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Rellevart

Mar 21, 2001, 12:50 PM

Yes loretta, I'm going to Chicago's 'Fest - I've gone for the last (eek!) 21 years. I've read in other forums that people are really fed up with the format and the way the organizers treat the attendees and I can't say I disagree with that, but I've always still managed to have a good time. It depends on what you want to do - some people love to sit through the movies, some love the contests, some love the flea market, the impromptu singalongs, hanging out in the video room, or just sitting around by the ugly statue socializing with other likeminded Beatlefans. I guess I recommend it as a social occasion, but don't expect to see anything really rare or pick up any good deals.

st.paulygirl

Mar 21, 2001, 02:34 PM

I'm going! It's ALOT of fun.I love watching the movies(it's all new to my daughter, which is so cool).Terri Hemmert(WXRT) is an awesome MC and the ultimate Beatles' fan.The flea market has alot of great stuff.I love The Battle of the Bands, best though.

**DONOTDELETE**

Mar 21, 2001, 03:15 PM

So then they don't have any rare Beatles merchandise? How much do these Beatlefests usually cost to attend?

Eleanor_rigby

Mar 21, 2001, 05:59 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rellevart:
Yes loretta, I'm going to Chicago's 'Fest - I've gone for the last (eek!) 21 years. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I'm planning on going this year!!! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/grin.gif We should plan to meet, Rellevart!

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jtal909

Mar 21, 2001, 07:20 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by 4thGenFan:
So then they don't have any rare Beatles merchandise? How much do these Beatlefests usually cost to attend?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
the one here cost 23.00 in advance and 29 at the door. In the market 2 years ago I saw the original handwritten lyrics for I Am The Walrus on a piece of paper. I didn't have 4 grand on me to buy it though. this year one vendor had a "to do" list written by John Lennon for his personal assistant.
Try www.beatlefest.com (http://www.beatlefest.com) for info.

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Rellevart

Mar 22, 2001, 03:53 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Eleanor_rigby:
I'm planning on going this year!!! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/grin.gif We should plan to meet, Rellevart!

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Yes, definitely!

Ticket prices were somewhere around $50 for a three day pass last year. There is SOME rare merchandise, but most of it is new generation stuff made last week and it's really hard to find bootlegs unless you know someone to direct you to "the room".

StPauly - you're right, Terri is an excellent MC, very knowledgeable and very sincere, and the Battle is one of my favorite parts too!

Rellevart

Mar 22, 2001, 03:56 AM

Hey look! I'm finally a "Day Tripper"! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

jtal909

Mar 22, 2001, 08:01 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rellevart:
Yes, definitely!

Ticket prices were somewhere around $50 for a three day pass last year. There is SOME rare merchandise, but most of it is new generation stuff made last week and it's really hard to find bootlegs unless you know someone to direct you to "the room".

StPauly - you're right, Terri is an excellent MC, very knowledgeable and very sincere, and the Battle is one of my favorite parts too!

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The battle of the bands is definitely a highlight. I also could not find any bootlegs and only one rareties cd. Plenty of books,the odd rare item, a few autographed albums ($1,000's), original memoribilia for way too much money, and plenty of new merchandise like Rellevart says. Pictures, pins, even beatle boots.

**DONOTDELETE**

Mar 22, 2001, 09:13 AM

Hey guys, stop making me jealous with all this "I'm going to Beatlefest!" talk! They never have anything cool in Utah!http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/mad.gif

I think I should make it my life goal, to attend Beatlefest. Yep. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

Rellevart

Mar 22, 2001, 10:01 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by jtal909:
I also could not find any bootlegs and only one rareties cd.
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I don't know how it is in NY/NJ, but here, none of the dealers are allowed to sell boots in the flea market (our lovely litigious society...but don't get me started on THAT!), but if you ask around a bit, somebody will eventually tell you "oh...go to room 705"...and then you sneak up there, feeling very James Bond-like...and boom! Tons of very cool videos and CD's! That's always a first night joke with our crowd..."Hey, do you know where 'the room' is yet?" http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

Rellevart

Mar 22, 2001, 12:01 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Eleanor_rigby:
[QUOTE]Do you have someone to Direct us toward "the room"?
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Heeheehee! I'm sure we can find someone to get us some secret decoder rings and escort us there! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

loretta10

Mar 22, 2001, 02:45 PM

thank you all for answering my question. don't feel bad 4thgenfan i live in FL. that is why im trying desperately to get to chicago but i know no one in chicago or how im going to get from the ariport to the fest but i'll get there! some how, i've never been to a fest oviously, dose any one know if there is like a group thing ya know http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif...going

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Lynner

Mar 22, 2001, 04:46 PM

Loretta10 - If you fly into O'hare airport, the Hyatt has a courtesy bus that will take you to the hotel. The hotel is only about a 5-10 minute drive from the airport. Rellevart and I can give you many helpful hints, if you'd like as we've both been coing to Chicago's Beatlesfest for 20+ years.

