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| From | Michael Coxe <audities@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Beatles on Close Circuit |
| Date | Wed, 4 May 2005 23:09:11 -0700 |
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Cool - I hadn't remembered it being early 64. And had no idea the Beatles
were taped - closed circuit 40 years ago was pretty darn grainy ;>
- michael
On 5/4/05, Miguel Motta <motta_m@firn.edu> wrote:
> > And hey, I didn't know they had closed-circuit Beatles concerts! That's a
> > great story. I'd love to hear more about it whenever you have the time.
>
> Here's a copy & paste from an old newsclip from back-in-the-days...
>
> 14,000 Expected to See Beatles on TV at Hipp
> By Toni Mastroianni
> Cleveland Press March 3, 1964
>
> An estimated 2,500,000 Beatle fans are expected to pack theaters across the
> country Mar. 14 and 15 when their four heroes appear via closed circuit
> television.
>
> The telecast here will be carried at the Hippodrome, a theater with a
> seating capacity of 3500, a total of 14,000 for the four shows.
[snip]
> "The show will be a mixture of tape and live entertainment. We taped
> segments with the Beatles in Washington's Coliseum just before they left for
> England. We'll mix them with live performances by the Beach Boys and Lesley
> Gore."
[snip]
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