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The Beatles play at The ABC, Blackpool, UK, Europe. Also on the bill are The Brook Brothers, The Terry Young Combo, Jack Douglas, Freddie Starr And The Midnighters and George Meaton. Pop singer Julie Grant attends the show and meets The Beatles.
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Julie Grant : I actually met The Beatles, this is a very cute story. I was doing a summer season in Blackpool at the South Pier and before that I had a few records at the time that were out. I did Thank Your Lucky Stars a lot, the TV program. One particular show, Gerry And The Pacemakers were on. It was their first appearance. Their brand new record. I think it was Brian Epstein's third group he'd signed. Billy J. Kramer was second. Well anyway, we became friends and I showed him where the commissary was. We kept in touch. He said "You've been so kind to me." I said "I heard you're gonna be in Blackpool." He said "Yes, actually on every other Sunday. We're going to be appearing either at the ABC or one of the other theatres. A show, a Brian Epstein show. A NEMS show."
I said, "Well, I'm at the summer for three months at South Pier." He said, "Well, I'd love you to be my guest at the show." On Sunday, my day off. I went to meet Gerry, who was on the bill with Billy J. Kramer, The Undertakers and The Beatles. That's how I first met them, right before Love Me Do. Love Me Do came out and I used to see them all the time. Stood backstage with Paul's dad James and watched the shows. One particular time at the ABC Theatre, it was July 7th, I guess it's gotta be '63, I was backstage with Brian. I asked for some signed pictures and he gave me four individual pictures of the boys who just had their pictures done with their famous Beatle boots and that big fan chair they sat in. But these were out-takes and I have them to this day. Individually signed to me.
That particular Sunday, the 7th, it was Ritchie's (Ringo Starr's) birthday. Mine was on the 12th of July and we celebrated. There was a cake and Brian gave me the pictures. I used to see 'em a lot and the following Sunday when they were there, I invited my mum and dad. Mummy was my chaperone. I was only seventeen. We rented a house by the beach in Blackpool. So I invited them to come back and George said, "Well, we'll come back later 'cause we've got to go back after the show to Liverpool to pick up my new car." So, him and John came back to our apartment very late at night and my mum baked a chocolate cake and George taught me how to play A Taste Of Honey on the guitar. That was George's first time driving his brand new silver Jag. I've got the actual doily that the chocolate cake was on. John loved chocolate cake. It was one of his favorite things. They signed the doily and I have that and that is the most amazing piece of memorabilia. They didn't think anybody knew who they were. They wrote on the top 'The Beatles' and 'Love From John. Love From George'.
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I said, "Well, I'm at the summer for three months at South Pier." He said, "Well, I'd love you to be my guest at the show." On Sunday, my day off. I went to meet Gerry, who was on the bill with Billy J. Kramer, The Undertakers and The Beatles. That's how I first met them, right before Love Me Do. Love Me Do came out and I used to see them all the time. Stood backstage with Paul's dad James and watched the shows. One particular time at the ABC Theatre, it was July 7th, I guess it's gotta be '63, I was backstage with Brian. I asked for some signed pictures and he gave me four individual pictures of the boys who just had their pictures done with their famous Beatle boots and that big fan chair they sat in. But these were out-takes and I have them to this day. Individually signed to me.
That particular Sunday, the 7th, it was Ritchie's (Ringo Starr's) birthday. Mine was on the 12th of July and we celebrated. There was a cake and Brian gave me the pictures. I used to see 'em a lot and the following Sunday when they were there, I invited my mum and dad. Mummy was my chaperone. I was only seventeen. We rented a house by the beach in Blackpool. So I invited them to come back and George said, "Well, we'll come back later 'cause we've got to go back after the show to Liverpool to pick up my new car." So, him and John came back to our apartment very late at night and my mum baked a chocolate cake and George taught me how to play A Taste Of Honey on the guitar. That was George's first time driving his brand new silver Jag. I've got the actual doily that the chocolate cake was on. John loved chocolate cake. It was one of his favorite things. They signed the doily and I have that and that is the most amazing piece of memorabilia. They didn't think anybody knew who they were. They wrote on the top 'The Beatles' and 'Love From John. Love From George'.
(Source : http://www.classicbands.com/JulieGrantInterview.html)