How many degrees of separation are you from a Beatle?

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Someone is killed in this story, a rum do by all accounts, but they managed to tie in a beatles angle. (She broke into George's house once and nicked some cold pizza from the fridge)

Made me wonder, could they tie anyone into the bugs if they wanted to?

(I'll add mine later)

― M Grout (Mark Grout), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 02:54 (nineteen years ago)

I had sex with Freddie Lennon.

― Frogm@n henry (Frogm@n henry), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 02:58 (nineteen years ago)

George Harrison's stalker in murder-suicide

Is it wrong that my brain instinctively added "SHOCKAH" to the end as I read this?

― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver (hoosteen), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 03:01 (nineteen years ago)

"Keep it down in there, you crazy Beatle"

― Dom Passantino (DomPassantino), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 03:13 (nineteen years ago)

my mom was trapped in a crowd of Hard Day's Night style fans when she was in England once. The Beatles were there, somewhere, she just couldn't see them (and had no idea what was going on).

― sleeve (sleeve), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 07:24 (nineteen years ago)

a friend of mine performed magic for lennon, yoko and kid.

― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 07:34 (nineteen years ago)

Scenario (and separation level): My sisters dancing teacher (and family friend at this point) was schoolfriends with Olivia (Harrison). She'd go over to their Henley house a fair bit, but had only met George once (at this point).

My Mum: "Why don't you give Kim that copy of "I me mine" for George to sign?
Me: "Ach, I'd rather give her my demotape.."
myMum: "YOUWILLDONOSUCHTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

So, I had to claw her off the ceiling and explain I was only joking, and had no intention of asking Kim to do either thing.

Oh, and I did touch Paul's shoulder once, but that's another story (I told already on oldILX)

― M Grout (Mark Grout), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 09:25 (nineteen years ago)

the merch boz on the website is selling bootleg beatles tee shirts!

― stevie (stevie2), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 10:50 (nineteen years ago)

I sat next to the McCartneys in a Wallasey cinema in 1973 - Paul & Linda had taken the kids to see the reissue of Dumbo. The next film I saw in there was probably Live and Let Die!

As for degrees of sep, oh I dunno. Pete Best is probably my cousin or something.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 11:43 (nineteen years ago)

You could be related to..

ON THE ISSUE OF "RAYMOND JONES", THE YOUNG MAN WHO WENT INTO BRIAN EPSTEIN'S STORE AND ORDERED "MY BONNIE":

It appears that "Raymond Jones", who asked Brian Epstein for the record "My Bonnie", is indeed alive and well and living in a farmhouse in Spain! Through information provided by Bob Wooler, Leigh managed to track down Raymond Jones and interviewed him for a spot on the "BBC Radio Merseyside" and Raymond's testimony is found in the book. During the interview, Raymond Jones explains why he is annoyed with Alistair Taylor's recent accounting of the events in the media. As fans will recall, Alistair Taylor, who was Brian Epstein's personal assistant at the time, has claimed that the fictitious person, "Raymond Jones", was himself and that he just made up the name so that Brian would order copies of the Beatles single called "My Bonnie". Brian Epstein did indeed end up ordering copies of "My Bonnie" which is supposedly how Mr. Epstein first became aware of the Beatles.

― M Grout (Mark Grout), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 11:47 (nineteen years ago)

1. One of my cousins used to play in a band with Giles Martin.

2. My stepmother's third husband was part of the entourage on the Beatles' first tour of the US in 1964.

3. My partner's parents saw the Beatles supporting The Searchers in 1963.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 12:17 (nineteen years ago)

I've been on holiday with someone who designed Paul's St John's Wood kitchen in the 60s.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 12:25 (nineteen years ago)

One of my zine friends from 10 years ago grew up in Liverpool, where her mom knew Paul.

― mike a (mike a), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 16:43 (nineteen years ago)

my dad used to work with a woman from liverpool who'd seen the beatles at the cavern. that's about as close as I can get

― akm (akmonday), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 16:52 (nineteen years ago)

i have emails from bloke who remixed Paul M's back catalogue and toured with him, but i suspect that doesn't really count does it.
though in my small world, it's pretty damn close to a Beatle.

― mark e (mark e), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:19 (nineteen years ago)

Ah the Freelance Hellraiser!

I heart that album so much!

