They Truly Were Just Doing Whatever

For people who like to have an edible and stare at things for a while

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Bangor Wales, 1967

my favourite gremlins

John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr during rehearsals for The Beatles' first appearance on Ready, Steady, Go, 4th October 1963. Part 1 (part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9, part 10)

With thanks to @i-am-the-oyster for bringing this video to my attention!

OLIVIA HARRISON, LINDA McCARTNEY and BARBARA BACH at the premiere of GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET. London. 1984.

John and Paul also came to see [Len, while he was ill in hospital with tubercular meningitis]. “I could see a close bond had formed between them while I’d been ill. They came to see me once out of hours, not at the proper visiting time, and had to escape through a French window into the garden when the nurse arrived. They then stood outside making silly faces at me as the nurse gave me various tests. “George came to see me on his own. He was now a proper member of the group, but I didn’t really know him well. He was at my school, but a year younger. I really appreciated his visit as he seemed so understanding and caring.”

The Quarrymen, Hunter Davies (2001)

imagine co-owning a company with your boy bestie/creative partner and your employees end up calling you "[boy bestie]'s princess" how do you even live that one down

I’m sorry I usually rag on Beatles Reddit but this tale of Paul in the wild is sending me

Sometimes I get sad because I remember that the Beatles could never love me but then I remember how much they love each other and everything is okay again

The Beatles wearing a giant sweater, knitted for them by three Swedish fans, backstage at London’s Hammersmith Odeon during Another Beatles Christmas Show, December 1964. Photo: The Beatles Book.

The story behind this sweater: It was knitted for The Beatles by three Swedish fans (Pia Karlander, Ulla Blomquist and Elizabeth Berg, of Stockholm). The Beatles Book’s March 1965 explains…

“[T]hat giant sweater which was sent to The Beatles at the Hammersmith Odeon when they were appearing in their Christmas Show. The boys liked it so much that they wore it almost every night from then on for one of their quick appearances on stage.” (x)