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Get your name on the 50th Anniversary Beatles Fan Donor Wall on our website: www.fredakelly.com
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A special thank you email video from Freda Kelly
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A 4x6 color photo of Freda, Ringo, and George during the filming of Magical Mystery Tour
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Finished copy of the DVD - you will be the first to receive it!
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DVD + two 4x6 photos (Freda, George and Ringo on Magical Mystery Tour + Paul and Freda in The Cavern dressing room in 1962)
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DVD + 8x10 photo of Freda and Paul (photo signed by Freda Kelly!)
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Congratulations! Your name goes in the movie credits on the big screen under special thanks! You’ll also receive three signed rewards: the DVD + 4x6 photo of Freda with Ringo and George taken during the filming of Magical Mystery Tour + 4x6 photo of Freda and Paul in The Cavern dressing room in 1962. All of these items will be signed by Freda Kelly!
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An original Beatles Monthly magazine signed by Freda + the entire $100 package (name in credits, signed copy of DVD, and two signed photos)
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A signed copy of Larry Kane's epic book 'Lennon Revealed,' a DVD of the last interview John and Paul did together + the entire $100 package (name in credits, signed copy of DVD, and two signed photos). Most of this reward will be delivered by March 2012 but the DVD will be sent around March 2013.
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One lucky backer can choose their favorite Beatle songs to be played on Europe's longest-running Beatles themed radio program: Pete Dicks' 'Beatles and Beyond' heard on 20 radio/internet stations in the UK-USA-Spain-Dubai! Backer will have up to 2 hrs, can request every track on the show, & Pete will read the reasons you selected each song! First time offered in 12 yr history of the show!
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How about a 30-minute Skype conversation with Freda during which you can ask all your questions! Pitch in with your friends for this reward and share the Skype call! Our team will coordinate a time between you & Freda + the $100 reward package. The Skype call portion of this reward could begin as early as February 2012.
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'On Top of The World!" Here's your chance to own an incredible piece of art by Eric Cash, the most famous Beatle artist in the US! Remember seeing The Beatles perform live on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964? Eric has preserved this magical moment in a beautiful 30x25" SIGNED giclee on canvas and it's guaranteed to bring back that great memory every time you see it on your wall. You'll get this plus an extra bonus: a signed copy of Judith Kristen's charming book 'A Date With A Beatle' with Eric's great artwork on the cover!! Plus the entire $100 reward! Don't miss out on this limited reward.
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'Love Is All You Need!' Here's a second artwork choice for you from The Eric Cash Collection. It's an electrifying painting of John in his dazzling psychedelic clothes singing during The Beatles 'All You Need is Love' show which was broadcast around the world. You'll get a 30x30" SIGNED giclee on canvas! An extra bonus: you'll get a signed copy of Judith Kristen's charming book 'A Date With A Beatle' .... with Eric's artwork on the cover! Plus the entire $100 reward! Don't miss out on this limited reward.
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Last 15 hours sale: Because of popular demand (they sold out!) we asked (begged!) Eric Cash for additional copies of 'On Top of The World!" Here's one more chance to own an incredible piece of art by Eric, the most famous Beatle artist in the US! Remember seeing The Beatles perform live on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964? Eric has preserved this magical moment in a beautiful 30x25" SIGNED giclee on canvas and it's guaranteed to bring back that great memory every time you see it on your wall. You'll get this plus an extra bonus: a signed copy of Judith Kristen's charming book 'A Date With A Beatle' with Eric's great artwork on the cover!! Plus the entire $100 reward!
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Last 15 hours sale: Because of popular demand (they sold out!) we asked (begged!) Eric Cash for additional copies of 'Love Is All You Need!' Here's a second artwork choice for you from The Eric Cash Collection. It's an electrifying painting of John in his dazzling psychedelic clothes singing during The Beatles 'All You Need is Love' show which was broadcast around the world. You'll get a 30x30" SIGNED giclee on canvas! An extra bonus: you'll get a signed copy of Judith Kristen's charming book 'A Date With A Beatle' .... with Eric's artwork on the cover! Plus the entire $100 reward!
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You can have your own private lunch date with Freda at the Hard Day's Night Hotel in Liverpool and ask her all your questions! We pick up the tab and will work with you to set up the date. Plus entire $100 package and a signed copy of Judith Kristen's charming book 'A Date With A Beatle.' (Transportation and lodging not included.)
