I'm off to Beatles week for convention day this weekend, I am so excited, I bet the atmosphere in Liverpool is ace during Beatles week!
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Is it your first time? I was a BW regular. Have a fabtastic time, the atmosphere will be great
Yes first time, hope to go for the whole thing next year!
You should! Convention day is a good way to dip your toe in to begin with. Going to the whole thing is exhausting, but it’s worth it. I’d love to hear how you get on this year
I went to convention day, at first it was really quite overwhelming and although I'd printed off the programme and wotnot beforehand I hadn't grasped the scale of it, it wasn't until a good few hours in we found all the rooms! But once we were properly in the swing my God we absolutely loved it. What's ace is hearing played live all the stuff you never usually hear. Saw some interesting speakers but I did find the memorabilia bit quite a scrum. Enjoyed celeb spotting (Ronnie O'Sullivan having a look at a vinyl stall). I was absolutely completely knackered doing that 1 day but would love to do more if not the whole thing, might actually be less overwhelming. My only complaint is that the whole city doesn't join in and it is kept to the Adelphi Hotel and Matthew St (didn't make it down to Albert dock so unsure if much happens down there for the event) but my feedback on pretty much any Beatles event I go to is there generally isn't enough Beatles 
I’m glad you enjoyed.I went to convention day, at first it was really quite overwhelming and although I'd printed off the programme and wotnot beforehand I hadn't grasped the scale of it, it wasn't until a good few hours in we found all the rooms! But once we were properly in the swing my God we absolutely loved it. What's ace is hearing played live all the stuff you never usually hear. Saw some interesting speakers but I did find the memorabilia bit quite a scrum. Enjoyed celeb spotting (Ronnie O'Sullivan having a look at a vinyl stall). I was absolutely completely knackered doing that 1 day but would love to do more if not the whole thing, might actually be less overwhelming. My only complaint is that the whole city doesn't join in and it is kept to the Adelphi Hotel and Matthew St (didn't make it down to Albert dock so unsure if much happens down there for the event) but my feedback on pretty much any Beatles event I go to is there generally isn't enough Beatles
The Mathew St festival on the Monday used to be good fun, but I think it cost a lot in terms of policing it as there were stages all over the city centre
I bet it was costly to police but I bet absolutely brilliant to attend though. Can't wait for next year to go sale!
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It was fun until the latter years. People would drink so much (I’m not anti alcohol) then pee into cups and throw it over others. It’s a minority doing it, but when you’ve travelled, and you don’t have access to a washing machine, you don’t want to pack clothes that are wet and stinking of urine. I think there might be stages down at the waterfront on the Mondays now. This year they went to Hulme Hall in Port Sunlight on Saturday, so there will be something next year. I wonder if anyone had the guts to ask Mark Lewisohn when part 2 of his Beatles biography will be released
I didn't stay for all the talks but he was asked at Eggpod live last year or the year before, I think it'll be a long long time before it comes out. More and more people in the beatles circle that he'dinterview are dying off and i think he said realistically it can't be 2 parts but 3 but its a race against time.
I want people to ask him about his John Lennon bias. The Another kind of mind podcast did a fantastic 11part series called 'Fine Tuning' examining his lack of objectivity whilst declaring his books to be just that. Falling into old tropes of John being a romantic artist and Paul being pragmatic and ambitious [as a fault]. I'd like to see him asked about it not to be confrontational but to give him right to reply and explore it more. He is considered to be the ultimate encyclopedia on the Beatles but he's a human being with biases and opinions but is sort of treated like a machine whose opinions are facts and are final. I've seen him speak quite a few times now and is really interesting and clearly and expert on his field but is left unchallenged.
Possibly why his next book is taking so long?
George always believed Mark to be biased towards Paul. With the differing versions of part one I’m not sure how he can say the extended version wasn’t padded out, whilst the the standard version didn’t lack detail.I didn't stay for all the talks but he was asked at Eggpod live last year or the year before, I think it'll be a long long time before it comes out. More and more people in the beatles circle that he'dinterview are dying off and i think he said realistically it can't be 2 parts but 3 but its a race against time.
