Announcing "Seven Levels"
What really happened at the Delmonico Hotel on August 28, 1964?
It was supposed to be a bit of simple research — but I should know by now that nothing about researching the story of The Beatles is simple.
Like tugging at a loose thread, the more I researched, the more the canonical story of The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and the Delmonico Hotel began to unravel — revealing another, more complex narrative hidden beneath the surface.
This deeper narrative of the events and after-effects of August 28, 1964 is a story that — as far as I can tell — is untold in both mainstream and countercultural Beatles writing. Sometimes beautiful, sometimes absurd, sometimes heartbreaking, it’s a story that I’ve come to believe is essential to our understanding of Lennon/McCartney — and of John and Paul.
I’d like to share that story with you.
Seven Levels
What really happened at the Delmonico Hotel on August 28, 1964?
A bridge between Part One and Part Two of Beautiful Possibility
Series premiere, Monday, April 27 7:57 a.m. US eastern time
Preface
Chapter 1: Midnight at the Riviera Idlewild Motel
Chapter 2: Of Emperors and Princes
Chapter 3: A Taste of Acid
Chapter 4: Dangerous Speculations
Wrap-Up: Why This Series?
