~a rn remain i · tha.c fr;)me of mi nd . t hat acrr -

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·cude to I ·e , p,errrn_1.n,en11: ly, I've h ~d defl ni:t.e proof ~ft,er only · ix o r :w~·en weeks .: h:::i:r. t h is is some­t h i n,g th.at .-ea Uy works.. h:'H tak,e ;ii. loog ti n1e EO ~ni·ve at ;ii. s · ate wh -c I (3irti hold t he. level of pu r,e co1111sciou:mess and br~ rng it ba.ck with me Into e'w',erydlay I eve I~ or ::i.et:i n,€ and t hin kl n,g. T~ ai:: tthe eve ntual 21iim.

.JOl N: 0.t'le f the Mah~shi's a · [ogj i,s that it •:s like tHpplu ff .a d oth in 1l1.mJ Oll! t or gold. Jf you lciJJ\'C:: it in it gciB soggy. ff you k.a.v,c mt ol!lft the sun wi]] fade it. S.o ')I ~! ,e p di1>prng it i111 mJ bri1 · iri:g it out a d, e · iim­aH:.,-, there·· che .ii.me:, amount or go ld in the dolh whethro- m 1 s. in oT out. So -o ~~ <1011 t medit,'l.te A 1 ] che ti:me ut y,ou O m. d itaGe rt,1,'llhul)• f you · -ml to get .i.ay­wltcrc wi!h it. T~ventv mi □u tc:.i:: a <3a, • S-0me h ing 1 ik,e 1ha .,

GEORGE: Y QU <:;;!!II t~k;e ,:;:e rt~.I n dirug:s, wh I ch fiieijghrnn your p,crccp:c,ion . From h,et"e you can go an :and t ry to

g,c11: on r.:o :j), ·. u bd er I eve I ofthoug t ut d r-ugs, in t he m~slves, would

ii1 ev,err get yoiu the re :an,d I r; 's a mi stake- t o be! ie 't'e thl;!y wii L Dru,g:s ;a.re Q f! t he s31r.n e fovel as :s:hl~pi ng :::irnd dt-=:amin,g and wak­ing t hey re al I .-elative 21 n com-· ~ rativ,ely upie:r-fl,c!al.

.!!OH \ 1e drop- d d!t'\Jgs ~ong bef ,:i- we ml':t th.-e Maha.riiihL • I ·· d done all it could do for u s:. Thi::rc: W,ll;S 110

gQjn,g any fi1m.her.. 'irh3ic. mQ e ~ dated iH~ fi1l lt1g out i1lb 11t

yoursclf :am.I your e · . In more p sych o logical t h111n anyth.ing else .. Medita! ion i ~ b it mi;:m~, gent le· ;;i~d ,nuch d4?el)er·.

GEOIRG E.: OrtL1g:s don't ll'e-all y get to ·.he t rue yr>tl, t h r al self. lih W':lY to approach t he .-eal YOU is th rol!lgh roe:d lta.Uori o.r w!lll1e form of Y o,ga.

JOH. MeJirnlion doesn•i a ctually ,cbtu:Jg,t! you make you diff crent in ~Ill)' way. It's j u~t something be.nef.i,::•911 which }'(JU ,can ADD lo Y.•01,l self, add to Yo ~r · ,o,.:u i e. -.'.'he you add llo your reli ion you don •t

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C HA GI!. :;our :rdi.giOilt \ . ~~1e..,er y,au B!l"e-)' O IJJ a t:rJY Oil, ' f yOl! ilS • any or t he: Mnharishi:s p,e pie:: L g iv~ fQU! a few 1111M. for lMn.g by tney'r;:I! ~ \'i !l'il:Uali)• t he :Si:Lrne <IS

Cktfotl. nit}'- Ch ris.tia.n i y fa the atiS.'LVt:1" 11'i1.1ch as. th i · i .

GIEO RrG E: The wotrd Godl Fne:l.M all soru o"­it.h I fl.!l:l'i tQ me. The ll'"S~ COii cerpt I lhad of ~ n ·an, In m:he !iiky well , I kic ed t ha on o a few ye:i rs .),go IBUT l'rm <i;X;J,m i ng Iba ck ta: t hat now . ec_a.u:s,e. yc,s, ii:; '"' m.11n In t he sky

!J,!: we.I I i · ro•u like-, i ':s. just C-'l t"i'Y a:.pco;:11:, of c:r e:;!!Eion, all a part of Goel.

