Wednesday, February 8, 2023

 Beatles/Dylan - Intersections '66

Antonio G. Pereira © 2023 Antonio G. Pereira

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        Bob Dylan nearing the end of a World Tour in May 1966 in London, finishing up at Albert Hall, spends a night hanging out with John Lennon; during which D. A. Pennebaker  shoots some footage in the back of a limo for a projected film, Eat The Document. (The follow up to Don't Look Back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNIQznF6NkQ )This is the complete segment with Dylan and John Lennon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSO_YniK4XE Dylan, near burnout, does two final shows at Albert Hall, attended by The Beatles and their wives and friends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW9_2r3raHE  After which Dylan returns to the United States just before Blonde On Blonde is released, and aside from hanging out with The Rolling Stones during an after hours party in the Chelsea Hotel, when they play Forrest Hills Tennis Stadium in July, goes home up in Woodstock. At the end of July he has a motorcycle accident that puts him in the hospital, and is not seen for more than a year. The projected film, Eat The Document (aside from sporadic screenings over the decades) has never been officially released. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0Dxgh2RzWo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgokxatYqZE  

        Meanwhile, The Beatles are finishing their new album Revolver and embarking on a World Tour of their own in June/July. In August they will do one more tour, in the United States. It will be their last: