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posted by Rubyrings
For the rest of their week in town, the Beatles spent every free منٹ with their new girlfriends. They took long walks in the chilly late-fall air, the Beatles holding their girlfriends’ hands after receiving cool nods of permission. This activity, though, meant that the شائقین could see them, and many of them made it clear that they were not happy about the Beatles’ choice of girlfriend at all.
“Stupid girls,” muttered Emily again, as she and John passed a small crowd of teenagers who glared at Emily and cast pleading looks at John.
“These ignorant teenagers should be locked away for the good of society,” added Natalya primly, making Ringo feel slightly uncomfortable, as she always did when she started talking like this.
“Oh, they’re not that bad,” he defended his fans. “They’re nice girls; they’re just a bit....”
Natalya shot him a frosty glare. “Do آپ like them better than me?”
And Ringo gave up trying to defend the fans.
In the evenings, the Beatles had concerts to play, but afterwards they always made time for their girlfriends. At first, after two nights of the same pub, the Beatles decided to take their girlfriends somewhere fancy and brought them to a nightclub. On this date, the women had swapped the neat skirt-and-jacket suits they wore everywhere else for fitted party dresses with flouncy skirts that came to mid-calf. But once again, they were all dressed exactly alike except for colour, and once again, Natalya was wearing yellow, Emily green, May blue, and Morag purple. The women seemed to have fun, یا at least, as much fun as they ever did, since they almost never smiled. Morag, in particular, did not object to dancing every dance with George, and she held him close and whispered in his ear.
“You should see our house,” she whispered. “Wide open spaces with no one but us... not at all like this crowded dance floor.”
But the شائقین were here, too, and even though these ones were of the slightly older set, they too were not pleased to see the Beatles unavailable. “Those girls look ready to attack me!” cried Emily grabbing John’s arm to underline her point. “It’s all your fault for leading them on. I feel faint....” She put a hand to her forehead and sighed dramatically.
May looked from Emily to Paul cooly. “Maybe we’d better leave.”
“No, not yet!” protested Paul, eyes wide. “At least stay for a couple مزید dances...” May glared at him. “Oh, all right,” he sighed. “But you’re meeting us tomorrow again, right?”
“Yes,” replied May in a clipped tone. “But somewhere quieter this time.”
So for the اگلے few nights, the Beatles took their girlfriends to the movies, since it was less likely that anyone would see them and bother them inside a crowded theatre. Natalya, May, Morag, and Emily seemed to genuinely hate encountering the Beatles’ fans, but John, Paul, George, and Ringo were still hoping that one the شائقین had gotten used to the idea that they were unavailable, they would be nicer to their girlfriends and then their girlfriends would change their minds.
“How much longer are آپ staying here?” Emily asked as the Beatles took a walk with their girlfriends one day.
“Couple مزید days,” Paul answered, turning round to look at her from where he was walking just ahead hand-in-hand with May. “Then our tour ends and we’ve got recording to do.”
May raised her eyebrows. “Oh. I thought آپ would be staying here a little longer, after the way you’ve been leading us on.”
George wrinkled his thick eyebrows. “We’re not leading آپ on,” he told her. “Aren’t آپ going to come and visit us when we go back to London?”
“Well, I don’t know,” Morag replied delicately. “It can be so hard to get away sometimes....”
The Beatles looked down, feeling a bit guilty. This hadn’t occurred to them when they’d decided to look for girlfriends while they were still on tour.
“We could send a car for آپ یا something,” Ringo suggested hopefully. “You could visit us recording, tell us what آپ think of our new songs and all that. We’re trying to write a new single that will make it big in the States,” he added, trying to turn the conversation to a مزید pleasant topic.
Natalya scrunched her haughty little nose at this statement. “Why? Haven’t آپ got enough of those idiot girls running after آپ here, without trying to get مزید of them?”
Ringo’s blue eyes grew wide and upset. “Come on, Natalya, at least give them a chance....”
“I’ve دیا them all the chances I need to,” she replied coldly, as they passed two teenage girls coming in the other direction. The girls paused to glare at the women, before one promptly burst into tears and the other put an arm around her shoulder and shot Emily a nasty look.
“Never mind them,” advised John, giving Emily’s hand a squeeze. “Maybe we’ll find some smarter شائقین in America. آپ can come with us there.” He batted his brown eyes at Emily.
“Not if those – ” Emily shuddered “ – شائقین are around.” She shook her head and put a hand to her chest. “My nerves can’t take much مزید of them....”
“Doesn’t it ever get tiring?” purred Morag in George’s ear.
George frowned. “Well....”
“I know!” Paul sounded excited. “Why don’t we let آپ girls شامل میں us on the Christmas broadcast we’ll be sending to our fans? Help them get to know آپ a bit better.”
