Japanese Beatles Headed to Branson
FairCityNews.com | Jul 08, 2010 | Comments 0
Japanese Beatles invade Missouri's music city
Branson, MO – Liverpool Legends stage manager, Mitch Grunion, couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw the billboard on Hwy. 76 displaying a color ad for the Japanese Beatles performing live at the Butterfly Palace.
“Louise isn’t going to like this” he exclaimed as he pulled over to snap a picture of the ad on his cell phone camera. He was referring to the producer of The Liverpool Legends, Louise Harrison, sister of the late Beatle, George Harrison. The Legends are one of the world’s foremost Beatle tribute bands, currently resurrecting the music of The Fab Four at The Mansion in Branson.
The billboard pictures the busts of four distinctly Japanese looking men with early Beatles mop-top hairdos, dressed in the Edwardian suits the original Beatles made famous decades ago. A caption in Japanese characters scrolls across the bottom of the smiling Nisei-Fabs with the translation: “Bonsai Branson! Come hear us singing you much happy Beatle song!”
Harrison could not be reached for comment, but Butterfly Palace director of operations and resident entomologist, Maisy Pinkel, was thrilled to be involved in staging the upcoming shows. “We moved a few fichus trees around to make room for a centralized stage. It will have a really intimate feel, and the butterflies should be fine since they can’t hear anyway.” added Pinkel.
The Japanese Beatles consist of the four Shinto brothers: Moku, Kurlisan, Itoshempu, and Hirilarri. Moku, the band spokesperson, fresh from a successful Pacific Rim tour, was visibly enthusiastic about landing in an entertainment city that already has a native Beatle tribute band. “We kill them (the audiences) from Osaka to Ho Chi Min City! Honorable Riverpool Regend better rook out for Japanese Beatle. Nobody do “Ricket to Lide” like we do!” he chimed while poking overzealous brother Kurlisan, known to Japanese fans as “The sometimes not-so-honorable one” in the eyes with his fingers.
Grunion had concerns about what he referred to as “the invasion of The Japanese Beatles.” I don’t know if one city can support two Beatles shows. Could be that in the end only one survives. If they eat up all the business we could be moving the show to Biloxi!”
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