Is it just me, or does the story of the Hitchhikers' Guide bear a curious resemblance to that of Apple Corps? Cordon bleu chefs, epic lunch breaks, accounting irregularities and all...

The history of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is one of idealism, struggle, despair, passion, success, failure, and enormously long lunch-breaks ( Read more... )

Just read an enjoyable Beatles fanfic by demeterqueen about a fancy-dress masquerade party. It has Brian! And mentions Peter. There is also some John/Paul, if you're into that sort of thing...

Silk

How's this for an obscure Beatles research related question ( Read more... )

So I finally got around to listening to "Love," the album of Beatles tracks as remixed by George and Giles Martin. It was definitely an interesting listen, but primarily reminded me exactly how well-done and timeless the original arrangements were. There were only two tracks that I thought were really notable ( Read more... )

What was your relationship with Brian Epstein like?

Carla McDougall, KidderminsterBrian was very anal about his gayness. I wasn't, it was something I wore on occasion and with affection. He was a homosexual in a time when it was against the law and only found acceptance in show business; the navy, when your ship was six miles offshore; some tawdry ( Read more... )

While surfing the net I found this great Peter Sellers sketch sending up the stereotypical Svengali music manager. It is actually poking fun at Larry Parnes, the British impresario who nearly discovered the Beatles. But it's funny even if you don't know the first thing about Parnes...

"He personally discovered such disk names as Lennie Bronze, ( Read more... )

Last night I dreamt that I was watching a documentary on YouTube which had a few little video clips from the Apple Christmas party. All the "suits" were there, at first seated along a table that made it look like they were at a board meeting. There was disco music (!) and a little bit of dancing. Brian was there (!!), dancing rather self- ( Read more... )

I know I'm not the only one who finds the chronology of Brian's early life a little bit confusing, so I put this timeline together to help sort things out. Hopefully it will be helpful to other people as well. Let me know if you have any corrections or additions, because this is a work in progress.

Information is gleaned from the DM Beatles ( Read more... )

I've just read a wonderful and very sad John/Brian story by old_blueeyes... Your Ghost.

If only John had really been responsible for going through Brian's things. Much better than the competitive grab for possessions that actually seems to have occurred. Carrying off personal diaries, unpicking monograms from shirts, and all.

So I finally went to Amazon and looked up Noah Gordon's "The Rabbi," the book that Brian was reading when he died. Here is the cover blurb...

Michael Kind was a rabbi, but he was also a man. A man who couldn't help that his heart led him to Leslie, a beautiful minister's daughter. Defying parents and teachers, they dare to love one another and ( Read more... )