Interviews

Book Review: Confessions of a Rock ‘N’ Roll Name Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon’s Last Interview by Laurie Kaye

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…

May Pang talks about her book, “Instamatic Karma: Photographs of John Lennon”

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…

Ringo Starr’s former girlfriend, Nancy Andrews, talks about life with Ringo and her book “A Dose of Rock ‘n’ Roll”

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….

Was It Just A Dream? Beatles fans who had spiritual connections with George Harrison when he died

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…