May 2010
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“In June 1964, the world tour began. We went to Scandinavia, Holland, Hong Kong,...”
– Paul McCartney
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“When I was on the plane back to London, I felt like a bastard child being sent...”
– Jimmy Nicol
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In the evening of June 14, 1964, the four Beatles...
Source: Beatles Bible
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“It was great being back with the boys and back in the band.”
– Ringo Starr in the Beatles Anthology
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Q: You’re still able to bash the drums?
Ringo: Oh yeah. Still bash ‘em.
From the June 14, 1964 press conference at Syndey Airport. Source: Beatles Bible.
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April 2010
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Jimmy and Frances Fay?
Frances Fay was a semi-out lesbian lounge singer. Jimmy is teased at a June 12 press conference about his meeting with Fay.
Beatles Press Conference: Adelaide, Australia, June 12, 1964. Video here (worth seeing for the girl who’s the Ringo look-alike).
Q: “Jimmy, do you think that Brian Epstein is going to wave his magic wand at you sometime and include you as a fifth Beatle? Or...
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The Beatles were shadowed by local DJ Bob Francis from 5DN, who interviewed them in a range of locations including the Town Hall balcony. Francis also booked the suite next to theirs at the Southern Australia Hotel, from where he gave listeners hourly updates. (source: Beatles Bible).
Bob Francis remembers the Beatles…
You know, in 1964 I was working as a disc jockey, I had a bit more...
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“Wherever we go, anywhere in the world, this reception which Adelaide has given...”
– John Lennon
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“Three hundred thousand people welcomed us to Adelaide. It was like a...”
– Paul McCartney
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Q: “Have you got an agreement that Jimmy mustn’t speak?”
(laughter)
GEORGE: “Ask him a question.”
JIMMY: “I can’t answer questions that, umm, I don’t know anything about.”
Q: “What’s the group you play with in England, Jimmy?”
JIMMY: “Well, I’ve played with alot of groups in England. Just before I left, I was...
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Q: “How about you, Jim? You haven’t said anything. How do you feel, Jimmy, being in with the Beatles— a new talent— standing-in for Ringo?”
JIMMY: “It’s a good experience, man.”
Q: “How is Ringo?”
JIMMY: “Umm, he’s much better. He joins them on Sunday.”
Q: “What do you do then?”
JIMMY: “Umm, I go...
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Remember the capes?
Remember the capes that the Beatles saw during their Amsterdam boat outing on June 6? Well, Neil Aspinal, their tour manager had replicas made while they were in Hong Kong. The Beatles and Jimmy wore them when they got of the plane in Sydney.
Here’s Neil from the Anthology (via Beatles Bible)…
When we arrived in Sydney it was pissing down with rain. We got off the plane and they put...
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Day 8. The Beatles Fly to Sydney, June 10, 1964.
The Beatles Bible…
They were joined by Australian disc jockey Bob Rogers, who accompanied them throughout this leg of the tour.
While waiting for their flight at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak airport, Rogers took the opportunity to interview The Beatles. He began the recording by introducing them to the tune of Waltzing Matilda.
Bob Rogers...
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Journalist: Mr. Nicol, when Ringo Starr joins the group in Australia, what will you do?
Jimmy Nicol: Then I go back to London, and things seem to be jumping in London, so you know… I’ve got a couple of television shows and a band’s being formed and everything. So it looks as though things might happen for me, you know.
- From a June 8, 1964 press conference at the President...
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Journalist: Mr. Nicol, how do you feel being rushed into this vast world of publicity all at once?
Jimmy Nicol: It’s a most exciting experience.
John and George: Correct.
- From a June 8, 1964 press conference at the President Hotel. Source: Beatles Bible.
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“In Hong Kong I went to see the thousands of people who live on little boats in...”
– Jimmy Nicol
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“The best flight I remember was that one to Hong Kong. It took several hours and...”
– George Harrison
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“The day before I was a Beatle, not one girl would look me over. The day after …...”
– Jimmy Nicol
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March 2010
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