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hey Beatle lovers,

This meeting will be featuring some chat about the changing of the guard in our group. We can talk about all of the polls. We will talk a bit about our group history and some about some goals.

Rocktober is a busy month with the Fab Fall set for the end of the month and we will have some time to discuss that event.

Looking forward to it.

Joe

Hey, guys,

Mellow Mushroom has pizza, calzones, hoagies and salads. Moderate prices. Parking can be a bit tricky. Freshmen arrive at Vanderbilt to check into dorms the following weekend, so I'm afraid the quiet places we've used for meetups this summer (Jason's Deli, in particular) won't be so quiet after classes start back mid-to-late August! Prices are not shown on the website menu, but I think most people can eat there for maybe $12.00 for meal, drink and tax plus tip. Please note the "Magical Mystery Tour" pizza! Payton suggested this venue; I haven't eaten there in a couple of years, but the food was good the last time I was there.

I thought it might be nice to have our meetup a bit earlier in the day...closer to a normal meal time and also to make it easier for people to still do their Saturday errands. I don't really have an "agenda" for this meetup although we might play the "Beatles Game" that a friend and I made up a few years back. It's not a board game, it's not competitive...there's no winner or loser....and that's all I'm going to tell you about it. We may not play it this time...I may save it for another time...but if I come up with some other agenda or activity for the meetup, I'll let you all know. I do hope we can discuss attending the FAB concert at Carnton on Sunday, Aug. 24. They have a contest for the table with the best theme. Last year, I think the "Yellow Submarine" table won. I'm not sure what the prize is for First Place, but if ya'll want to talk about doing that for the FAB concert, we can see what ideas we can throw out there at the August meetup. To see pics of last year's FAB concert at Carnton, go to Chip Curley's website, www.nashlinks.com and scroll down on the left hand side to FAB concert. Click on that and among the great pics is one of the "Yellow Submarine" table. Anything we can do to draw attention to and promote our Nashville Beatles Fans Meetup would be greatly appreciated!

After our July meetup, I realized that I had not asked Fred and Payton to tell us their "Beatles story" about how, when and where they got hooked on the Beatles and their music. Perhaps they will do that for us at the August meetup!

As always, please take a moment to RSVP, even if your answer is "no". I think the restaurant has a room in the back for large groups. I'll call and see how many people we need to have there to get that room, so I will definitely need your RSVP by 10:00 a.m. that morning.

You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know....

Vicki

There won't be an "agenda" for June. I hope that Jason's Deli at 3:00 on a Saturday will be quiet enough that we can carry on a conversation! If not, and the weather is decent, perhaps we can get our food and drinks to go and find a place at Centennial park to sit while we eat and visit with each other.

I really hope some of our newer members will be able to join us for a bite to eat so we'll have a chance to introduce ourselves and get to know them, too! New members, don't be shy! We don't make you stand up and introduce yourself to the group...but you can certainly do that if you want to! We are very laid back and just enjoy getting together to talk about any new Beatles books we've read or any new music releases by the Beatles or by Ringo and Paul or any new videos we've seen or heard about, etc.

FAB is playing that evening at 7:00 at 3rd & Lindsley. Doors will open at 5:30. There is usually a line outside the club by 5:00, but those of you who want to hear FAB play that night can head on down to 3rd & Lindsley after we finish eating.

Of course, some of you may want to skip the meet & eat part and just come to the club. That's cool, too, but please think about coming to one of the meetups...if not in June, then perhaps July. If all you want to do is go hear FAB play, you can do that without joining the meetup. We need members who can and will participate at least 6 or 7 times per year by coming to meetups and also participating in planned activities.
We each gain so much by getting to know each other, by hearing each other's opinions regarding the music and books and films, by listening to others tell of their Beatles "experiences", whether it was 44+ years ago or summer before last when they discovered "the boys" and their music. Going to hear tribute bands and cover bands is always fun, but it's not all this meetup is about!

