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based on the story klaus said about ringo waiting patiently as rory fussed with his hair <3
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Sam Leach and Joan McEvoy's Engagement Party, 17th March 1962 🕺💃
Earlier in the evening, The Beatles performed at the Village Hall in Knotty Ash, Liverpool. The evening was billed as a "St. Patrick's Night Rock Gala". Sam Leach, (Liverpool concert booker) booked The Beatles and Rory Storm and The Hurricanes to draw a big crowd so that he could make enough profits to pay for his engagement party, scheduled to follow the night's show. Both bands attended Leach's party, which didn't end until the following afternoon. Also present at the party was Mike McCartney, Paul's girlfriend Dorothy 'Dot' Rhone, Brian Epstein, Bob Wooler and Ted 'Kingsize' Taylor.
In his book Sam Leach has a distinct memory of 'a gang of us' (presumably including Beatles and Hurricanes) travelling to the party from Knotty Ash in a van. Their driver (not Neil Aspinall) pulled out from the Village Hall into the path of a speeding articulated lorry which seemed to have appeared from nowhere. Everyone braced themselves for the inevitable impact but miraculously the lorry, its brakes screeching hysterically, managed to stop less than a foot from the side of the van. Shocked, stunned, shaken and stirred, everyone in the van travelled the 1.5 miles to the party in complete silence.
Hurricane Johnny 'Guitar' Byrne diary entry for 1962 mentions the party:
"Bought Zodiac. Knotty Ash, Orrell, then Sam Leach's engagement party. Had row with Eileen. Got home 6."
The party was at the family house in Huyton, thrown by Dolly, mother of Vera and Joan McEvoy.
"I can vouch for the fact that Brian fell in love with Vera and pursued her all night. In fact after the party he wrote more than one letter to Dolly asking her could she help him fix a date with Vera. Unfortunately for Brian she wasn't interested." Sam Leach (She seemed a little interested, as displayed below)
"Brown, who was married (but separated) at the time of her liaison with Epstein in 1962, describes him as "...very emotional. He always gave the impression of being cold and icy, but he was very softhearted, very tender, very gentle, and he had a lot of feelings. And he was all man, I don't care what they say." (Ray Coleman, The Man Who Made The Beatles)
"We’d been to the Knotty Ash Club for my sister’s engagement. The Beatles had played there, as did Rory [Storm] and a few other groups. Afterwards, as usual, we all went back to the house and Brian came along.
If you saw the Beatles in my mother’s they were just a scruffy bunch of boys. And who’d look at them? I wouldn’t bother with them but then Brian stood out and Brian looked like the real thing. He was handsome. He was tall. He was immaculate. That’s why I let Brian get behind the bar with me and help me serve the drinks. He was the best of the bunch.
So we were just behind the bar when Elvis came on, 'Heartbreak Hotel’. He loved it, I loved it, and we started dancing. There wasn’t much room. You know, you could go two steps forward, three steps back and that was it. So we sort of got a bit close and everyone was laughing at us, saying, like, 'What’s going on?’ But if you moved sideways you fell over the crates. There were crates of beer in there and everybody’s coats. We ended up on top of the coats or on top of the crates if we just moved the wrong way. And we got pretty close but I wasn’t surprised by the way he was acting towards me.
We were dancing and kissing at the same time. He was probably one of the sexiest fellas I had ever met. People say, 'Oh well, Brian was gay.’ but he wasn’t very gay with me. He was just like any other man and more. He was very easy-going and casual and funny. He’d make you laugh and he could dance. You know he could move. He said to me, 'I’ve seen you in different places and I thought you were stuck up.’ And I said, 'Well, I thought you were stuck up because I remember being in your shop and you were like the big boss.’
I think he was pretty fresh. In a house where people are looking at you it’s not like a club with all the lights out and people tend to be aware of others but Brian wasn’t that bothered. He was interested and he showed it. Maybe he’d had a bit too much to drink. I don’t know. But I can’t say that because I met Brian afterwards and he was still interested.
