~ On the 21st of August 1965, The Beatles traveled to Minneapolis, - TopicsExpress



          

~ On the 21st of August 1965, The Beatles traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota for a concert at Metropolitan Stadium making it the sixth stop on their 1965 North American tour ~ ~ At the end of the press conference, George is surprised as he is presented with a Rickenbacker 360/12 string guitar from B-Sharp Music, a local area guitar shop at the time. It was the second guitar of this type that George was able to add to his growing collection. George would play his new guitar on stage that evening. As George received the guitar, John smiled and joked: Thats fab,that! Wheres mine? ~ ~ The concert later that evening was more proof of their undying popularity. The excitement in the crowd grew during the opening acts. The moment had come when The Beatles would take the stage. Over 28,000 screaming fans finally had their chance to see them ~ ~ Ive never seen a mob like this in my life, Deputy Sheriff Douglas Sherry was quoted in the Minneapolis Tribune. I thought Frank Sinatra was bed, but the mob for this thing has him beat all to pieces ~ ~ Following their performance, The Beatles were flown to Portland, Oregon as the tour continued on ~
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 10:50:32 +0000

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