~I SOO enjoy being a flister of acquaintances of relatives or old friends of Brian Epstein.
LOL
Someday I should count how many of these 3rd-gen flisters I shmooze with so far.
Yes, there are some that nobody but Stephy knows about.
It's called "protecting your sources" ~ a code that the media upheld in the pre-Watergate days.
Someday I might work up the courage to move up one gen closer.
Eek. Too shy right now. *rolls eyes*
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To say thanks for the support, under the cut is a link to one of my fave old Brian spams I posted on ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) beatlepics in November of 2005:
( LJ cut to a large pic from Brian's own pre-Beatles scrapbook ~ which, when clicked, will take you to that post )
This has also been posted earlier, in more detail, in a friends-locked post.
comedians greenpeace comedy cd environment obit "comedy central" vegan "jon stewart" death laugh.com beatles vegetarian gay snl judaism "brian epstein" aspca british "robin williams" torah beatles homosexual secular humanist "george carlin" paul mccartney freethinker 60s beatles john lennon beatles george harrison beatles obituary news ringo starr amazon.com
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beatles brian epstein paul mccartney john lennon george harrison ringo starr
I love how Eppy's squinting at George ~
as if he's relaying telepathic messages ~
Under the cut is a YouTubed Beatle vid from 1966 ~ the year we saw 'em in person,
from a distance and in back of 'em. ( (We had a great view of Starkey butt ~ but I digress...) )
beatles brian epstein paul mccartney john lennon george harrison ringo starr
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"Collection of unpublished interviews draft material &c"
Fascinating.
Most of this Beatles material for sale is post-Brian rubbish, which, as you know if you know me, I could do without. ;P
But ~ I would KILL to have copies of the pages under Part C~ numbers 2, 3, and 6.
See it while it's still up HERE
...or HERE, until Nov 16...
Seller info : si-qe
Item number: 300364484056
Item location: Dover, Kent, United Kingdom
( Seller's description copied here in LJ-cut: THE RISE & FALL OF THE BEATLES )
...Yeah. Just FYI, just because. *shrugs*
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(In a Mario voice)
I'm-a guess-a lotsa flisters have been a-passin' me by since all this Og-shit started over a year ago ...
'cos, well, I've kinda tended to overdo it with other schtuffs that are utterly uninteresting and/or disturbing to the mainstream of Eppy lovers & Beatle fans.
Sorry 'bout that.
Stressed-out Christine brain-mange. And it continues.
So ~ I'm just digging into my Photobucket and
( schmacking down a buncha Brians )
Enjoy. :)
Okay. If I don't start listing some more eBay now,
I shall totally be, as Elmer Fudd would say,
scwoooow'd!
What do I have up right now?
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Click the memorial service program for the (old) post
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| » Wow what an interesting Beatles/Brian find |
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Even though it's only $2.50 plus $5.50 shipping from Israel,
every dollar I can scratch up now has to go to
household bills or gas or food.
*sigh*
Maybe one of you can get it for yourself:
The Beatles Rare Israeli Magazine
Item #31016662720
...
Beatles friend Tony Bramwell has let us know that his
(highly, highly eppylover-recommended) book,
Magical Mystery Tours, My Life With The Beatles,
will go out of print soon.
You are urged to grab it while you can at your favorite bookstore.
You will not be disappointed.
Also, our journalist friend and fellow Eppy lover Katie Hickox put me onto this Bramwell Beatles video article on Times Online for the next 7 days, linked from BeatlesNews.com
Thanks to Dave Haber and Katie! :)
Okay then.
I felt obliged to spend this
very short time online
to tell you these thingies.
And now, have a nice Labor Day.
Eppylover out.
Sep. 6th, 2009 @ 01:36 am
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| » It's what I call "Eppy-Death Day" |
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Might not get online any more today
other than with this small note.
It's been exactly 42 years since they found Brian.
Just not in the mood to get into it,
and I do have things to do IRL.
(peace out) ~*~ ♥ ~*~ Past years' Eppy-Death Day posts:
2008
Five Sunflowers For The Fifth Beatle
2007
2006
2005
~*~ ♥ ~*~ Spread the Eppy Love ~*~ ♥ ~*~
While you're thinking of it,
please add Brian Epstein to your list of
LiveJournal Interests
Aug. 27th, 2009 @ 02:05 pm
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| » Oh come on. This other flick won't be mainly about Brian. |
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Ah, you can't fool the eppylover.
