Talkin About My Generation!

The Love you take is equal to the love you make. How prescient! Released on September 26, 1969, Abbey Road is actually the final Beatle record even though Let It Be was released at a later date. I can remember walking down Lexington Ave from school and listening to Abbey Road on my transistor radio. It [...]

Where were you on June 1, 1967? I was at the Colony Record Store on 49th and Broadway buying one of the greatest records of all time! When it was being recorded, “Beatlemania” was waning. The Beatles had grown tired of touring and had stopped touring in August 1966. After one particular concert, while being driven [...]

I am overwhelmed by all of the great feedback I am receiving in regard to these Beatle posts. Thank you all for your comments and support! Moving right along we left off with Beatles VI which brings us to August 6, 1965. The LP  Help! is released curiously 19 days before the movie release in [...]

Welcome to Part 2 of the American Beatle releases! This is one of my favorite Beatle recordings! I did not own this one but I would sneak into my sister’s room and play her copy on her record player when no one was home. I think the clandestine approach along with the great music made [...]

Last week I posted a number of collectibles and started to think about how I could do something a bit different regarding the Beatles. I have decided to take the American LP’s, all 19 of them until 1970,and break them up into 5 parts with recollections of the years involved. I have also included links [...]

Hi everyone! I have been receiving requests for a segment  exclusively on the Beatles. My feeling was with the plethora  Beatle sites, what could I do that might be different, interesting, and entertaining? While I in the immortal words of the Kingfish “mull over the situation,”  here is something you may enjoy. A walk through [...]

How many nights were you at the Fillmore East? I cannot thank Bill Graham enough for all of the great music he brought to NYC. The music was what was important and the bills at the Filmore were put together to not only showcase headliners but to give new and exciting bands a chance to [...]

One of the best things about growing up in New York City in the 60′s was the abundance of great clubs to hear live music. Another interesting fact was that all of the clubs served alcohol and none of them proofed us underage patrons! I was fortunate to live 2 blocks from, in my opinion, [...]

Hi everyone! I hope the New Year is going well for all of you! I wanted to start the NY bands page with some of my favorites this week. Next week we will get a little more in depth with some of friends of mine who played in bands in the 60′s and who have [...]

Haight-Ashbury is a district of San Francisco, California, USA, named for the intersection of Haight and Ashbury streets. It is commonly called The Haight. The district generally encompasses the neighborhood surrounding Haight Street, bounded by Stanyan Street and Golden Gate Park on the west, Oak Street and the Golden Gate Park Panhandle on the north, Baker Street and Buena Vista Park to [...]