[ebooktalk] Re: BEATLES
- From: "Steven Bingham" <steven.bingham1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 09:48:18 -0000
Oh! Dear! Like Trish I thought I was through with Beatles books but it
sounds as if it is going to have to be added to the list.
When reading books about the 'fifties and 'sixties it always amazes me just
how much we didn't know then. This is certainly true of the 'news' of the
day but it is also true of the music and I suspect books. I am still
regularly finding pop and classical gems that I never heard when they first
appeared. This does not surprise me for the classical music as I really did
not take a lot of interest at the time but I am surprised by the pop music.
I always knew what the pirate stations were playing, regularly listened to
AFN and several other stations from around Europe but I still missed quite a
lot.
Steve
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On Behalf Of Trish Talbot
Sent: 27 October 2013 00:31
To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: BEATLES
You bet I have, Ian! I thought I might be Beatled out, but no! Yet another
Beatles book comes along, and I'm hooked!
I had planned to read it in tandem with something else, but once I started
it, I couldn't put it down! I was amazed by the research Lewison must have
done to get all the facts about the families of each Beatle, as well as the
research into what was going on in the fifties in Liverpool. Ok, there is
much in the book that I already knew, but also a lot that I didn't know. I
am sometimes slightly surprised by what is left out of this book while
included in others - e.g. the lack of information re Julia's baby, (We are
told she is pregnant, but not the outcome), the names the Stanley family had
for each other, but all in all, it's a very comprehensive and (For me)
compelling read.
I've only got as far as John and Paul meeting for the first time (Well I
only started it last night and i'vwe had a busy day) but if it keeps up this
standard I will be well pleased.
Trish.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx>
To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 4:07 PM
Subject: [ebooktalk] BEATLES
Any thoughts on the Beatles book from anyone yet? I found it deeply
engrossing and highly engaging, informative and entertaining. Hope I manage
to stick around for vols 2 and 3 as Lewisohn said 2 wouldn't be out for
about six years.
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