Here's a new game. Post a Beatles related picture and ask a question about it. Post the next one if you get it right.

Who's standing between John and Ringo?

Billy J. Kramer.

Next question: who's lying in the Beatles and Billy J. Kramers arms here:   ;D

Me!

Next question: Why can't that be me?   ;D

Quoted from harihead

Me!

Next question: Why can't that be me?   ;D

Seriously!  Why can't it be me! In my dreams it's me  8)

I am not sure who that is.....

Quoted from Bobber

Billy J. Kramer.

Next question: who's lying in the Beatles and Billy J. Kramers arms here:   ;D

That's Susan Maughan. They're all celebrating their success at Victoria Embankment Gardens, London, on 10 September 1963: all were winners in the 1963 Variety Club of Great Britain Awards, held at the nearby Savoy Hotel. The Beatles won Best Vocal Record with From Me To You, as voted for by readers of Melody Maker.

Next picture:



Who is this girl with Paul and what is their story together?

I don't know but she looks kinda scary. Maybe she's just a fan.

dot rhone girl friend and maybe baby.....

I believe I saw this girl in Anthology movie.
Is she a fan from Cavern club?  :P

No, pc answered right. It's Paul's girlfriend Dot Rhone. She got pregnant by Paul 'accidently' but had a miscarriage. She moved to Canada.

gross paul!!

Well its true.

yeah..sadly :'(

Quoted from Bobber

No, pc answered right. It's Paul's girlfriend Dot Rhone. She got pregnant by Paul 'accidently' but had a miscarriage. She moved to Canada.

was there not another story about paul getting some girl pregnant and brian epstien having to step to keep them quiet with cash, and fathers wanting to get at him ?

cant remember where but i read it somewhere.

I think I read that in Spitz book.

Who is this guy and what is his relation to The Beatles?

Help! I can't see the picture, Cor.

That's Johnny Gentle who toured with The Beatles in Scotland, 1960.

Quoted from harihead

Help! I can't see the picture, Cor.

Really? Well, Alan can obviously see it!

There it is! I was getting a red X before.

Well, thank goodness I can see it. Alan is quite wrong. The guy is George Harrison, and he was the Beatles' guitar player. You know, the little guy standing behind what's-his-face...?  ;)

Okay, Alan. Your turn!

sorry.

Quoted from harihead

There it is! I was getting a red X before.

Well, thank goodness I can see it. Alan is quite wrong. The guy is George Harrison, and he was the Beatles' guitar player. You know, the little guy standing behind what's-his-face...?  ;)

Okay, Alan. Your turn!

LOL! ;D

OK, here goes... a nice easy one!

Who's the guy on the left?

I don't know, but is it a baby Tony Sheridan?

Nope! :)

Oooh, I think I know!

Gene Vincent (Bee Bop A Lula!)?

I can't post pics so I defer to anyone else (if I'm right!).

oh my rod but people are so uninformed...yes alex it is indeed gene....at the star club i believe they are...

Quoted from pc31

oh my rod but people are so uninformed...at the star club i believe they are...

Uninformed indeed! 'Rauchen verboten' isn't French, is it?  ;D   In the spring of 1962 the Beatles played seven weeks at the Star Club and shared the bill for two weeks with Gene Vincent.

Next picture:

Who is this?

Aw, did you do that for me, Cor? It's a weensy George Harrison.

Quoted from pc31

oh my rod but people are so uninformed...

The correct response is to quote Cadal from The Crystal Cave: "Some people are dead ignorant, you'd wonder at it." ;D

Quoted from harihead

Aw, did you do that for me, Cor? It's a weensy George Harrison.

Nah, I just ran into it when I was browsing my harddisc.  :)
Will you please post another picture to get the game going?

My pleasure.

Who is the man next to John in this picture?

That's his Aunt Mimi!

Is this George Smith, the milkman who married Mimi?

Long shot for me, but if correct, would someone else please post-a-pic again?

Thanks!

Correct! Your turn, Alexis. :)

Aunt Mimi was a man??

Quoted from harihead

Correct! Your turn, Alexis. :)

Sorry, I don't post pics, just leer, I mean look. Would someone else do the honors please?

Quoted from alexis

Sorry, I don't post pics, just leer, I mean look. Would someone else do the honors please?

OK, these two gentlemen with the Beatles:

Quoted from Bobber

That's his Aunt Mimi!

No, she's the one on the left.

