To the Rooftop!

Today is the anniversary of the Beatles last concert, 

on the rooftop! Everyone who is a Beatles fan knows about it

is even featured on the Beatles Rockband Wii Game!

I could write down a lot of facts about this great day, but i'm

not going to. Because i think i should let these photos, taken 

on that day, do the talking. 

A Beatles Fan Interview With Donovan Day 

Donovan Day is a Beatles fan and author of his new book

'GET BACK'.  I'm not going to give away the story line, 

but it is a great book, including time travel, girls, guitars 

and much more. But seriously I would suggest you give it a 

read. So after reading his book I asked him a few questions.

When did you start writing your book?

A couple of years ago. I had a dream that I was jamming with 

The Beatles and they knew I was from the future. They had 

lots of questions for me but then John asked, "What happens to 

me?" I couldn't answer and he kept asking and asking, shaking 

me. That's when I woke up but it was so vivid, I used

 that dream (No. 9?) as the basis for the book. 

 John Lennon is of course the main Beatle in your book, 

but is he your favourite?

I'd have to say it's a tie between John and Paul. They were 

so perfect for each other. Looking back, I think I favor more 

of John's songs, but only because Paul was so melodic that

 some of his songs have been overplayed. 

Would you ever write a follow-up story to this one? 

I don't think so, but never say never, right? 

How much of a Beatles fan actually are you?

Huge. I've read about them extensively and also listened 

to all their songs since I was young. But I've never been 

to Liverpool like a lot of fans. Maybe someday! 

Would you hope Paul or Ringo would read this book, 

and do you think they would enjoy it?

I would love for them to read it. Would they enjoy it? 

Tough for me to say. They might be tired of the endless 

Beatles books, although this one is fiction so maybe...

I think Paul would like it! 

Lennon had mentioned he would have liked to have 

been picked up by a UFO, so do you 

think if he had access to a time machine he would use it?

Absolutely!!! He'd use it in a sec. I think anyone would. 

Certainly, he'd want to spend more time with his mother 

and maybe, just maybe, prevent her death. She was killed

 in a traffic accident as I recall.  

Would you like to see your book turned into a film?

Yes!! I would love that and I think it would make a 

very cool movie. Thanks for asking! 

the book is for sale on Amazon at the following link!

(LINK GOES HERE)

Famous Drop Outs!

This post might seem very very random but i was reading up 

on this the other day and just thought i'd share it. 

Who ever knew icons like David Bowie and Ringo Starr were

School drop outs. That's right everybody on this list was a 

school drop out!

Marilyn Monroe 

Married her boyfriend and dropped out of high school 

at the age of 16

Arnold Schwarzenegger 

dropped out of high school to become a body builder 

and is now the governor of California..... and he never finished

high school! 

Jude Law 

dropped out of high school to become an actor.

Frank Sinatra and David Bowie

were also school drop outs! 

Marlon Brando 

Dropped out of high school and moved to New York 

Jim Carrey 

was a top class student in school but he dropped out also 

to help his family pay the bills and got a job.

Before becoming a house hold name WORLD WIDE!

Walt Disney and Clark Gable  

both dropped out of high school at the age of 16

And i think that they both made pretty good names for

themselves didn't they.

Prince and Kurt Cobain

These two rock star performers never finished high school

either... but Im not sure that Prince would have fitted in

well in school anyways? 

Pierce Brosnan 

Thats right JAMES BOND didn't finish high school!

Can you believe it, and look how famous he is, and dont 

forget Mama Mia the musical!

Michael J. Fox and  John Travolta 

Were two more actors that dropped out. And come on

they are massive stars... who hasn't watched Back to the Future

and who hasn't seen Grease!

Ozzy Osbourne  and Ray Charles 

were never fans of  school so they also dropped out!

Steven Tyler, Boy George and Cher

Are three more artist who all never finished school!

Can you believe it? And even Beatles didn't finish school!

George Harrison and Ringo Starr

Thats right they didn't finish school and Ringo dropped out

at 15! And they were half of the biggest greatest band ever!

Tom Cruise 

dropped out of high school to pursue an  acting career in 

New York. 

Robert Downey Jr.

