THE ROADIE

Every rock band has a roadie,or the guy who drives them to safer places away from fans and groupies.Neil Aspinall was the Beatles' roadie during their early Liverpool and Hamburg days and later became their road manager during their concert tours particularly their 1966 world tour.

Neil would give his own life for the band,and he was one of the Beatles' entourage who were viciously attacked by supporters of then Filipino president Ferdinand Marcos during the band's ill-fated and disastrous tour of the Philippines in 1966.

When Brian Epstein died,he was asked by the Beatles to manage the newly founded Apple Corps in 1968 but was fired off in late 1969 by Allen Klein,who,John,George and Ringo was contented to have as band manager post-Epstein.The whole thing caused turmoil as Paul[who was totally against Klein] opposed his bandmates' decision and filed lawsuits against them.Splitting the Beatles into two factions,John,George,Ringo and Klein on the other side and Paul and the Eastman's(Linda McCartney's father) on the other side.Paul had to broke up the Beatles to be able to sue,it was very sad and 1970 saw the band going on their separate ways.

Neil Aspinall became the head of the Apple Corps post Beatles and was involved as executive producer for the Anthology project in 1995.