Beatlemaniacs who greeted the Fab Four during the band’s first jaunt to America recently recalled the excitement of that time in their lives.
In a series of conversations filmed atBooks & Books in Miami,Beatlesfans reminisced about the band’s visit to the city while flipping through pages of images inPaul McCartney’s new book1964: Eyes of the Storm.
“Everybody loved The Beatles,” Michelle Krinzman — who was 14 in 1964 — says in the video. “They were a phenomenon. There were other groups, but there was nothing like The Beatles.”
Beatles fan Arlyn Cypen and Paul McCartney.WWNorton/YouTube, Samir Hussein/WireImage
WWNorton/YouTube, Samir Hussein/WireImage
Arlyn Cypen, who was 18 in 1964, says Beatlemania started for her because of a photo shoot she did at a car show. “The photographer who took the photographs of me asked me if I would like to meet The Beatles, and of course the answer was ‘yes.'”
Another fan, Mitchell Kaplan, who was 9 in 1964, felt like the book took him back in time and opened his eyes.
“It made me understand even more, just how meaningful The Beatles’ appearance in Miami actually was. Then when you look through he book and you see Miami through Paul’s eyes, it’s a Miami I remember,” he explains.
From left: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison of The Beatles.Bettmann Archive
Bettmann Archive
1964: Eyes of the Storm— released in June via W.W. Norton & Company — details the band’s first transatlantic trip with largely unseen photographs that capture the explosive period in their career.
source: people.com