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Lunch in Chicago with Freda! $500 per seat and only 5 seats at the table. We pick up the tab! Plus the $100 reward package + a signed copy of Judith Kristen's charming book 'A Date With A Beatle.' (Lunch will take place sometime around the Fest for Beatle Fans August 9th-13th, 2012. Transportation and lodging not included.)
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The first 'Lunch in Chicago with Freda' has sold out!!! But not to worry...Freda has agreed to do a second lunch date! $500 per seat and only 5 seats at the table with her. We pick up the tab! Plus the $100 reward package + a signed copy of Judith Kristen's charming book 'A Date With A Beatle.' (Lunch will take place sometime around the Fest for Beatle Fans August 9th-13th, 2012. Transportation and lodging not included.)
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The Liverpool Reward: Original 1964 Cavern membership card (only one available and Freda will sign card if you choose!) + copy of David Bedford's book 'Liddypool' + Kevin Roach's books 'The Beatles: Living in the Eye of the Hurricane' and 'McCartneys: In The Town Where They Were Born' (all books signed by authors) + entire $100 package
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The Greatest Beatles Fan Package Ever! 15 signed copies of the DVD + a 30-minute Skype call with Freda + a high-quality signed and numbered print of Freda's original 1972 letter closing The Beatles Fan Club signed by Freda to you + an original Beatles Monthly magazine signed by Freda + 8 x 10 photo of Freda and Paul signed by Freda + entire $100 reward package.
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Famed Beatle author Jude Southerland Kessler has donated SIGNED AND NUMBERED COPIES of her two amazing books about John Lennon titled 'Shoulda Been There' and 'Shivering Inside.' Ms. Kessler will also give the #99 signed and numbered first edition copies of all 7 upcoming books - 'She Loves You' (Vol. 3) through 'Shine On' (Vol. 9) --- 9 first editions in all. And would you believe 'Shoulda Been There' is a very very valuable FIRST EDITION! She's also included a signed and numbered poster of the 'Shivering Inside' cover....the very last copy left of this poster ...... PLUS a signed and numbered copy of the famous 'Doors of Liverpool' poster! + the $100 package to boot! THIS IS A GREAT REWARD FOR ONE 'GOOD OL' FREDA' BACKER ONLY AND GOES TO THE FIRST PERSON WHO DONATES $1,500!
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Associate Producer credit (only 5 available). That’s right, get one of the main credits in the film, including getting listed on IMDb as an AP! + entire $100 package (This is an honorary title and does not give any creative rights or ownership of the film)
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“Magical Mystery Tour” with Freda! Limited Reward – 2 tours available. 5 people on each tour. Imagine a private customized 4-hour tour of all of the special Beatle places in Liverpool with Freda Kelly and a professional tour guide. Lunch is on us! You and 4 of your friends could pitch in together for this reward! Each of you will receive the $100 reward package too. You choose the date. (Transportation to Liverpool and lodging not included so maybe do during International Beatles Week when you're already in Liverpool?)
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RARE POSTER from Freda's private collection with letter of authentication from Freda for Serious Beatles Collectors...only one available.This poster, just taken out of Freda's personal scrapbook after nearly 50 years, is in very good condition (has cellotape markings on three sides.) A very rare ORIGINAL poster from The Beatles performance: The Heswall Jazz Club on Saturday, March 24, 1962 at Barnston Women's Institute 7/6 Admission. Orange color and 5.5 x 10". EXTRA! EXTRA! Freda will throw in a couple surprise treats for you from her personal photo collection if you buy this reward + the $100 reward package.
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Co-Producer credit (only 4 available). Be the Co-Producer of Good Ol’ Freda! Get an IMDb entry and see yourself in the film's credits + $100 package. (This is an honorary title and does not give any creative rights or ownership of the film)
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"An Evening With Freda Kelly” - A private three-hour session with your guests where Freda will share her stories of eleven years working with The Beatles. You invite your guests and host the event in the city of your choice. In addition you will receive 25 signed DVDs + $100 reward package. Limited to the US and Europe, as we will be covering Freda’s lodging and transportation. (Contact us if you are outside of the US or Europe and still interested in this incentive, and we will work something out!)
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Executive Producer credit...only 4 available. The highest producer credit you can get! Get the head honcho credit in the film itself, and also on websites like IMDb and all listings for the film. + $100 package (This is an honorary title and does not give any creative rights or ownership of the film.)
