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This is awesome news!

For cross-reference, we have a thread where this book idea took off: Who is the redhead in Let It Be?

Those who haven’t read that thread should do so in conjunction with reading the book.

One more shameless plug, remember to use Joe’s Amazon link when purchasing the book.

EDIT: I think it is only available from Amazon UK. Perhaps one of our UK-based members can help me out to get Joe’s bit in the url.

I’m probably sounding like a broken record by now, but this aspect of The Beatles fascinates me. In the Miscellaneous questions about the Beatles thread, I started a conversation about when/how The Beatles grew up. The idea of the group being referred to as “the boys” came up. So when I read these passages in your book, Kevin,

Laurie McCaffery, the Liverpudlian receptionist, told me one day that Mal Evans and Neil Aspinall were coming into the office to see the accountant. I asked who they were and she explained that they looked after ‘the boys’ and were very important. When I asked who ‘the boys’ were Laurie said “The Beatles”. Duly noted.

‘The boys’. At first it was strange calling them that. In the office when asked “How are ‘the boys’ getting on?”, initially I’d reply “The group are fine”. Eventually though they became the boys to me too.

of course, I was fascinated.

Brian had other groups of young men he managed. Why were only The Beatles called “boys”? If you can elaborate on that aspect some more, I would be tickled pink.

Thanks.

Bongo said

richardamesuk said

I am very proud to proclaim from the ‘roof top’ the publication of a very fine story by my friend Kevin Harrington. 
 

 Something that’s always bugged me about this and other stories & Pics regarding the Rooftop Concert, is that Billy Preston hardly ever gets credit for being there.  Like this picture above.  Where’s Billy?????

I suppose Billy isnt as well known as the Beatles and so to have him with the others would just get folk asking who the other guy is and take the focus off of whatever it is their looking at and onto him (thats a very poorly constructed sentence).  

Would be interesting to read Billy’s side of all that happened during his time with the Beatles, especially as for them it was so negative and self-destructive.