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Paul Doherty

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Did Paul go to Neil's funeral?
« on: June 18, 2008, 12:15:06 PM »
Did Paul go to Neil Aspinalls funeral? I just read Pete Townsend played 2 songs at it? Just wondering?
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Re: Did Paul go to Neil's funeral?
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2008, 12:22:44 PM »
Don't think so. He wasn't at his birth either.
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Re: Did Paul go to Neil's funeral?
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2008, 12:49:10 PM »
No, Paul didn't go to Neil's funeral and Ringo didn't either.  And I think they did it out of "respect" for Neil's family because they knew it would turn into a media "circus" if they showed up.  Stella McCartney was there, as was Ringo's wife, Barbara Bach, and Yoko and Olivia.  With all the hoop-la going around Paul's recent divorce from "the Heather", I think Paul thought if better not to show.  Besides, I read that he was in NYC at the time Neil died or the day before, somthing like that.
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Re: Did Paul go to Neil's funeral?
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2008, 01:02:40 PM »
Yeah it wouldnt be right for a media frenzt etc.....just thought it weird townsend did that and not Paul
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Re: Did Paul go to Neil's funeral?
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2008, 04:03:26 PM »
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Yeah it wouldnt be right for a media frenzt etc.....just thought it weird townsend did that and not Paul

^^^^^Pete Townsend did that at the funeral because he is/was Neil's next door neighbor.
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Re: Did Paul go to Neil's funeral?
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2008, 12:52:51 AM »
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He wasn't at his birth either.

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Re: Did Paul go to Neil's funeral?
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2008, 01:54:08 AM »
Well, they could have had a private showing for the close friends and I do think Paul and Ringo should have been there.
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Re: Did Paul go to Neil's funeral?
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2008, 02:36:13 AM »
I think they did.  But for the "photo-hogs", Paul and Ringo didn't go to the service.  What I read from the "reports" that came in from NYC where Neil passed and then on, Paul and I think Ringo were there when Neil died.  And that's the way I think Neil would have wanted it.  Neil, now, was a very private man and didn't tell ANYTHING about his "close" days with the Beatles and there after.  Everything was done as I thought it would have been done......being an "aspinall-lover".......I think I know..............
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Re: Did Paul go to Neil's funeral?
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2008, 07:22:37 AM »
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Oh, just referring to Ringo here. After his old friend Rory Storm had died, this was the answer that Ringo gave when he was asked why he wasn't at the funeral. 'Well, I wasn't at his birth either'.
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Re: Did Paul go to Neil's funeral?
« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2008, 10:17:52 AM »
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I think they did.  But for the "photo-hogs", Paul and Ringo didn't go to the service.  What I read from the "reports" that came in from NYC where Neil passed and then on, Paul and I think Ringo were there when Neil died.  And that's the way I think Neil would have wanted it.  Neil, now, was a very private man and didn't tell ANYTHING about his "close" days with the Beatles and there after.  Everything was done as I thought it would have been done......being an "aspinall-lover".......I think I know..............

Well that sounds a little better. Thanks for helping me out on that matter as it was bothering me.
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Re: Did Paul go to Neil's funeral?
« Reply #10 on: June 19, 2008, 10:52:04 AM »
yeah,thats sounds better,just wasnt clear from reports of the funeral.Im sure he meant a great deal to them both :-(
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Re: Did Paul go to Neil's funeral?
« Reply #11 on: June 19, 2008, 01:27:26 PM »
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Oh, just referring to Ringo here. After his old friend Rory Storm had died, this was the answer that Ringo gave when he was asked why he wasn't at the funeral. 'Well, I wasn't at his birth either'.

ah, never knew that.  ;D

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Re: Did Paul go to Neil's funeral?
« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2008, 04:42:16 PM »
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yeah,thats sounds better,just wasnt clear from reports of the funeral.Im sure he meant a great deal to them both :-(
^^^^^^I'm glad I was of help.  Thanks!!!

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Re: Did Paul go to Neil's funeral?
« Reply #13 on: June 19, 2008, 09:42:28 PM »
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Well, they could have had a private showing for the close friends and I do think Paul and Ringo should have been there.

Agree with you 100%. Was gonna say the same here...  
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