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2021.09 What is Life (Japan) -- Brandon H. Moore, George Harrison
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More thoughts from Lonnie and I on George Harrison videos with special guest, Brandon Moore (http://www.brandonhmoore.com/) - writer, producer, director, editor and winner of the Genero.tv competition that resulted in an official music video for "What is Life". Brandon tells us about his process, the behind-the-scenes info and how the project refle…
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2021.bonus01 Got My Mind Set on You (Extended 12-inch remix) -- George Harrison, Olivia Harrison, Chris Carter
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"The Beatle with Two Birthdays" - soon to become a February tradition. Also, The WTWF guys list their favorite George Harrison videos, finishing off show 2021.08!By Ed Chen, Ethan Alexanian and Lonnie Pena
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2021.08 Shanghai Surprise (Video Mix) -- George Harrison, Vicki Brown, James Ray
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The WTWF crew dives into their favorite George Harrison videos. Lonnie, Ethan and I talk about two of our favorite clips from George Harrison's solo career. Stick around for Thursday (or maybe Wednesday) for a bonus show where we reveal our top choices, and begin a new February tradition that will last until the cows come home!…
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2021.07 I Feel Fine (Fab 5) -- Danny Kristensen, The Fab 5, Ray Charles, The Fourmost, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Paul McCartney
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Friend of the show Danny Kristensen returns to discuss the trials and tribulations of staying Fab during the pandemic. Our discussion meanders in several directions, including the Beatles and Galveston (and KCOH and Ray Charles); February 9, 1964; Gerry and the Pacemakers; The Fourmost, Billy J. Kramer and more.…
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2021.06 Sue Me Sue You Blues (demo) -- The Beatles, George Harrison, Wings, Tony Sheridan, The Moptops, The Manchesters
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Have you ever let your fingers do the walking (through the bins, on eBay, or at a local record show) and wonder what exactly you are looking at? This week the WTWF talk through the "non-canonical" Beatles releases. Hamburg, Sheridan, exploitation discs (ripoffs), and the latest addition to the bunch - the Public Domain CDs.…
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2021.05 I'm Only Sleeping (Mono) -- The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, B.A.L.L., Robert Whitaker.
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March 25, 1966 the Beatles went into Robert Whitaker's studio for a most unusual photo session. By the end of the afternoon, the photographs that would become "a somnambulent adventure" were complete. Through the intervention of Alan Livingston, John Lennon, Brian Epstein, and Ron Tepper, with six months, one of these images would soon become one o…
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2021.04 Handle With Care (Extended) --- George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Nelson Wilbury
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Before the diversion down McCartney III road, Ethan and I were talking about the "Traveling Wilburys" DVD. We return to that topic, covering the videos from Vol I and Volume 3, ruminate on the "Nobody's Child" video (and Apple/The Beatle wives involvement), and ponder the miracles of extended 12-inch remixes.…
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2021.03 Confidante (LIPA) -- Paul McCartney, Brian, Rusty, Abe, Wix, The Cast of "Nowhere Boy"
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Paul McCartney, MPL, Paul Dugdale and DONE+DUSTED present Paul McCartney Live at the Cavern - a concert film covering Paul McCartney's 2018 return to the "Best of Cellars". The concert occurred in the midst of "Egypt Station" promotion, but premieres on television (in the UK at least) as part of the promotion for "McCartney III". Tune in to hear ou…
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2021.02 Birthday (Grand Central) -- Paul McCartney, Rick Rubin, Chris Rock, Jimmy Fallon, Idris Elba
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This week we dive into the McCartney III interviews and video presentations. We talk about a selection of items from the last few months, including interviews from both British and American television, music videos (traditional, animated and lyric varieties) and the special preview MPL released for the forthcoming 6-part miniseries with Paul and Ri…
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2021.01 Starting Over (Hybrid) -- Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Neil Innes
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2020 may have been a year to forget, but there is no stopping the Beatles world. Although the headlines were filled with both cancellations/delays, Paul and Ringo did manage to give us new music, and some nifty archival releases from the band and the solo artists that came from it.By Ed Chen, Ethan Alexanian and Lonnie Pena
