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THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK – THE TOURING YEARS

Michael J. Casey

There is a story I heard — possibly apocryphal, but too good to dismiss — that when The Beatles played The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964, something happened that never happened before or since in the history of New York City: not a single crime was reported. For the 10 minutes that the Fab Four played “All My Loving,” “Till There Was You,” and “She Loves You,” even the criminals of Manhattan stopped and took notice. Approximately 23 million households, 34% of the American population, tuned into The Ed Sullivan Show that night because something magical was happening, … Continue reading THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK – THE TOURING YEARS

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Movie Beat – 07.11.14

Michael J. Casey

The Battered Bastards of Baseball – Next week is All-Star Week where the best of the National League and American League will take a break from a grueling and long season to play a game, that has some impact on the outcome, but is by and large for fun. The Battered Bastards of Baseball looks back to a time when baseball was a whole lot of fun and money didn’t pollute and convolute everything. How could it? There was none of it to go around! The story of Portland’s Mavericks and Bing Russell, directed by Chapman Russell Way and Maclain … Continue reading Movie Beat – 07.11.14

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RUSH

Michael J. Casey

That wind you can feel is me breathing down your neck. Next time, I’ll have you.    There is no one reason that we go to the movies, every viewer seeks something different. Most go to have their lives and world reflected back at them. They see the bad and heed the warning signs, they see the good and feel better, but mostly they go to see that yes, we are here, and yes, we exist. Why people watch sports is a different animal entirely. We love competition, to see one athlete, one team, one country rise above the rest. … Continue reading RUSH