INVASION RECREATION: In 1964, The Beatles were 'invading' America, and on August 21, they stopped in the Emerald City and played a show at what was then the coliseum (and is now Key Arena).
Tonight, we headed to Seattle Center to watch a (free!) concert by Creme Tangerine, a Northwest-based Beatles tribute band. Promotional materials said the group would be recreating The Beatles' 1964 Seattle show, starting at the same time and playing it song for song per the original setlist, starting at 7 p.m.
We arrived about 6:15 to stake out our spot (the highest point of the berm at the amphitheater).
But long before we got there, we went online and, from multiple sources, found the (alleged) set list The Beatles played in 1964: Twist and Shout, You Can't Do That, All My Loving, She Loves You, Things We Said Today, Roll Over Beethoven, Can't Buy Me Love, If I Fell, I Want to Hold Your Hand, Boys, A Hard Day's Night, Long Tall Sally.
Christian recorded Creme Tangerine covering "Twist and Shout." (http://youtu.be/-lKa9TX3gIE)
According the Historylink.org, The Beatles were paid for $34,569 for the Seattle gig, and waited an hour before leaving the venue in the rear of an ambulance, which returned them to the Edgewater Inn, where they were staying. I'd LOVE to bunk in room 272 there some time, down along Elliott Bay. We'd definitely take our fishing poles, and recreate the scene of the Fab Four fishing there. ...
Creme Tangerine did exactly what was advertised, ripping through the list above. (Apparently The Beatles only played for about 30 minutes at that show in '64.)
Our show tonight was about three times that long, as the tribute band played a wide variety of songs from both The Beatles' and Paul McCartney and Wings' catalog after the '64 setlist.
In fact, they played until darkness fell which was fine by the appreciative crowd.
This woman was my favorite audience member. She was a dancing machine, from first note to last. Plus, I loved the jaunty epaulets.
According the Historylink.org, The Beatles were paid for $34,569 for the Seattle gig, and waited an hour before leaving the venue in the rear of an ambulance, which returned them to the Edgewater Inn, where they were staying. I'd LOVE to bunk in room 272 there some time, down along Elliott Bay. We'd definitely take our fishing poles, and recreate the scene of the Fab Four fishing there. ...
MEANWHILE, ON THE ROCK PILE: The prettification of our new 18-ton rockery in the front yard continues. I've been tucking plant after perennial plant in nooks and crannies, trying to soften up the aesthetic a bit. This is a wonderful time of year to be buying plants, as so many are going on the clearance racks right now. I haven't paid over $4 for a single one of them, and most were a good 50 percent off retail.
Basically, we buy anything that is a) cheap and b) strikes our fancy. Like this "Yellow Submarine."
We have a few hens and chicks we gleaned from a neighbor via Craigslist ...
we're hoping to score many more.
We have a couple Russian sage plants peeking out from the boulders. The bees LOVE it.
We have a few different kinds of succulents. This one reminds me of broccolini, but we won't be eating it.
I guess we've found places for about two dozen plants amidst the rocks so far, with many more holes to fill.
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