In the summer of 1965, 17 years, Bill Carlson was not very fan of the Beatles. "I am a geek, he said, laughing. "A geek of the 60s who loved jazz and classical music and photography, a combination that ensures you never date." But when press credentials for the upcoming local concert of the Beatles at Metropolitan Stadium arrived at the Studios Merle Carlson where Morris worked as part-time photographer, he took the assignment, mostly because nobody else wanted. "For me it was just another thing to shoot," Carlson said. Over forty years later, Carlson reviewed the images he has captured August 21, 1965, and collected 140 of them in "The Beatles: A One-Night Stand in the Heartland" (Cumberland House, $ 29 . 95), a scrapbook of the day which also includes interviews with people who have interacted with the Beatles, clipping newspapers and stories of a few tens of thousands of fans who descended on the stadium screaming with what would become one of, if not the, greatest rock bands of all time. To see these photos Beatles go to www. F-StopProductions. Comand, oh, how those children cried. "It was total chaos," said Larry Kane, veteran Philadelphia journalist who traveled with the Beatles on the 62-stage tour of concerts in 1964 and 1965. "(At times), women in America are not supposed to express their emotions in public. And it was a totally open outpouring that was like, 'I can not take it anymore! I love you! Each and everyone of them thought Beatleswere singing directly to them. After each show, they would have to clean up all the sweat, tears, handkerchiefs and tissues. It was madness. "Carlson took the experience from the fans awaiting the group's arrival at the airport to the madness of actual performance. Most of the photographs in the book, however, the paper's press conference premises. "They were so freaked out to have a riot, they overcontrolled the concert," Carlson said. "Security was really tight, and nobody wasallowed field, but the band. But the press conference was much more loose and fun. The Beatles came in a very hostile environment, but they stepped to the plate and were wonderful, vibrant and funny. "To get an idea of the level of hostility, just read the press reports, included in the book. The Pioneer Press called the group "strange people from another world" and "alleged musicians." The Tribune of Minneapolis, meanwhile, issued a sordid tale about young women trying to break into the rooms of Beatles hotel which included the revelation that at least had been a welcome guest of Paul McCartney: "Acting on information that McCartney had a girl in his room, (police) demanded entry … (and said McCartney) hewould be imprisoned unless the girl was out of the room in two minutes. "(Fortunately for all," the young blonde appeared with proof that she was 21 years and no one was arrested.) Kane has been advised of the general confusion, before joining the tour: "My father took me aside and said, 'Watch your back. They are a threat to society. "One of Carlson's favorite photos from that day shows a police officer watching the group as if they were escaped convicts. But after this press conference, Carlson said, the Fab Four managed to get some opinions. "They had a relaxed attitude, how they respond to stupid questions about the hair, adds Carlson. "They did a fabulous job of disseminating some of this anger. I think that by the end of the press conference, everyone really liked them. "And these are the very images of the Beatles Reporters lovely crusty old Kane said that makes the book so special. "I was stunned when I saw the collection of Bill in 2002," said Kane, who wrote the preface to the book. "He really captured the essence of these four guys. In truth, I do not think I've seen as good photos of the Beatles anywhere. There are plenty of photos of the angle of showbiz, but he was captured as real people. For a 17-year-old to have that kind of perception is astonishing. "Still, Carlson ended up filing away his negatives for decades:" They were an afterthought. "He then settled as a photographer and filmmaker noted with a four – ten years of career that includes work for CNN, PBS and National Geographic and a recent film," Hiding Victoria. He now lives in Spring Park, and has a studio in Minneapolis. "My career was not the Beatles, it was a day," Carlson said. "That these pictures are delightful people is fun for me. It was a ball. "Räihälä Ross can be reached at rraihala @ pioneerpress. com or 651-228-5553. Learn more about the local music scene on his blog, "The Ross Who Knew Too Much" on blogs. twincities. com / Ross. To see more of these photos Beatles: F-StopProductions. com
Beatles '1965 Twin Cities stop revisited in pictures: the photographer Bill Carlson and journalist Larry Kane covered the Beatles when they arrived here in 1965 and to celebrate this event than four decades later, with books and stories of the event.
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