World War II left Britain a spent force; a graveyard for youthful

ambitions. But soon the world would tune into the plucky British spirit

that began to drive youth in the early 1960s, in particular the young from

the other side of the tracks.

With lightning speed, this catalyst for change struck a note in the

hard towns of the north like Liverpool, Glasgow and Manchester. The

Beatles, Stones, Mary Quant, Vidal Sassoon started an uprising that

detonated an explosion heard around the world.

In Canada, undernourished souls were also searching for an escalator

to change, to rise above the shadows in smoke-laden industrial towns.

Andrew Cosway, from the north end of "steeltown" Hamilton, Ontario

was enticed by the music of the Beatles to venture to London. His journey

presented challenges running the gamut from prejudice, corporate

corruption, ineptitude, and increasing creative demands until he finally

realized success and the good life.

Along the way, he sips wine with some soon to be spectacular success

stories including the film world's Alan Parker, Ridley Scott, Steven

Spielberg, George Lucas, and familiar film stars including Roger Moore,

Alec Guinness and Richard Lester, the mad director of A Hard Day's

Night and with established icons such as Princess Grace of Monaco.

On this hedonistic ride, doors were flung wide open as class

distinction was pummeled into graveyard dust.

Green Apples & Armagnac© will encourage the talented who are driven by a stubborn desire to succeed. ItÕs a fascinating tale told through

the eyes of a Canadian innocent, smack

in the middle of the worldÕs greatest

cultural revolution.