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Ryan White (Director) - White is the producer/director of Pelada, an award-winning documentary about a trip around the world to 25 countries told through the lens of pick-up soccer. The film premiered at SXSW in 2010 and has played in over 20 film festivals worldwide and been broadcast in as many countries, receiving rave reviews from Variety, the New York Times, and Sports Illustrated. Prior to Pelada, White had a longstanding collaboration with eight-time Emmy winner Sherry Jones. His screen credits include: Capitol Crimes (Bill Moyers, PBS); Dead Wrong: Inside an Intelligence Meltdown (CNN); 9/11: For the Record (Bill Moyers, PBS); and Country Boys (Frontline, PBS). White is a graduate of Duke University's programs in Documentary Studies, Film & Video, and Literature.
Congrats to everybody.."perfect numbers in the morning"!!!!!...660 and 58.000! thanks to all who read my message during al the "early morning"...we working good together!nice to meet you during all " later night"...receiving "money answers"...beatle people are the best one...specially by night!(hahahah)...if you want look for me in facebook to be most close...look for me NORA BRENZONI,and do not forget to visit Facebook page GOOD OL FREDA....page on Facebook too... Regards from spring time in Argentina...near the Beach in the Atlantic Coast...my city(Villa Gesell)..I love you wherever you are!
Good job! more and more pennies were added...we are so near..now! I must to go to sleep is 2.56 am of sat.in Argentina.I know that in the morning, when I will wake up, the 58.000 will history...so sure!...I know you well...you will do it!...Sweet Dreams to all around the world..and loved Freda...thanks to let us to have been part of the Beatles' history ...in the past and in this Centrury...
now Team... is your turn!God bless you!
Here we are!!!! ...LOYAL BEATLE PEOPLE!more money was added again after my last message...! great!!! We are near to 58.000, only 2hours to go, como on we must arrive to that sum of money...!!!!is not impossible, just do it!...we can!...nora
Good !!!!!, more pennies were added in 34 minutes from my last message!!!!, Come on, 3 hours to go!!!!a bit more please, come on beatle people...the Team need to spend much money in extras like taxs, copyrights, come on, we must to HELP them!!! I trust in all you.Freda trust in all us!...Show them all our LOVE RIGHT NOW!
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4 hours to go!!!please we need more penny to save extra costs...HEY BEATLE PEOPLE, COME AND SUM A BIT MORE...YOU CAN PLEASEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
NORA BRENZONI FROM ARGENTINA...ORIGINAL BEATLE PEOPLE 144972.
Hi Jean (Cathy!!!),
I've had the honor of meeting you several times in Liverpool....once when my friends Billy Kinsley and Kenny Parry played at the IPO at The Cavern. I know you do a lot of good work for musicians and Liverpool! Glad to have you on board and we're thrilled to meet our target and exceed it! Beatle People are the best.....that's for sure! 14 hours to go and hoping to raise every penny we can in the time left in the campaign! Thank for all your help!
Kathy McCabe
Producer
'Good Ol' Freda'
So great to see project meet its target. Beatle people are the best... :-0
DONE!!!ALL YOU BEATLE PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD ARE THE BEST!!!CONGRATULATION DEAR FREDA! NOW THE FILM WILL BE MADE!GOOD JOB TO ALL QUE EQUIP! NORA FROM ARGENTINA!
Since I pledged $100, how can I confirm what name will appear in the credits of the film under "Special Thanks."
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Hi Ya'll-I've been sent an e-mail asking where I am from et cetera as I am a backer of this documentary.I feel priveleged and thrilled to be so.I've been a huge Beatles' fan since I saw them on the Ed Sullivan show 'All Those Years Ago'.I am now 60 years of age and they remain to be my favourite of musicians.I've had their music on vinyl,8 track,casstte and Cd's twice-as they were put out and of course their latest box set.My name is Gary Yukich and I hail from Sault Ste Marie,Ontario,Canada.I am eager for the day to arrive when I can see this project come to its fruition.I,humbly wish all those people the very very best in the days ahead and will continue to spread the word!
We could only have met this goal with the help of Beatle Fans across the universe! Thank you so much! Please spread the word that there are still 40 hours to go to make pledges. With every dollar that we exceed our goal, we will be able to license Beatles footage and photos and make 'Good Ol' Freda' even better! Not sure everyone realizes there are 10% in fees taken by Kickstarter/Amazon so it'd be great to recoup those fees too! We've been thrilled with the reception of Beatles fans and humbly accept the pledges, goodwill, and support! What an experience this has been!
