BEATexpo 2009 THIS MONTH!
Chiller Chucky
Connecticut: Join fellow fans of all ages from "across the universe"
for a convention in celebration of the fans and the music of The
Beatles and 60's pop music, as the Liverpool Productions fan club
presents "BEATexpo 2009" on Saturday, November 28th and Sunday,
November 29th, 2009 at the Holiday Inn Downtown Stamford, 700 E. Main
Street in Stamford, CT. This is the first event of its kind in
Connecticut in 12 years.
There will be special guests, concerts by tribute bands including "The
Beatles Forever Band," "Octopus's Garden" and Tim Palmieri's "The A-Z
Beatles Songbook Show;" a rock & roll flea market/memorabilia
marketplace; rare video shows; special exhibits and displays; a
"penny" auction and many other features, events and attractions. "The
Beatles Forever Band" is made up of former members of the Connecticut
tribute band "The Neatles," who actually headlined the original
Beatles conventions in the state in the early eighties.
Special guests of honor at BEATexpo include:
~Peter Tork of The Monkees at his first-ever convention for fans of
The Beatles. He will be talking about how The Monkees were molded from
The Beatles image, what it was like being side-by-side with The
Beatles as the largest pop-rock musical act of the 60's, about his
personal association of The Monkees' only film with The Beatles' song
"Strawberry Field Forever," about filming a commercial with Ringo
Starr, and numerous other stories and anecdotes. Davy Jones and Micky
Dolenz have previously appeared at similar Beatles conventions. This
is the first-ever expo appearance for Peter Tork, a resident of
Connecticut. He will be meeting fans, signing autographs, be available
for photos and talking onstage in a question and answer period on
Sunday, November 29. His concert performance will be in the hotel's
ballroom the night before, Saturday, November 28.
~Dennis Ferrante, John Lennon's Recording Engineer
Grammy award winning recording engineer will talk about his years of
producing and engineering John Lennon's albums from "Imagine" thru
"Rock n Roll." Ferrante, who worked closely with Lennon throughout the
'70s on such classic albums as "Imagine," "Some Time In New York
City," "Mind Games," "Walls And Bridges," and "Rock 'N' Roll" says
that Lennon's death absolutely leveled him: "I cried all night. And I
just couldn't get over it, it was like they shot my father, or my
mother, or my brother. And I was so distraught, I didn't go back to
work for almost a week. I stayed home. And it's funny because nobody
called. 'Cause they knew that I had worked with him." He will be
meeting fans, signing autographs, be available for photos and talking
onstage in a question and answer period on Sunday, November 29.
~Sid Bernstein - the famed Promoter
Sid Bernstein is the legendary promoter who worked with Beatles'
manager Brian Epstein to bring The Beatles to America. He produced
their historic 1964 Carnegie Hall concert and both their 1965 and 1966
Shea Stadium shows, the first stadium concerts in history. He imported
the British Invasion to the shores of New York City and helped build
the dreams of The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Herman's Hermits, the Moody
Blues, the Kinks, James Brown, Ray Charles, John Denver, Joan Baez,
Miles Davis, the Rascals, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Elvis Presley,
Barbara Streisand, ABBA, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix
and the list goes on and on. He will be meeting fans, signing
autographs, be available for photos and talking onstage in a question
and answer period on Sunday, November 29.
~Greg Hawkes from The Cars,
Greg Hawkes played with Paul McCartney on his album "Flowers in the
Dirt" and is recognized as one of the foremost keyboard players in the
music industry. A huge Beatles fan himself, Greg Hawkes has recorded a
tribute album of Beatles songs performed entirely on the ukelele(!)
entitled "The Beatles Uke." He will be meeting fans, signing
autographs, be available for photos and talking onstage in a question
and answer period on Sunday, November 29. His concert performance will
be in the hotel's ballroom the night before, Saturday, November 28.
~Clay Cole, 60's TV Personality/Rock n Roll broadcast pioneer
Clay Cole is the legendary New York television personality (1959-1968)
who played The Beatles promo videos on his show, and promoted all the
British Invasion bands. Clay is best-known for presenting The Beatles
(via satellite from Chicago) and Rolling Stones (live) the on the same
hour show in 1964. Sid Bernstein presented Clay Cole's ten-day
Christmas Show at the Brooklyn Paramount (1960), which broke all
attendance records. He has just written a book entitled "Sh-Boom! The
explosion of Rock 'n' Roll."
~Butch Patrick of The Munsters
Iconic sixties TV star and pop culture personality Butch Patrick is
best known for his child role as "Eddie Munster" on the hit television
program "The Munsters." Butch Patrick is a long-time Beatles fan and
collector who has authored a book on his life and his experiences.
Coincidentally, Butch Patrick appeared in The Monkees' TV show. He
will be meeting fans, signing autographs, be available for photos and
talking onstage in a question and answer period on Sunday, November
29. He will also be part of the Special Pre-Show Concert Event on
Saturday, November 28.
Se website for complete list of guests! There will be autographs
signings (FREE!) and interviews, including question & answer sessions,
with all the guests.
The rock & roll flea market and memorabilia marketplace will feature
over 50 vendors buying - selling - trading every imaginable
collectible, including records, CDs, DVDs, videos, photos, buttons,
posters, picture sleeves, boxed sets, autographs, dolls, original
tickets, books, magazines and much more. Paraphernalia will be priced
as low as fifty cents for some items, and much more for the higher-end
collectors items.
"Ticket to Ride" All-Day Passes for Sunday (Noon-8pm) are only $15.00
in advance or $20.00 at the door (if the event isn't sold out in
advance). There is also an early-bird V.I.P. admission which gets fans
and collectors in at 11am for first crack at the vendors ($30.00), and
they may stay on all day. Advance tickets available at:
https://beatexpo.ticketleap.com/BEATexpo
There will also be a Special Pre-Show Concert Event on Saturday,
November 28, 2009 at 8pm with special guests, bands and attractions.
Tickets $15.00 advance or $20 at the door (if not sold out in
advance). Advance tickets available at: https://beatexpo.ticketleap.com/BEATexpo.
It is this Special Pre-Show Concert Event where Peter Tork and some of
the other special guests will be performing live on stage in the
ballroom.
"BEATexpo 2009" Special Room Rates at the Holiday Inn Downtown
Stamford only $79.00. Call for room reservations: (203) 358-8400.
Website: http://www.histamford.com/
Parking for this event will be Free.
For updates and further information, visit www.ToursAndEvents.com or
call (203) 795-4737. You may also email TourE...@aol.com.