The Pop Culture Connection: FABS VISIT THE LAND OF BOBBY Z In '65, SHAKE IT UP, BABY!

Yeah, yeah, and yeah!

Many Beatle fans recall the summer 1965 tour, as the group's best, of their three US trips.

Regardless of which one was best, the '65 sojourn, in the midst of the Help! movie and soundtrack and single media saturation, has produced a number of books and chronicles, and this new one from
renown photographer Bill Carlson-who shot the group whilst still a teen with his first media pass-is a keeper.
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Entitled, "A One Night Stand In The Heartland," Carlson's pics and text bring back some warm 45 year old memories, when the Fabs could (still) do no wrong.
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Still yukking it up with the journalist, as they were then untouched by controversies to come, the boys actually look like they are enjoying themselves in Minneapolis.

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Although there was the general hysteria preceding and during the show, the gig failed to sell out at the triple-decked baseball stadium, but did draw a very healthy crowd of over 30,000, mostly delirious young people.
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And like the Shea Stadium show from the same tour, many of the fans needed magnification to even see their heroes, as most seats were at least 40 yards from the stage, which was situated in the infield of the baseball diamond.
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Ultimately, such large, and largely inappropriate venues would sour the Fabs on touring, yet for a half hour or so on a warm August evening, Metropolitan Stadium was the place to be for Twin Cities Beatle fans.