Photographed By Harry Benson ©
The photograph was, in fact, a restaging of a real pillow fight
that had broken out between the band members
a few nights before.
When Brian Epstein, the Beatles' manager, came to tell them
“I Want to Hold Your Hand” had topped the U.S. charts
and that they had been booked on The Ed Sullivan Show,
Benson suggested the boys make war again,
so he could photograph it and dispatch
the scene to the world.
John, Paul, Geroge & Ringo: Couldja, wouldja just maybe give peace a chance?
In a former life,
it was known as
Newsweek.
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Footnotes
The next Beatles' page is here.
It behooves Mr. CarPeo to acknowledge
that this page was initiated by Mrs. CarPeo.
As were half of the next ten pages.
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Pick up a stitch from the word
ReplyDeletethese truths can't be unheard
Holy cryptography!
ReplyDeleteThe faux violence of a pillow fight
had everyone laughing in stitches.
And THE WORD
is a great Beatles' song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGopUELFC-I&feature=kp
Don't use that version
ReplyDeleteUpon request, that version has been removed.
DeleteHopefully, there will be a replacement.