“Talk to those brainless imbeciles?” snapped Natalya. “And why would we want to win them over?”
“I just couldn’t,” added Emily with a little shudder. “I don’t know how آپ can stand those – girls آپ sing to.”
May just gave Paul her iciest look yet and said, “I don’t think so.”
So the Beatles, slightly disappointed, dropped the subject of their fans.
“Do آپ think they’re right?” asked John, on the last evening of their stay in the city.
“Who?” asked Paul, looking up from where he was making a drawing at a little میز, جدول in their hotel suite.
“Our girlfriends.” John came and sat اگلے to Paul. “Think our شائقین have got out of hand like they said?”
“Of course not,” Paul کہا quickly, then looked up thoughtfully. “Although they have been a bit – temperamental lately.”
This was true. Lately the Beatles didn’t even have to start singing their touching love songs before every girl in the theatre had dissolved into tears. And their cries were no longer happy ones. They sounded desperate, even angry.
George, perched on the arm of a chair eating a sandwich, shrugged. “We know our شائقین go crazy when they see us.”
Ringo’s blue eyes were wide and sad. “What will we do if our girlfriends can’t accept that?”
John nodded. “Right. They reckon we shouldn’t be lettin’ our شائقین go crazy at us like that.”
“ But it’s not our fault they do!” protested Paul, gesticulating wildly with his left hand to make his point. “We’re Beatles; they’ve been acting like that since Please Please Me!”
George’s brown eyes were serious. “Maybe they’re right. We’ve seen how our شائقین have been acting lately.”
Ringo frowned. “Maybe. I don’t want to upset Natalya, but....”
There was a knock on their hotel room door. George got up to open it. Standing outside were Emily, May, Morag, and Natalya, and they looked very angry.
“Can’t we even go to see آپ without those girls interfering?” snapped May, the منٹ the door was opened. She marched right in and settled herself on the couch, her fellow women following suit, Emily collapsing onto her نشست as though drained. John put his arm round her, glancing at his fellow Beatles as though uncertain what to do about this.
Natalya looked Ringo square in the eye. “I hope you’ve been thinking over what we’ve been telling آپ about your شائقین this whole time.”
How had she known they’d just been discussing that? Ringo nodded hesitantly. “Yeah....”
Natalya just shook her head in disgust. “Good. I don’t know how much longer آپ want us to put up with this....”
Paul snapped to attention. What was she saying? The women hadn’t come here to break up with them, had they?
“It’ll be easier when we’re not around,” کہا John smoothly, thinking along the same lines as Paul. “Then it’ll be your turn to come visit us at the studio. How soon can آپ get there?”
“Come visit you?” snapped Emily. “With all your crazy little girlfriends hanging around your studio?”
Paul’s دل sank; he felt suddenly cold. “You mean you’re not....”
“I have a better idea,” interrupted Morag. “Why don’t آپ four come and visit us?”
George’s eyes lit; Morag had been talking to him about her house a lot, and from what she'd been telling him, it sounded like heaven. “You mean...?”
“That’s right, George,” Morag purred reaching out and touching his wrist seductively. “A nice secluded place for us; no one else around for miles.”
“But our record...” Paul started to say, then broke off at the frosty look in May’s eyes.
“Of course,” she said, and there was a lilt of deepest annoyance in her tone. “Your record.”
Emily gave them big eyes. “I thought we meant مزید to آپ than that,” she whispered. “But of course....”
“You prefer your fans,” finished Natalya, disgust etched all over her dainty face. “We should have guessed.”
“Of course we don’t,” کہا John without thinking. “We’ve chosen you, haven’t we?”
“You don’t prefer your شائقین to us?” Emily glanced up quickly at John’s face through her short blonde hair. “Then آپ will come and stay with us?”
The Beatles exchanged glances. This would put them behind schedule – they had been hoping to have that single written and recorded before New Year’s. And there was that Christmas broadcast they had wanted to do for their fans, too....
But then they looked at their girlfriends, their hopeful, beautiful faces, and thought of all the fun they could have, just the eight of them alone in their house... all alone, with no one to bother them, no one to stop them from doing anything with each other....
Four Beatles found themselves nodding. “All right.”
“Wonderful!” The women looked happy, یا at least satisfied, which was as happy as they ever looked.
“We’ll go right away, tonight,” Morag decided.
“After آپ take us out to dinner, of course,” added Emily, laying a hand over her heart. “You should, after what we’ve gone through all week thanks to your fans....”
“Tonight?” But the Beatles were supposed to do a little meet-and-greet tonight, signing autographs for their شائقین and probably giving out kisses, as a way of saying good-bye and thank you....
May locked eyes with Paul, fixing him with an icy stare. “Is that a problem?”