Is another Celeb that dropped out of school and made his 

move to New York to try and make it as an actor....

ever heard of him? lol

Simon Cowell and Billy Joel 

dropped out of high school to pursue their dreams,

and now Billy Joel is known world wide and Simon

Cowell has been called KING OF SATURDAY NIGHT TV!

Al Pacino 

didn't recieve good grades in high school and 

he dropped out to follow his dreams of being an actor.

Princess Diana 

wasn't a good student and she dropped out of high school 

at age 16. And she was the Princess of England!

Robert De Niro, Johnny Depp, Nicolas Cage 

and Whoopi Goldberg 

Are four Amazingly talented actors... and none of

them finished school!

And finally talent singer and drummer Phil Collins 

dropped out of high school at 17!

Now i'd just like to state i am not in anyway saying that 

their fame is linked to dropping out of school, 

and i'm not telling anyone to drop out of school.

I just wanted to post this to show you that if you are worried

about getting good grades, if you get bullied for not 

being as smart as your friends, just know it doesn't really

matter if what grades you get AS LONG as you have a dream!

School is a very small part of your life, your future and your 

happiness means a lot more. So follow you heart, Follow your 

dreams. And hopefully one day you will be in the magazine 

and living the life of your dreams!

Art is coming to an END!

Let's be honest, who doesn't have some art in their

home? Everyone owns a canvas or a framed bit of 

art. But how many of you know the artist who designed it?

I bet most of you couldn't answer..... and I would bet that you

bought them from a store and they are mass produced! It is 

thanks to mass produced art being so cheap that real artists have 

to try harder and harder to make a living. Who 

will pay a caricature artist £15 for a caricature of 

their favorite celeb, drawn just for them, when they

can go on ebay and buy a print of a caricature of that same

person for half the price? The reason these places 

sell these things so cheap is because they take no 

time to produce:press a button and print them 

out en masse. Whereas a real artist would have to factor in

the cost of the pens/paint that it takes to make the art. It's the sad 

truth that slowly original art is dying.

It is Beatle related... Really!

What is beatlemania without Beatle FANS? Its just 

great music, But like the screaming girls or not,

they were a massive part of the concerts, often meaning 

you went to their concerts and heard them a lot

more then any of the fab four on stage. But these days

the screaming fan girls might have grown up had 

families of their own and found a way to control 

their screams when they see a rock star....

But there are still fans there of course. 

And i am very very very lucky to have a girlfriend 

who is a BEATLEMANIAC! She is great. She loves

the beatles, and John is her favorite. 

Not only is she mine and not only is she a beatle fan

but she really caring and beautiful to. 

Its hard to get away from the fact she loves the 

same band i do. If its her t-shirts she wears or 

the video calls between us both, seeing her in her

room covered in beatles posters...It's just great. 

And i wanted to make this totally random blog 

to show her how much she means to me and how 

i think she the most perfect girl ever put on this 

earth! I hope she never ever doubts how i feel 

about her. She has been there for me for 2 and 

a half years (or there abouts) and she helped 

me so much last year in what was the most hardest

and terrible year of my life. So thank you Celeste,

Thank you for being YOU!

YOUTUBE VS THE BEATLES

I'm sure that most of you would have seen that you can no 

longer listen to most beatles songs on youtube, unless they 

are some useless cover version by an unknown artist on a 

webcam. So now the only places you can  listen to their music is 

on some streaming sites where you have to pay membership!

Why i think this is a bad idea is.... ALOT of people (the younger

generation) discovered the beatles thanks to youtube. 

Now thats all over, an i wonder how it will impact music? 

How is it fair you can access every justin bieber song and 

every song by one direction on youtube but you cant get THE 

BEATLES! The best band in history! This is just wrong. 

New Framed Beatles pictures 

So yesterday i went to PoundLand and brought these 

lovely vintage style frames and i printed out these photos

today. The first one i got off of google or facebook a while ago. 

But the other second one i created myself.  Being an artist 

means i can make whatever i want for my room for much much 

cheaper then i could ever buy it for. Sorry i haven't been posting 

much but i PROMISE i will try and post more, its just been

very busy for me lately. 

Yell-A-Phone!

