I just wanted to post a quick link to a story on Beatles News that someone sent to me yesterday about a play that will be broadcast on RTE Radio One in Ireland tomorrow (Sunday) at 8 p.m. (Irish Standard Time)….that’s 3 p.m. New York time. The play is called: “Death and the Beatles Fan“. Here a link with more information:
Enjoy!
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As you may have noticed, occasionally I’ll throw out a blog post asking for my readers to help support a good cause. This post is no different. But… this has a slight Beatle-ly twist!
Some of you may or may not know about our dog Macha that we adopted two years ago from our local SPCA. Macha was a two year old stray pit-bull that had been hit by a car and brought to the Chester County SPCA after being found and picked up by the local police in June 2014. The good doctors at the SPCA couldn’t save Macha’s left rear leg and had to amputate it. After seeing a write up about her in the monthly newsletter, we decided to go see her to find out if we could adopt her. And so began our love affair with this dog!
We tried to find a new name for her, but she seemed to respond so well to Macha, that we left it alone. We tried looking up the name to see where it came from, but it wasn’t until one day when my husband had a sudden flashback that we realized…she was named after the dinosaurs in the movie “Caveman” with Ringo Starr. In fact, “Macha!” is the first word spoken in the movie. Here’s a clip with them talking about the dinosaur:
So, what does this all have to do with you, my fellow Beatles Freaks? Well, the Brandywine Valley SPCA is having a photo contest to find 13 dogs to grace the pages of their 2017 calendar and we’ve entered our dog MACHA. We would love (and be eternally grateful) if you got reach into your pockets and make a small donation to vote for our dog. Yes, it costs money to vote. You can give as little as $1, but know that all the money goes to the Brandywine Valley SPCA and that it is a NO KILL SHELTER!
Vote for MACHA by clicking here!
Thank you all for listening and reading along with me. A new review has already been written and will be posted this Sunday at 7 a.m.!
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I bought a used copy of The History of the NME: High Times and Low Lives at the World’s Most Famous Music Magazine
I was delightfully surprised at how much I enjoyed reading this book. From it’s early start in 1956, through it’s continued success now, the New Music Express has been a powerhouse in providing music fans with the latest in bands, concerts, venues and politics. What surprised me the most, though, was the coverage of the behind the scenes look at the happenings inside of NME in the 1970’s. For those of my readers that have been following the HBO series “Vinyl“, about a fictitious record label struggling to keeps its head above water in 1973 (and has been criticized for overdoing the sex, drugs), you can’t help but notice the similarities in drug use, promiscuity and payola that were going on at that time in music history.
Author and former NME journalist Pat Long, will introduce you to all the great journalists and editors that contributed the pages of NME from it’s early days up until the 1990’s, as they are quoted throughout with their stories and memories during the highs and lows in the music industry, including for the time that passed on reporting about the new band from Liverpool in 1962. And for that reason…
I rate this book, 4 out of 4 Beetles!
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I almost forgot to announce the winner of the first of two $10 Amazon gift cards.
The winner is stuartmarz1@yahoo.com! Send an email to beatles.freak.reviews@gmail.com with your mailing address and I’ll send out your card ASAP. And thank you for reading my blog.
My next card giveaway will be drawn on February 1st…so stay tuned everyone!
Happy 2016!
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This is a non-Beatles related post, but entertaining none the same…
I don’t know about everyone else, but I’m tired of hearing the same old Christmas songs on the radio every year! So here’s a list of a couple holiday songs by some musician friends of mine. I hope you enjoy them! Feel free to share them on your social media accounts. Also, feel free to share any new and original holidays songs that you think deserve a listen in the comment section below.
Laura Cheadle – Giving You Me For Christmas
Cliff Hillis – Honey Badger Christmas
Cliff Hillis – A Day Like Christmas
Cliff Hillis – Christmas Songs Tonight
The Vals – Christmas Time
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Last day to enter…
Hello all my fellow Beatles Freak and welcome to my 100th blog post!
In celebration of this occasion, I’d like to offer my new and old followers two opportunities to win $10 Amazon gift cards to buy yourself some Beatle-ly books, music or movies.
Here’s how this contest will work: Everyone that is currently subscribed to Beatles Freak Reviews’ blog is already entered, but anyone who signs up for email alerts between today (December 1, 2015) and December 15, 2015 will be entered to win a $10 Amazon gift card. The drawing will be held on January 1, 2016.
But that’s not all! Anyone subscribing to this blog during the month of December 2015, will be eligible to win a second $10 Amazon gift card, the drawing for which will be held on February 1, 2016.
Rules:
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MoonGlow PR & Beatles Freak Reviews to bring Fab Books to the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention. MoonGlow PR in conjunction with Beatles Freak Reviews will be in attendance at the 2015 Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention in Hunt Valley, MD on September 17-19, 2015. – PR12486435
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A chance to win some great books from Backbeat Books!
Hal Leonard and Backbeat books have 3 exciting book giveaways! Enter to win copies of 108 Rock Star Guitars, Brian May’s Red Special, and Southbound: An Illustrated History of Southern Rock. Hurry before the contests close!
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Well boys and girls, it’s time once again for a couple disclaimers before I break into my review of this book:
1. This was the first full length book that I read entirely on a Kindle. I like real books with paper pages and page numbers, so this alone was a challenge when all the Kindle would tell me was a percentage of what I had already read. Is this going to be a factor in my review? I dunno!
2. I’ve said it before…I don’t like fan fiction. BUT…I had to catch myself because I realized that I do read fan fiction about Edgar Alan Poe. In fact, I’m kinda obsessed with it! So let me correct myself, I don’t like Beatles fan fiction. I like my Fab Four the way I like my soap and men…99 44/100% pure!
On to the review:
Rubber Soul
I must say that I love Greg’s writing style! What an easy and peaceful read this book was even as I struggled to get used to reading it on my Kindle (or KIHNdle). No flashbacks and not overloaded with too many characters. But I will admit, I almost didn’t make it past the 2nd or 3rd chapter when the main character becomes, what I consider, a little too involved with The Beatles. I understand that Mr. Kihn stayed true to the Beatles story during their early years, but there was a moment where I felt he crossed the line a bit with mixing his fiction with his fact.
*Note: I have it from a good source that Greg Kihn had never heard of ‘fan fiction’ up until 2 months ago even though he’s been writing it for years. Go figure…
I finally picked the book back up after a couple days of questioning why I had decided to read another Beatles fan fiction book (because he’s Greg ‘fu-kihn’ KIHN…that’s why!), I marched on through the digital pages and can say that it became a much better read with the Beatles taking a back seat to the main character up until the end when the plot thickens and draws our boys back into the story. At this point, I could no longer put the book down until finding out ‘Who done it?’
I must say, Greg did his homework on the Beatles for this book. I do believe there is one obvious error when he writes that Stu and Astrid were married…they never got that far before Stu passed away.
I rate this book: 3 out of 4 Beetles
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This band still remains one of my favorite current bands and I’m just waiting for them to come to the United States. You can hear the Beatles influence. For more music, news and tour dates please visit http://www.thevals.co.uk
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