She sad: “I remember sneaking in through a stage door to the London Palladium (it used to have several back exits then) on a Sunday afternoon and sitting in the semi-darkened auditorium. Some autographs were sourced when the three friends attended the BBC’s lunchtime pop show recorded live at the Playhouse Theatre in Charing Cross, while others were signed following a clandestine visit to a rehearsal of the Royal Variety Show. Sue, who has recently emigrated, recalls how she collected the autographs in an era when the groups were very accessible.
The Beatles were very charming and happy to patiently sign autographs for us all, although my friend recalls John Lennon was not there because he was unwell, which is perhaps why his autograph is missing.” "There were a only a very few fans there waiting with us. She said: “Early in 1963 (January 12) we heard the boys were making a live Radio Luxembourg broadcast from the EMI studios at Manchester Square and realised that, with a bit of luck, we would see them as they came out. She spoke of how she was 'immediately hooked' after hearing music from The Beatles and other Merseyside groups. When he came out I was overcome with shyness but fortunately he signed my outstretched autograph book and went on his way." © Sworderīeatles memorabilia to be sold at auction "I had found out his address in Winchmore Hill, waited on my own outside his house. I had a life-size poster of him above my bed. Sue said: "Originally I was a mad keen Cliff Richard fan. She was aged between 13 and 15 when these autographs were collected. READ MORE: Dad of three who 'doted' on his kids died suddenly It's been brought to auction by 'Sue' who was one of three classmates at a North London grammar school, all born in the summer of 1949.
The notebook includes the signatures of three of The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Dave Clark Five, Cliff Richard and Helen Shapiro. An autograph book containing signatures from members of The Fab Four is set to be sold for thousands later this month.
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