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[starofwonder]

There was something  J and  P   had in  common
when they were  boys... 8  or  9  or  so 

anyone know  ?

[Hello Goodbye]

I know that John and Paul passed their 11-plus examinations but those were given at age 10 or 11.

[KelMar]

The were both Boy Scouts. Yes, even John. 

[Hello Goodbye]

Yes!  Indeed they were...








 

[starofwonder]

good  answers .... but theres  something else they had in common.... way before they knew  each other

[zipp]

The photo of John is him with his school cap. Nothing to do with the scouts.

[Hello Goodbye]

^

Well, maybe he forgot to put on his uniform the day that picture taken just like the lad next to Paul. 

[Hello Goodbye]

good  answers .... but theres  something else they had in common.... way before they knew  each other

Both were in their church choirs.

[starofwonder]

 yes  John was in the local church choir for a while  he was a  ... choir  boy .... !   but  soon began  joking about  and  eventually got banned from the church  !     but was Paul ever a choir boy  ?

but anyway   thats not what Im  thinking about

[Hello Goodbye]

but was Paul ever a choir boy  ?

Yes, after being rejected a couple of times on try-outs.

[zipp]

Well, maybe he forgot to put on his uniform the day that picture taken just like the lad next to Paul. 

I think that's his school cap from Dovedale. It's a photo taken specifically for school.

And here's a photo of him in full Quarrybank uniform.

I've never seen a photo of John in scout uniform.

[starofwonder]

 I think  Quarrybank  must have been a  grammar  school  back then  as  John  passed his  11  plus

He  started in  the  A stream  but  very  soon   both  he  and  his  mate   (  Pete Shotton  ? )  were  both  demoted to the   C   stream  !

[zipp]

I think  Quarrybank  must have been a  grammar  school  back then  as  John  passed his  11  plus

Yes it was a Grammar School.

Boys only and usually an all male staff.

The uniform would have been school cap, school tie, school blazer. Short trousers and shirt would have been of a limited choice of colour. Usually white or grey...

[starofwonder]

Did nt  realize it  was  an  all  boys  school !

[zipp]

Did nt  realize it  was  an  all  boys  school !

Oh, yes. Extremely strict.

That's why Lennon couldn't wait to get out of there.

But intellectuallly rewarding.

[starofwonder]

There is a pattern....  John would start fooling around... joking... and  being disruptive... thus he ends up  from  the  A  stream  to the  C  stream
same  pattern in the  church  choir...  fooling around again during the service  and ends up being banned from the  church .

[starofwonder]

guess  I  should  put you  out of your  misery ....
wot  they  shared in  common was a love for  the  Just William  books.....  they were written by a woman and sold   over  12 million  in the  UK   alone  !

[KelMar]

guess  I  should  put you  out of your  misery ....
wot  they  shared in  common was a love for  the  Just William  books.....  they were written by a woman and sold   over  12 million  in the  UK   alone  !

They had lots of company while they read them! Richmal Crompton's books were published from 1922-1970 and adapted into movies and plays as well as radio and tv shows. I just read a bit of the first one and I can see why John and Paul liked them so much.

Just William

[starofwonder]

Richmal  Crompton   was a school  teacher who eventually packed it in  and began  writing  full  time