There you go, for all those people that thought 

that the screams at the beatles concerts were not loud enough..

they actually sold this little bit of kit at the concerts so you 

could make your screams that little bit louder!

But sadly most of the were smashed on concert floors so

they are very rare indeed! But i'd still love one. Just to see

how well they actually work!

 

Firepits Come to Life!

If its bringing a battle battle between Waring fire breathing 

dragons. 

Or a night time forest scene of deer. The Firepit Company

in Suffolk has something for everyone, with this amazing 

art they create for your garden! They are custom made and

truly amazing. And prices only start from £949 for something 

that you will be able to use and enjoy for years and years.

They even designed one that featured the beatles! And that's 

enough to make me love this! 

Please check out there website at the link below and order 

yourself a real work of art for your garden.

http://www.thefirepitcompany.co.uk/

Cartoon World

Now my little Celeste loves her cartoons, and especially Disney.

So when i saw these i thought of her and thought she would 

love them. But i doubt i could actually build the, they are

fare to impressive. But imagine having one of these cool cartoon

tree houses in your garden! How great would that be!  

R.I.P David Bowie

I was woken today by Celeste telling me she heard 

about the passing of music icon David Bowie, as i was 

not aware that he was unwell i first jumped onto google

to check... and see if it was a hoax, sadly it wasn't. 

As an artist i instantly started working on a piece to 

celebrate the life of one of musics most recognizable

faces. It took me about half an hour to come up with 

this drawing pictured below.  

I don't know when i'll get a chance to actually work

on finishing it off and adding color. I will probably 

lock i up in my sketches book and work on it sometime

later in the month. 

I am sure that everyone has heard at least one David Bowie

song. And i am also sure that his death has had an effect 

on most people and every music lover world wide. 

He died just days after his NEW album went on sale.

In his new single Lazarus (released last friday) 

he sings the following lines:

"Look at me up here, I'm in heaven,

I got scars that can't be seen"

R.I.P DAVID BOWIE

Monday's on its way!

Its Sunday evening and that mean that for most people, apart

from those who are lucky enough to not have to work, that 

tomorrow you will be going to work, or school or doing something

just as sinfully boring. So here i am to make your days more 

happy with 'help' from the Beatles of course!

So check out these funny beatles photos! 

Searching for the Jacket

Above is a picture of john during the 'Rain' music video shoot.

Now ever since watching this many many years ago i have 

always wondered , is the jacket john is wearing the same one 

he wore along with the other Beatles wore at their Budokan 

concert in 1966? And i have been looking everywhere for

some background on this! The jacket looks nearly identical.

And but the rain one has grey on it. And the other one has 

green..... did john get it altered or is it a different jacket?  

A video from Lenn Johnston 

Anyone who is familiar with this page would have seen my

interview with Lennon's look alike Lenn, and anyone who is

into The Beatles would have heard of Ivor davis.

Well now i am please to share the newest video from Lenn, 

and its an interview with Ivor. 

I am sure you will enjoy it, as have i.

Link below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ufs5t97jYM&feature=youtu.be

A Beatles Fan Interview with Lucy

Its been a while since we have done one of these 

interviews so we are starting with a young beatle fan

from Essex!

How long have you been a beatles fan?

2 years

How many beatles albums do you have?

All of them on record/vinyl and about 5 on CDs.

How did you get into the beatles music?

I got into The Beatles by my mum and Grandad as they've 

been big fans for years now.

Who is your favorite beatle?

First of it was Paul McCartney but ever since I saw 

Help! it changed to John Lennon. I just think he is

 amazing and an absolute legend.  

If you could spend a with a beatle who would it 

be and what would you do?

I would of loved to spend time with John Lennon if 

he was here today. We would sing together and 

maybe record some few songs.     

What is your favorite beatles item you own?

My favourite Beatles item that I own is my pictured 

Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band vinyl 

that is framed.   

 How would you describe the beatles in three words? 

The Beatles are talented, amazing and brilliant.    

If you could say something to your favorite beatle what 

would it be?

I would say to John Lennon. Thank you for making great 

music and trying to change the world for the better.

What is your favorite beatles movie?

My favourite Beatles movie is Hard Day's Night because it tells 

us what they would of been doing each day within the band.