:P

one is chris montez and that wonderful hitmaker tommy roe....

Quoted from Hello Goodbye

OK, these two gentlemen with the Beatles:

Right!!  And another fine picture.

Your turn, pc31

name this couple.....i wanted to give you an easy one..the guy is a handsome type of guy that you would have thunk...oh he is a musician but he isn't...he still lives also...

I'm going to guess that's handsome Bill Harry and his fetching wife Virginia. Lovely couple!

bang on sister...give a go.....

After my dismal showing last time, I'm glad to redeem myself.

Okay, who's the lovely lady?

Oh, I'll take a guess and say that's George's sister Louise.

Thank you for playing, but no, sorry!

Any other takers? Shall I drop a hint?

She might have felt like George's big sister at one point.

Vicki Brown?

miranda?iris?

Oh dear, I didn't realize it would be this hard.

She's a very old friend of the band.

you want it hard tho...don't you? that way you can have something to be proud of...you have stumped for now...no more clues..don't give it away...

cilla?

No. Keep going!

mary hopkins...

Astrid Kirchherr

Quoted from Hello Goodbye

Astrid Kirchherr

*ding * ding * ding* WE HAVE A WINNER!

It is dear Astrid, photographess extraordinaire.

You win the prize: a pair of rabbit ears!

Post away, you cunning rascal!

Ooooh, rabbit ears!!!  Thank you, hh.  We're so used to seeing Astrid with her Beatles haircut.  When I came across this picture, I realized who that was with George.  Yes, a most lovely lady.




And yes, I can imagine her being very sisterly to the very young George while the Beatles were in Germany.

I honestly didn't think it would be this hard. I have several pictures of Astrid with George; apparently they remained good friends. But then, George probably hugged a lot of lovely ladies in his life. :)

OK, who's the lovely young lady sitting to Cynthia Lennon's left?

is it Patti Boyd?  :-/

I don't know. I would guess Pattie is sitting next to George, although it's an odd picture of her.

How about if you guess Pattie, and I'll guess Pattie's little sister Jenny.

To quote Maureen Cleave:

Quoted Text

There seems to be an inexhaustible supply of pretty Boyd girls; her sister Jenny is a model and her younger sister Paula is the girl too much in love to eat her Shredded Wheat.

Nicely done, George! ;D

Yes, hh, that's Jenny.



Your turn.

Ooh, Jennifer Jupiter. I win!

Okay, here's a strapping young man for you all to identify:

Billy Fury?

And the Meanie dunks it for two points! In for the win.

Over to you, Paul.

I'm so proud!

Where was this picture taken?

Something in the memory banks says Bournemouth.

Nope.

Hmm that must have been the Mimi connection. lol

I have sure seen it before....maybe Poole or Plymouth way? Thats no kind of answer.  ;D

Quoted from An Apple Beatle

Hmm that must have been the Mimi connection. lol

I have sure seen it before....maybe Poole or Plymouth way? Thats no kind of answer.  ;D

It's an answer. Well, actually two. Which one?

It's Plymouth.

It is.

Actually, Plymouth Hoe.

Who is this?

Klaus! It's my buddy Klaus Voorman.

Quoted from BlueMeanie

It is.

Actually, Plymouth Hoe.

too right it is! I have been there about 4 times! Next time I go I shall take a picture sitting in about the same place! it's a lovely place, this was during the magical mystery tour filiming and they stopped off there!

Where is this?

Blackpool.



The girl in the middle is of course Patti Boyd. But who is the girl on the left?

Quoted from BlueMeanie

Where is this?

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Quoted from fendertele

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I was hoping one of our younger American members would say Paris!

Quoted from BlueMeanie

I was hoping one of our younger American members would say Paris!

I didn't know it, until I saw it a while ago in the "Find me a picture of..." topic. I've searched it on wikipedia, but I had never heard of it...

Quoted from Bobber

Blackpool.



The girl in the middle is of course Patti Boyd. But who is the girl on the left?

Carol White?

No.

Anna Quayle?

Quoted from Bobber

No.

This is driving me crazy because I know I read this recently, and I can't remember where!

Quoted from harihead

This is driving me crazy because I know I read this recently, and I can't remember where!

In some Beatlebook probably!  ;D

Shall I tell you?

I think you'd better.

