Hard to believe that the Beatles performed in Detroit. Even
harder to believe that the tickets were a paltry $5.50. Hell,
with my cashier's job at Krogers, I could have bought a
whole row. Why didn't I know about this!!!???
(Maybe I did, and I had to work that night? Damn it.)
Scroll back up to the photo... Note the "Keener" radio van
parked in front of the venue (the long-since demolished
Olympia Stadium, former home of the Detroit Red Wings).
See the electric sign attached to the van's roof?
At the moment the shot was taken, it had PAUL
displayed on it.
Also check out the marquee and the next act on tap at
the stadium: The Grand Ole Opry. Missed that
performance too. (Thank god.)
And finally, the Shell gas station sign on the right
reminds us of the price of gas in 1966: 32 cents a gallon.
A buck's worth and you could drive around all night (the
radio tuned to WKNR, of course).
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| Backstage: George and Ringo, removing lint from their matching coats which will soon be covering their matching shirts. That's show business. Yeah, yeah, yeah. |
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