In 1966, filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker was filming Bob Dylan in a documentary called Eat The Document, the follow-up to Don’t Look Back, in which John Lennon appears for less than a minute in conversation with Bob Dylan in the back of a taxi on the morning of May 27, 1966 on the way from John Lennon’s house in Weybridge in to London for the hotel where Dylan was staying. The film has never been officially released.
Two reels of film were shot for this scene totaling just over 20 minutes, toward the end of which Dylan becomes profoundly nauseous. Clip 1 begins with the two most popular figures of their time in their respective genres discussing song publishing and contemporary artists, while clip 3 ends up with Dylan only able to talk about vomit.
Stones fans will recognize “Tom” the driver as Tom Keylock.
“It’s early on a Friday….”
The Beatles were all fans of Bob Dylan, whom they had first met in August 1964. They met him again the following year, and once more on this day during his tour of the United Kingdom.
In 1965 Dylan divided audiences by moving from his folk roots and adopting electric instruments. On this tour he was backed by The Band, and on 26 and 27 May 1966 was scheduled to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The occasion was a fractious one, with audience members jeering and protesting at his new direction.
Dylan invited The Beatles to his shows, and John Lennon and George Harrison attended the second Royal Albert Hall show. Furthermore, all four Beatles spent time with Dylan in London nightclubs and at his hotel.
Following his 26 May concert, Dylan visited Kenwood, Lennon’s home in Weybridge. The following day the pair were filmed being driven to the May Fair Hotel in Stratton Street, London, where Dylan was staying.
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