I want people to ask him about his John Lennon bias. The Another kind of mind podcast did a fantastic 11part series called 'Fine Tuning' examining his lack of objectivity whilst declaring his books to be just that. Falling into old tropes of John being a romantic artist and Paul being pragmatic and ambitious [as a fault]. I'd like to see him asked about it not to be confrontational but to give him right to reply and explore it more. He is considered to be the ultimate encyclopedia on the Beatles but he's a human being with biases and opinions but is sort of treated like a machine whose opinions are facts and are final. I've seen him speak quite a few times now and is really interesting and clearly and expert on his field but is left unchallenged.
Possibly why his next book is taking so long?
TBH I’ve been enjoying the McCartney Legacy
The McCartney Legacy looks so good, I couldn't justify buying another item for my Beatles obsession (vol 1 came out just after I paid out for something or other) but it's deffo on my wishlist
The McCartney Legacy books are really good. Someone somewhere said they think we’ll have volumes 3&4 of that before we get Vol2 from Lewisohn.
I’m now trying to save for the new Anthology set
A good piece from/on Paul in the Guardian today to promote The Story of a Band on the Run.
Am looking really forward to the remastered Anthology series coming out on Disney+ at the end of the month, too.
I love The Beatles.
Thanks. I'll read that with interest.
A good piece from/on Paul in the Guardian today to promote The Story of a Band on the Run.
Am looking really forward to the remastered Anthology series coming out on Disney+ at the end of the month, too.
I love The Beatles.
I've just finished watching, on Disney+, Get Back (the long film) and Let it Be (the shorter film) and also the film about the Beatles in America in 1964.
I've always been more of a John and George fan but, watching these, I was blown away by Paul. Has there ever been such a talented musician, composer and performer? And such a lovely person - his easy going nature and the loving relationship with Linda and her daughter. I'm not sure how the dynamics changed from the early days but by this point Paul came across as very much the driving force, leading the group creatively and holding it together.
I love them all but I think John's my favourite if I had to choose. For all the controversies that surrounded him, I feel he was the true driving force of the Beatles and they wouldn't have existed at all without him. I think he brought an edge to the whole thing which they might not have been so successful without.
45 years ago since his murder this December, makes me so sad.
Yeah I agree I’m looking forward to all the new Anthology goodies coming our way, and the Wings book and albums too. Excited for Man On The Run. I’d have liked a Revolver box set, but good things come to those who wait
I had definitely been drawn into the Philip Norman theory that John was the genius and Paul just wrote a few nice but uninspired songs. Now I'm older and have seen Get Back etc I've totally changed my opinion. I agree that in the early days John was the super ambitious one and took that leadership role. But when Yoko and the drugs got to John, Paul took over as the driving force.
Don't get me wrong, Paul wrote some great songs in the early days and equally John wrote some great songs in the latter years, but their roles in the band shifted over the years. But you only need to look at their solo work for evidence that both were genius song writers in their own right (or write to quote John).
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I’ve always been a Paul girl, but that was because I knew of Wings before The Beatles. I think it’s amazing all 4 knew or were introduced to each other and had this real chemistry, bond, whatever you want to call it. John, Paul & George could really write, and the fact they all played multiple instruments!
Ian Leslie's 64 Reasons to celebrate Paul McCartney is what opened my eyes, Google it if this link doesn't work..
www.ian-leslie.com
64 Reasons To Celebrate Paul McCartney
After all these years, he's still underrated.
www.ian-leslie.com
Thank you for reminding me of this article. I met Paul Du Noyer and I thanked him for writing positively about Paul when it was always the done thing. He replied saying those who are overly critical of Paul don’t understand him. Yes he’s not perfect, but his ear for melody and gift of being able write songs that reach in and touch the heart is breathtakingIan Leslie's 64 Reasons to celebrate Paul McCartney is what opened my eyes, Google it if this link doesn't work..
64 Reasons To Celebrate Paul McCartney
After all these years, he's still underrated.