HOUSE HOME T O `Ticket To Ride' THIS SEASON, TRANSFORM YOUR HOUSE INTO THE HOME OF YOUR DREAMS. THE PROFESSIONALS AT CONSTRUCTION ZONE HAVE 26 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE Forty years ago, Jewish journalist was the only American reporter to accompany the Beatles on their first North American tours. FROM A KITCHEN OR BATHROOM REMODEL TO AN ENTIRE UPSCALE RE-DO. MARTIN NATCHEZ Special to the Jewish News 36 KITCHEN & BATHS ADDITIONS & DORMERS HOME OFFICES RECREATION ROOMS LICENSED SINCE 1976 sfA NAHB NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS CALL US FOR A FREE ESTIMATE 248-593-0975 CONSTRUCTION ■ KIVa RENDVATIO - andi NMI . L ar- 11r" Ing lift.. IUD nIU m Marlillimw BUILDER-REALTOR ° 795m LEARVIEW iL EcTRorgics arry Kane remembers Sept. 6, 1964, as the day he volunteered to be a bodyguard for the Beatles at Detroit's old 'Whittier Hotel, because no security had been provided. And it was the same day that the "I Want to Hold Your Hand" group played two concerts at Olympia Stadium, where 40 teenagers were arrested for throw- ing jellybeans and jewelry during Larry Kane, right, interviews John Lennon the Beatles' performances. in 1964. If you keep in mind that Kane Inset: Larry Kane today always wanted to be a news reporter and that his boyhood idol was Clark Kent, Detroit provided However, compared to crime and another opportunity for him to put a politics and the state of the post- professional journalist's perspective on a Kennedy assassination world, link- crazy, daily planet. ing up with a flash-on-the-turntable Indeed, one of the craziest times in music act wasn't Kane's idea of a hard day's news. Or so he thought. Kane's career was makina the grade as b the only American broadcaster to It's been 40 years, and Kane, 60, who extensively travel with the Beatles on went on to become a top TV anchor in their 1964 and 1965 American tours. Philadelphia and Emmy-winning broadcaster, has authored a personal memoir titled Ticket to Ride (Running Press; $22.95), sharing his unique account of living Beatlemania from the inside. "This is my story. It's true, it's honest and it's mostly told in the [Beatles] own words," he says. In the book, Kane recounts that he met Beatle manager Brian Epstein and inter- viewed John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in Miami, prior to their second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964. Still, the then-21-year-old Jewish news direc- tor at radio station WFUN had yet to be dazzled by the longhaired couriers of the British music invasion. 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The Beatles tribute concert is a simu- lation that demonstrates what the origi- nal Beatles would have sounded like playing with a full symphony orchestra. It creates Beatles music from the early days on through the solo years — a nos- talgic retrospective of the "Fab Four" musicians and vocalists who took the rock world by storm in the 1960s and whose strong musical influence prevails today with the group's two surviving members, McCartney and Starr. With the recent successes of the Beatles' Anthology series and the 1 album of the supergroup's No. 1 hits, the demand for Beatles music and mate- rial is greater than ever. "We really make an effort to sound exactly like the original Beatles," explains Owen. "The orchestra score is exact, right down to every note and instrument on the original recordings. "On 'Got To Get You Into My Life,' we use two tenor saxes and three trum- pets; that's what was written for it. And the big orchestra crescendo is perfect for A Day in the Life.' Most of our 20 numbers are real show-stoppers. Many Beatles fans of today never had the opportunity to experience a live Beatles show." Owen, who plays rhythm guitar, is a Californian who started piano lessons at age 6 and won many piano performance competitions through his teenage years. He took up the guitar after first hearing the Beatles. Born in Tucson, Ariz., Kishman, who plays bass guitar, didn't start performing seriously until age 19. Strongly influ- enced by Wishbone Ash, Bad Company and Peter Frampton, Kishman played lead guitar in the group Cheap Trix. Teeley's vocal impersonations of numerous other rock icons have been featured in many Broadway productions and television ads. He has written songs for several artists, such as Alice Cooper. He is lead_g,uitarist for the group. A native of New Haven, Conn., L.A.- based actor/musician Carmine Grippo has worked in TV and films. In 1994, he joined "The Moptops," and made numerous 'TV appearances as Ringo Starr. Grippo, the drummer for the group, has toured with various Beatles shows to Japan, Italy, France and all across the United States. Conductor Hermann also is a prolific composer and arranger. He has written chamber and orchestral works and two operas. The Los Angeles resident spent two years in Paris on a Fulbrigh.t grant. "Brunch with the Beatles" will help sustain the JHAS's mission, which is to enhance the quality of life of the frail