HaarFager's photos with the keyword: George Harrison

In 1963, George Harrison played at this Veterans of Foreign Wars club, located in Eldorado, Illinois. He was visiting his sister, who lived in nearby Benton, Illinois and she took him out to this club. He sat in with the band that was playing that night, The Four Vests. I've also played on that stage many times, with some of the bands I've been in. Camera: Zenit ET (Made in Russia in 1984) Lens: Auto Sears 50mm, f/1.7 (Made in Japan) Film: Astrum Foto 200 B&W (expired 01/19) Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec. Date: October 1st, 2020, 11.53 a.m. Location: Harrisburg, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals: 2 minute presoak Adox Adonal 1+50 (500ml water, 2 tsp. Adox Adonal) for 15 minutes at 20°C/68.0°F 15 second initial agitation, then 5 second gentle (wine glass swirl) agitation each minute 1 minute water rinse Ilford lfostop, 30 second agitation, 30 second stand 1 minute water rinse Ilford Hypam Fixer, 8 minutes, 3 inversions every 30 seconds 2 minutes water rinse 3 drops Photo-Flo final rinse for 1 minute Zenit-1 Astrum 200 ICCD2020 06ff

The Liverpool Legends are a Beatles tribute group that tours all over the world. I saw them live tonight, Friday, September 17th, 2021, playing at Eldorado, Illinois. The town was having their annual street festival, known as Town and Country Days, and the theme of it this year was "Here Comes The Sun." Most people don't know this, but George Harrison was the first Beatle to play in America. In 1963, he came to visit his sister Louise, who lived in nearby Benton, Illinois and she took him to the V.F. W. club in Eldorado to hear a local band play. They were The Four Vests. Someone must have informed them that an audience member was a musician from England, so the band and George got together and they all knew how to play six songs between the five, so George sat in with them. It went over so well, they played the six songs over again. So, the local historical society finally got around to dedicating a plaque to hang in the V.F.W. in honor of the event. The guys were the best Beatles tribute band I've ever heard! They were note perfect. Below, you can see a previous picture I took of the V.F.W. club where George played that night back in 1963. I always thought it was cool because I've played on that very same stage several times with my bands.

This is my album featuring The Beatles before Ringo Starr joined the group and they still had Pete Best as their drummer. It's still sealed and has never been opened. And not only that, I got Pete Best to autograph it!