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J
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THE
BEATLE WHO VANISHED
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The Beatle Who Vanished
is the first historical
account of Jimmie Nicol,
an unknown London drummer
who saved The Beatles’
first world tour from
disaster and then
vanished. The mystery of
Nicol’s legend is riddled
with blacklisting,
divorce, drug abuse,
bankruptcy, and his
disappearance, leading
many to question whether
he is dead or alive. The
film based upon The
Beatle Who Vanished
is currently in
development in England.
The author, Jim Berkenstadt,
is working with the
screenwriter Paul Viragh
on the script.
Berkenstadt
will discuss the origins
of digging up this “new”
chapter in Beatles
history, the difficulties
of researching someone who
never wanted to be found,
and the major motion
picture now in
development.
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Jim Berkenstadt
is the Rock And
Roll Detective®. A true
musical Sherlock Holmes, Berkenstadt
uncovers the lost history
and mysteries hidden
within decades of popular
music. He currently serves
as Co-Executive Producer
and Script Consultant for
the Ecosse Studios feature
film based upon his
Bestseller, The
Beatle Who Vanished.
An
international authority
on Rock And
Roll, he served as
historical consultant to
Olivia Harrison's HBO
Emmy winning film, George
Harrison: Living in
the Material World,
directed by Martin
Scorsese, and as
historical consultant to
The Beatles’ company
Apple Corps Ltd., and
the Estate of George
Harrison.
In addition
to The Beatle
Who Vanished, Berkenstadt
has authored Black
Market Beatles and Classic
Rock Albums: Nirvana -
Nevermind. All
three books have been
inducted into The Rock And
Roll Hall of Fame
Library and Archives. He
also appears as an
expert on the Reelz
Channel TV series Celebrity
Legacies and Celebrity
Damage Control. Berkenstadt
is a Chicago native and
currently lives in
Madison, Wisconsin.
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FREE and
ONLINE
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
5:30-7:00 pm CDT
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Sign
in 5:00-5:30 pm for informal cigar
and cocktail chatter.
The event will be called to order
at 5:30.
There will be a Q&A session
following the lecture. Audience
participation is invited.
The event will conclude at 7 pm.
An optional cocktail party and
discussion will continue after the
event.
Be sure to have your cocktails
and cigars at ready hand.
After you register for the event,
look for Order Confirmation
email from Eventbrite.
Scroll to the bottom of the message
for a link to the video conference,
and other instructions.
From the Order Confirmation email
you can also save the event to your
online calendar
and later join the video conference
from the link automatically provided
in the calendar entry.
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About
the Cigar
Society of Chicago
ONE
OF THE OLDEST AND greatest
traditions of the city
clubs of Chicago is the
discussion of
intellectual, social,
legal, artistic,
historical, scientific,
musical, theatrical, and
philosophical issues in
the company of educated,
bright, and appropriately
provocative individuals,
all under the beneficent
influence of substantial
amounts of tobacco and
spirits. The Cigar Society of
Chicago
embraces this tradition
and extends it with its Informal Smokers,
University
Series
lectures, and Cigar
Society Dinners,
in which cigars, and from
time
to time pipes and
cigarettes, appear as an
important component of our
version of the classical
symposium. To be
included in the Cigar
Society's mailing list,
write to the secretary at
curtis.tuckey@logicophilosophicus.org
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