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A week ago today, my book was published, and it's exceeding my expectations.

Some Other Guy follows Stuart Sutcliffe and The Beatles to Hamburg in August 1960, and it's a voyage of discovery for Stuart in this fictionalised account.

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The unfortunate Beatle

“We were in Hamburg with Gene Vincent and [later] Little Richard and there’s still many a story going round about the escapades, especially with Gene Vincent, who was a rather wild guy. We met Gene backstage. ‘Backstage’ - I mean, it was a ‘toilet’ and we were thrilled.”

[John, Anthology]

           “Gene had been a marine and he was always offering to knock me out; he knew two pressure points. I said, 'Get out of it. Sod off!’ He’d say, 'Oh come on, you’ll only be out for a minute.'”

[Paul, Anthology]

           “I met Gene Vincent in the Star-Club bar one day, in a break. He said, 'Quick, come with me.’ We jumped in a taxi and went up the Reeperbahn to the apartment where he was staying. I began to notice that he was all uptight - he thought the tour manager was bonking his girlfriend!

“We ran inside, up to the front door and Gene opened his coat and pulled out a gun. He handed it to me saying, ‘Hold this,’ and started knocking on the door and shouting, ‘Henry, Henry, you bastard!’ I thought to myself, ‘I’m out of here,’ gave him the gun back and cleared off quick.”

[George, Anthology]

The Beatles with Gene Vincent at the Star Club, Hamburg, April or May, 1962. 

Happy Birthday The Cavern Club! 

Here’s to the next 60 years!