I remember hearing about them getting stuck in Anchorage, but by then I was living back in Valdez (after having lived in Fairbanks for a year, after the quake). There was no way I could have gotten there, though I sure wanted to! :-D
On of my most treasured drawings (I both draw and paint, as well as making my own cross stitch designs) is a picture of all four of "the guys" while I was there in Fairbanks (College, actually). I have it scanned into my computer. I'll send it to you in reply to your e-mail. :-D It is "labeled" with comments that were for my Grandma, when I had sent it to her as a birthday gift, later in the year of 1964.
I remember later that summer there was a street dance on 5th Avenue and they were auctioning off things that came from the Beatles hotel like cigarettes the Beatles used, pieces of bed sheets, etc;
I remember Gene Shedlock being one of the DJ's hosting the event. I still have all their albums.
Yes, I do remember! A student journalist from East High was invited up to their Westward Hotel room to interview them. Also that day, my best friend's young adult sister, who happened to be unusually attractive, worked downtown and walked by on the sidewalk across the street from the hotel. She reported they worked very hard from their hotel window to get her attention.
Great story. Thanks for sharing. This was before we moved to Alaska in 1968! I bought my first Beatles album in 1967(Beatles 65) and I still have it today. I remain a Beatlemaniac to this day!
I remember hearing about them getting stuck in Anchorage, but by then I was living back in Valdez (after having lived in Fairbanks for a year, after the quake). There was no way I could have gotten there, though I sure wanted to! :-D
On of my most treasured drawings (I both draw and paint, as well as making my own cross stitch designs) is a picture of all four of "the guys" while I was there in Fairbanks (College, actually). I have it scanned into my computer. I'll send it to you in reply to your e-mail. :-D It is "labeled" with comments that were for my Grandma, when I had sent it to her as a birthday gift, later in the year of 1964.
Linda - thank you for your kind offer -
I remember later that summer there was a street dance on 5th Avenue and they were auctioning off things that came from the Beatles hotel like cigarettes the Beatles used, pieces of bed sheets, etc;
I remember Gene Shedlock being one of the DJ's hosting the event. I still have all their albums.
Rick – Thank you for mentioning the street dance and Beatles souvenir auction. Great memory -
Yes, I do remember! A student journalist from East High was invited up to their Westward Hotel room to interview them. Also that day, my best friend's young adult sister, who happened to be unusually attractive, worked downtown and walked by on the sidewalk across the street from the hotel. She reported they worked very hard from their hotel window to get her attention.
There was an article that included info about the student journalist in at least one of the two newspapers, ADN or Anchorage Times.
Great story. Thanks for sharing. This was before we moved to Alaska in 1968! I bought my first Beatles album in 1967(Beatles 65) and I still have it today. I remain a Beatlemaniac to this day!
Michael – Thank you for sharing… Mary had a bunch of Beatles albums, but gave them away when we got married… Now she regrets not keeping them.