― M Grout (Mark Grout), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:21 (nineteen years ago)

I have hang out a couple times with Jason Falkner who has played with Paul and played some guitars on his latest and know weel his brother (Jason's falkner brother, I mean), Ryan, who dances with Beck so I've also hang out with Nigel Rodrich who produced Paul's latest.
I'm pretty close to Paul actually !

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:25 (nineteen years ago)

My brother took part in a performance of part of the Liverpool Oratorio (the school bit), and Paul McCartney was present at all the rehearsals, as well as at the performance (which I think was for Prince Charles?). I went to one rehearsal, and spent the whole time hiding behind adults in order to stare at McCartney, who was my greatest hero at the time.

― cis boom bah (cis), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:26 (nineteen years ago)

I heart that album so much!

agreed, but we are but a few who accepted his change in direction sir.

you really should go find A Punk Rock Version of God Mark. it's superb, despite the fact the label wont release it.

― mark e (mark e), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:34 (nineteen years ago)

Now you will have to point me at more info about that!

― M Grout (Mark Grout), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:40 (nineteen years ago)

http://ireallylovemusic.co.uk/blog/?p=336

― mark e (mark e), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:43 (nineteen years ago)

Thanks in advance (of hearing)

― M Grout (Mark Grout), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:49 (nineteen years ago)

no worries - hope you like it, its different to the album style.
did you hear the twin freaks stuff as well (ie the Paul M remix album) ?

― mark e (mark e), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:53 (nineteen years ago)

Cool thread idea! If it's been done before, I've never seen it.

Anyway, the best I can do is 7 or 8 degrees: My GRANDFATHER's boyhood friend was JAMES DOOHAN; who, as (Star Trek's) "Scotty", was a frequent co-star of WILLIAM SHATNER, an occasional guest on "Late Night With DAVID LETTERMAN"; whose musical director PAUL SHAFFER met PRINCE CHARLES (and possibly the QUEEN HERSELF) at Expo '86 in Vancouver; and those royals have certainly had their encounters with the FABS over the years. So, there: about 7-8 degrees. (ILMers who live in England/Scotland would obviously have far less convoluted connections.)

― Monty Von Bygone (Monty Von Bygone), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:25 (nineteen years ago)

Closest I can come up with:

Dimebag Darrell got me drunk once.
He was shot by a fan.
John Lennon was also shot by a fan.

― milo (milo), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:44 (nineteen years ago)

One of my film teachers dated Chris Connelly, who collaborated with Ministry, who collaborated with William S. Burroughs, who's on the cover of Sgt. Pepper.

― telephonething (telephonething), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 20:15 (nineteen years ago)

One of my childhood friends mum was in school with John Lennon. He pushed her off her bike, and she still had the scar on her arm to show for it...

― Jack Battery-Pack (jack battery-pack), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 20:44 (nineteen years ago)

I had a friend with a parent who was a doctor for the children of Paul Simon. Amazon.com offers a book of Beatles chords on sale when bought along with some book about simon and garfunkel.

― mehlt (mehlt), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 20:58 (nineteen years ago)

I met Ringo (+ Barbara Bach) on the street once and shook Ringo's hand.

― Jay Vee (Jay Vee), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 21:06 (nineteen years ago)

I took the bus for two hours to get to a record store where Pete Best was doing a signing when I was fifteen or so.

― Tim Ellison is number one proponent of Beatle!!!Mania!!! on nu-ILX (tim ellison), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 21:11 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, I forgot! An amendment to my earlier post: A co-worker spent her early years in England, and was barely of school age whe she encountered (under whatever circumstances) the teenaged Princess Elizabeth, to her extreme annoyance. ("She patted me on the head like a dog!"). So: Two degrees to Princess/Queen Liz, and one more makes three total.

― Monty Von Bygone (Monty Von Bygone), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 22:57 (nineteen years ago)

I rent dvds from a guy who worked with Yoko on the Hedwig and the Angry Inch tribute album. Said she was super nice.

― Darin Fabrick (Darin), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 23:38 (nineteen years ago)

I've met members of Duran Duran before, and they worked with Paul McCartney in the original Band Aid lineup (recording "Do They Know It's Christmas?"). More circuitous route to Mr. McCartney/Band Aid: I attended school with Robert Rodriguez's baby brother. Rodriguez has worked many times with this guy named Tito Larriva, who also acted in The Million Dollar Hotel, which Bono (of U2) was somehow involved with, and Bono was also one of the members of the original Band Aid lineup co-featuring -- Mr. McCartney.

