Thanks Dan

So true Dan, a great insight from Quarryman Nigel. Paul seems to have been driven right from the start. Good in many ways, and bad in others, especially for those who weren't as committed. Pretty brave/cheeky to join a John Lennon band and start throwing your weight around. 🤣 Perhaps Paul got his outlook from his Dad, who once ran a band, because he can't have had much experience himself 😆

He is such a lovely guy too. Told us so many stories. This was a gem.

Glad you enjoyed it Paul. It all starts here!

Thank you. Credit for the filming and directing goes to my business partner Roger Appleton, who is incredible to work with. Good teamwork!

A pleasure

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks Tony, yes, we need to hear from those eyewitnesses to fully understand what really happened.

A pleasure

Thank you, greetings from Liddypool.

What was it like then? What do you remember?

@@BrightmoonLiverpool I was youngish (27) and felt like I didn't want to overstay my welcome, which is why I only took 2 photos from inside. As Mr. Jones answered the door, I THINK he was smoking a pipe. We chatted at the entrance, and he invited me in. He could not have been nicer (as were all Liverpudlians I met and got to know). As I climbed the staircase, carpeted in brown with small yellow accents (first photo), Mr. Jones called up saying McCartney's bedroom would be the first one I saw after doing a 180-degree turn. Entered it and looked out the window overlooking Forthlin. (2nd photo taken from outside the bedroom looking in.) In the British reception room ("living room" to us Yanks), I remember a fireplace (the one shown in the now-famous photo of John and Paul practicing next to). Went into the smallish kitchen and later into the back yard. I assume the Jones family still owned the home up until it was designated a National Trust property, as I read years ago that Sheila Jones was the owner during the transfer period. Many, many others memories, including a bar-hopping night out with Cavern DJ Bob Wooler (Dec. '81) which was arranged by the young lady I went to visit (Wooler took me to a couple of places with live bands); and a woman at NEMS taking me downstairs and into a small room where she showed me a document with signatures. I was in such awe, I have no recollection as to what the paper was or who the signatures belonged to. Remember, this was still less than 20 years after Beatlemania had hit the globe, so I guess not all of the "important documents" had yet been gathered and archived. Sorry for being so long.

So rarely interviewed and such a nice man too.

Good idea! He missed that one. Hope your hat is full with your great Beatles covers mate!! 🎸🎵🎶👍

Will do Phil, thanks mate

Got your email, thanks and will try and contact Nigel for you. David

Yes and definitely is NOT Paul

Thanks always wondered

He was writing, but they didn't perform any of them. Interestingly, with the Quarrymen recording a Paul song, In Spite of all the Danger, on 12th July 1958, their drummer, Colin Hanton, can never remember them ever performing that live either.

It is a tricky one. Nigel insists they went, but John never mentioned it, which you would have thought he would. Whether Mark or I insist he did or didn't, only Nigel and John know the truth. We are just historians trying to get to the truth. But neither of us was there.

@@BrightmoonLiverpool Appreciate your detective work and I do hope John and Nigel saw Buddy Holly that night.

@@pbfey Me too.

Depends what you call a Liverpool accent. Ringo and George had typical south Liverpool accents for the time. John had little discernible traditional Liverpool accent as he lived in Woolton, where there wasn't a strong accent. Nigels is typical of Woolton. Paul's is an amalgam as he lived in different parts of Liverpool but also had elocution lessons to lose his accent. Hope that helps? David

Lee Park was his job, as he was a trainee golf professional. Sure he would have played other courses like Allerton, but this was his place of work.

Coming soon!

Definitely!!