If you were not an original Beatles fan--or were and couldn't get tickets to their concerts--return with me now to those thrilling days of yesteryear via a YouTube video I found that has photos and audio from the August 12, 1966 Detroit performances of The Beatles* at the old Detroit Red Wings hockey stadium, Olympia Stadium.
I was at one of those concerts and you can experience the sheer hysteria of the moment.
Find the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pV64U0Plw under the title: "The Beatles photos perform live Olympia stadium, Detroit, 1966."
Also, take a look at the channel of the woman who posted the video: Elena the Beatles photos. She has some never seen before photos and other good information.
*The Beatles tour of 1966 had replacements for our Paul and our John. I think both of them were left behind on that tour. My friends and I sat far up and to the left of the stage so we wouldn't have seen the difference. The only thing I specifically remember of those little figures on stage was that "John"'s face was beet red. ---paulumbo
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There are people who believe Paul McCartney was permanently replaced in 1966. I'm one of them. What happened to him? That's what this blog will explore.
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- For original Beatles fans, 1966 was a strange year. The "Butcher" cover and John's "more popular than Jesus" comment signaled that something was wrong with The Beatles. By 1967, we heard a different voice than Paul's on Penny Lane and we saw a different face in photos. Most of us abandoned Beatle fandom. In 1969, the "Paul is Dead" clues surfaced and were so strong and consistent, that many people wondered if that was the answer to the puzzling changes in Paul's voice and looks. People have been looking into that possibility from 1969-on but have not been able to document what happened to Paul. My generation deserves to know the truths about the group that we loved and made famous. So the search is on . . .