Two days after recording the demo, Brian came to the lads with a piece of paper and a smile.
"Lads, Madison Square Garden is having a concert to support up-and-coming bands in the area, as long as they've got enough attention to bring in an audience. I've just been to talk to the manager to see if you qualify, and he says the public would love to have you there. It pays quite a lot and there will be some important music industry folk watching this."
At this point his words were drowned out by the sound of four happy lads cheering and also expressing their joy by throwing pillows at each other.
Meanwhile, other things were happening in the city to make the lads less joyful if they'd known about them.
The stern-looking policeman was talking seriously to Jim and the Harrisons. "Not to worry, sirs and madam. We're on it. As soon as we hear of those Beatles playing anywhere else, we'll send some men over. You'll have your sons back soon enough."
"Lads, Madison Square Garden is having a concert to support up-and-coming bands in the area, as long as they've got enough attention to bring in an audience. I've just been to talk to the manager to see if you qualify, and he says the public would love to have you there. It pays quite a lot and there will be some important music industry folk watching this."
At this point his words were drowned out by the sound of four happy lads cheering and also expressing their joy by throwing pillows at each other.
Meanwhile, other things were happening in the city to make the lads less joyful if they'd known about them.
The stern-looking policeman was talking seriously to Jim and the Harrisons. "Not to worry, sirs and madam. We're on it. As soon as we hear of those Beatles playing anywhere else, we'll send some men over. You'll have your sons back soon enough."
