Eddy Murphy was the 5th Beatle?

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Hilarious Saturday Night Live sketch where Eddy Murphy claims to be the 5th Beatle.

The first issue of Rolling Stone was published in San Francisco, with John on the cover

Here's a still from Lennon's movie "How I Won The War".

Today in 1963, The Beatles appeared on London's UK Royal Variety show, which was attended by the Queen Mother

Here's a clip from that performance, and one of my favorite Beatles
moments ever:

via http://www.thebeatlesplace.com/:

November 4, 1963 – The Beatles perform their legendary Royal Command
Performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, before the Queen
Mother and Princess Margaret. Although they were 7th on a 19-act bill
there was no doubt that they were, in fact, the main attraction. The
Beatles called upon their masterful showmanship to put on a stunning
four-song performance. They began playing their first song, “From Me
to You,” before the curtain opened. At the end of the first song John
and Paul moved their microphones nearer to the audience. After playing
their second song, “She Loves You,” The Beatles bowed to the audience.
A nervous Paul cracked a joke about Sophie Tucker being The Beatles’
favourite American group, and then began “Till There Was You.” At the
end of that song, Paul and John moved their microphone stands back to
their original position.

After waiting for the applause to die down, John introduced “Twist and
Shout,” with his infamous request that persons in the cheaper seats
join in by clapping their hands, while everyone else should just
“rattle your jewelry.” At the end of “Twist and Shout,” Ringo came
down from his drum kit and joined the others as the curtain closed
behind them and they bowed to the audience, then they bowed to the
royal box, and then they ran off the stage to thunderous applause. The
show was taped for later broadcast on both television and radio. Their
entire performance was broadcast on television, by ATV, on November
10. BBC radio broadcast all but “She Loves You,” also on November 10.
The Beatles were a sensation all across Britain, the Royal Command
Performance being a huge triumph for them. The Beatles were the
entertainment kings in the U.K. Soon they would be ready to tackle
America and the rest of the world. Three of the performances (”She
Loves You,” “Till There Was You,” and “Twist and Shout”) are included
on “The Beatles Anthology 1″ (Disc 2, Tracks 1-3).

Today in 1967, The Beatles finished filming "Magical Mystery Tour"

On November 3, 1967 The Beatles wrapped up the filming of "Magical
Mystery Tour" after shooting some inserts for George's "Blue Jay Way"
scene at Ringo's house in Weybridge, Surrey.

Have you all seen "Magical Mystery Tour"?

What did you think?

Just released: the Trailer for Nowhere Boy, a film about John Lennon's youth

Rare Control Room Footage of The Beatles

On October 14th, 1964 The Beatles performed "I Should Have Known Better" at Granada Television Studios in Manchester, England. Here's some very rare film footage of the stage when the band were performing that was shot from the control room.

On October 13th 1941, Neil Aspinall was born

Long-time Beatles associate, driver, road manager, personal assistant, business manager and staunch guardian of the Apple brand and band's interests since they broke up was born today in 1941. He's perhaps best known for his public interviews on The Anthology, where he provided his unique and intimate insights into the band from the inside.

Here he is with a rather tired looking Paul...

And, finally, a picture from 2007 a few months before hi passed away from cancer.

Neil's life-long devotion to the band from the moment the formed until his death cannot be understated.

Abbey Road - Yesterday and Today

When you visit Abbey Road, much of the street has changed over 40 years since the photo shoot. In fact, many people arrive at the famous crossing and can't quite get their bearings - even while carrying a copy of the album cover as a reference.

There are a few distinctive parts that remain, though, to help you find your way, particularly the railings on the roof of a house that's in the upper-right hand frame. They, and the windows below them seem to have remained frozen in in time and look exactly today as they did so long ago.

Once you look up and see the railings everything just fits into place and you can see the exact places where the band walked, and the wall and entrance of Abbey Road Studios to the right.

Here's the section of the album cover and railings:

With the picture taken last week:

And, of course, the album cover itself:

Beatles For Sale. Literally!

While walking around London recently, we saw an original, mono Beatles For Sale record from 1964 for sale in an antique record store window just a stone's throw from the Saville Row building where The Beatles performed on the roof-top for the last time in public.

£15 is about $24 -- quite a low price for a piece of history. Sadly, the shop was closed or we would have been tempted!

Happy 69th Birthday, John Lennon!

Today is October 9, 2009...and if John Lennon were alive today, he would be turning 69 years old. BeatlesTweets wishes John Lennon a very happy birthday, wherever he may be, and we'd like to take this opportunity to celebrate John's life.

From a young boy in Liverpool...

To teenager in a local band...

To a Beatle...

To a rock legend...

To a husband...

To a solo musician...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOHN LENNON!!!!!! We will ALWAYS love you.

Here are some of our favorite John moments: