May 5

May 5, 2014
by Act Naturally

Recent Stories Online and On-Air

Owner of ‘Abbey Road’ Plans Major Expansion
- Sunday, May 04, 2014

Sneak Peek: New song featuring Ringo Starr
- Sunday, May 04, 2014

Rare unseen John Lennon shots go on public display
- Saturday, May 03, 2014

Update! Tickets for McCartney's Candlestick show to go on sale Monday
- Saturday, May 03, 2014

Update! A Hard Day's Night UK Blu-ray Release Detailed
- Friday, May 02, 2014

50 Years Ago: First Series Of Beatles Trading Cards Issued
- Friday, May 02, 2014

Abbey Road, Beatles Icon, Opens Its Doors--Briefly
- Friday, May 02, 2014

PAUL MCCARTNEY LOGO RECREATED ON ECUADORIAN MOUNTAIN
- Thursday, May 01, 2014

New book offers Definitive Guide to the Music of the Beatles
- Thursday, May 01, 2014

Update! Imagine that! John Lennon's coat sells for $31,250 in online auction
- Thursday, May 01, 2014

The John Lennon Museum Remembering Yoko Ono’s millennium project, 2000-2010
- Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Paul McCartney Releases New Lyric Video for the Wings Classic ‘Band on the Run’
- Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Paul McCartney plays first ever show in Ecuador
- Wednesday, April 30, 2014

$800K signed stage wall from Beatles' 1964 Ed Sullivan appearance fails to sell at NYC auction
- Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Beatles’ ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ Restored, Set for July 4 Release
- Tuesday, April 29, 2014

This book takes the reader through the sexual highlights (and lowlights) in the lives/careers of the Fab Four from adolescence to the present. It focuses mainly on the Quarry Men and Beatles years, but continues right through the solo era to 2013. Punctuated with illustrations featuring 'the luv bugs'. As humorous as it is salaciously informative, this account avoids opinionating and moralizing, and instead focuses on delivering the goodies ie. the juicy stuff. (Is sex a vital part of life? Was it especially so for the Beatles? Aren't you glad your parents had sex, at least once? Yeah, yeah, yeah!)

Learning about the fifth Beatle
- Monday, April 28, 2014

Vivek J. Tiwary is the writer of the graphic novel, “The Fifth Beatle,” and a producer of many successful plays and musicals including “American Idiot” and “The Producers.” He will be writing the script to the film adaptation of his acclaimed book. Tiwary answered questions at WonderCon about his many accomplishments, the relevance of his work and answered if he ever met the living members of The Beatles.

The Daily Aztec: How did you become a producer? Vivek J. Tiwary: I was born in New York City and my parents were huge lovers of the arts. Ever since I was a little kid, they took me uptown to see ballet, opera, Broadway, etc. When I got older, I went downtown to places such as CBGB and The Ritz. I got to see early punk rock shows and early Sonic Youth. I grew up loving all the arts, not just avant-garde stuff, but also the fine arts and theatre. My Grandfather was a successful entrepreneur and a big influence on my life. He always said “you need to do what you love and you need to work for yourself.” I wanted to apply that to arts and entertainment, since that’s what I love. Producing seemed to me to be the element where I can have my hands on a little bit of everything in really creating a show.

Read More at Beatles Radio

Update! Two Rutles, Neil Innes and John Halsey, will get back to the backbeat in Swansea
- Monday, April 28, 2014

The Beatles reunion can never happen, but two Rutles, Neil Innes and John Halsey will get back to the backbeat at Swansea's Garage on May 25. Kate Clarke talks to Neil, aka Ron Nasty, about being very nearly fab.

Read More at Beatles Radio

Record of the Week

Gets heavy play this week!

Yesterday and Today

All Beatles Music & More at Fab Four Store

Yesterday and Today Album Fun Facts

Yesterday and Today is the ninth Capitol Records album release by the Beatles and the eleventh overall American release. It was issued only in the United States, Canada and, in the 1970s, Japan.

Release date: June 14, 1966

Labels: Selles Records, Capitol Records

1	Drive My Car	2:21
2	I’m Only Sleeping	3:04
3	Nowhere Man	2:44
4	Dr. Robert	2:21
5	Yesterday	2:05
6	Act Naturally	2:33
7	And Your Bird Can Sing	2:07
8	If I Needed Someone	2:21
9	We Can Work It Out	2:20
10	What Goes On	2:47
11	Day Tripper	2:48

17 Shocking Facts About The Beatles

The Beatles wanted to star in a film version of the Lord of the Rings. They wanted Stanley Kubrick to direct

Kubrick, of course is one of the best movie directors that ever lived. Some of his best known movies are '2001: A Space Odyssey,' 'A Clockwork Orange,' and 'The Shining.' When the film rights to The Lord of the Rings were sold to United Artists, The Beatles tried to jump on the opportunity to make a film about it. The Lord of the Rings was a huge hit with the '60s liberation movement and it makes sense that The Beatles would take interest in a project like this.

