The Beatles LOVE Cirque du Soleil show ending on July 7, 2024 after 18 years. The show was forced to close due to fact that The Mirage will be replaced with a new Hard Rock Hotel.
Daytrippin’ was there for all the special milestone performances of LOVE!
By Shelley L. Germeaux Confessions of a Rock ‘n’ Roll Name Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon’s Last Interview, released December 8, 2023, is Laurie Kaye’s 219-page memoir about her career in radio and the many rock stars she interviewed. The central focus of the book is her extraordinary experience interviewing John Lennon…
by Shelley Germeaux Note: This article was originally published in March 2007 on Daytrippin’s website. [Text Copyright 2007 by Dayrippin’; Photos copyright by Julia Baird] My discussion with Julia Baird occurred on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, just as her new book, Imagine This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon was released in the UK….
by Shelley Germeaux Note: This article was originally published in February/March 2008 on Daytrippin’s website. (Copyright 2008 by Dayrippin’;Any or all parts of this interview may not be reprinted or reposted without the consent of Daytrippin’) [All photos copyright 2008 by May Pang] I recently had the opportunity to interview May Pang about the upcoming…
by Marshall Terrill Note: This article was originally published in March 2008 on Daytrippin’s website. [All photos copyright by Nancy Andrews] It’s been said that rock ‘n’ roll was a boys-only club in the 1960s and 1970s. Among the few women who gained entry was a high-spirited, half-Sicilian and half-Cherokee beauty named Nancy Lee Andrews….
Did you happen to watch Paul McCartney’s new HULU documentary called McCartney 3,2,1? The 6-part 3-hour special premiered on July 16, 2021 in the US and it offers fans an in-depth discussion between Paul and producer Rick Rubin about many Beatles songs and a few Wings and solo McCartney numbers. It was a great idea to…
Ringo Starr, the oldest of The Beatles, will turn 80 years old on July 7. Every year, since 2008, Ringo has celebrated his birthday by asking fans around the world to declare “Peace and Love” wherever they are at 12 noon. This year, due to the coronavirus, Ringo’s birthday celebration will be online. * Ringo’s…
By Shelley Germeaux Note: This article originally appeared in the Spring 2002 (No. 18) issue of Daytrippin’ – just a few months after George Harrison’s death. Psychic phenomenon – precognitive dreams, strange coincidences, and intuitive hunches about people we care for – is always an interesting topic of discussion. It usually happens with relatives and…
by Steven G. Farrell A new Beatles museum opened this summer in Liverpool. The Magical History Museum is located on Mathew Street and was opened by Roag Best, son of Neil Aspinall and Mona Best, and brother to original Beatles drummer, Pete Best. Mona Best, an ordinary British wife and mother in Liverpool, England, played…
The highlight of the Carpool Karaoke segment with Paul McCartney on The Late Late Show with James Corden wasn’t just the karaoke. McCartney gave Corden a tour of his hometown of Liverpool which made for some historic moments.
