Throughout 2020, we\u2019ve paused each month to examine what The Beatles were doing in their time together\u2026and to discern what (if any) life lessons we could glean from their adventures. Looking back over the last twelve months and our journey with the boys we find that:<\/p>\n
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In March \u2014 <\/strong>Whether making A Hard Day\u2019s Night<\/em> or enjoying the Austrian slopes for Help!<\/em> or working in the studio to record \u201cFrom Me to You,\u201d The Beatles had fun in March!\u00a0 And the refreshment they enjoyed in these happy days inspired them to write songs, poems, and stories\u2026to be creative!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In April \u2014<\/strong> In \u201cthe cruelest month,\u201d the boys often faced tragedy and loss, but they encountered illness and death with an unswerving hope that kept them putting one foot in front of the other. No matter what, The Beatles continued to push ahead to a brighter future.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In August<\/strong> \u2014 As each summer came to a close, The Beatles dealt with sweeping change in their lives from their first Hamburg residency to the end of touring in 1966 to the death of Brian Epstein. In all of these varied circumstances, the lads learned to lean upon one another for stability\u2026and together, they found the strength to \u201ckeep on keepin\u2019 on.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In each \u201ctime of the season,\u201d John, Paul, George, and Ringo unwittingly gave us encouragement and inspiration for the living of our own lives. And as I glance back over our Fest blogs from the last 11 months, I realize how great<\/em> an impact The Beatles made on their fans, not just as musicians but also, as people!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When we reflect on how those four Liverpool boys handled the never-diminishing pressures of wealth and fame, the loss of people they loved (such as Stu Sutcliffe and Brian Epstein), and the almost overwhelming stress inherent in making films whilst also publishing books and creating\/recording film soundtracks amidst a slew interviews, television programmes, and radio shows, we stand back in admiration! And we say, \u201cWell, if they can handle all of that<\/em>, surely I can find a way to move forward as well!\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It\u2019s been uplifting to walk through The Beatles\u2019 months and seasons with you throughout 2020. Thank you<\/strong> for joining me in this unique experience!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now\u2026as we begin 2021, I thought it might be fun to spend the upcoming year together exploring that most transitional LP, Rubber Soul<\/em>. Each month, we\u2019ll study one track. I\u2019ll provide the background information for you. And then, we\u2019ll chat with beloved Beatles experts as well.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I look forward to opening our discovery of Rubber Soul<\/em>, as together in January, we\u2019ll visit with Dr. Kenneth Womack, author of the new book, John Lennon 1980,<\/em> about the lively first track on the album: \u201cDrive My Car.\u201d Until then, have a wonderful and safe holiday season\u2026a Happy Chrimble and A Very New Year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Throughout 2020, we\u2019ve paused each month to examine what The Beatles were doing in their time together\u2026and to discern what (if any) life lessons we could glean from their adventures. Looking back over the last twelve months and our journey […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":8380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[98,117],"class_list":["post-8379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-beatles","tag-jude-southerland-kessler","tag-the-beatles"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8379"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8381,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8379\/revisions\/8381"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}