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Ever wonder what the lives of those screaming legions of fans were like? Wonder no more: today, I speak with award-winning cartoonist, Carol Tyler, whose memoir of her Beatles adoration, Fab 4 Mania: A Beatles Obsession and the Concert of a Lifetime, has just been published. The book builds on the diary that she kept as 13-year old, vividly chronicling her devotion with the art and journals she kept from back in the day. Her journey articulates the fan experience of someone who grew up with The Beatles, while also serving as a love letter to the city of her birth (and mine): Chicago, and how local top 40 radio (WLS, WCFL, WVON) impacted young lives while shaping tastes.
Carol’s richly illustrated book transports readers back in time, capturing the immediacy of anticipating and witnessing a Beatles concert during those all-too-brief touring years. It features an Introduction written by Beatles biographer Hunter Davies.
Interesting guest, very odd and “out there”…I couldn’t finish this podcast..she got too annoying. The material was interesting, but she was a little too weird for my taste, which are varied and open. 🙁
Obviously not as open as you think, Harve. Just saying…
Thanks for the least self-aware comment of all time. Magnificent episode, and a fabulous book. Important addition to the history of The Beatles’ impact on culture. Not to be missed.
Interesting guest, very odd and “out there”…I couldn’t finish this podcast..she got too annoying. The material was interesting, but she was a little too weird for my taste, which are varied and open. 🙁
Obviously not as open as you think, Harve. Just saying…
Thanks for the least self-aware comment of all time. Magnificent episode, and a fabulous book. Important addition to the history of The Beatles’ impact on culture. Not to be missed.
As a contemporary growing up on Vancouver Island in Canada, I could relate to every word of Carol’s story. Thanks for this one.
As a contemporary growing up on Vancouver Island in Canada, I could relate to every word of Carol’s story. Thanks for this one.
What a podcast. This was so personal and real. I am a 68 yo man and can totally relate towhat was going on at the time. Thank you
What a podcast. This was so personal and real. I am a 68 yo man and can totally relate towhat was going on at the time. Thank you
One of the most annoying guests I’ve heard on any Beatles podcast ever, and I’ve listened to hundreds. Did she really think anyone wanted to hear her screeching, squeaking and random vocalisations? Never again.
One of the most annoying guests I’ve heard on any Beatles podcast ever, and I’ve listened to hundreds. Did she really think anyone wanted to hear her screeching, squeaking and random vocalisations? Never again.