The next day he called round to the house. I wasn’t there so he talked to my mother about poetry. I don’t know how they got talking about poems but Brian came the following day with a book of poems for my mother with a little letter. He also gave her a letter thanking her for having the party because everyone had made such a terrible mess of the house. It was full of eggs and rubbish and bottles everywhere and he apologized for the actions of everybody else at the party.
Well, my mother just thought he was the most wonderful person in the world. At last a gentleman has come through this door and not Teddy boys and hooligans and all the rest of it. In the first letter he said he’d enjoyed meeting her, loved coming to the house, felt so welcome and would she mind if he came around again to see me. I said to my mum, 'Well, that’s impossible. How can I see him? You know I can’t go out with Brian.’ She said, 'You will have to’.
My mother was in love with Brian: 'He’s beautiful. He’s wonderful.’ So she sort of arranged it. I didn’t want him to come and pick me up at the house because I didn’t want people to see us going out. I arranged to meet him in a little cafe in Bold Street. We had a coffee and a chat and then I can’t really remember where we went. We went somewhere for a drink around Bold Street where there were all these little dives at the time. But I had to be back for nine o'clock. Another time I met him in the Tower and we had a little chat. We met in the back office and had a talk.
I liked Brian as a man and I think Brian liked me. But then he suggested if we were to go out we’d have to go to Southport or Manchester - anywhere out of Liverpool because he didn’t want to walk into my husband in Liverpool. We were separated at the time but it was a little bit awkward, you know.
It’s hard for me to believe Brian was gay. I think if I had been free and if I’d seen more of Brian I think we could have got serious. I think he was all man. I just can’t accept that he was gay.
In the shop Brian seemed like a man, like your dad shouting at you and superior. He had an attitude of superiority. But later on I discovered he was just like any other man. I thought he was a very passionate, loving person. He was like two different people. So if there’s a third person involved - this gay person - I just say he’s one hell of a man to be able to please everybody. You know, he was just unique. That’s all I can say." Vera Brown, In His Life, The Brian Epstein Story.
"George always fancied Joan and when I began dating her, he asked her to let him know when she finished seeing me. 'But don't tell Sam', he added. 'He’d batter me!' Today she probably feels like battering me for spoiling her chances." Sam Leach, The Rocking City
"Later in the evening, Joan had a headache and said she was going upstairs for a lie down. I went to fetch a couple of aspirins from the kitchen and said I'd follow her. Bob Wooler then made a typically cheap remark about pre-marital sex. Before I had a chance to sort him out, Paul and George grabbed him and made him personally apologise to Joan." Sam Leach, The Rocking City
"Rory Storm was lying on the floor hopelessly drunk. He shouted up to Paul, 'I wanna be in the picture'. So, as you can see, Paul bent down and lifted his foot into the shot." Sam Leach
"The night rolled on and I found Lennon, completely sloshed, sitting in the kitchen rolling raw eggs down Ann Barton's birds-nest hairstyle. Each time one broke, he gave a gasp of astonishment at the gooey yellow mess spreading across the tiled floor. Dolly found out and gave him a severe rollicking, which sobered him up enough to utter a sincere, 'Sorry, Mrs Mac'. Everyone liked and respected Dolly McEvoy and that was the only time I ever saw Lennon genuinely humbled. He disappeared for a while after that and was found later fast asleep in the bath.