Fantastic to see that the target has met! Well done to everyone who has contributed so that we will all be able to hear Freda's story!
The power of LOVE LOVE LOVE. WE did it!!! So glad for Freda, and can't wait to hear her stories, to see the film. I am a documentary filmmaker, have made 9 docs, and can't tell you how inspiring it is to be part of this effort. Fundraising is never easy for us filmmakers, but all of the backers inspire me! thanks friends!!
Go Freda! As a major Beatles fan I'm a backer all the way! :)
Congrats to everyone for helping the film to reach its pledge goal! Today's date is the 9th, which I think John would have seen as a lucky day. Today I also mailed more than 50 wishes from my Art students (age 14-18) to be joined with wishes from around the world at the Imagine Peace Tower in Iceland. "A dream we dream together is reality."
Ever since I heard Freda's name called out with such warmth on the Beatles Christmas record, I've been interested in hearing her story. I recently made a remix and short experimental film for Yoko, and have made other Beatles-related projects for Rolling Stone and others, so I have much heart and support for Good Ol' Freda! I'm happy to contribute in any way possible.
The wit, wisdom, and world of the imagination surrounding The Beatles legacy opened up for me just as the group was disbanding. A friend of the family gave me the Help! soundtrack when I was six, starting a life-long passion to explore the Beatles universe. I love passing the message on to young people, learning new things about the Fab story myself, and making collaborations with fellow artists. Thank you to The Beatles and to everyone who has supported them (like Freda!) for giving the world so much inspiration.
WE MADE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOO-HOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
I am soooo happy now that I see this is really going to happen! I did all I could to spread the word. I met Freda at the fan club in Liverpool in 1967, she was really nice to me and my friend Denise. I love these kinds of stories, from people who were really there and witnessed everything first hand. Congratulations to the producers and to Freda! All the best from a most beautiful moonlit evening in Rio de Janeiro.
I always love the inside stuff... the different out-of-the-ordinary lives and the people who live them... the scenes no one really gets to experience.
This documentary/rockumentary is going to be one of those experiences for a BILLION Beatles fans ... and blow the socks off of each and every one of them!
I can't wait to see it!!!!!
I'm so confident that this project will achieve it's pledge goal and be well on it's way to filming in no time at all! I'm very excited to be a (albeit small) part of helping this documentary live it's potential. I've never done anything like this before and i will be incredibly proud when i get to finally see it. All the best to everyone involved in this film and to all the backers & future backers but most of all to Good Ol Freda who will no doubt delight us with her stories of what must've been one hell of a ride. Hopefully soon, we'll all be vicariously on that ride with you.
We are so near!!!come on!only some more Beatles fans and friends...and the film wil be done!!!!!now is the time to show Freda all the love that we have had for her and th Lads!...in the past and in the present!...some more dollars pleaseeeeeeeeeeee!
this guy should have put a few dollars into good ol' freda. is it too late? http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20111106/EDM_lennontooth_111106/20111106/…
Hello this is Happy Nat from TheBeatlesRarity.com and I'm so excited to see this movie happen! Freda Kelly was the ultimate insider in the Beatles/Brian Epstein camp for all of the those years. I'm sure her story put to film will have many revelations that will thicken the detail on the existing Beatles history. Beatle fans, young and old are sure to appreciate Freda's incredible calling to be behind the scenes with the greatest rock band of all time.
Hi, Mark from NY here. Glad to hear of this project through my friends at The Fest For The Beatles. Sounds like you have a great story to tell. I am a huge Beatles fan and it is a privilege to help in this small manner. Looking forward to being part of this great project. Best of luck!
