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Radio Manchester,3 mins
Beatles mum "disgusted" by fans in Manchester
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Manchester 1963, and George Harrison's mum is in Manchester to see the Beatles. She describes her experience in a letter: "I was really disgusted at the way so-called fans just screamed right through the whole of the Beatles' act. Nobody with any sense would pay ... for a ticket just to stand on a seat and scream. I was really ashamed I am female" Louise Harrison answered thousands of letters from Beatles fans around the world, including 25 to fan Janet Gray, and these letters are now being auctioned.
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