Well, you can, but she is really wary about
news releases such as this one in Variety.
It actually kinda scares me wondering how these people are going to attempt to portray Brian Epstein.
Have they done their homework? I mean, really?
Oh poo. You KNOW they're obviously doing this for the money rather than for the love of Brian.
( the article in Variety, in jpg format )
BeatlesTweets claims A Life In The Day is "the first movie about Beatles' manager Brian Epstein in development" ~
oh yeah? So what is The Fifth Beatle ~ chopped liver? The Fifth Beatle has been in development for literally years, because, for one thing, it's just too damn important to rush.
Besides, that other movie doesn't have the honor of being approved by the Epstein family themselves. Tony Gittelson's screenplay A Life in the Day centres on the man who discovered the Beatles in 1961 and was their guiding light until 1967, when he died of a drug overdose at the age of 32. The film is expected to focus on the formation of the band. That last sentence says it all.
A Life In The Day truly sounds more like just another frickin' Beatle-focused movie, doesn't it ~ only this time with their manager in it. Big whoop.
In contrast, our Vivek has promised that The Fifth Beatle will NOT revolve around the Boys ~ although, of course, they must be included by necessity, because they were the turning point in Brian's life.
I shudder to imagine the inaccuracies in the script. Do you think Mr.Gittelson actually stuck to the legitimate Brian literature, such as the books by Geller and Coleman? Or did he use the Norman, Davies, or (PLEASE GAWD NO) Brown and Goldman books? Or any of the materials that derived "information" from the last two books?
Did Mr.Gittelson do any proper research?
I would kill to read the script. And offer my corrections. 
We shall see. Christine is a realist.
At least Eppy's getting some attention for once.
Let's hope it's of the respectful type.
So far, however, nobody has gotten it right.
ETA: How awful that the photo that The Guardian UK decides to use for this news is the absolute worst shot ever taken of Brian. Every time I see that photo I feel so embarrassed for him. :(
Aug. 26th, 2009 @ 01:10 pm
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| » World's Worst |
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The usual diss is "bad businessman." ~ but *groan* this one just takes the babka.
( Yeah right. WTF is the gripe this time, old bag? )
All right... Now that this post is done, time for us to go out and shlep
some more rounds of job apps.
*sigh* Unless we can collect the money somebody borrowed in February,
we cannot pay our next rent on the first of September. :(
Aug. 18th, 2009 @ 03:02 pm
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| » Casting for Eppy role ... on Craigslist...?! |
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( See Here )
I shudder to imagine the consequences.
The floor is open for wisecracks.
Boom. Gevalt.
Aug. 17th, 2009 @ 06:32 pm
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| » The Swerdlows of Liverpool |
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 In reply to a comment
in our FBM forum from
Alan Swerdlow himself,
here's a post about
certain friends of Brian
and his nephew ~
The Swerdlows of Liverpool
Jul. 31st, 2009 @ 01:58 pm
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| » Jeeez, Louise! D: |
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 Okay. I can understand why somebody who loves George might have a soft spot in their hearts for, or be impressed by, his sister Louise.
However, I have always been über-annoyed with that woman because of her poor attitude toward our Brian.
So ... now presenting another tiresome chapter of "things that are pissing off the eppylover"
George's sister Louise "She was living in the Midwestern U.S. when the band first broke big in England and Europe, and she used to write letters to band manager Brian Epstein, keeping him updated on opportunities in the American music scene that she had researched in trade magazines such as Billboard and Cashbox.
'Because, let's face it, poor old Brian didn't really know anything,' she said. 'He'd just been put in charge of the record department of his dad's store in order to give him something to do, you know, because he wasn't really too smart. He kind of accidentally fell into that whole thing.'
But when Ed Sullivan called him, Epstein was smart enough to take the call, since Louise had mentioned the impresario's name numerous times in her letters. And when the Beatles landed in the U.S. on Feb. 7, 1964, to do Sullivan's show, Louise was there to greet them, meeting John, Paul and Ringo for the first time."
http://newsok.com/article/3191228/1200014198 I see.
"Poor old Brian" "didn't really know anything" and "wasn't really too smart" and "kind of accidentally fell into that whole thing"...
...what?!
