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Ticket To Ride: (with CD)
by Larry Kane
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Running Press (2003-07-13)
ISBN: 0762415924
EAN: 9780762415922
Dewey Decimal #: 782.421660922
Hardcover: 256 pages
SKU: 20489
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. All pages unmarked and free of writing.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
It was 40 years ago -- more or less -- that a 22year-old broadcast journalist from Florida was invited by manager Brian Epstein to travel with the Beatles to every stop on their first North American tours. The only American reporter in the official press party, Larry Kane obtained exclusive, revealing interviews with John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Fortunately, Kane saved his original notes and tapes, and shares them here for the first time. That material provides the basis for his intimate look back at the phenomenon of the Fab Four, and insights into the humor and personality of each group member. Ticket to Ride, illustrated with more than 30 photographs, captures a rare time in history, gracefully melding the story of the Beatles revolution with the changing tenor of the country. Hear John Lennon's early public criticism of the Vietnam War, and learn about the night the Beatles met Bob Dylan. "We had a crazy party the night we met [Dylan]," Paul recounts. I thought I got the meaning to life that night. Ticket to Ride includes a 60minute audio CD featuring rare interviews.
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Customer Reviews
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Inside the Eye of the Hurricane
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-08-19
Along with Geoff Emerick's fascinating book HERE, THERE & EVERYWHERE, TICKET TO RIDE by Larry Kane is a must read for all Beatles fans and historians.
While Emerick covers the Beatles' recording history from 1962 to their final days together (and beyond), Larry Kane zeroes in on the two North American tours of 1964 and 1965, a time representing the peak of Beatlemania. Indeed, from the crazed, tumultuous, and mind-boggling experiences of those two tours, Kane was literally thrust into the eye of the hurricane.
Kane describes in rivetting and action-packed details the joys and horrors of travelling with the Beatles - - from overly exuberrant fans running wild through hotels, to shady dealings in Atlantic City, to near fatal airplane mishaps. Kane wonderfully and insightfully captures the essence of a bygone era, an era when Beatlemania reigned supreme.
A most enjoyable book full of first-hand information about the Band of the Century!
Beatles 4ever!
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An interesting read despite frustrations with style
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-01-05
An interesting read, but oh, it could have been so much better had Kane's book been passed through the hands of a good editor, which I can only assume it wasn't.
Gone would have been the repetitive passages and chapters - especially the strangely unecessary summary chapters stuck in between the 64 and 65 tours - all of which only mire down what could have been an even livelier, seat of the pants narrative.
Also gone would be Kane's frustrating knack for pre-empting almost every story with its own punchline, leaving the reader with a somewhat anti-climatic let down each time.
Clear all that out and readers could participate wholeheartedly in Kane's unique and exhilerating ride in the slipstream of the Beatles' American tours - a fascinating set of insider tales from a refreshingly earnest, thoughtful and perceptive storyteller.
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"Ticket to Ride" ...Yeah Yeah Yeah !
Rating (4)
Date: 2007-07-16
Larry Kane's "Ticket to Ride" is simply a must-read for all Beatles fan. As the only American journalist to cover every single date of both the '64 & '65 North American tours, Kane was in the eye of the storm of the hysteria of Beatlemania. The journalist developed a rapport and friendly relationship with John, Paul, George & Ringo, and his insights are invaluable.
It's fascinating to witness Kane's transformation from cynical journalist who was at first reluctanct to accept the assignment, to someone who developed an admiration and respect for the Beatles as musicians and as men.
It's a light and breezy read, and the paper-back edition is light and easy to carry. Perfect summer reading for the beach or a plane ride.
An added bonus is a CD featuring snippets of exclusive interviews Kane conducted w/ the Fab Four.