Eleanor_rigby

Mar 22, 2001, 11:18 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rellevart:
Yes, definitely!

unless you know someone to direct you to "the room".

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Do you have someone to Direct us toward "the room"?

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Rellevart

Mar 23, 2001, 03:44 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Lynner:
Rellevart and I can give you many helpful hints, if you'd like as we've both been coing to Chicago's Beatlesfest for 20+ years.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Coing? I dunno about you, Lynner old sport, but I've not been coing anywhere! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/grin.gif

(The typo police strike again!)

Mar 23, 2001, 01:56 PM

Good work, Rellevart... a pay-rise for you. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

bearkat77

Mar 24, 2001, 12:24 PM

Just go to Beatlefest.com (http://www.beatlefest.com) and find out when and where the next one is.

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lucyintheskywithdiamonds

Mar 24, 2001, 11:57 PM

When are all these Beatlefests? I heard that there was one in New York in March.

st.paulygirl

Mar 25, 2001, 03:35 PM

How many of you join "the people under the stairs"?
Found a copy of "Linda's Pictures" for thirty bucks in the flea market just after a smug dude in one of the galleries told me I couldn't touch one for under $500.00!!!
It's my prized possesion.

Eleanor_rigby

Mar 25, 2001, 03:44 PM

Very cool St.Pauly! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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Rellevart

Mar 26, 2001, 10:09 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Nowhere Man:
Good work, Rellevart... a pay-rise for you. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

If only you had that kind of influence with my boss.... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

Rellevart

Mar 26, 2001, 10:11 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by st.paulygirl:
How many of you join "the people under the stairs"?
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I have, on occasion, but it usually gets a little ripe down there (not to mention crowded!) after a while. I prefer "the people by the fountain", especially after hours! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

Tim

Mar 26, 2001, 10:27 AM

To get from O'Hare to Rosemont take the Blue Line El to Rosemont Station,than RTA bus 221 or 223,both of which leve you off near the hotel (roughly 1000 foot walk).

http://www.yourcta.com/maps/maps/F2000NW.html

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HMVNipper

Apr 06, 2001, 04:22 AM

Sorta late on this one...but I'm going to Chicago Beatlefest for the second time this year, after 24 years of attending them in New York. I was at the NY Fest back last month, and it was a great disappointment, unfortunately...the guests were not very exciting, the flea market, as people have said, has nothing to interesting (I didn't buy ANYTHING...) and the hotel in NJ is too small.

That said, though -- the Chicago Fest is MUCH better! The fest itself is the same sort of thing, but the hotel is nicer, the people are friendlier, and there are PLENTY of other things to do besides shop or watch movies or stuff...and yes, Terri Hemmert is probably the BEST Beatlefest MC I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of 'em over the years in NYC.

And yes, it's worth it to find the Bootleg Room if you can!

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ImaginePeace78

Apr 06, 2001, 04:40 PM

Hey, Beatlefest! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif Can't wait for August... I'll be going on Friday! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif I wish I could go longer, but I start school (my last semester!) on Monday. Next year will be different, I'll be able to go all three days. Last year I found the Bootleg room, and the year before that too. The people are very nice there and there is so much to do. I can't speak for the other ones, since I've never been, but Chicago Beatlefest rocks!
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FiendishThingie

Apr 08, 2001, 01:31 PM

Has anyone heard who the guests will be this year at Chicago Fest?

bearkat77

Apr 08, 2001, 10:08 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by FiendishThingie:
Has anyone heard who the guests will be this year at Chicago Fest?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Go to Beatlefest.com (http://www.beatlefest.com) and you should be able to find out there. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/cool3.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/rainbow1.gif

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HMVNipper

Apr 09, 2001, 04:32 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by bearkat77:
Go to Beatlefest.com (http://www.beatlefest.com) and you should be able to find out there. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/cool3.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/rainbow1.gif

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Ummm...info for the Chicago fest won't be up for a while...I think they generally update the page for that one sometime in early June, about the time the mailing goes out. Anyway, the guest info for Chicago isn't up yet...but it's a good idea to check every so often...http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/flower.gif

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Litl Lennon

Apr 09, 2001, 06:20 AM

really off topic, but what have i missed??

i feel lost.

there are lots of new things and i am just bursting with questions!!!

