I saw this clip today. Not for the first time, but something struck me about it.
As far as the music goes, the song and performance proves that the Beatles were still the Beatles even as the whole thing was imploding. But look at them. John, George, and Ringo are all dressed for winter. As well they might be, as it's late January in London. Billy Preston's coat looks pretty well insulated as well.
But Paul? He's out there bundled up in nothing more than a suit jacket. No sweater, no scarf. Either he's trying to psych the other three out―which I wouldn't put past him―or he's got special bassist powers.
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Although I loved the Beatles from the first time I heard them when my mother returned from England with Please Please Me tucked in her suitcase by 1969 there were some pretty important events unfolding in my own life. So I while I seriously missed the band I think at the time everybody thought their breakup would be temporary.
Even though a return never did happen their music still inspires. John, Paul, George all had successful solo careers and albums but even after all this time it's been Ringo who has continued stage shows. Jer found both of these:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG14CJ0klhw&list=PLqTrbHMYjYWPRJUk8w0VEAmIYYW9wuVRI&index=22
This is very interesting too:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr_%26_His_All-Starr_Band
As Paul was always the most dashing member of the Beatles he was probably wearing woolies under his suit that winter afternoon.
I can see how you had other things on your mind by that point. As for the breakup being temporary, I don't think you were that far off. There was animosity for a few years, but after that I think it was more a preference not to have to live up to their own legend. Let the Stones be the world's biggest band if they wanted to be.
That was a good concert clip from Ringo and his band. From what I saw it looked like that was a very intimate venue, so the audience was quite close to the performers. You could see they were thrilled about it. He had two drum kits on stage too, for the other part of the Ringo experience.
The All-Starr band currently has Colin Hay from Men at Work in it. The past roster is impressive, including Todd Rundgren, Burton Cummings from the Guess Who, and briefly John Entwistle.
For some reason the possibility of warm long underwear didn't occur to me. Oh well.
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