George

I love it when George uses maths as a weapon…

Fighting off boredom was always a problem with the Beatles. From the moment they became so popular that they had to hide from their fans, there was a lot of hanging around to do, a lot of time spent waiting in their dressing-room until they were due to go on stage. Finding ways of filling in those hours became almost an obsession. They never handled money - Brian Epstein did that for them - and I doubt whether any of them had an idea of how much they were worth. Even if they had, they couldn't have gone out to the shops without being mobbed. If they wanted anything, they asked Neil Aspinall, their road manager, to get it for them. Brian and Neil pandered to them as if they were sick children, bringing them toys and games that might amuse them and stop them from becoming restless. They brought in electric trains and motor cars which all four would gleefully race against each other. The fans also sent them presents - by the sackful. These would be waiting in the dressing-room before every show and the boys would make a rush for them the moment they arrived. If this was some hours before they were due to perform, as it often was, they would then play until it was time to prepare for the show. Considering how much time they spent cooped up together, the Beatles seemed to get on well together. ‘Of course we have rows,’ John said, ‘but they are never serious. We’ve been hanging around together for years as friends. Usually it’s people who get together just for business who crack up.’

pls feed us mclennon :((((