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...royalties, he offers the largest selection of spicy morsels yet compiled on the Beatles. For example, here is Paul McCartney on sex: "I got it for the first time at 15. I suppose that was a bit early. I was about the first in my class." Or Ringo Starr on the Beatles' tours: "The only fun part was the hotels in the evening, smoking pot and that." Or John Lennon on the art of writing lyrics: "We know we're conning them, because we know people want to be conned. Let's stick that in there...
...that wasn't far off the mark as the Beatles' Apple Boutique, London's psychedelic Woolworth's, staged a two-day going-out-of-business giveaway. Why, after eight months, was Apple closing? "We got fed up with the rag trade," explained Paul McCartney. Groused Ringo Starr: "I never could find anything to fit me there anyway." In fact, despite the Beatle name and a hefty investment, Apple was barely breaking even...
Just ten days of the meditative life with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh proved sufficient for Ringo Starr, 27, and Wife Maureen, who fled back to the more familiar vision of London. "The meditation camp is a bit like summer camp," said the littlest Beatle, who left his three confreres to finish out their month. "We all lived in chalets, and we used to go to the canteen for breakfast, then perhaps walk about a bit and meditate, or bathe. Then it was time for lunch." He and Maureen gave up such transcendental experiences, said Ringo, "because we missed...
...Hayley Mills sang Johnny Ringo...
...appearances, they have been searching for new ways to occupy their time away from the recording studios. The guru bit was a kick, and so was making home movies. Say, they thought, why not combine the two and make a sort of visionary flick for TV? Fab! Paul directed, Ringo mugged, John did imitations, George danced a bit and, when the show hit the BBC last week, the audience gagged. Titled Magical Mystery Tour after their latest album, the one-hour show was never magical but always mysterious. Try as they might, viewers were unable to divine just exactly what...