RINGO AT THE RYMAN film: https://amzn.to/3dXiqvq Happy 80th Birthday, Ringo! RINGO'S BIG BIRTHDAY SHOW EVENT: Check out @ringostarr's YouTube channel on July 7 at 5pm PT/8pm ET! fabfourarchivist.com ✌️?? PATREON https://www.patreon.com/fabfourarchivist (Huge thanks to Top Patrons Russell Campbell and Matthew Grissinger!) FFA ON FB http://fb.com/fabfourarchivist AFFILIATE LINKS Affiliate links are used on my channel. They don't cost you a dime, but they help me earn a commission on sales. This helps invest in gear and research sources for this channel. Thanks! JMJ ____ TRANSCRIPT: Ringo Starr, the eldest Beatle, turns 80 years-old in 2020. Because I’m sure you’re watching, Ringo, Happy Birthday from me to you. And this year, even with all the weirdness in the world, Ringo is celebrating his birthday by broadcasting an all-star event, “Ringo’s Big Birthday Show.” It’ll include guest Paul McCartney - you may have heard of him - and a few other famous friends. This news reminded me of the time *I* went to one of Ringo’s birthday parties. I’ve seen Ringo live twice, both times in Nashville, Tennessee - once at the Wildhorse Saloon in 2008 and again in 2012 at the mother church of country music, the Ryman Auditorium. But this second show actually fell on his birthday: July 7. And if you don’t know, Ringo since 2008 has encouraged fans to join him on his birthday at noon to stop wherever they are (“wherever you are”) and conjure up wishes of peace and love (“peace and love”). Last year, 2019, Ringo held a public event at the Capitol Records building in LA, where it’s been a few times before. But back in 2012, he had a pre-show party at the Hard Rock Cafe in downtown *Nashville.* I lived close at the time, and there was no way I was going to miss *this.* It was a free event, and - besides my *own* excitement - I realized this would probably be the only time I could get my entire family to hang out with a Beatle. After my wife and I packed up the kids in the minivan, we trekked downtown and found ourselves under the blazing southern sun in an asphalt parking lot. It was crazy hot, we were all sweating, and there wasn’t much room to move. And did I mentioned we weren’t the only ones there? But the vibe in the crowd was fantastic and a bit fanatic - plenty of Beatles t-shirts and homemade signs. Looking at these pictures now reminds me of just how much Coronavirus has changed things. But that wasn’t the case this day. After waiting in the crowd a little while, we realized there was more to the event than a generic “peace and love” appearance by Ringo. Emerson Hart took the stage with his band Tonic and played a great little set. You might know them by their 90s hits like “If You Could Only Se ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xEeKIxRqUs

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