That reminds me...I have added some important information to the "About Us" section on the website. Please take a moment to read it and feel free to contact Sheryl, the Assistant Organizer, or me with any comments, questions or suggestions you might have. We presently have 45 members. We would probably have about 60-62 members if I hadn't removed at least 15-17 people from the meetup over the last year. These were people who rarely, if ever, RSVP'd, participated in any polls, answered any e-mails I sent to them or came to any meetups. Sheryl and I aren't interested in having 100 members on the rolls when 88 of that 100 are never seen or heard from. What fun is that? I'd rather have fewer members signed up, but who actually come to the meetups and participate in the activities. We're all busy with our jobs, our families and other commitments, but the very least one can do is RSVP each month, show up if you say you're going to and if you RSVP "maybe", then change that to a "yes" or a "no" on the day of the meetup.

Sorry, didn't mean to sound like I'm fussing at anyone, but I do hope you'll all read the "About Us" section and contact Sheryl or me if you have any questions. The calendar will begin keeping up with the "3 times you don't RSVP" and the 2 times you "RSVP yes and then don't show up" as of June 1.

Just a reminder....cover is $10.00 for FAB, but there is no drink minimum. Food is served at 3rd & Lindsley if you prefer not to eat at 3:00 in the afternoon. Even if you don't want to eat that early, do come and join us at Jason's Deli and have a glass of tea or whatever and eat later at the club. Jason's menu can be accessed online at www.jasonsdeli.com. They have sandwiches, pasta dishes, paninis and wraps, soups and a wonderful salad bar. I would estimate that most people could get food and a drink for about $10.00, including tax.

I look forward to seeing you on June 7!

For the boys,

Vicki

Hey, everyone!

Barbara has graciously offered to be our hostess again for Movie Night! I will send her address and directions to everyone who RSVP's "yes". Our last movie night was in early December and we had a great time! Barbara has a lovely home and big screen TV with a
home theatre system. One of our members has the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan shows on DVD and we hope he can join us and bring that along. Barbara also has "Across the Universe", so we are thinking that might be the second feature.

Please plan to arrive between 6:30 and 6:45. The first feature will begin promptly at 7:00. With a little time for chit-chat and drink refills between features, we should be out of there and on our way by 10:00.

If you RSVP "yes", please let me know what you are bringing. We'll need drinks, chips, dip, salsa... whatever kind of munchies you want. Barbara will provide ice, but someone also needs to bring napkins, plates, cups, etc. Also, please make a list of the Beatles DVD's and VHS tapes you have in your collection so we can have an idea of what's available for future movie nights.

Even if you can't join us, please RSVP. I hope you'll be able to attend because it will be lots of fun! Just a heads-up in case anyone has allergies... Barbara has a dog, a very sweet little Yorkie named Zoey. Zoey is very friendly, but she thinks that everyone who comes to her house is there for the express purpose of throwing her ball for her!

I hope to see all of you old-timers and to meet all the "new kids in town", too! See you Saturday, April 12 at 6:30!

Love is all you need,

Vicki

Please let me know if you plan to come to Blackstone's so I can get a table big enough for us to sit together. I don't imagine the restaurant will be crowded at that time of the day on a Saturday, so we should be able to order, be served and finish our meal in plenty of time to get to 3rd & Lindsley by 6:00-6:15.

I hope you'll like Blackstone's. They have a varied menu...sandwiches, salads, pizza, ribs, chicken, steaks and I think even a pasta dish or two. The restaurant has plenty of parking. In fact, we might be able to carpool from there and leave a few cars in the back of their parking lot if you want to. I'll have room for 3 passengers if anyone wants to ride with me to 3rd & Lindsley.

Seeing Abbey Road Live, a tribute band from Athens, GA, will be lots of fun! I saw them a couple of times at Exit/In back in 2006, I think. We have a table for 10 reserved at 3rd & Lindsley. The show starts at 7:00, but that place fills up fast! If you can, plan to get to the club no later than 6:15.

I hope the majority of you will meet at Blackstone's at 4:30 for some chit-chat and a bite to eat and then come to the club to hear the band. However, you may elect to do one or the other, depending on your schedule and your budget. depending on what you order, you can spend as little as $10.00 per person for a meal at Blackstone's, plue tax and tip. Cover at 3rd & Lindsley has been $7.00 in the past for FAB. I haven't verified how much the cover will be for Abbey Road Live, but it will probably be about the same.

I look forward to seeing you on Saturday, Feb. 2 and I really hope that some of our newer members will come and get to know us!

Vicki Williams,
Organizer for the Nashville Beatles Fans Meetup