When he finally came downstairs, he once again started to apologise. Dolly had forgotten all about it, but he was still apologising as he left at nine the next morning. As we stood outside, he shook my hand gravely. 'That was the very best party I've ever been to . . . honest,' he croaked. I was pleased everyone had enjoyed themselves, but when John started thanking me for a third time, I put him in a taxi and packed him off home. As he left, I slipped an egg into his pocket. He never did tell me how that hatched out." Sam Leach, The Rocking City
#Paul McCartney#George Harrison#John Lennon#Pete Best#Sam Leach#photos by Sam Leach#quotes#Rory Storm#Joan McEvoy#Brian Epstein#Mike McCartney#Dot Rhone#Bob Wooler#Vera Brown#Ted Taylor#The Hurricanes#Paul#John#George#Brian
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1962
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Rory Storm and Johnny Guitar, possibly 1961 in Butlins
“Rory Storm was far more show than substance. He learnt his tricks from watching Elvis Presley and Gene Vincent. He had little originality but was a very good copycat. He would cock his leg over the mike like Gene Vincent and cover his songs like ‘Rocky Road Blues’. I will never forget him knocking the Reslo mike over at Holyoake: his foot hit the mike, which was the only one we had. I thought, ‘Oh god, I hope he hasn’t ruined it’, and, fortunately, he hadn’t. I told him that he must never do that when we are down to one mike. If you glanced at some of the early photographs of Rory Storm doing tricks with his mike stand, you might think it was a young Rod Stewart.” - Bob Wooler
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Rory Storm with his drummer, Ringo Starr and a Liverpool mate named George Harrison from a rival band, called the Beatles. Circa Autumn 1961 photo: Dick Matthews.
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George Picture of the Day 12-6-23
That handsome devil second from the right is our Ringo. Does anyone suspect that the guy standing next to him is Rory Storm?? And the rest of them are the Hurricanes? That's my guess!
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Favorite Ringo Starr photos 🐙🐙
#ringo starr#richard starkey#rory storm and the hurricanes#rory storm#the beatles#john lennon#paul mccartney#george harrison#he is so cute
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George, after Ringo's first week as a Beatle: yeah, sorry, John and Paul can be a bit much
Ringo: [thinking about Rory always breaking shit, Johnny constantly screaming, Rory painting his own name on walls, Lu threatening to go solo over cold coffee, Rory nonstop running around Hamburg instead of taking motor vehicles, and Ty trying to bang everything that moved]
Ringo: yeah no its cool
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Where can I read more about Rory Storm? Because he seems like he’d be funny to read about
I haven't been on Tumblr in an extraordinarily long time, but found this upon coming back and figured I'd reply anyway just in case it ends up being helpful to someone.
I personally found out much of what I know about Rory Storm (and his Hurricanes) through deep dives on the internet. (Many, many hours on the internet.) But! There is also a book published by Anthony Hogan called "From A Storm To A Hurricane", which details Rory's life incredibly well, including anecdotes and personal stories from those who knew him. Truly can't recommend that book enough for fans of Rory, or those just wanting to know a little about another amazingly talented and charismatic Liverpool band/musician.
I would also like to say - I am now very much available for questions regarding him as well. Always willing to search through a book or two to get an answer out about Rory!
#Rory Storm#Rory Storm and the Hurricanes#ty brian#lu walters#johnny guitar#from a storm to a hurricane#the hurricanes#60s music#60s#the cavern club
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Today was Robbie's job interview for a big pharmaceutical company. He was anxious and was practicing to get him in the right mindset when someone called his name. Jayleen. "W-What do you want? You're wasting my time," he sighed, voice shaking slightly from the nerves. "I'm here to wish you-" Jayleen replied when he cut her off.
"I can't talk. I'm gonna be late," Robbie said and walked off. Not even a hello or a see you later. She thought they grew closer over uni and came to cheer him on his job interview.