Thank you, Wayne. That was a great comment! Loved your story....I remember the days well of The Beatles first trip to the US just a couple months after President Kennedy was assassinated: The Ed Sullivan Show on our black and white TV, the gig at The Coliseum in DC, pics of them standing on the Mall in the snow, pics with Cassius Clay and the girls in the surf in Miami, The Ed Sullivan show from Miami....great memories. Freda tells a good story about how all the workers in The Beatles office had no idea what kind of reception the lads had received when they arrived in the US. Keep in mind, there were no cell phones or texts....just long distance calls or telegrams. Everyone was ecstatic when Brian Epstein called to say The Beatles got an amazing reception with screaming girls everywhere! Ah the good ole days. So I just figured out I'm a lot older than you!!! I was 16 when they came the first time! But no, I wasn't a screamer! And believe it or not, Freda saw The Beatles play so many times she just can't even guess at how many. Keep spreading the word for us, Wayne.....10 days to go.....200 Beatle fans x $100 donation apiece and we're fully funded! Thank you! Kathy McCabe/Producer/'Good Ol' Freda'
I am in Charlottesville Virginia and I got an email from my old friend Kathy McCabe - Producer of this project - After 50 years of playing guitar and remembering singing Christmas carols to her with 20 other musicians 45 years ago in Baltimore Maryland, I figured a little help from her friends was not to much to ask! A really GOOD person! So my Beatles story is being 12 years old and growing up in Washington DC; it was a cold snowy February day and we were out of school because of the snow! The local AM (only in those days!) radio station was following the Beatles train trip down from New York City to Washington station by station and playing Beatles songs after they left each stop along the way! Those were the days - everyone was listening! We were all excited and my guitar playing ( my father played a bit of guitar and was a poker player with Roy Clark - yes, that Roy Clark - he played behind Jimmy Dean - who started a TV Station in DC) took on another direction! I went from "Cast Your Fate To The Wind" to Anything from the Beatles first album - which I still have! Support this project!
So, now i'am happy to help with the project. My wife Angie and me we each had fun to be together with Freda. She knows so many nice and funny stories about the Beatles. We look forward to see her the next time.
Peace and Love Achim and Angie
I am so excited about this project and I am telling anyone I think will be interested. I have written to MPL, Bill Harry, Bruce Spizer, and several Beatles related forums.
Bill Harry is actively supporting this project. I am doing all I can to make sure that this project happens.
This could be one of the most important films to ever be made about not only Beatles history, but also music history.
My latest story on Freda's movie: http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/beatles-good-ol-freda-update-movie-funding-almost-halfway-there
We received this wonderful reflection from Darryl Price, poet, USA and wanted to share it with you. HOPE YOU LIKE IT!
"Freda has said in recent interviews the one thing that I've always thought every true fan should feel--there is no one favorite Beatle. We love them all! We love the whole band. We're so lucky to have been able to witness their rare moments together. And dear Freda was the one ultimate witness who saw and heard everything from the beginning to the end (1962--1972). Her story couldn't be more important to music history. As any true Beatles fan knows the importance of this band goes way beyond the timeless music it made. It was and continues to be the biggest phenomenon of our time on the planet. Their music seeped into every corner of every household in the world and it was welcomed. It was an absolute joy to hear it. It gave us hope and courage, and it gave off its own special light. For whatever reason Freda was chosen to be there from day one and experience everything first hand. We need her story to complete our own. Those lucky enough to have taken the ten year journey with the band will always have them in their hearts forever.That's how deep our affection goes. This doesn't mean we view them as perfect people, but our love goes beyond any grievances we might have, because it is real love as John put it. Freda was a living touchstone for that young love and now is a treasure herself to the world at large in her film about the teenager from Liverpool who saw them perform at the lunchtime sessions at the Cavern over a bowl of soup and some tea. She worked in the office for Brian Epstein and became Fan Club secretary to over 40,000 members. John might have once jokingly fired her for choosing the Moody Blues dressing room over their own, but we now would like to hire her today to be our representative of the lasting truth about the band we all love to love. Please join me and "everybody everywhere" by going to kickstarter.com and donating whatever you can to make sure this film is going to be made. You couldn't do a better thing this year if you tried. Thanks for helping out. Long live Freda!"
Darryl Price,poet,USA
I am a retired person, with a salary of 400 dolars, my adorable and lucky "chieff Freda" needs help, and I could only to send $25.Now I am supporter too(N 189).I am the beatle people 144972, also the President of the Official Argentine Beatles Fan club ...Freda's Branch.62-71-I ever dream for her book, and untold history...film, video...so I hope she could do it at last with a little help of all her friends around the world -I still love you Freda!.Nora Brenzoni from Argentina.Remember that no many close people around The Beatles, told the story ,Mal, Nel, Brian, has gone "on gig" so soon...So we need to have her story at last to save the memory of the group and fans for the eternity.-the beatle people ever were so special, so make this dream comes true...HELP HER NOW PLEASE!!!!
