AMERICAN folk singer Tom Paxton was one of the musicians led into the inner circle with The Beatles at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1969.
Tom discovered that night something that showed him just what an influence The Beatles had on ordinary people.
He met the Beatles backstage at a rendezvous with John, George and Ringo, who attended with their wives.
Tom recalls. "Bob introduced me to John Lennon. That night during a concert with The Band and Dylan I sat with John and Yoko in the press area and something happened that I have never forgotten.
"Security was intense so there wasn't anyone there who wasn't in some way connected with the music business. Even so, a fellow leaned over from behind and asked John for his autograph. John, very polite and every quietly, said, "No, if I start I'll never get to stop,' and the guy burst out with a profanity, spewing hate all over John's head. He called him every name you could think of.
