Christchurch (NZ) Press, 27 June 1964. A bit snippy about the Beatles' lyrics...

One day before heading to Invercargill (which Keith Richards would soon after describe as the "arsehole of the world"), here's Mick Jagger complaining about the size of his room in Christchurch and unable to get a bath. It sounds like the tour was already not going well.

@muppeturgy.com @nothingisrealpod.bsky.social New Zealand TV listings from the day after Lennon's death, including the Muppet Show. I have a clear memory of watching A Hard Day's Night that night so that may have been a last minute replacement (continued).

@muppeturgy.bsky.social in the Star Wars episode you wondered what dog trials were. Here's an example - one of the biggest shows on New Zealand TV in the early 1980s. www.nzonscreen.com/title/a-dogs...

@nothingisrealpod.bsky.social today I learned that the Japanese word for 'apple' is 'Ringo'. Just a coincidence, or part of the reason they chose that name?