Magical History Tour is Coming

By Steven Lieberman

Observer Reporter

"Roll up! Roll up for the Magical 'History' Tour! Step right this way!...the Magical 'History' Tour is waiting to take you away..."

Did you know that Beatles living legend, Paul McCartney, has a step-mom and a step-sister? And that they live and work right here in Playa del Rey?

Well...now you do. Angie, 84, met Paul's dad, Jim, when they were both widowed at the time and got married soon thereafter in 1964. Ruth, Angie's daughter, was four years old at the time.

And because of this, they both became "flies-on-the-wall" during the Beatles six-year run together and now want to share what they experienced along that journey in the form of a multimedia presentation that gives their perspective of that history and behind the songs stories. A perspective that gets it right, unlike some of the other past Beatles documentaries that they feel gave bits of misinformation.

On September 12 "The Magical History Tour" stage at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills will be set up like a talk show with a moderator interviewing Angie and Ruth while a special Beatles tribute band called the Mop Tops play some tunes in between questions and answers - "Johnny Carson style." There will also be a screen set up behind the stage to show rare, historical family archival photos and videos.

Without revealing too much during our interview about their show, they did share a few anecdotes. They said that John Lennon was the messiest one. When he spent the night, he would leave his clothes and socks scattered all over the McCartney home. Paul used to invite anybody and everybody to come stay with them if they needed somewhere to bunk.

People like Jimi Hendrix and Dusty Springfield would knock on their door when in Liverpool and in need of a place to stay. Even "rabid fans," as Ruth called them, would come around. "One day a fan got overly excited and fell through the McCartney's kitchen window into the sink, and then onto the floor," Ruth said. Needless to say, they phoned the police and had the fan escorted out by a constable.

When asked what it was like to meet Paul for the first time, Ruth said, "I looked up at him and said – 'Oh, hang on, I know you, you're on my cousins' wallpaper in her little playhouse.'"

Things weren't always like roses and daffodils for them. There were some trying moments, like the time a girl who was in Ruth's elementary school class got jealous of a McCartney and hit her on both sides of her head with two books, causing damage to her ears.

Something remarkable is that Angie and Ruth have never been apart. They have lived together their entire lives. When asked how they do it, Angie said, "You've got to have a sense of humor."

Something else remarkable is that Ruth was also an accomplished singer and dancer and when she and her mom are not touring with "The Magical History Tour," Ruth is an internet, digital and new media entrepreneur and a CEO of McCartneyMultimedia.com that her mom founded, while Angie also runs http://www.MrsAngieMcCartneysTeas.com (organic).

A portion of the proceeds from the sales of the teas as well as the History Tour show will be donated to the Linda McCartney Centre for breast cancer research and treatment facility in Liverpool.

So remember to "Roll up! Roll up for The Magical 'History' Tour..."

For more information about the show, go to http://www.McCartney.com and http://www.canyonclub.net.