Here’s some fun facts I found:

• While Mia Farrow inspired such men as Andre Previn, Frank Sinatra and Woody Allen, her sister Prudence left her mark on John Lennon. According to Nancy de Herrera’s book, All You Need Is Love, Prudence met The Beatles on a spiritual retreat with the Maharishi in India, which she attended with Mia. When Prudence, suffering depression, confined herself to her room, Lennon wrote this hoping to cheer her up. It did.
• Prudence Farrow wanted to “Teach God quicker than anyone else,” according to John Lennon. She would lock herself in her room trying to meditate for hours and hours. From A Hard Day’s Write, by Steve Turner: “At the end of the demo version of Dear Prudence John continues playing guitar and says: ‘No one was to know that sooner or later she was to go completely berserk, under the care of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. All the people around were very worried about the girl because she was going insane. So, we sang to her.’”
• Ringo had left the group as the White Album sessions got very tense, so Paul McCartney played drums. When Ringo came back a short time later, there were flowers on his drum kit welcoming him back.
• The guitars were overdubbed 6 or 7 times.
• John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics were auctioned off for $19,500 in 1987.
• Lennon considered this one of his favorites.
• Siouxsie And The Banshees covered this in 1983. Their version went to #3 in the UK and became their biggest hit.

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• Mike Love from the Beach Boys was sitting in a hotel lobby when Paul McCartney came down for breakfast. The two of them chatted for awhile, and Love suggested that The Beatles incorporate a little bit of a Beach Boy sound in a song, “Like we did in California Girls.” McCartney was impressed with the idea and used some Beach Boys’ elements in this song: Instead of “California Girls” is was “Moscow Girls.” Plus, the definitive Beach Boy “Oooeeeeoooo” in the background harmonies.
• The title was inspired by Chuck Berry’s “Back In The U.S.A.”
• Things were tense when they were working on this album, and Ringo walked out during recording, briefly quitting the band. Paul McCartney played drums in his place.
• The Beatles originally wrote this for wafer-thin actress and model Twiggy.
• The line “Georgia’s always on my mind” in a play on the Ray Charles song “Georgia On My Mind.” It has a double meaning, since Georgia was part of the U.S.S.R.
• Elton John performed this when he toured Russia in 1979. Billy Joel also played it when he toured Moscow in 1987. (thanks, Adrian - Wilmington, DE)
• Paul McCartney used this as the title to an album he released only in Russia in 1989. In 2002, McCartney called his US tour the “Back In The US” tour.
• This opens with the sound of an airplane flying from left to right across the speakers. Stereo was relatively new, so this was very innovative for the time.
• On August 22, 1968, following an argument with McCartney over the drum part for this song, Ringo walked out on The Beatles. He flew to Sardinia for a holiday to consider his future. While there he received a telegram from his bandmates saying, ‘You’re the best rock ‘n’ roll drummer in the world. Come on home, we love you.’ On his return, he found his drum kit covered with flowers. A banner above read, ‘Welcome Back.’

So there ya go We’ll be adding others as we work on them.

To see the videos click the video button at the top of this page. You can also view the videos on youtube of course. Please also add some comments to either youtube or to our website if your so inclined, we loving hearing from you.

Here’s something cool btw that I learned the other day. When watching youtube it adds a lot of compression to the videos to make them download faster. If you have a fast connection though, this just degrades the image quality for no reason. There is a way to view them at at a higher quality though:

Normally the youtube url looks like the one below which gives you low resolution 320×240 videos.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ABCDE

Simply add &fmt=6 onto the end of url
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ABCDE&fmt=6

Now you should see high resolution videos. If no change is observed, then it means the video has not been converted to the higher resolution yet. View the video in full screen mode to see the difference.

If you add &fmt=18 to the end of url.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ABCDE&fmt=18

Now it will play the high-resolution 480×360 MP4 high-bandwidth videos with higher quality audio when available, otherwise it will play the regular version. Give it a try.

Whether or not you’re a Beatles fan, this is a special show not to be missed!

Thursday, September 11, 2008
7:00pm - 10:00pm

907 West Third Avenue
Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 684-9463

www.territorialvineyards.com

Friday, August 15, we are thrilled to return to Saginaw Vineyards. Our debut there in July was an incredible pleasure. The scenery is absolutely miraculous and the people we met, both staff and patrons, were incredibly warm and welcoming. Bring a picnic dinner and dine under the old walnut tree with friends and family.

Friday, August 15, 2008
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Conveniently located one mile off of I-5 at exit 176—near Cottage Grove
80247 Delight Valley Rd
541-942-1364

www.saginawvineyard.com

In August we’re thrilled to get back to a full show of our classic harmony-driven hits, including a number of new selections we’ve been working on … Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Elvis; you may even hear some new originals too! Wine lovers are sure to enjoy this evening of Territorial’s signature wine selections while listening to our “seductive harmony with a smoky finish”.

Thursday, August 14, 2008
7:00pm - 10:00pm

907 West Third Avenue
Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 684.9463

www.territorialvineyards.com

In August we’re thrilled to get back to a full show of our classic harmony-driven hits, including a number of new selections we’ve been working on … Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Elvis; you may even hear some new originals too! Come check out Eugene’s hottest new music venue, partake of some out-of-this-world food and enjoy the music!

Koho Bistro/AZUL
August 9, 2008
9pm - 11:30pm
2101 Bailey Hill Road
(in the shopping center across from Churchill High School)
www.kohobistro.com
(541) 681-9335

Koho Bistro/AZUL
July 19, 2008
9pm - 11:30pm
2101 Bailey Hill Road
(in the shopping center across from Churchill High School)
www.kohobistro.com
(541) 681-9335

This evening Jackie & Jason will be performing their July “Stealing The Covers” selection, Huey Lewis and the News’ album “Sports” for their second set.

Sunday, July 13, 2008
7:00pm - 11:00pm

259 E 5th Ave
Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 343-8488

www.jofederigos.com