35th Anniversary NY METRO FEST a blast!

What an amazing weekend it was! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed presenting it to you. The musical lineup was truly special. Liverpool was never better and their sets brought the house down, especially Side One of Abbey Road on Saturday. Oh Darling and I Want You were particularly breathtaking. This was followed by Earl Slick, who joined for Nobody Told Me and I’m Losing You, two of John’s songs that Earl was the original guitarist on. Greg Hawkes of The Cars (who performed super showcases earlier for his Beatles UKE CD), came on and with Uke in hand did the Paul McCartney version of Something. Then did The Cars My Best Friend’s Girl. Neil Innes was next up with a beautiful rendition of Beware of Darkness and then did Imitation Song, a song he wrote just for the occasion. And if that was enough, Ronnie Spector, the first Rock and Roll Hall of Famer to ever grace our stage, lept on to the stage and belted out Baby I Love You, followed by Try Some Buy Some, the song that George wrote for her and released on Apple Records, and finished with her signature Be My Baby, one of the all time greats. It was a special moment and everyone was singing along. It was a tough act to follow, but Mark Hudson led the jam that included brother Brett, Earl and Greg, and when Hey Jude finally came around, it was almost 12:30AM. The room was packed, energy level off the charts and a splendid time was had by all! Also, Victor Spinetti mesmerized all, on stage in the afternoons with his stories about his antics with the Beatles. Fans were lined up to buy his autobiography. We sold out of the paperback edition, but we have a small quantity of the first edition Hard Cover, which he graciously signed for us. Click Here – #6081 if you want one of these copies. Congratulations to Blueberry Acres, who won Sunday’s Battle of the Beatles Bands. If you go to our Facebook site, you can see photos from the FEST from us and from attendees. We are sure we will see many fans tonight at Radio City Music Hall, where Paul & Ringo join Donovan and others for the David Lynch Foundation. Can’t wait! Please say hi if you spot us.