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2020.52b The Kiss of Venus (Phone Demo) -- Kit O'Toole, Mitch Axelrod, Paul McCartney, James Brown, Ricky Lee Robinson, Led Zeppelin, The Analogues
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December 28, new episode! We flip the disc (and the order) and continue our roundtable look at McCartney III. Once again Kit O'Toole (Talk More Talk) and Mitch Axelrod (Fab 4 Free 4 All) join our regulars. Ring out the old, ring in the new and go "Deep Down" on Paul Mccartney's December 2020 album with the five of us!…
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2020.52a Lavatory Lil (12 Days of Paul) -- Mitch Axelrod, Kit O'Toole, Jack White, Paul McCartney, Lead Belly, Timmy Sean
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McCartney III has been out a week, and most of us are settling into our opinions, and we present them to you. Today: Side A (at least as it appears on some versions of the disc). Our panel? Kit O'Toole, Mitch Axelrod, Ethan Alexanian, Lonnie Peña and Ed Chen. Stick around for side B (and an announcement) later this holiday season!…
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2020.51 Inside Out (demo) -- TheTraveling Wilburys, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Judas Priest
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Dozens of years ago, the Wilburys got it right. "Look into the future / With your mystic crystal ball / See if it ain't yellow / See if it's there at all". This week Ethan Alexanian and I discuss the film made for the Warner's sales force: "Whatever Wilbury Wilbury", and the DVD film "True History of the Traveling Wilburys".…
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2020.50 Mamunia (Denny Laine, Live) --Ardy Sarraf, Ethan Alexanian, Wingsband, Denny Laine, Laurence Juber, Denny Seiwell.
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What is it like playing the material of Paul McCartney/Wings live on stage? Ardy Sarraf (The Fab Four, Wingsband) returns as we continue our discussion from last week. Is it difficult to find a musician to portray "Linda McCartney?" What would it take to recreate the "Lumpy Trousers" tour? Do the songs from McCartney I and McCartney II translate to…
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2020.49 Santa Clause is Coming to Town (The Fab Four) -- Ardy Sarraf, Ethan Alexanian, The Fab Four, The Fab Five
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December 7, new show! Ardy Sarraf of "The Fab Four" joins the show (ably guest hosted by Ethan Alexanian) as discuss a vast number of topics. The dangers of improper footwear, Las Vegas Mania, playing the Rutles for Eric Idle, The Fab Four's Christmas record / upcoming live stream and more!By Ed Chen and Lonnie Pena
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2020.48 You Saved My Soul (Lennon) -- Ethan Alexanian, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon
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Ethan Alexanian guest hosts for a bit while Lonnie Pena deals with real life. This week, we continue our ongoing anticipation of "McCartney III", and talk about the box sets ad deluxe editions we think are on the horizon in the next ten years. An EP collection? Handmade films box? "Broad Street" deluxe combo set? We hypothesize on all of those and …
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2020.47 Nowhere To Go (BewareofABKCO) -- George Harrison, The Beatles, Billy Crystal, Barbara Bach, Bob Dylan
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Fifty years ago George Harrison unleashed "All Things Must Pass" to an unsuspecting world. Meanwhile, twenty six (andabit) years ago Strawberry Records unveiled the delights of George Harrison's first runthroughs for the album. This week we talk a bit about the former and a lot about the latter. Do you believe me?…
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2020.46 Dehra Dun (1970) -- Kit O'Toole, Ethan Alexanian, The Beatles, Bungalow Bill
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Pt. 2 of the WTWF look at the third part of the ABC Anthology. Queen of All Beatles Media Kit O'Toole and Ethan Alexanian join us once again as we finish our trip back in time to a Thanksgiving 25 years ago, when we were reminiscing of a time 25 years before that. To paraphrase the man himself: "It's great, you downloaded it, it's another bloody ep…
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2020.45 I'm the Urban Spaceman (Bonzos, TV) -- Ethan Alexanian, Kit O'Toole, The Beatles, The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
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Two weeks with friends of the show Ethan Alexanian (Fans on the Run) and Queen of all Beatles Media Kit O'Toole. What do they have in common? Each of them took part in previous shows covering the US (and Canada) network television premiere of the Beatles Anthology on A-Beatles-C. This week and next, you get four fab hosts talking about that Thursda…
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2020.44 Isolation (Sean on Colbert) -- John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Sean Lennon.