Annie Walsh
I feel fortunate to have heard about 'Good Ol' Freda' from the director, Kathy McCabe, an old friend from many years ago. I am thrilled to be a part of this and have fingers & toes crossed that the pledge due by 11/11/11 will, indeed, happen. This is too important for too many people.
i am grateful to help with the project...i wish it could be more. i've met frieda through mutual friends and she is a lovely woman! i can't wait to hear more stories! i found out about this through a link that david bedford posted on his facebook page, i believe. david, frieda, and joey molland recently did a talk at the new jersey fest for beatlefans, and their stories about liverpool and the beatles were amazing, hysterical, and so much fun! we kept saying that they should continue to speak around the world and we would call it "merseylicious"! i am from liverpool, ny, usa! my husband is paul (lol) and we've been to a couple of beatleweeks as well.
have you considered asking some businesses for donations via product placement? there may be some good links between the beatles history and certain brands of teas, foods, clothing manufacturers etc. that may be a part of frieda's stories...maybe they would be willing to donate something knowing the products will be talked about, shown etc. (of course, you maybe have already thought about this, lol!)
praying all goes well! lovelylinda
Hi all! I am so excited to be part of the project and can't wait to see it happen. I heard about it from the Kickstarter Tumblr page, and I live in NY.
Dear all @ Tripod Media + Freda,
I am really happy to be part of this project, and really hope that you will reach your goal before 11.11.11.
I read about the project on Happy Nat's http://www.thebeatlesrarity.com/, and went immediately to the link to add my pledge because I think it is a great project that will shed a light on a very interesting and unknown chapter of the Beatles story, and will for sure be something new and exciting for all Beatles fans.
I have always been a huge fan of the Beatles, and I remember very vividly the first time I listened to their music at the age of 8 when I watched Yellow Submarine on TV and was totally intrigued by the music and the strange animation! After watching the film, I kept singing: "We all live in a yellow submarine..." etc. with my sister for months afterwards :-)
But what really introduced me to the Beatles music was the older son of a family we knew who was studying music in London. This guy had ALL Beatles records, both LPs and singles! He was a big fan, and was playing their songs every time we visited them. His room walls were fully covered with posters and photos of the Beatles, but the thing that really affected me was his passion for the music and the sadness he expressed about the disbanding of the group. Since then, I have always been listening to the Beatles (and solo Beatles), sometimes more, sometimes less, but they were always there, especially when I started to study classical music, I kept playing their songs on the piano and started to sing and discover the beautiful harmonies of Paul, John, George and Ringo.
Today, decades later, I still find myself listening to their music and discovering new things all the time. I am now also a serious collector of everything Beatles.
I think that my fascination with the Beatles is due to the fact that they represent the decade of my childhood, when everything was simpler, funnier and more exciting, and this is what I still feel today whenever I listen to their music.
I will definitely try to spread the word about this exciting project to as many Beatles fans as possible.
I wish you all every possible success in reaching your goal and realizing this project and send you my best regards.
Sincerely,
Ayar
I'm Katy Southern from Nashville, Tennessee and I am a big fan of Ryan's work! He is an incredibly gifted artist and I cannot wait to see how he brings Freda's story to life.
Hi Freda, and everyone involved in this terrific project. I heard about it via a link on Facebook, as I follow a number of Beatles-related pages and saw the link at, I believe, Abbey Road On The River.
I was 10 years old when the Beatles finally hit it big in the States, and I clearly remember where I was on Friday, Feburary 7, 1964, when their plane landed at Kennedy Airport. A yellow school bus, taking me and my classmates from The Bronx to the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. All the girls had their transistor radios tuned to WABC-770 AM (and calling themselves W-A-Beatles-C), and when it was announced the jet had touched down, the screams in the bus sounded like a jet engine!
I've been to Liverpool once, and it was a magical experience. To see Penny Lane, Strawberry Field, the site of The Cavern...unbelievable. To know that Freda had this amazing contact with the band for so many years, and to finally bring it to the public...thanks to everyone who's helping to put this documentary on the screen -- and thanks so much to Freda for wanting to share her memories with us!!
Best,
Steve
Working hard to get you YOUR moment in the spotlight, Freda! Can't wait to hear your stories...
freda told me for some weeks in chester with a Fan Group of Mr. Fleischer. I,m glad i found the site
Hi,
This is wonderful news.
Is it possible to ask Freda a few questions before hand?
I'm compiling a book on the fan club and think it possible for the release to coincide with Freda's documentary.
Cheers
Dietmar