IT’S ALL TOO MUCH.
By David Stark.
This Day in Music Books ISBN 978 1 8380708
1 6 RRP £14.99
This new book is something I would have
love to have written.
David Stark has been a Beatle fan for
virtually all his life, and this book tells his story. It is not your normal
Beatle fan story (collected the records, went to gigs), this one goes much
further.
David was born and grew up in London. He
became a Beatle fan after hearing ‘Please Please Me’ on the radio.
In 1964 while on holiday with his parents in Torquay he was lucky enough to meet Clive Epstein, the younger brother of
Beatle manager Brian Epstein. In early 1965 he went with his parents to ‘Another
Beatles Christmas Show’ at the Hammersmith Odeon.
David was now on a mission to meet his
idols. In 1968 he gate-crashed the premier of the film Yellow Submarine ending
up in the seat immediately behind Paul and sitting next to Keith Richards.
Over the years Dave met The Beatles on
numerous occasions obtaining their autographs and exchanging a few words, not
just in the 60s.
He would eventually meet Paul at Graduation
Day at LIPA in 2011.
In between there are so many exciting
meetings not just with The Beatles. He has also met Freda Kelly (original Fan
Club secretary), Olivia Harrison, Julian Lennon, Cynthia Lennon, and Sir George
Martin, plus many more people associated with The Beatles.
The book tells stories of The Beatles you
would not have heard anywhere else. It is beautifully written with pictures
from David’s own personal archive.
David also plays drums in the tribute band
The Trembling Wilburys.
Of all the Beatle books I have read this
year, this one is the best.
~ Ernie Sutton.