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D THURSDAY NIGHTS
AT 9:00 P.M.
YES, THERE IS A CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE BEATLES AND "MONDAY
NIGHT FOOTBALL."
1974, LOS ANGELES COLISEUM, IT
WAS THE RAMS AND THE REDSKINS.
THE MAN WITH THE MICROPHONE AT
HALFTIME WAS OUR OLD FRIEND,
HOWARD COSELL.
>> NOW, I'VE GOT A MOST
FAMILIAR FIGURE AND FACE.
OF THE ORIGINAL BEATLES, MR.
JOHN LENNON.
>> HELLO, HOWARD.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU, JOHN.
WANT TO MOVE THAT UP A LITTLE
CLOSER.
WHAT'S BEEN YOUR VIEW OF THIS
AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL
SCENE?
>> IT'S AN AMAZING EVENT AND
SIGHT.
IT MAKES ROCK CONCERTS LOOK
LIKE TEA PARTIES.
THE FIRST THING I HAD WHEN I
GOT IN WAS PLAYING A BEATLES
TUNE YESTERDAY WHICH CHEERED ME
UP AT NO END.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
THE GAME.
>> WE CAN'T EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU
NOW.
WHAT'S YOUR GENERAL IMPRESSION
OF THE GAME AS COMPARED WITH
HA, RUGBY AND B SOCCER
FOOTBALL.
>> IT'S NOTHING LIKE SOCCER.
I CAN SEE A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP
TO RUGBY FOOTBALL WHICH HAS THE
SAME SHAPED BALL.
I CAN SEE THE GAME HERE HAS
CHANGED COMPLETELY FROM THAT.
IT'S SIMILAR IN ITS ASPECTS,
THE GOALS ARE THE SAME.
THEY HAVE POINTS THE SAME.
THEY HAVE TO GET A TOUCHDOWN
THE SAME.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE SCRUM HERE
WHERE BOTH TEAMS PUNCH EACH
OTHER, YOU KNOW?
>> WE HAVE OUR OWN KIND OF
SCRUM AS WE'VE BEEN SHOWING
WITH DEFENSIVE END FREDDIE
DRYAR, NUMBER 89 OF THE RAMS
ALL NIGHT.
WILL THE BEATLES EVER REUNITE?
>> YOU NEVER KNOW.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
IT'S ALWAYS IN THE WIND.
>> YOU DID JUST SPEND THE
WEEKEND WITH RINGO.
>> YEAH AND I PROMISED HIM I'D
MENTION HIS ALBUM OUT NOW AND I
WOULDN'T MENTION MY OWN WHICH
IS OUT NOW, TOO.
>> THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> PLEASURE BEING HERE,
HOWARD.
>> NOW, WE HAVE TO REJOIN THE
GIFFER.
>> OVER TO GIFFER, BYE-BYE.
BRENT: LET'S DO EXACTLY THAT
AND GO TO THE GIFFER AND
LOOKING AS DAPPER AS USUAL.
THAT WAS SOME NIGHT IN THE
BROADCAST BOOTH.
FRANK: I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT
MOMENT.
I RAN IN JOHN LENNON WITH A
PUBLICITY AGENT THAT
AFTERNOON.
I INVITED HIM.
NEVER DREAMED HE'D SHOW UP.
WHEN HOWARD FOUND OUT ONE OF
THE BEATLES WOULD BE THERE,
I'LL TAKE THE BEATLE, GIFFER.
HE DID.
IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT.
I REMEMBER LOOKING AROUND TO
MAKE SURE HE WAS THERE BEFORE
THE END OF THE FIRST HALF, I
SAW THE FUTURE PRESIDENT WITH
HIS ARM AROUND JOHN LENNON
EXPLAINING FOOTBALL TO JOHN
LENNON.
AND I THOUGHT, BOY, THIS IS
WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
THESE GUYS ARE POLITICAL AND
PHILOSOPHICAL POLES APART AND
MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING GOOD
ABOUT THIS GAME.
BRENT: INDEED.
ENJOY THE SECOND HALF, FRANK.