Here is the presentation of my Beatles scrapbook identified as being #8 in the sequence. Though they are numerically listed, these scrapbook presentations are not necessarily in chronological order. They are a collection of the newspaper clippings and articles that I saved in a scrapbook format prior to the internet. When the internet exploded, I stopped collecting articles for the scrapbook. I personally cut out most of the articles that you see presented in these books. Many articles were also sent to me by friends and relatives who knew of my intense interest in the Beatles.
I apologize as not all of the articles presented in these scrapbooks have the corresponding date of the newspaper or magazine of origin as a reference point. I do encourage if you are the author of an uncredited article and you wish me to acknowledge you as the author or source of the piece, please write to me and I will amend the post, please include the date and the source of the publication. Keep in mind I kept these articles with no intention of sharing them until several people that I know encouraged me to share them with other Beatles fans that would have an interest in seeing what I kept in my own personal memory log in those pre-internet days. Again I want to caution you, you may view an article or record review that you may vehemently disagree with for one reason or another. I collected as many viewpoints as I could with these articles, some are good and some I personally disagree with. I did not reject a negative review of a solo Beatles LP, for example. I included it to present a balanced viewpoint. In other words, don’t shoot the messenger or personalize the message as me being the source of the viewpoint being expressed. LOL!
Included the first mention of my Beatles course at a local community college:
Princess Daisy with Ringo:
An article about Ringo’s program based loosely on the Prince and the Pauper.
Af ew utens of interest to me including a brief article about the course I was to teach about the Beatles at Manchester Community College!
My brief course syllabus for the class I taught in 1984 at Manchester Community College. Teaching this course was a highlight of my life as I was able to teach my lifelong passion as a college course marking the 20th anniversary of the Beatles arrival in America.
Our good friend, Charles Rosenay ran one of his many Connecticut Beatle conventions and this article appeared in the New York Times back in 1983:
A letter sent to me by the Department of Justice when I requested John Lennon’s FBI files from the Federal Bureau of investigation. They did send me a voluminous set of paperwork, a lot of it was blacked out but the balance of the material was fascinating. They sent me my copy free of charge but because of the cost of copying the documents, subsequent requestors had to pay the cost per page to receive the files.
An ad for Pipes of Peace:
Hope you enjoyed your trip down memory lane. Sometimes a look at the past can also bring sorrow and pain.
Contemplate and think about it just for a while, as some of the memories will bring a big smile!!!
Be Happy and Be Healthy!
Buzz
what a wonderful collection
Always interesting to see what’s in others collections.