Thursday, May 15, 2008

Reeperbahn and the Beatles



Thanks to a website I found done by a Beatles fan I cruised the Reeperbahn before boarding my train this morning. I went past several of the sites listed in the quiet of morning; I could almost feel the vibes. I stood in front of the Top Ten Club where the boys played and actually lived in the attic for a bit. It was from there that George was deported. It occurred to me that it would only have been a city like Hamburg that would have given the Silver Beatles a break. Everyone gets a break in Hamburg! http://webs.wichita.edu/mschneegurt/hamburg/hamburg.html



















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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Beatles and the First Gig in Hamburg


I was on my way to visit with Kathrin Beulshausen who works for the high design hotel East in the St Pauli section of Hamburg when I ran into some Beatles info. There was a small little ramshackle place called Indra with a sign stating the Beatles played there on Aug. 17 1960 and that was their first engagement and started their career. A tour bus was parked outside and the blinds drawn tight, perhaps some new super stars in the making?

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