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Title: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: Mendips on September 03, 2004, 02:23:15 PM
Anyone else have this book?
I got if because I just love the old pictures. Made my sister buy it for me, heh heh.

I saw a clip of a press conference with the Fab once and a reporter mentioned
Pete Best and John said in a really bored voice 'What's he sueing us for this time?'

This clip was from a video entitled 'JOHN LENNON' Trans Atlantic video. 1990. Cheap bad quality. Box reads 'contains no music performed by the Beatles. Documentary'. Picked it up in a yard sale, what the heck! If it's Beatles I'll buy it!

Back to Pete, I THINK he sued for comments made by the Beatles ( I think it was Ringo) in a Playboy interview which implied Pete had used drugs. The prellies, I imagine.

But like I said, I just love the old pictures!
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: Sadie4 on September 03, 2004, 02:34:52 PM
 MMm, sounds interesting, although I'm not that keen on the guy, as you say, it's the Beatles, so if I see it around here, I'll go for it!
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: Mendips on September 03, 2004, 02:59:30 PM
Oh yeah, me and my sister always have referred to Pete Best  as just 'WORST'. When talking about him we just say 'worst'.
But like I said, I can't resist the pictures!
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: Mairi on September 03, 2004, 09:34:14 PM
Pete Best always kind of annoyed me, but I'm like you, I'll buy anything as long as it's Beatles!
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: The End on September 03, 2004, 10:09:17 PM
Pete Beat is actually a really nice guy who had every right to be bitter - it took him a long time to come to terms with his past, but he's doing OK now. Personally I think The Beatles made the right choice in hiring Ringo, but it was REALLY hard on Pete... for obvious reasons. Please don't judge him too harshly :)
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: Mairi on September 03, 2004, 10:47:38 PM
Well, I don't know much about the guy, so I'm gonna take your word for it. You seem to know what you're talking about.
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: The End on September 03, 2004, 10:49:02 PM
[quote by=Mairi link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1094221395,s=5 date=1094251658]I'm gonna take your word for it. You seem to know what you're talking about.[/quote]

Well of course! Hee hee ;D
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: Mendips on September 04, 2004, 03:36:39 AM
Oh don't get me wrong! I don't like or dislike him. We called him WORST because the wasn't BEST for the Beatles! Ringo was.  ;D

 
Makes me wonder did Jimmy Nicol ever do stuff like sell his story? 'I was a Beatle' that kind of thing? Whatever became of him?

Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: pc31 on September 05, 2004, 03:52:11 PM
he join another group...he got a watch for being a beatle.....
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: pc31 on September 05, 2004, 04:05:53 PM
From: BillHarry@aol.com
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: Mendips on September 05, 2004, 04:25:26 PM
WOW!!!

Thanks pc!


I can't wait to explore your site!

Early days I love the best!
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: The End on September 05, 2004, 11:20:12 PM
Here's the book we're all talking about:

(http://premium.uploadit.org/TheEndUK/pete001.jpg)

Signed by the authors in Liverpool 2 years ago! ;D
(http://premium.uploadit.org/TheEndUK/pete002.jpg)
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: Mendips on September 06, 2004, 03:12:10 PM
End,
  That's just fab!
Are you in the Motherland (Liverpool)? You're English right?


I was only to England once. Brighton, London and Liverpool. I loved Liverpool most of all. For some reason we had it in our heads that Liverpool was like slums but it was perfectly lovely and the people went out of their way to be nice! I was so surprised that Matthew street was so narrow!
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: on September 06, 2004, 03:51:06 PM
Geez, Alan, you're a regular Mal Evans insider over there!  Hey, tell Paul next time you see him I'm inviting him over for a barbecue.  Any old day will do.

He can bring the.....oh.  Um.  Tell him I'm having a grape stomping instead.  Hopefully nothing against the vegan tenets dancing on grapes and drinking wine.
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: The End on September 06, 2004, 06:52:54 PM
[quote by=Mendips link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1094221395,s=12 date=1094483530]End,
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: The End on September 06, 2004, 06:54:23 PM
[quote by=misterchaz link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1094221395,s=13 date=1094485866]Geez, Alan, you're a regular Mal Evans insider over there!
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: Sadie4 on September 06, 2004, 07:09:39 PM
 Are you serious? Sometimes I don't know if you guys are talking seriously or not.
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: The End on September 06, 2004, 07:23:18 PM
[quote by=Sadie4 link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1094221395,s=16 date=1094497779] Are you serious? Sometimes I don't know if you guys are talking seriously or not. [/quote]

About the veggie sausages? Yeah, they're impossible to barbie and they stink when they burn!!! :)
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: on September 06, 2004, 08:53:49 PM
Yeah a lot of those soy based products used to be horrible meat substitutes, tho now they've got it down pretty well.  Or the tofu <shudder> tho I suppose it's good if prepared right.

Like in the 70's the cigarette companies tried to  a 'safe' ciggie made out of things like lettuce.  Unsurprisingly, no one wanted them.
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: Mendips on September 06, 2004, 10:00:17 PM
Things like lettuce reminds me of the wreath he's wearing:


(http://www.homevideos.com/freezeframes6/animalhouse365.jpeg)

If the guys at Faber were there in 64 no doubt they'd be Beatle fans.
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: on September 07, 2004, 01:43:43 AM
God, that's a tough call.  A lot of those frat guys didn't like the Beatles since they were far more into drinking and being jocks.  The Beatles were far too effeminate for a lot of those puddin' heads.  In time they came around, but not 1964.
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: Sondra on September 07, 2004, 01:45:47 AM
They seemed to be into a lot of R and B! Or is it motown? I don't know. What's that song they play at the party when they go 'A little bit louder now..." ?
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: Herecomesyoursun on September 07, 2004, 01:59:33 AM
SHOUT!!!

And the Beatles recorded that too.
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: on September 07, 2004, 02:49:30 AM
Yeah, rowdy party songs was what they seemed to be into more than, say, pop.
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: The End on September 07, 2004, 12:20:01 PM
Louie Louie by the Kingsmen!!!! AWESOME!!!!!
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: pc31 on September 09, 2004, 03:14:17 AM
[quote by=Mendips link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1094221395,s=10 date=1094401526]WOW!!!

Thanks pc!


I can't wait to explore your site!

Early days I love the best![/quote]
that wasn't my site this one is
http://originalonefeather.tripod.com
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: Mendips on September 09, 2004, 03:57:24 AM
Thanks!!!!!!
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: Sadie4 on September 09, 2004, 07:08:00 PM
[quote by=The_End link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1094221395,s=17 date=1094498598]

About the veggie sausages? Yeah, they're impossible to barbie and they stink when they burn!!! :)[/quote]


  :D :D very good!
Title: Re: Beatles - True Beginnings by Roag Best, Pete Best
Post by: SieLiebtDich on September 21, 2004, 10:28:57 AM
i love those pics you have on your website pc good job! ;-)