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SEP 9 1979 – A BEATLES REUNION ? Promoter SID BERNSTEIN placed full-page ad in the New York Times. “An appeal to John, Paul, George & Ringo” ! The pitch ? The Beatles would perform on 3 days for a worthy cause; in Cairo, Jerusalem & New York. Thanks Sid for trying.
From When the Beatles Received a $230 Million Reunion Offer (ultimateclassicrock.com):
Even though the Beatles had only disbanded a mere six years earlier, the public demand for them to “get back” was peaking in 1976, leading to a mammoth $230 million reunion offer – which they turned down.
The man who made the offer, promoter Sid Bernstein, was no stranger to the Fab Four, having promoted their early tours of America. But on Sept. 19, 1976, he decided to lay his wallet on the table, publicly offering the unprecedented sum for a one-time-only charity concert by taking out an ad in the New York Times. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr all politely declined the offer, although McCartney later admitted they considered it. […]
Last updated on September 26, 2023
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The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After The Break-Up 1970-2001
"An updated edition of the best-seller. The story of what happened to the band members, their families and friends after the 1970 break-up is brought right up to date. A fascinating and meticulous piece of Beatles scholarship."
We owe a lot to Keith Badman for the creation of those pages, but you really have to buy this book to get all the details - a day to day chronology of what happened to the four Beatles after the break-up and how their stories intertwined together!
The Beatles - The Dream is Over: Off The Record 2
This edition of the book compiles more outrageous opinions and unrehearsed interviews from the former Beatles and the people who surrounded them. Keith Badman unearths a treasury of Beatles sound bites and points-of-view, taken from the post break up years. Includes insights from Yoko Ono, Linda McCartney, Barbara Bach and many more.
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