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A bit of a Beatles news wrap-up. Lonnie and I run through the announcement and promotion in the lead up to McCartney III, go through Sean's appearances in support of "John Lennon: Gimme Some Truth", and finish up with our thoughts on the new mixes, the book and being surrounded with the 5.1/ATMOS audio.…
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2020.43 Cold Turkey (Cheap Trick, Conan) -- Antony Rotunno, John Lennon, Cheap Trick, RHCP, Yoko Ono
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Antony Rotunno (Glass Onion: On John Lennon) rejoins the show for pt. 2 of our look at John Lennon compilations through the years. "Peace, Love Truth, Karma and a Working Class Hero Icon." Which of these sets are worthwhile, and which should only be picked up if you have the cash to complete your collection!…
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2020.42 Happy Xmas / Give Peace a Chance (Shaved Fish) -- Antony Rotunno, John Lennon, The Beatles, Yoko Ono, Plastic Ono Band
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Between the box sets, film soundtracks and compilations, there have been over a dozen repackagings of John Lennon on CD. This week, Antony Rotunno (Glass Onion, On John Lennon) joins the show as we start our consideration of these collections as we start to consider "Gimme Some Truth" (or as "Friends" might call it: "The one from 2020")…
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2020.41 Let It Down (Get Back composite) -- Sam Whiles, The Beatles, John Lennon, National Lampoon, Tony Hendra, Yoko Ono
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Part two of our discussion with Sam Whiles (Paul or Nothing) covering the ties that bind. 1970 was John's turn to react to the dissolution of the Beatles. Meanwhile, George dedicated himself to "All Things Must Pass" and Ringo went further into Nashville. The lesson? Although both John and Paul had bid adieu to "The Beatles" as an entity, the four …
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2020.40 Starting Over (WNEW) -- David Spindel, George Harrison, Earl Slick, Bob Gruen, Annie Leibovitz
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WTWF is proud to celebrate John Lennon's 80th birthday with photographer David M. Spindel (http://spindelvisions.com). Spindel was fortunate enough to book a gig in November 1980 with a musician (identity unknown) looking for documentation of a recording session at the hit Factory in New York City. That musician turned out to be John Lennon.…
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2020.39 Across the Universe (Get Back) -- Sam Whiles, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Derek Taylor
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Sam Whiles (Paul or Nothing) joins the show for the first of two episodes looking at JPGR from the fall of 1969 to early 1971. John may have been the first to announce he "wanted a divorce", but even he would go back and forth on the matter. Just how close did the four come to a reconciliation? Further, how did "McCartney" and later "JL/Plastic Ono…
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2020.bonus3 Twist and Shout (Beatlemania Now) -- Charles F. Rosenay!!!, Scot Arch, Beatlemania Now
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Bonus episode! Charles F. Rosenay!!! (Good Day Sunshine, Liverpool Productions) joins the show to discuss the Remember Lennon (www.rememberlennon.com) livestream taking place on John's 80th birthday.By Ed Chen and Lonnie Pena
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2020.38 Hello Goodbye (vocal only) -- Ethan Alexanian, The Beatles, Paul McCartney, Wings
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Part two of our look at Wednesday, November 22, 1995. The American Broadcasting Company once again became A-Beatle-C as the World was presented with a second new Beatles song, and the Beatles story "in their own words" from the first full US tour through the first Worldwide Satellite broadcast was presented.…
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2020.37 I Feel Fine (Sullivan) -- Ethan Alexanian, The Beatles, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Howard Cosell
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Ethan Alexanian (Fans on the Run) joins the show this week and next as we continue our look at "The Beatles Anthology" as it appeared on ABC in 1995. This week we continue with part 2 (from the Wednesday Night), which begins with the 1964 August American tour and carry through to The Beatles at Shea Stadium.…
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2020.36 Your Loving Flame (Parkinson Rehearsal) -- Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, David Gilmour
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The fifth (and final) week of the WTWF look at the Flaming Pie Archive Edition. This week, the rest of the B-sides (Oobu Joobu), the "Flaming Pie at the Mill" walkthrough of Paul's studio and chat about the 1995 radio series and the new segments recorded for the "Flaming Pie" singles.By Ed Chen and Lonnie Pena
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2020.35 Broomstick (Instrumental) -- Paul McCartney, Jeff Lynne, Dave Stewart, Ringo Starr, Steve Miller, Linda
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Part 4 of the WTWF look at the "Flaming Pie" archive edition. Back to the music this week, as we cover disc 3 ("In The Studio") and the B-sides ("Flaming Pies"). Someone may be on a mission to the Lonely Lorelei, but we will be back in a week to finish our look at the "castle in the sky" that is Paul McCartney's 2020 edition of Flaming Pie. (hey, t…
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2020.34 Flaming Pie (TFI Friday) -- Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, John Fugelsang, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, David Frost.
