#ringo starr

[harrisonarchive]

Kimi Aida, Tetsusaburo Shimoyama and The Beatles in Japan, 1966; and Kimi with her George autograph in 2016. Photos © Steve McClure, via The Japan Times and © Kimi Aida.

"During their stay at the hotel [Tokyo Hilton], the Beatles received all sorts of visitors. They included merchants (Lennon reportedly bought a chess set), representatives of the media and Tetsusaburo Shimoyama, manager of the Shochiku Central movie theater and head of the Beatles Fan Club of Japan. The club wasn’t an ‘official’ fan club, and Shimoyama wanted to get the Beatles’ imprimatur for the club while they were in Japan. Kimi Aida was his interpreter. She was working at the Tokyo office of an American film-distribution company at the time. […] 'I was asked suddenly — maybe the day before — to go to the Tokyo Hilton,’ Aida says as she embarks on her own sentimental journey into the past. 'When I met them I was nervous. I wasn’t so crazy a fan.’ Aida says she liked Harrison best. 'He was so sensitive. He gave me his autograph,’ she says, proudly displaying the framed keepsake. Shimoyama’s interview with the Beatles lasted two hours. Aida says it was mainly about business. The atmosphere was hardly one of decadent rock 'n’ roll excess. Aida says tea, cookies and sandwiches were served. The Beatles, she recalls, 'were all happy and handsome and kind gentlemen. They were stylish.'" - Article by Steve McClure, special to The Japan Times

[g-l-o-c-k-e-n-s-p-i-e-l]

Stanley just told me that the fast ringo theory is real.

[glitterystrawberrypeace]

like a true writer, my writing process is me talking to myself

[modrockmocker]

"Playboy: To bring up another topic that’s shocking to some, how do you feel about the homosexual problem? "George: Oh yeah, well, we’re all homosexuals, too. "Ringo: Yeah, we’re all queer. "Paul: But don’t tell anyone. "Playboy: Seriously, is there more homosexuality in England than elsewhere? "John: Are you saying there’s more over here than in America? "Playboy: We’re just asking. "George: It’s just that they’ve got crewcuts in America. You can’t spot ’em. "Paul: There’s probably a million more queers in America than in England. England may have it’s [sic] scandals… like [John] Profumo and all… but at least they’re heterosexual. "John: Still, we do have more than our share of queers, don’t you think? "Paul: It just seems that way because there’s more printed about them over here. "Ringo: If they find out somebody is a bit bent, the press will always splash it about."—The Beatles for Playboy, 28 October 1964

[candicoated]

This is how I imagine Paul playing with Heather.

[cecpizzarocks]

my boy deserved better man

[johnssilverhammer]

OMG THANK YOU GUYS SM FOR 400 YALL ARE THE GOATS 🫰🥹

[plainmilksauce]

bugs from miscellaneous eras