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Interesting and Entertaining Just like Kane's Other Beatle Book
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-06-09
1 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
I really enjoyed this book. I loved the eyewitness recollections of each concert and city. I enjoyed Larry's anecdotes just like anyone who has asked him, "What was it like"? The stories on the plane were a delight, especially the revealing ones. I wonder who made that anti semetic remark anyway? I can't help thinking it was John because he was so outspoken, and I've heard he made other"jew" remarks. Who knows? Concidering Larry's catty, unfair, unwarranted, little asides about Paul McCartney, you'd almost think Paul was the one who made the remark, and maybe Larry knows this but isn't saying. There has to be some reason why Larry digs Paul throughout this book. Like other reviewers I found this book biased in Lennon's favor. I'm not begrudging his picking John as his favorite. He has excellent taste, but like his book Lennon Revealed this book puts Lennon on a pedestal and doesn't mention the others enough. Okay, for a book about John Lennon but not a book that's supposed to be about all four of them. Also people who love John the most seem to feel that this means that they need to show Paul in the worst possible light, and the Paul fans seem to always do this to John as well. Nothing is more boring and childish. We're not in 7th grade. Please grow up, Beatle writers. Jeez I love both of them equally. Why doesn't everybody else? Larry doesn't bash Paul McCartney in this book, but he never misses an opportunity to spin every event to make it look like everything Paul did had an ulterior motive. For instance, at the Capitol Records garden party the boys were expected to sit on little stools and greet over 500 guests, who shuffled past them one by one. Larry observes that while John, George and Ringo seem to be going through the motions, Paul greets each guest warmly and even finds something to say to almost all of them. (I'm not quoting from the text because I don't have the book in front of me) Then Larry somehow slants this observation to make it seem like Paul is phoney or superficial. Because my oppinion is not biased by dislike, I view this story as an example of professionalism. If Larry really knew the boys as well as he pretends to, he would have seen that all four of them were professional like this. They always went that extra mile and every obligation was carried out with enthusiasm, even if they weren't feeling that way deep down. Paul is more well known for this but all of them played the game. Another thing that Larry seems to have missed about Paul because he really does not know him very well, is that Paul is NICE. His father was NICE. His brother is NICE. The entire family has always been described by insiders as impeccably well behaved and well mannered. Paul was brought up to beleive in a work ethic and to be a team player. In fact he has said that if he didn't act this way, it would have been phoney. I'm sure if John or George were seen greeting the guests with enthusiasm Larry would have gushed about what troopers they were and how professional. In fact if Larry had portrayed George in this unfavorable light, all of the Harrison mommies and daddies would be slamming this book, and giving it one star. ( see Here There and Everywhere and Revolution in the Head) In another part of this book, where Paul is talking about his views on civil rights, Larry even has the nerve to insert words into the text that Paul never said, to try and show that he's really a racist in disguise (listen to the accompanying cd which has the actual, Paul and Larry civil rights interview to see that what he really says differs from the text.) After reading this book my feeling is that ALL FOUR of them were lovely men, with a strong sense of humanity and for twentysomething pop stars, they had an unusual amount of integrety. They were discreet in their personal lives, wonderful to their fans, and just really down to earth. This book does a fantastic job of conveying that.
Another wonderful thing are the recounting of stories by the fans who were lucky enough to either witness a concert first hand or at least were first generation fans and remember the magic first hand. I love Beatle books that do this. It's always nice to hear what other fans have to say.I gave this book five stars because I really loved everything about it. It was fun, facinating and exciting to read. I'm just not happy with Larry's snotty, catty remarks about Paul, especially since he doesn't seem to have anything to back them up. Paul doesn't deserve it. Larry is lucky to have been given the priviledge of traveling with, and getting to know The Beatles. And we are lucky that he finally wrote a memoir. Add this one to your collection.
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A Great Ride Down Memory Lane
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-05-27
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I was 16 years old when I learned about the Beatles in February, 1974. I was totally blown away, and have yet to recover. I bought, Meet The Beatles, as quickly as I could scrape up $3.00, and get to Woolworths, where the records were in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It seemed like it was a matter of days, and the Beatles owned places 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, on the Billboard Top 100 Chart.
Then I started working on Mama to buy me my first guitar, which I still have, with 5 others. It was a $50.00 Silvertone from Sears. I constantly play the songs I heard on the 3 Ed Sullivan Shows in Febtuary, 1974.
I didn't really understand why the Beatles stopped touring when they did. Now I do since I read this book. I learned a whole lot of things that I didn't know after reading, Ticket To Ride. If you want to go from city to city with Larry Kane, Brian Epstein, the Beatles, other insiders, and the avid Beatle fans during the 1964 and 1965 tours, read this book.
I am a Christian, a rock and roller, and a serious Beatle fan. This book is written in pretty good taste, yet it gets down to the nitty-gritty of Beatlemania. Get this book!
Steve Hummel
steve0094@aol.com
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