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Solo forums => George Harrison => Topic started by: Bobber on May 19, 2009, 11:48:23 AM
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From Times Online: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6287594.ece
George Harrison's 1963 plea: stop throwing jelly babies at Beatles
Simon de Bruxelles
Tom Jones is pelted with ladies' underwear. Punk rockers the Sex Pistols and the Clash had to dodge gobs of phlegm. But in the innocent days of 1963, the Beatles, the world
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Cute story. It seems George was pretty good about writing back to his fans.
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Did the fans think they would catch the candies in their mouths or something? :P
I'll never understand why fans throw things at the objects of their affection...especially hard things.
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Aw, what a great letter. That bit about Ringo dancing is priceless! Thanks so much for posting that.
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Did the fans think they would catch the candies in their mouths or something? :P
I'll never understand why fans throw things at the objects of their affection...especially hard things.
They were lucky they weren't a punk band. Jelly Babies would have been very welcome!
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^ hmmm, yeah, I suppse the stuff being thrown at the punk bands mentioned in Bobber's article is... much less hygienic :-/
Aw, what a great letter. That bit about Ringo dancing is priceless! Thanks so much for posting that.
*nods in complete agreement* ;D Youch about the jelly babies, but other than that, such a sweet story! ^_^