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Winterbourne House: HDN locale.
It goes without saying, so I won't, and this is certainly one of them. Iconic photos of the manic-era Fabs, as per above left, are all about running, jumping, waving, posing with soft-toys, and...
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Quarry Bank: May 1957.
These unfortunates were tasked with educating one J. W. Lennon, being the teaching staff at Quarry Bank during his time there. John, o' course, held them in low regard generally, verbally (and possibly...
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Wardour Street: 1943-2013.
Very little remains of Soho as ver Fabs knew it, back when blah blah blah. Or so I thought, but having recently been gifted a photocopied London Street Directory ca. 1966, which lists each and every...
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Quarry Bank: September, 1952.
Ex hoc metallo virtutem, indeed. Above, Form 1R, featuring the infamous Shennon and Lotton, top left. Regulah readahs of this drivel will know of the fondness round 'ese parts for Pete Shotton's...
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More Quarry Bank: September, 1952.
An anonymous "readah" has very kindly sent a first generation scan of the above pic, providing much more detail. Such as:In slightly related shiznizzle, a pic of the Old Dutch on Penny Lane,...
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28 New Row, St Martin's Lane, WC2: The Theatre-Zoo.
MMT: IATW: FFT: Ever wondered where Ver Fabs got those deliciously creepy costumes? Eric Gledhill, that's where, and his Theatre-Zoo in WC2. Close "scritiney" of the invoice reveals the full feral...
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Wolsey Road, Esher: Quill Cottage.
John bought several houses for those close to him, including this one in Wolsey Road, Esher, which served as home to Cyn's mother Lilian, for a while at least. The above pic of Julian plus...
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Kenwood: Vroom etc.
Some photos of John's old Ferrari, briefly returned to Kenwood, in order to publicise the recent sale of same. Above in almost the very spot where cousin Stan posed back in the day. Below, up the...
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Hong Kong: Tiger Balm Garden/Mandarin Hotel.
In June 1977, John took Sean to Hong Kong, accompanied by a small retinue. The postcard above captures the location of the Tiger Balm Garden location, as visited by all concerned. The Gardens were a...
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Kenwood: summer, 1968.
Screencaps filched from further footage, filmed at Kenwood beside the pool and in the sunroom, circa summer '68: ...no doubt the same day as the similar colour footage which has been up on YouTube for...
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Mark Lewisohn's All These Years: 10.5/10.
(I've pretty much finished the trade edition of Mr Lewisohn's tome, and so here are a few mercifully brief thoughts. Before I begin, I should state that Mark is a mate, and a good one, so don't take...
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Saltney Street/Dublin Street, Liverpool: Bonded Tea Warehouse.
Oh, wot a statement: the four of them pitched up on a patch of wasteland in front of a derelict warehouse, and a very odd sort of glamour, even now. Having made a few desultory attempts to track down...
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St Paul's Church, Covent Garden: Paul pops up.
As ye will shurely know by now, Paul done a pop up in Covent Garden today...and I was there! What's more, it was the second time in 3 days that I'd got within pantie-chucking distance of the great man...
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Lennon unt McCartney: then unt nau.
Lennon unt, as I clearly state in the blog post title, McCartney, then unt, as I clearly state in the blog post title, nau, above. John circa Pepper, Paul circa New.But woooah there Padre! Just you...
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Liverpool: Gambier Terrace, then unt nau.
This famous shot of John plus art school chums was taken in Gambier Terrace, No. 3 of which, as ye will know, was home for a while to the aforementioned (though paying rent was more of a theoretical...
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Quarry Bank: that Lennon's detention sheets.
This pair of fairly amusing documents is up for auction via Tracks at the moment, and they've supplied a detailed (and equally amusing) press release which I certainly can't better, so, in the...
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Duke Street, Liverpool: Joe's Restaurant.
Joe's Restaurant (or Joe's Caff, as it was known), was one of those pivotal places. Being both centrally situated and open late (10pm to 4am), the Beatles and many others naturally gravitated here...
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Liverpool: Falkner Street, 36 thereof.
Chosen, no doubt, for its chippy proximity, number 36 Falkner Street was Brian's paddy pad pad for his dillying, and, lest we forget, dallying, a pad subsequently gifted to John and Cyn as a wedding...
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Pre-1963 Sexual Intercourse: a discourse.
Gentle readah, the time has come, at long last, to turn our ugly faces to the innocent thangs of life (Are ye sure about this? - Adjectives Ed.). Yes, I am not. For I speak (in this specific instance)...
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