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Week three of the "When They Was Fab" look at the Flaming Pie archive edition box set. This week we settle into the two DVD's. Paul gives us videos, EPKs, excerpts from interviews and the entire "In The World Tonight" documentary. Make it a beautiful night by spending the hours with Paul, Linda, and your friends from WTWF.…
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2020.33 Somedays (Home Recording) -- Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Steve Miller
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Week two of the WTWF look at the Flaming Pie Archive Collection. This week, disc two - the home demos Paul McCartney recorded for Flaming Pie. Telephones, airplanes, dishes, crickets and a whole lot of music. We run through the demos, and consider each performance on its own merits, along with our thoughts on how Paul got from this version to the o…
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2020.32 Young Boy (Oprah) -- Paul McCartney, Oprah Winfrey, Smokin' Mojo Filters
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Twenty Three years ago (1997), Paul McCartney unleashed "Flaming Pie" on the World. In 2020, we revisit the disc (and feel old!) as the archive edition hits store shelves. Part one of the WTWF deep dive into what is buried in the dark blue box. This week: The album proper, our thoughts on the remaster, and Paul's media blitz at the time.…
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2020.31 Homeward Bound (GH/Paul Simon SNL) -- George Harrison, Paul Simon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon
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A look back at the Bicentennial year from a Beatles perspective. "Wings Over America" frequently overshadows everything else, but there were plenty of other things going on. Sid Bernstein and Bill Sargent offered the four men that were once Beatles seven (and eight!) figures to do a concert or two. John Lennon started his househusband era while pon…
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2020.30 Roll Over Beethoven (Melbourne) -- The Beatles, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Kenn Brodziak
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Fifty-six years ago, Beatlemania hit Australia and New Zealand. Among the momentoes: "The Beatles Sing For Shell". Channel Nine broadcast the June 17, 1964 concert across the region. On July 13, 2020 a "remastered" version of the show "puts viewers right in among the sea of excited fans at the height of Beatlemania."…
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2020.29b It Don't Come Easy (Frampton) -- Kit O'Toole, Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh, Peter Frampton, Peter Jackson.
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Kit O'Toole (Talk More Talk) returns as we continue our discussion of "Ringo's Big Birthday Show". The gang is all on board as we continue to celebrate Sir Starkey's eightieth. Once the show is over, you might just be able to answer the question: "How does one go from "Sharna" to "Sshh" (pronounced "Shush")…
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2020.29a With a Little Help From My Friends (Lynch Foundation) — Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, David Lynch, Ben Folds and a cast of dozens
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Kit O'Toole (Talk More Talk, aka "The Queen of All Beatles Media") joins the full complement of WTWF guys (yep, Lonnie Pena is in the house this week) as we discuss Ringo Starr's Big Birthday Show from July 7th. This will be a two-part show, but don't go anywhere, as pt. 2 will be around before next week!…
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2020.28 Sure to Fall (Lord Reith) -- Tom Brennan, The Beatles, James Clarke of Abbey Road Studios
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Spectral stereo remixes of the Beatles have quickly become a favorite amongst the WTWF crew for listening to the Beatles in new and interesting ways. This week, Tom Brennan joins the show as we discuss the technology, its origins (Capitol's "Duophonic" stereo, "Out of Phase Stereo" isolations), how it found its way into products including "The Beat…
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2020.bonus2 Sunshine Life For Me [Sail Away Raymond] (Don McLean) -- Ringo Starr, Don McLean, George Morgan.
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Happy 80 Ringo! Download and begin precisely at 11:55 AM on the seventh of July to join in on the "Peace and Love"!By Ed Chen and Lonnie Pena
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2020.27 Band on the Run (One Hand Clapping) -- Paul Salley, Paul McCartney, Wings, Irma Thomas, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch, Geoff Britton,
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Paul Salley returns as we continue through the 1974/5 Wings television spectacular "One Hand Clapping". Paul and the band take us through material both new and old (at the time). We nearly trip over Geoff Britton's Karate Gi, then take a side alley through space and time to New Orleans. Do you think Paul was doing his "Monkberry Moon Delight" voice…
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2020.26 Love My Baby (One Hand Clapping) -- Paul Salley, Paul McCartney, Wings, Jimmy McCulloch, Geoff Britton, Rusty Anderson
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Paul Salley (author of the forthcoming book on Jimmy McCulloch) joins the show this week and next as we go through the 1974 McCartney and Wings film "One Hand Clapping". The film has been legitimately available for over a decade, but is still less well-known than the Bruce McMouse project!By Ed Chen and Lonnie Pena
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2020.25 Blackbird (San Francisco) -- Steve Marinucci, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, The Kronos Quartet.
