Ticket to Ride

by Kane, Larry

• ISBN13: 9780762415922
• ISBN10: 0762415924
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-07-13
• Publisher: Running Pr Book Pub

Summary

It was 40 years ago -- more or less -- that a 22year-old broadcast journalist from Florida was invited by manager Brian Epstein to travel with the Beatles to every stop on their first North American tours. The only American reporter in the official press party, Larry Kane obtained exclusive, revealing interviews with John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Fortunately, Kane saved his original notes and tapes, and shares them here for the first time. That material provides the basis for his intimate look back at the phenomenon of the Fab Four, and insights into the humor and personality of each group member.Ticket to Ride, illustrated with more than 30 photographs, captures a rare time in history, gracefully melding the story of the Beatles revolution with the changing tenor of the country. Hear John Lennon's early public criticism of the Vietnam War, and learn about the night the Beatles met Bob Dylan. "We had a crazy party the night we met [Dylan]," Paul recounts. I thought I got the meaning to life that night.Ticket to Rideincludes a 60minute audio CD featuring rare interviews.

Author Biography

Larry Kane is the “dean of Philadelphia television news anchors,” having had a 45-year career covering domestic and world events. He previously wrote an account of his tour experiences with the Beatles in his book Ticket to Ride. Kane lives in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 6
Acknowledgments	p. 7
Prologue: If That Was Fab ...	p. 10
1964
A Ticket to Ride	p. 17
A Stranger in the Bedroom	p. 25
Seventy-two Hours of Madness	p. 31
Fishing for Trouble	p. 41
A Hollywood Fantasy	p. 53
Beatle Frights and Beatle Nights	p. 63
A Juicy Piece of the Apple	p. 69
Surf and Sex at the Jersey Shore	p. 75
Rockin' at the Birthplace of Freedom	p. 83
High-Speed Beatlemania	p. 89
Guns, Palm Trees, and a Rock-and-Roll Hurricane	p. 99
North to Boston: Does Anyone Have a Compass?	p. 115
Memories from the Fans	p. 119
Catfight in Cleveland, Wild Horses in New Orleans	p. 123
Word War in Kansas City, Fear in Dallas	p. 145
A Rolling Stone on the Beatles' Doorstep	p. 153
Life on Tour
A Plane Life	p. 159
Flirtatious Mothers and Candy Kisses	p. 165
What Were They Really Like?	p. 171
The Late Show: Free Love and Free Parking	p. 181
The Beatles' Inner Circle	p. 185
1965
Help! In the Bahamas	p. 195
The Beatles Have Landed!	p. 201
Mugs and Drugs in Maple Leaf Country	p. 215
A Few Hours of Heaven	p. 219
Mayhem and Music in Texas	p. 225
Air Wars and the Beatles' Radio Daze	p. 231
Engine on Fire: John! Don't Jump!	p. 237
Back to Hollywood: Famous Face in the Bedroom	p. 243
"We Are the Beatles, That's What We Are"	p. 255
Epilogue: Beyond the Tours	p. 261
Complete 1964 and 1965 Tour Schedules	p. 271
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