Thanks, nimrod. Once having been a drummer myself, I really appreciate hearing a drum roll in my honor.
Yes, it wasn't easy for me to accept the standard, albeit correct, explanations for Pete's firing. I sort of bought into the "conspiracy" theory held by Pete. But especially after reading Mark Lewisohns' book, Tune In, Vol I, I realized the reasons for his firing were there from day one. It was a matter of time and that was 2 years. Pete thought the fact they kept him for 2 years meant something more than it did. It didn't. They had a hard time finding qualified and appropriate drummers for their band. There were fill-ins along the way and nobody really seemed to fit - until Ringo.
Pete may never move on if he continues to be in denial about it. If anything, he ought to value the piece of history he experienced. He was in the front row seat with the pre-Fame Beatles. That seems like an honor to me. Not that it was bestowed upon him but was rather awarded him by random chance as per the way the Universe operates. Everyone was lucky to be there in those days.
Too bad there'll probably never be any closure for Pete but at least now there is for me. The book gave me a bird's eye view of the early band with its copious amounts of facts and details. You know, Stu wasn't meant to be a part of the Beatles future either. Reality favors no one, but chance sometimes does.