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Steve Marinucci returns for part two of our look at Paul McCartney (and Ringo Starr) coming through the San Francisco Bay Area in recent years. What would you do if you happened upon Paul McCartney riding bikes through the park? (Don't ask me, I missed that by an hour or two). Would such an encounter be as memorable as the show later that evening? …
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2020.24 You're Sixteen (Oakland) -- Steve Marinucci, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Rufus Wainwright, Sean Lennon, Deerhoof
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Steve Marinucci (Beatles News Briefs Podcasts, Things We Said Today, Billboard) joins the show this week and next. Our topic: The Beatles (both group and solo) in the San Francisco Bay Area. This week, we look at the Cow Palace, Oakland, Berkeley and San Jose. Next week, Paul and Ringo in San Francisco proper.…
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2020.23 Can't Buy Me Love (Take 1/2) -- Kit O'Toole, The Beatles, Paul McCartney, Jools Holland, Ringo Starr, The ABC Stars of 1995
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Kit O'Toole returns for part two of our look at "The Beatles Anthology" as it aired on ABC November 19, 1995. Leading in to the world premiere of "Free as a Bird", the public heard the Beatles (+ George Martin, Derek Taylor and Neil Aspinall) tell their own story. This week, we join the story as Brian Epstein enters, and follow it through Jimmie Ni…
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2020.22 Kansas City (Spectral Stereo - Star Club) -- Kit O'Toole, The Beatles, Billy Joel, Mark Lewisohn
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Dr. Kit O'Toole returns for a look at (part 1 of) the ABC airing of "The Beatles Anthology" from November 19, 1995. The promos promised us "The Television event of our lifetime". Did it deliver then? How does it look now? Does it still hold up? How does the TV version compare to the extended DVD edition, the various outtakes and bootlegs we've hear…
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2020.21 If I Fell (Isolated Vocal) -- Darin P. Murphy, Joey Curatolo, Micky Dolenz, The Beatles, Trish and Darin, Skyrocket!
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Darin P. Murphy (Skyrocket) and Joey Curatolo (Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles) join us for a mostly musical holiday edition of "When They Was Fab." We continue our discussion on the "It Was Fifty Years Ago Today" White Album tribute tour from last year before moving on to other Beatles and McCartney-related topics. Along the way, since the pair can…
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2020.20 I Will/Julia (50 years ago...) -- Darin P. Murphy, Joey Curatolo, Jason Scheff, Todd Rundgren, Micky Dolenz, Christopher Cross, Joey Molland
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Show one of two with Joey Curatolo (Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles) and friend of the show Darin P. Murphy (Skyrocket) as they guest to help us look back at their shared 2019. In the fall and winter, the duo spent the majority of three months on the road with Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross and friends as they toured the country celebrating the Be…
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2020.19 Paperback Writer (Candlestick) -- Chuck Gunderson, The Beatles, George Harrison, Buddy McGregor, Dave Schwensen, Sounds Incorporated, Cannibal and the Headhunters
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Chuck Gunderson returns for part two of the WTWF look at the Beatles tours of North America. This week: 1965. More than just Shea! Were there foldback speakers in Atlanta? Was Brian injured during the melee as the Beatles arrived at Houston's Hobby Airport (at 2AM!). What happened when the Beach Boys met the Beatles in Portland. All this and storie…
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When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2020.18 Roll Over Beethoven (Indianapolis) -- Chuck Gunderson, The Beatles, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Charlie O. Finley
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Chuck Gunderson (Some Fun Tonight) joins the show over two weeks for a look at the Beatles tours of North America. This week: 1964. We briefly revisit Ron Howard's "Eight Days a Week", and the first US visit before the main attraction: August-September 1964. Unlike a modern tour, Brian scheduled 32 shows in 26 venues in 24 cities over just 33 days,…
