Saturday, March 24, 2012

The Beatles having fun with recording equipment



I saw this video a while ago, but it came up in my regular searches for Beatles videos on Youtube. I absolutely love watching them interact when it's not scripted, and this is just that. Enjoy!

Sunday, March 18, 2012

This Day in 1965

On March 18, 1965, the Beatles filmed the Olympic Ski Jump sequence in the Alps in Austria for their second movie, Help! It was the  first time that any of them had ever skied, and Ringo recounted in The Beatles Anthology that the director of Help! pushed them down a slope and started filming!

Thursday, March 8, 2012

This Day in 1964

 On March 8, 1964, The Beatles were awarded the Best Group Award by Princess Margaret at the Mecca Carl-Alan Awards at the Empire Ballroom, Leicester Square, London. Due to other engagements, Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles from 1962 to 1967, received on the behalf of the band.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

This Day in 1963

On March 6, 1963, the Beatles performed their fifth and final appearance on the British radio show, Here We Go. The Beatles would be doing less and less of these radio appearances as they became international rockstars (with the exception of the Live at the BBC recordings).