Thursday, 28 July 2016

MAD DAY OUT

48 Years ago today The Beatles had their 'Mad Day Out'
Photo shoot.
Here are some shots from that day, enjoy.














Tuesday, 26 July 2016

A Beatles Fans Interview with The Mona Lisa Twins

Its been a while since we have had an interview here but i am glad
to bring this interview to you all with the fabulous Mona Lisa Twins.
How did you first get into playing music?
We grew up in a small village in Austria just outside of Vienna 
where our Dad was running a professional recording 
studios, and we were always surrounded by musicians, 
instruments, sound and music. The radio was always on, 
our Dad was singing and making music with us ever since 
we can remember, so growing up it was a very natural 
thing for us to pick up instruments ourselves at one point. 
When I was 11 I started taking bass and shortly after 
that guitar lessons and Mona started off on the drums. Soon 
we were both visiting each other’s classes too and started 
jamming together. Or at least we tried. It sounded exactly 
like you imagine two 11 years old little kids “jamming” 
would sound like. But the wobbly musical mess soon turned
 into a lifelong obsession.
At what age did you first get into beatles music?
M: Our personal Beatlemania probably really kicked 
off at the age of 13. We happened to come across the 
remastered album collection on Dad’s computer and 
that’s when it really hit us for the first time. Like REALLY
 hit us when we clicked from song to song, from album 
to album in complete utter disbelief on how it was
 possible to consistently write such fantastic, diverse, 
mesmerizing songs. In comparison to THAT even the
 best of music aimed at our generation sounded like a
 sad attempt to come close to what the Beatles created. 
We wanted to find out how they did that, what made those 
songs so special, so meaningful and so uplifting to so many people.
What has been your favorite song to cover?
L: In the studio I have great memories of doing “This Boy” 
because of those gorgeous 3-part harmonies. 
We love these sort of tricky songs where you really 
pick the original to pieces to find out how it’s done.
M: There are loads of songs we love covering 
for our live performances. Especially at the Cavern Club, 
where we play every Saturday night. Closing our sets with 
“Revolution” (The Beatles) and “My Generation” (The Who) 
is always a thrill, or giving our everything at songs like 
“Paint It Black” (The Rolling Stones) or “People Are 
Strange” (The Doors).
Where was the best gig you ever played?
That’s a hard one. We’ve played some absolutely cracking 
shows at the Cavern with an insane audience and a 
real buzz in the air. Some of the shows we did on tour 
with “Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel” last year were 
unforgettable and the one at the Symphony Hall in 
Birmingham will always stand out for me. We were
 part of his touring band while also performing our
 own songs within Steve Harley’s set. Together we
 played a couple of really moving, emotional shows in 
some of UK’s most stunning venues.
Were you surprised by your popularity when 
you first started?
L: We never had any overnight success. Even 
when we started out on YouTube it was a very 
steady and natural build-up and we grew with it 
very organically. So no actually, I wouldn’t say 
we were surprised in a sense that we didn’t expect it 
but it was simply great to see that the more work, 
effort and love we poured into our music the more 
it resonated with people listening. We were however 
very positively surprised by the way people welcomed 
us in Liverpool when we first moved here two 
years ago. It felt like coming home.
If you could pick from The Beatles, who would you 
say you were most like in personality?
L: If you compare yourself to god you set yourself 
up for failure, right? 
Is there anywhere you would like to play, 
where you haven't yet?
M: We’d like to play some more shows in the States. 
We absolutely loved our time in California but there 
are so many more cities and states we’d be thrilled 
to perform in. And playing in South America sounds like
 an absolute blast too. We’ve got many fans there but 
we’ve never had a chance to go over. We promise, 
we will make it there one day!
Who is your favorite Beatle? 
L: George and the other 3

What is your favorite Beatle era? was it the moptop 
era or the psychedelic or what?
M: Musically I preferred the “in-between era” so my
 favorite albums are “Rubber Soul” or “Revolver” but
 what made the Beatles the Beatles is their entire development, 
their ever changing style while never losing the essential magic
 that binds all their music and albums together.  

Saturday, 23 July 2016

Happy 18th Birthday

Today for me is a very special Birthday. my princess
turns 18... now i'm going to write a post about her,
but i am not going to write about how beautiful
and sexy she is, i'm not even going to say about how
much fun she is on webcam just talking to each
other. i'm going to write about something else. 
I'm going to talk about how brave this girl is. 
Things in her past that have of course effected her 
she has moved on from, with so much courage, and
bravery. I have seen the way she handles any kind of
situation, and even though she is only just 18 i can 
honestly say she always acts very grown up in any 
situations. The amount of times she has told me 
she is scared of something or isn't brave, would take 
me ages to count. But every time she says how she
isn't brave i cant believe it, because i see a brave
wonderful young lady. I know i'm not always the 
easiest of people to talk to.
But this girl has been there for me ever single day 
for the past 3 years! Never ever letting me down. 
She is a wonderful selfless young lady. 
And i am beyond proud to call her mine. 
I love you Celeste, I'm sorry i can be hugging you
right now but you make me beyond happy
and i know i'll love you forever and longer then 
that. Love you my angel face.
Happy Birthday.  


Thursday, 21 July 2016

Macca

So Paul McCartney was  named the UK's most successful 
album act of all time. And this to me is great, because 
no Beatle can get enough awards in my eyes.
Well done Macca

Tuesday, 19 July 2016

Love the way you love me

Celeste i love you, thank you for always being there for me.
thank you for putting a smile on my face when we talk, 
when we webcam. 
I love the way you smile at me, and i love the way 
you giggle and you are always so fun and amazing. 
I cant believe how wonderful you are and how you are
the perfect girl for me. i love you so much my dream girl.  



Monday, 18 July 2016

Busy And News

Not posted in a few days, been busy, working on a painting 
of Lennon, working on a guitar, working on building a 
field shelter for my horses, and working on twitter and
facebook accounts for my artwork.
And now i have so me great news.....
I now officially have a manager..... that's right, i finally 
have one and i am going to make a real try of this, 
i want to be a well known art and i want to make my 
passion my job. 

Thursday, 14 July 2016

LOVE

Sean Lennon took this photo and posted it on social 
media, while at Las Vagas' Beatles LOVE show. 
It would have been great to have been there.