― Phoenix (is still) Dancing (krushsister), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 03:18 (nineteen years ago)

I had a temp job at an editing place in Hollywood that was run by Barbara Bach's sister. I thought she was a bit cold and phony (the sister) but everyone there said Barbara and Ringo were just great.

― Arthur (Arthur), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 05:18 (nineteen years ago)

In a crazy coincidence, my friend's ex-husband and my uncle's friend are both in Brian Wilson's band. Also, another friend knows (as opposed to 'has met') Morrissey.
I can't state any for-sure connecting from there, but I'll say no more than 4 degrees.

― Mike Dixn (Mike Dixon), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 05:49 (nineteen years ago)

2 degrees: ankle kicked by Sean Lennon on dancefloor.

And 3: had chinese food w/ AfriRampo who played in Yoko Ono's band at the ATP fest.

― MIles Deep (Miles Deep), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 06:21 (nineteen years ago)

Four. I know someone who used to work for Madonna, who knows Paul McCartney.

― A Radio Picture (Factory Sample Not For Sale), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 06:23 (nineteen years ago)

Paul wasn't involved in Band Aid. Live aid, yes...

― M Grout (Mark Grout), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 08:05 (nineteen years ago)

i was at a posh event where Paul was in attendance(with Stumpy) about 5 years ago, and we were both in the vicinity of the bar and he proceeded to give me several dirty looks,checking me out with this disapproving look, wtf? mind, i was fairly inebriated, but i was not acting out in any way while i was near him. to be fair, some of my friends said they went up to him and chatted and he was quite pleasant, i think he even bought one of them a drink, but he totally gave me the stinkeye. he's my least favorite beatle, perhaps he sensed that.....

― bill sackter (bill sackter), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 08:15 (nineteen years ago)

In October 1995 I went to a poetry event at the Royal Albert Hall, where in the second half Paul was the special guest accompanying Allen Ginsberg on guitar.

After it finished and we were milling round outside, he came up to a group of us and asked us if we'd enjoyed it. He was waiting for his mercedes to arrive.

(Incidentally, he looked a little overweight in real life that day - he must be quite photogenic).

― Bob Six (Bob Six), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 09:57 (nineteen years ago)

He's had a few pics taken in his lifetime, true.

― M Grout (Mark Grout), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 10:07 (nineteen years ago)

1. I used to go out with a girl who had previously lived with a bloke who had previously been in a relationship with Jane Asher (so, if I've worked this out correctly, that means that I must've fucked someone who'd fucked someone who'd fucked someone who'd fucked Paul McCartney!).

2. I was once in a band (which was based in Henley) with a drummer part of whose drumkit had allegedly been "liberated" from George Harrison's mansion, and with a gutarist who was arrested for spraying "FUCK THE REGATTA" on the garden wall of that same property.

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 12:12 (nineteen years ago)

We weren't based in Henley, but we used to crash there regularly, down the road from the big house. Morn Stew!

― M Grout (Mark Grout), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 12:19 (nineteen years ago)

Paul wasn't involved in Band Aid. Live aid, yes...

He was. The original (posted in his contribution), and Band Aid 20 where he played the bass.

So that gives me two degrees of separation if we count tenuous meeting with people he's worked with, i.e. he was on BandAid 20 with
Neil Hannon who I have borrowed a lighter from and Thom Yorke who I have interviewed.

― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 12:21 (nineteen years ago)

Oh he was one of the messages on the b-side, wasn't he?

― M Grout (Mark Grout), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 12:25 (nineteen years ago)

Tenuous meetings count?

I met Stella once.

― M Grout (Mark Grout), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 12:26 (nineteen years ago)

Other B-side messengers on the original Band Aid:

David Bowie, Big Country and Holly "I can't do the laugh right Bob" Johnson.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 12:58 (nineteen years ago)

"I met Stella once."

The company I used to work for made the staircase for her design studio.

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 21:40 (nineteen years ago)

My bad on the Live Aid thing, though I could've sworn he was involved with the A-side as well. Hm. Well, even more tenuous connections, then (though I suppose the Bono thing would still work -- argh, have I just mentioned that "B" word TWICE today??).

― Phoenix (is still) Dancing (krushsister), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 23:25 (nineteen years ago)

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