March 1964: Beatle Hair Styling

Full-length publicity portrait of the British popular music group, The Beatles, seated in director's chairs having their hair styled by four women, during a break in rehearsals for a movie. The ladies are Patti Boyd, Tina Williams, Pru Bury, Susan Whitman. The Beatles, left to right: George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon.

I knew that!!!

:o

Quoted from Bobber

March 1964: Beatle Hair Styling

Full-length publicity portrait of the British popular music group, The Beatles, seated in director's chairs having their hair styled by four women, during a break in rehearsals for a movie. The ladies are Patti Boyd, Tina Williams, Pru Bury, Susan Whitman. The Beatles, left to right: George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon.

"Dear Prudence, won't you tidy my hairrr"

Oh, and would someone post another pic please  :)

A while ago, a photo was posted of John with Aunt Mimi on one side of him, and a man on the other. In a subsequent reply, he was identified as Uncle George, but I had understood that George Smith died in 1955. The pic looks 1964/5 ish to me. Am I opening a can of worms or barking insanely up the wrong tree???

Quoted from cubanheel

A while ago, a photo was posted of John with Aunt Mimi on one side of him, and a man on the other. In a subsequent reply, he was identified as Uncle George, but I had understood that George Smith died in 1955. The pic looks 1964/5 ish to me. Am I opening a can of worms or barking insanely up the wrong tree???

No. I think you're just in the wrong thread! ;)

The girl Paul is hugging on (Bobber's Signature) is Jane Asher. His serious girlfriend during the early Beatle years I believe, they dated for like four years I think?? (Correct me if I'm wrong)
Everybody was sure he was gonna "Marry" her. Thats how well they fit together. But sources say, she was the "good girl", wanted to wait, that sort of thing, he cheats on her once or several times(can't remember) so long story short, she left him. He meet Linda later on and all is history.

Quoted from cubanheel

A while ago, a photo was posted of John with Aunt Mimi on one side of him, and a man on the other. In a subsequent reply, he was identified as Uncle George, but I had understood that George Smith died in 1955. The pic looks 1964/5 ish to me. Am I opening a can of worms or barking insanely up the wrong tree???

That was mine. I got it off a web site, so if you doubt the picture, it's because I didn't have a reliable source for the photo. I have been fooled by the Internet! *weeps*

But I really think someone had better post another picture. I've lost my credibility. Bobber, go again?

The mystery deepens... There weren't many photos of Uncle George, so when I saw that one with John obviously a Beatle I was a little surprised, as he died when John was a teenager  -  another in the long line of people who left him in one way or another.

Where was this photo taken?

Quoted from BlueMeanie

Where was this photo taken?

RAF West Malling Airfield, Kent, England, UK?

Quoted from Andy Smith

RAF West Malling Airfield, Kent, England, UK?

I think so.  It's gone now, I've heard.

Hey! That's the wall I used to smoke behind as a kid! That picture was taken at MY HOUSE!!!!!


...Okay, I can see more people preferring Andy's answer.....

Quoted from harihead

That was mine. I got it off a web site, so if you doubt the picture, it's because I didn't have a reliable source for the photo. I have been fooled by the Internet! *weeps*

I'm like a dog with a bone on this one! I've looked through all my books, magazine articles, etc, and drew a blank. Then, just by googling "mimi john photo" (not even putting lennon in!!) i came up with this!

http://www.wairarapa.co.nz/times-age/weekly/2008/lennon.html

It explains it all! And also why Mimi went on that Aussie trip, not poor old Cyn left at home with the baby. That has often bugged me. Now I can see it was to meet up with relatives (or as Liverpudlians probably call them  -  rellies).
Phew, I love google!
(dance)

Your link won't display for me, CH. Can you reveal who the guy was?

sorry bout that, harihead! The man was George Matthews (maybe that's why the confusion?), Mimi's cousin, who had moved to New Zealand. Mimi stayed with her New Zealander relatives during the Beatle's Aussie tour, and this pic was taken in Wellington, NZ by a journalist. Try googling "mimi john photo 1964", it should come up, along with a nice article.
One day I'll learn how to post links and all that jazz, one day!

Thanks for your research, CH. So it's Cousin George. Well, there you go. Good work!

The link works, it just says "SORRY - DOCUMENT NOT FOUND" when the page opens. So something's not right.

Where are we in this game? Does Andy post the next picture, or Cubanheel?

:)

On what occasion was this pic taken?

Was it one of the Christmas shows?

Yes, I think that's the first one.