However, Stanley Kubrick had to turn them down. For him, the stories were impossible to capture on film. Indeed, the only projects based on the property were some mediocre animated movies for a long time, until Peter Jackson made the early 2000 versions. Peter Jackson later said that Tolkien had been against the idea of The Beatles being involved with such a project. Indeed, Tolkien was very protective of his IP and reportedly set up a clause that prohibited Disney from being involved in creating a movie based on his works.

The Beatles Song Quote of the week

She's leaving home after living alone for so many years.

- The Beatles, She's Leaving Home

The Beatles 50 Years Ago Today :

The Beatles 50 Years Ago Today : May 4, 1964 (Monday)

The Beatles are on vacation for most of this month

More Listener Birthdays on the Birthday Page

Hear the Daily Audio Birthday Greeting On-Air & Online

Monday May 5

henry rogacki from brandon
angelo burke from Saint Petersburg
ron aronne from keansburg
Dennis Wigen from Everett
Randy Pectol from Glendale
Graham Ottewill from Toufen , Miaoli
john mccluskey from scituate
Melissa Ko from Canton
kenny adams from hanover
Gary Schwalm from Jeffersonville
Kika Poulos from Sydney
Andy John from Asheville
david oakes from Birmingham
Mary Davis from Davis
Stephen L. Guardino from Palm Coast
Francesco LaRusso from Harwood Heights
Richard Gürtler from Prague
Gary Warwick from Lumberton
Emily S from vancouver
Alex Porro from Bloomfield
Gene Baierschmidt from Salt Lake City
Carl Wald from Oakdale

Tuesday May 6

Mark Rawls from Orlando
Mile Kitic from Zagreb
Maria Aniortr from castellon
MiguelÄngel Virriel from Estado de México
david trotter from Blackpool
Delbert stedge from WAVERLY
Alex Xela from Moscow
Eric Glick from Staten Island
michael keech from kirkland
Mike Rutkowski from Flemington
Andrew Lehtola from Elgin

Wednesday May 7

Liz Romero from San Josè de Cabo
Peter Heinrich from Plessa
alex elle from Toronto
Stephen Conaty from North Shields
Staffan Fröberg from Stockholm
jorge laborde from Santiago
roberto veiga from sao paulo
Stefano ZIvec from Trieste
Roland Fizzard from Ottawa
Patricia Heide from Helena

Thursday May 8

Kadu Abecassis from DF
Miyakawa Takeshi from SAITAMA
David Raines from Tampa
gerry power from st johns
ivan usoltsev from Chelyabinsk
Clark Griffith from Edgewater
Joyce Cook from Pineville
jonathan enrique from MEXICO CITY
Chris Bieda from crystal
sherry rosen from New York City
amanda metzner from kentwood

Friday May 9

MARCUS KAUFMANN from Brasília
Jim Welsh from Smithtown, NY
Gillian Shelton from Rochester,ny
bobby barbare from burleson
Wendy Oliver from Tustin
Henry Reyes from Atlantic city
Jay Ackerman from West Palm Beach
mariana narvaez from merida
Ralph Alm from Prince George
alfonso Zarate Zarate from Mexico
esquilo roxo from Lisboa
Matthias Plavec from Vienna
Robbie Nye from Lumberton

Saturday May 10

Linda van Waterschoot from Barendrecht
Sherlock Watson from San Antonio, TX
Anatoli Kalinin from Moscow
Jose LeYonardo from Guatemala
marco arias from santiago
Ivan Lobato from Manzanillo
Hemant Patel from Brentwood
Ramon Claire from Paris
derek morton from Toronto
Norman Frazier from Gladewater
Sebastian Stella from Winnipeg
Carlos Hernandez from MEXICO CITY

Sunday May 11

Donna Kincade from Lake Forest
Gary Warwick from Lumberton
charles brantley from greer
Flavia Shirley from Jundiaí
Blanca Morales-Torres from Manati
eric stockon from taylorville
Olaf Spiro from Bandung
Bob Silver from London
Kevin Weinhold from Lebanon
Hanns Pop from Frederick
sumida petrido from Tokyo
Chris Mulios from Carmel