How effing pretentious can somebody be? Louise actually has the insane chutzpah to infer that if SHE had not mentioned Ed Sullivan "numerous times in her letters," that Brian would never have taken Sullivan's first call.
Bullshite! Brian was surrounded daily by many, much more important people advising him about Ed Sullivan, not the least of whom was Sid Bernstein himself.
So ~~ Epstein was "smart enough to take the call" BECAUSE Louise had mentioned Sullivan's name numerous times in her letters? What a fookin' joke.
Another article where Louise makes the questionable claim: "Brian said he hardly took any of the calls asking The Beatles to perform,
but because I had told him about Ed Sullivan he decided to take his call."
ThaiIndian News ~ April 9, 2009
Yeah.
Somebody does sound "not really too smart" here for sure ~
~ and it certainly isn't Brian Epstein.
Jul. 29th, 2009 @ 10:10 pm
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| » *eppylover smiles tolerantly, shakes head, rolls eyes* |
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RE:  THIS recent beatlepics post!
Oh Van Donovan.
You are SO Van Donovan!
( I actually didn't see this post until about 5 this morning, and...... )
Y'know, whenever I see anything Eppy-related, the first thing that goes through my mind is
What would Brian himself think?
I always kinda automatically put myself into his head.
*head spins*
In this case, I have NO earthly idea! None! Nada! Bupkes!
I am at a f*ing loss!!! 
Hmmm... I can only imagine whether our publicly proper Mr Epstein would be amused or embarrassed or angry or bewildered or disgusted or, like most of us (excepting the disoriented eppylover), just plain ROFL-ing?
We do know that nobody could predict just WHAT he would take as a personal affront.
By the same token, he would often surprise you by joining in and being highly amused by a joke against himself.
Approving or disapproving? ~
~ Guess it would all depend on what mood he was in,
who else was in the room,
and...
ohhh of course...
what substances he was ON at that time! 
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( . )
In conclusion:
Noogies all around, and a hearty *smack* with a rolled-up newspaper to y'all for this one! LOL
~*~ ♥ ~*~
Apr. 7th, 2009 @ 12:58 pm
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| » I actually passed out candy this year... |
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For the last time evar in this
little old house on Prairie Street ~~  
~*~*~ from Eppylover & Daughter of Doom ~*~*~
Hope y'all had a good one!Sure wish I could remember who did this Photoshop job on our Brian! It wasn't me!
Oct. 31st, 2008 @ 09:27 pm
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| » "Fans" |
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I've always been of the opinion that musicians (or other legit artistes) don't owe their public anything but their art.
Which is why I despise the word "fan" ~ which connotes that the public deserves more than that.
Fans MADE the artist who he is? Excuse me, but the artist's WORK made him who he is. If the work sucks, then the artist would ~ should ~ not have admirers.
( There are celebrities out there who... )
Oct. 16th, 2008 @ 01:04 pm
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| » Brian Epstein T-Shirt |
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From time to time there will be a Brian Epstein t-shirt up on eBay. Unfortunately, most of them feature a picture that I don't find the most attractive, and the most recent eBay offering is a good example of that.
Item number: 270277091885
Seller: eroguetti
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
<=This is the un-watermarked example of the original image on this shirt.
For some reason, most Brian tees on eBay seem to emerge from Buenos Aires
(unknown whether it's the same seller changing his user name).
I can appreciate how happy Brian looks in this shot ~~ however, due to the lighting and the type of lens ~ a bit too wide-angle, perhaps? ~ the face itself appears "uneven" or something (all a matter of individual perception; i.e., your mileage may vary).
Some past Brian t-shirt posts by eppylover:
Brian Epstein on a shirt, doo-dah, doo-dah...~July 6, 2006
T-shirts & excerpts ~October 10, 2007
Sep. 28th, 2008 @ 03:47 pm
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| » Update! Fifth Beatle movie blog entry by its creator Vivek |
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CASTING BRIAN / A LIFE OF ITS OWN
September 26, 2008 - 08:45am
I've just returned from a first round of serious U.K. casting sessions where I met numerous actors interested in the role of Brian Epstein. A second-round process will take place in November, and I fully expect we will have the lead cast by the end of this year!
( Read the rest of his blog entry ) 
Read this and much more at the official website ~ FifthBeatleMovie.com
Sep. 27th, 2008 @ 03:22 pm
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