#ts4#sims 4#ts4 gameplay#ts4 legacy#postcard legacy#postcard gen 3#robbie reichmann#jayleen chavez#some calm before the storm RORY THIS ISNT EVEN CALM 😭😭#yep just checking in on robbie#whys he such an asshole so mean!!!#no IM THE ASSHOLE making him like this lol character development#givejayleenahug
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circa 1960
#rory storm and the hurricanes#the beatles#rory storm#ringo starr#teddy boy#fanart#xartx#my art#beatles fanart
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#So sweet :')#Mike McCartney#Rory Storm#'(don't we Iris?)'#his emoji use :( so endearing#Mike#tweets#photos by Astrid
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Interview with Lu Walters regarding Ringo Starr. (July 18, 1963) (my own notes below)
" I met Ringo during the old Skiffle days. He was appearing at the Mardi Gras with Rory Storm and was dressed in a long black Teddy Boy suit. Later, I joined the group which was then known as the Raving Texans and we played numerous dates around the Liverpool area.
Ringo was not an exceptional drummer at the time, but as the group progressed he improved to such an extent that we realized he would be a very good drummer.
We had some good times when we made our first appearance at Butlin's holiday camp. Ringo was the lazy one of the group. In the mornings he used to sleep late, and if woken would be very bad tempered. The first signs of him waking took the form of one open eye which was staring round the chalet. Then it would be between one hour and 1 1/2 hours before he'd stir properly. Then he wouldn't speak for an hour or so. After that he'd revert to his normal self. He was the life and soul of any party we went to and was well liked because of his sense of humour.
We had quite a laugh watching him take swimming lessons off Ty*. At one time he seemed to be doing fine until he realized that he was out of his depth and in the twelve-footer. Then he just yelled and vanished from sight. It ended when three of us dived in and pulled him out - we had a good laugh about it afterwards. " (full interview here)
My thoughts/corrections, some things to consider, and more interviews below the cut!
This interview is strange because who is to say it actually happened, yet it does have accurate information for the most part and if it was made up the author seems to have a grasp on the Hurricanes and their individual members. However, one thing that could possibly be incorrect is the whole "swimming lesson" thing.
* Vi, Rory's mother, has a slightly different version of the swimming story.
“Rory found out that Ringo could not swim a stroke so he decided to try and teach him,” recalled Vi. “It was fine at first, but then they became more ambitious and decided to go underwater swimming which almost caused a tragedy. Rory told me that suddenly a pair of hands appeared from beneath the waves, desperately searching for something to grab onto. Ringo’s swimming obviously wasn’t good enough for underwater yet. Luckily, Rory saw what was happening and pulled him out.” (via Beatles Book monthly, section taken from this article)
Beatles Book monthly also has some mistakes and made up stories from time to time, but their interviews can be somewhat reliable, and this seems like a pretty obscure thing to make up. While memories just might be obscured because I can imagine all of them were together during the swimming incident, it's becoming a determining factor for whether or not this interview is legit.
To me, it sounds like the interview itself is legit however whoever wrote the transcript flubbed a few things. However, we will never know for sure if this is the case. If anyone has any other information, please let me know!
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Kaladin as the Doctor with Adolin and Shallan as his companions is so fucking good. Kaladin feels made for this role, he's got just the right amount of grump, compassion and trauma.
#moash could either be a previous companion he lost (sad)#or he could make a good master potentially#theyve already got the homoerotic tension down#adolin and shallan would have a rory/amy vibe#stormlight archive#my-storming-posts
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Sam Leach and Joan McEvoy's Engagement Party, 17th March 1962🖤
Earlier in the evening, The Beatles performed at the Village Hall in Knotty Ash, Liverpool. The evening was billed as a "St. Patrick's Night Rock Gala". Sam Leach, (Liverpool concert booker) booked The Beatles and Rory Storm and The Hurricanes to draw a big crowd so that he could make enough profits to pay for his engagement party, scheduled to follow the night's show. Both bands attended Leach's party, which didn't end until the following afternoon. Also present at the party was Mike McCartney, Paul's girlfriend Dorothy 'Dot' Rhone, Brian Epstein, Bob Wooler and Ted 'Kingsize' Taylor. Hurricane Johnny 'Guitar' Byrne diary entry for 1962 mentions the party🖤
Via @inmylifeiloveyoujohnlennon on Instagram🖤
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