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FiendishThingie

Apr 09, 2001, 02:50 PM

Thanks for the scoop! I'll watch the site in a month or so then!

Hey Lil Lennon! Don't burst! Ask away!

FT

Litl Lennon

Apr 10, 2001, 06:23 AM

weird smileys.....

love your name, feindish thingie.

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st.paulygirl

Apr 10, 2001, 03:45 PM

I always thought it was fiendish DINGY; I'll have to watch Help! again.
I just watched it a couple weeks ago and discovered there was bonus footage at the end of the tape. It was kinda like finding ten bucks in a pair of old jeans.Or like waking up early ready to fly out the door for work and you realize it's Saturday.Or it's raining the morning of the day you throw a big party and it clears up to be one of the most glorious days in history...sorry, it's the li'tl things ya know.

FiendishThingie

Apr 10, 2001, 11:17 PM

Ta very much, Lil Lennon! I like yours! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

FT

FiendishThingie

Apr 12, 2001, 03:22 PM

Well, I can be "dingy" sometimes!!! lol!

FT

strawberryfields

Apr 13, 2001, 10:27 AM

No, I haven't went...but I really want to. My friend told me that Yoko and Sean Lennon are there every year. Sometimes the three remaining Beatles go. If I go, I would really like it if I went when the Beatle go. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/angel.gif

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Rellevart

Apr 13, 2001, 11:03 PM

Not sure who told you that, strawberry, but I think they were putting you on. They wouldn't come within miles of a Beatlefest!

Favorite quote on the subject comes from Mike McCartney when he was at Chicago Beatlefest some years back. He said he'd been on the phone with this brother and told him where he was. Paul's response? "What the hell are you doing THERE??" (amused, not angry)

HMVNipper

Apr 14, 2001, 02:06 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rellevart:
Not sure who told you that, strawberry, but I think they were putting you on. They wouldn't come within miles of a Beatlefest!

Favorite quote on the subject comes from Mike McCartney when he was at Chicago Beatlefest some years back. He said he'd been on the phone with this brother and told him where he was. Paul's response? "What the hell are you doing THERE??" (amused, not angry)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yeah, really! I've been going to Beatlefest in NY since 1977, and the closest I've come to a Beatle was Louise Harrison! You might get a Beatle sib or a close Beatle associate, but an ACTUAL Beatle? Nope...not in a million years! My God, they'd be killed by the mob scene! Sorry Strawberry, but someone's putting you on big time! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/bigeyes1.gif

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Lynner

Apr 16, 2001, 12:38 PM

I did hear once that John was interested in attending the New York Beatlefest and asked Mark Lapidos if he could get him (John) in and out safely. Mark's reply - "I can get you in, but not sure if I can get you out." Needless to say, John didn't go.

SleepyHead

Apr 16, 2001, 02:26 PM

While I would personally like to see any of 'em (and that includes Yoko and Sean), I do believe it would be wiser if none of them make an appearance at a Beatlefest. Nothing against Lapidos, and I truly enjoyed the one fest I actually got to go to, but it's a mob scene even without the Beatles. I don't think anyone could guarantee their safety with any kind of decent percentage. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/frown.gif

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jtal909

Apr 16, 2001, 02:28 PM

I also heard that John was going to attend the 1st Beatlefest in NY area (late 70's), but backed out at the last minute.http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/nono.gif

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HMVNipper

Apr 16, 2001, 03:36 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by jtal909:
I also heard that John was going to attend the 1st Beatlefest in NY area (late 70's), but backed out at the last minute.http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/nono.gif

[This message has been edited by jtal909 (edited April 16, 2001 at 03:31 PM).]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

That sounds plausible; John always expressed interest in stuff like that but then backed out...case in point, showing up at Saturday Night Live that time he was with Paul...

I don't think any of them could actually go, nor Yoko and Sean, without causing a complete and utter mob scene! One can dream, though... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

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jtal909

Apr 16, 2001, 06:00 PM

They could have gotten away with crashing Sat Night Live. would have been fantastic television. Do you think there was a Yoko call that distracted John like the movvie "Two Of Us" depicts? http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thinker.gif