JJOHN: T t h tnk o f God as a is p (,eoo of e ,e gy, like i::. lcctridcy a bi pov.'(.'T­hm.1-. ·•

GIEO RG E: 0 r tii,:;: e ner,gy which run s. t hro l,!lgh everytlfiin,g and nakc:s. eva:i rti:Mng: one.

JOH E\\\.T,y l li i □g y,ou 1r~ d. about, ,llill tho rd ig:io~; :are Jl 1 he s111m~ ibaif 11 .. lt"s just .a mane:r of p,eop'le o en­io t~ir mi.nds p.. ] do.a.' Jmoi.v how dm -.•i~lt. or Stli tlCr·-hmuan Maharishi i , I e •as moba,b1y born quile ordirnirr lbut he's. w t'kims at it.

GEORGIE : If every.bo y. to-.ok up med itar;;lon t would help t tH::,m to $◊.rt out

th oi r own pn;,,b,lem!S, put t helir homes i Ii o rd;e,r, If y,e,u 1· k€. People cause all t he worl d's prob lemt. So if peo,p1e fi x u,p :th ill' pe r~ n al prnbl ems. that' s it, we''re well o t h·-• wa.v 11.remi°t we. I r; 's l!f w each in,di 't'md'u:ii.l , evlli ry pelf;5.0 1,

to ake h s own rnov,e.

JIO r1 _-, maim thin,g i:!: it ' si111p e.. All yo1J1\1e ·· v·t to ~fo Js to oo 1 T R­ES-TED. H' you don't belie¥e in mcilmMa.t ion ru:l you're C)'!!Tlocal about it the 's. s,t i 11 n o reason why - o u. hollild~'t itY t,o f rn.<l 01.Jt WHAT ou'1re ~o tl)·nical abouL 1-· - d t h-t.11

o n l; W'a."J' to find oum: il:i- 10 lear.1:1 ab~ut mcditatton and give mt il Icy', THEN you'll ha ~ the r ig ht to c nd errm o: o thetv,.•lse.

. bov-c.; Mih: McG~r, PaL111's b rothi::r ;•shoots· John on ti. bkfdc: dur1m!!; the Myst<:r_ Tour. It.ekm·: t,. , ndy m • or 11,e ,girl$ c,n ii e o:: i; -th $1'.ln;p; lli;,,.,,'f;rs. in Pau1'. h, tr wh1li,: hi; pri,:j mJ

io be ~□ooy •d.

IND A TRIP DELAYED H:: CII I 'bm:1> . ~~• II kaY fi :r C

:lC IJ!? '81?3Jt~ I;\

llt g,ei ;),,,,;))' I 9G ' obn ~ l!d (: ' 11 h 1di:::i ~ 1t :i 001c-, or loolfl, 11- • I ·1 1ra~ .1 4·L .

W ORILDWll!l1E S HOW~NG F10R MYSTERY T OUR

A5 soali 35; i c w~ n:ported tha.r th i'.!atles. were pri::p-z,~in~ 11 speci:i.lsE,ow far teLe..-i:$iOf , ti I'.! n _;r; j • T.V, o r r,:i.n 1nt,1am; ;r,I I ro1md th,c: world started b1dd1 · g to biry ~h<: ;~ow ~or du;:ill" ow lac.ii r:ii::tworh. All 1; ree majo Am ri n @mp;in ~. C. B.S. , N .8.C., r:id A.0,C .• ar arudot1s to b 1y th :i; e>w .1 d i ~ I r~­p<;,rtl!! tha11: d, c.·ure ot M Ing rice I~ on-e M 111Qli! dolt r.s. The B.B.C:. ~l'ld ti e I. . V. c l pl!lnies. a e d uc to vi-e·..., th~ comp i::te-. s:h.(.l\l;' ii soo ii:: i~ re,a.fy ;in m;m y otEier o . ers; .ire paurir & iii (irom A stralia.,

rirop • hip.an ;un? ~elil South A.meriGJ.. o·u r:h.1:t tlie pc: p. u lar y • th B~;i I 1$ ~c, lit in R us~i;i , w ill th,ci r state celevl:slon n tworll; alro bid fQr t-, ';nt'llr:r

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Bea ·· rding Studio The ii il'i • fr ben,1 b11il • • O\ ·n. 11 - l()n~ ~i , .a press · nt~, hul Ja, •ct a Id id,.:?a

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COAT OF PAINT Paul as h:.i,d h I·:. r, -an His p;"!no-S i 2:a, p.i i1 t• e-d , and I, tlSCN:i it or e fin;t t ime rJ: o drl "e Jane and his fat lher to the '' How ~ w·o111 he W-ar"' remie re.

