Category Archives: reviews
Book Review: A Date With A Beatle by Judith Kristen
This was my second attempt at reading A Date With A Beatle. I had bought the book at the Fest for Beatles Fans in NJ in 2010. The first time through, I managed to get to page 61 of this … Continue reading
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Book Review: We’re Going to See the Beatles! by Garry Berman
Once again, I’ve fallen behind on my reading. This book has been on my shelf for over 2 years now and it was published in 2008. Hopefully, I’ll eventually catch up with all the Beatles books in my collection. I’m not sure … Continue reading
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Book Review: Shoulda Been There by Jude Southerland Kessler
This review has been a long time coming. It was bad enough that it took me over a year to read this book, as it’s well over 700 pages long…making it way out of my comfort zone. None-the-less I persevered … Continue reading
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Book Review: Paul McCartney’s Solo Music Career by John Cherry
Unfortunately, I can’t remember when I was offered the opportunity to review this book…it was either late last year or early this year. Anyway, my apologies to the author and publisher for the delay. Getting straight to the point, I … Continue reading
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EP Review: ‘Priming the Pride’ by Such As Us
Early last month, I got an interesting email in my inbox from Maureen Shames, Sid Bernstein’s former publicist (Sid Bernstein is the promoter that brought the Beatles to America). She emailed me a promotion package on a new band, Such … Continue reading
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CD Review – Beatlesque Three by Alan Bernhoft
Beatlesque Three is the third CD by musician/actor Alan Bernhoft. Alan also works part time as a John Lennon impersonator. Before breaking into my review of this most recent release, I’ll touch upon my opinions of Alan’s first two attempts … Continue reading
Movie Review: Lennon Naked
Several weeks ago I received and email from WGBH/PBS in Boston asking if I would take the time to mention their upcoming release of Lennon Naked on my website. They also asked if I would like a preview copy of … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Nowhere Boy
I had the opportunity to have a night out with the family and catch a showing of the new John Lennon biopic – “Nowhere Boy” at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville. (A quick history of the Colonial Theatre – this … Continue reading
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Concert Review: Liverpool Beat plays Downingtown, PA
Last night, our small town’s Concert in the Park series came to an end with a concert by Beatles tribute band – Liverpool Beat. These monthly concerts in our little town are a free event throughout the summer, which is … Continue reading
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Book Review – The Last Days of John Lennon
The Last Days of John Lennon – A Personal Memoir : by Frederic Seaman Okay, so I’m a bit behind on my reading (this book was published in 1991), but I’m not like a lot of Beatles freaks…I don’t feel … Continue reading
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