RINIGO'S FIL1M Th 11;Lli Ringo \ s "b

i Lh Rich 101 the bcs.c rsc, do int: . n,g a Lon~ d ak o n diffi. : [11 a rnrt.,Jot filcn .. n ·<..:tn(J:f' h ,,,.,1 II pl3>' F.,n,na ucl I h an •1.fon • •

Rin:c.o w · Ronw f(lr m-.,Jj r;fa ll ,, i , • ai 1 :c end

SPECIAL CHRISTMAS RELEASES

Thi:: B~tles ~~-e $ •e :!longs. ..-I ii,: 1 !Ir' bl'.!i·, i r sert­ed in c My5'"tery faur:- . sho.,.,•- :tt lease the::,- rad fin i~h<:d fi'lc :it t:h.r;: ti me af goimg, co prl!u lild W!ll:re it II w,;irkln,1, Qn two mr;irc.

Ther . pro!} m i., wh~t do thc;iy do wi h $r;fro' n. new i-tks.l

They ai ''t coYrS.fl, I s. ' fl o c-s:ld d L. P .• so th r a. · a.I I :So t of octrer s.c- IH iem.: a E.P. . ltth four tr;i,:ki o it pl u:, a. $i ·1 le t Oiie t i'r'!k -01'1 e s.ld :i.n twa om t he orher, o l1tl'.!n 1a:t i vely, c e :Sil\G,1~, on,e o wt:.ic v«> Id h •~ two lfrai:ks.

The ez,s iest sci U tiolil or al I. 0 oourle - f-or thl!i Be:;r.tli!s ta write s i:: m are: son~. but it i •,ert dou btf111I if ey will be :i.ble to fi:n.d t,lte t i ·ne 01'1/ M 'th tclevl.s on ~!hQW mu~t bc c.omplded v i'! )' :!l o.rtl:r.

!rut ~h.,c bQr:. do ~nt a new single re· t!Me ·ro be: the $11,:;:.1p$ 'by h . nd o No,,•erli'lber. So, thi::

pr,;:i;,;;: t pliin Is tQ rr::!r::.1$ ~ sl ngl-e· then nd fo low it: l,Jl,l . h r-0b:ibly illll e.P. w'Ji ch will bi:: ;r.coom :i.rn led by r;; Ill"<: ~l;OJ')' Qf h My~.tcr:,. Tour i 111 Dci;cm , r _

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THE 11th BEAT,LES BOOK COMP1ETITION

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FIVE CRISP NEW ~1 O NOTES TO BE WON! forthils new competil io .. e want you tQ itudyl e- ph,ot,agrn.ph abo·'l,e ci·t11e rour Bootlos. dress,ed

p k,r on o o l e .sc:Mes for ·hel r .i1 :,r.st f'I i ou r .show. Fl rst ly we want :you to decide whl ch IB.aaHa ~s behind eac.h -□fthe dl:sgu1sM abm,•e, Sec;::on d ly, we want :,101J to th i rik l!llp a col lecth•e n ~m0 for the clhara.cters In the pi c:Une. Fo example, yo,u ma)' cl oc~de that they loo 11 c- bQa~~. in which ca~e- you ml91ht ,g iv them the name " B-e~tle Bears" , or yo u may thi nk, up a c:o,mpEsl:ely new name II · "An,imal Mugs" , Nov, t h.at I have a.uggeel~d these iY.'O ·• ltl cs, y.ou can't u·~e them of course,

1"0 ENTER: 1. W1ri~e- the letto" s A.B, C.D, on ·mhe bac of a post card .-ndl Ql!')posUe c · e !el.tar pur the name Qf

the Beatie •fO u thmn k i s beh Ind Mot::h disgui se. Q, Un d ern.e:ath the letters (i!n d Bes ·lies nam cs, pu~ )•01111r ca;,, l~e,ctive name- 'for the ch<.1Jr·· cters in

the· pie tu rtt. 3. Addi :,"OIJ'!" r,~n1e 1;rnd acldress in he top rl9 ~l h:Md comer, 4, Send your enlry to "'Eleventh B~ ties B□ al CQropelition" , 36--38 'Weetibourne G n;i\le, li;m do ri ,

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