Paul swallowed under her intense, intriguing gaze. “No,” he managed. “It’s no problem.”
posted by 80smusiclover1
We have entered the new سال of 1967, and something grand is about to take place for our heroes over the اگلے few months. Speaking of which, let's see what the soon-to-be family has currently been up to!

George, Pattie, and Laura were on the drive to Primrose ہل, لندن in Regent's Park for their picnic as a way to kick off the year. This won't be your typical picnic, though, 'cause the former had planned for it to be the moment where he'll surprise his sweetheart سے طرف کی asking her The Big سوال at last. Pattie said, "I see that خوبانی pie has been quite a staple for your family, eh?" George replied,...
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posted by 80smusiclover1
The Beatles, Laura, and Pattie then spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying the snow in the backyard. Paul said, "I think we can all agree that this has been a bloody spectacular سال for us!" Ringo replied, "Most definitely! We've had so many memorable moments to the point where I'm not sure if I could even pick a favourite among them." Sparkie made a noise that sounded like he was saying, "I know!" John added, "And something tells me we've got a wedding to prepare for سے طرف کی the time اگلے سال arrives, too!" George said, "Correct-a-mundo, mate! I was just about to say that myself." John responded...
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posted by 80smusiclover1
THUMP! "Spirit! Let me out! Let me out! I'll..." Just when Scrooge thought he had fallen to his doom, he came out of his blanket and breathed a sigh of relief upon realizing that he was back in his bedroom again. Not only that, but it was finally Christmas morning, too! Scrooge remarked after opening the window, "Thank goodness that was only a bad dream... Wait! This also means..." A wide smile then ran across his face (followed سے طرف کی a joyful jump) as he exclaimed, "YES!!! The spirits have دیا me another chance! I better go and spread as much holiday cheer as possible!" And in a flash, he freshened...
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posted by 80smusiclover1
After the mist had cleared up, Scrooge found himself in a gloomy cemetery. He looked around and was surprised سے طرف کی a mysterious cloaked figure standing behind him, who then removed his ڈاکو, ہڈ to دکھائیں his real face. He said, "Hello. I'm the Ghost of Christmas Future (Felix the Yeoman Warder)." Scrooge replied, "Oh, I should've guessed." The Ghost continued, "I see you've already learned quite a lot from those two spirits, eh? Well, it's not over yet; as آپ are about to see the consequences of your actions!" Scrooge nodded in response. He then asked, "Is it true that my employee's child will die...
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posted by 80smusiclover1
"Woe is me! I had a promising future with my lovely lady and I gave them all up!", lamented Scrooge as he was back on his bed. At that moment, he heard the ringing of a گھنٹی, بیل along with a jovial voice coming from the living room. "Come one, come all! There's a glorious feast right in store for you! Huh, huh, huh, yeah (This may sound familiar if آپ watch the Beatles Cartoon)!" Scrooge did become speechless for a while upon seeing all that sumptuous food: Roasted turkey, pigs in blankets, mince pies, and even Christmas pudding! The سیکنڈ visitor then noticed him and said, "Why it's a pleasure...
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posted by 80smusiclover1
At around 1:00 am, Scrooge found himself awakened سے طرف کی a glowing yellow light. "That must be coming from the first of those three spirits.", he thought. And indeed, it was. "Greetings, old chap! I'm the Ghost of Christmas Past (Dr. Robert - Remember him from "The Mystery of the Haunted Pier"?), and I have come to دکھائیں آپ how your actions played a part in shaping آپ into the man آپ are today." Scrooge was nervous at first, but replied, "As آپ wish, spirit. Though, how are آپ gonna do that?" The Ghost said, "Simple! Here, hold my hand." What followed was quite possibly the wildest sky ride...
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posted by 80smusiclover1
After continuing his work for the remainder of the day, Scrooge went back ہوم just before midnight. However, as he made his way upstairs, he was startled سے طرف کی what sounded like rattling chains and a ghostly moan. He then tried locking the door and taking cover underneath the living room table, but those didn't work. "Eeebenezer Scrooge, where are you?", کہا the ghost as it finally appeared. This turned out to be none other than his former business partner! "Ah, there ye are! I have come to tell آپ something important." Still shuddering, Scrooge replied, "W-w-what are آپ doing here? How did...
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posted by 80smusiclover1
The story begins on December 24 in Victorian London. Everyone was filled with the holiday spirit as they were getting ready for tomorrow. This, unfortunately, was not the case for a grumpy and surly money-lender named Ebenezer Scrooge. He had outrightly declined his nephew Fred's (Peter Harrison) Christmas رات کے کھانے, شام کا کھانا invitation as well as a donation offered سے طرف کی two gentlemen (Mike McCartney and Harry Harrison), who were fundraising for the poor. سے طرف کی the time Scrooge returned to his office, Bob Cratchit (his underpaid employee) had just finished work and was preparing to go home. He cheerfully greeted...
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posted by 80smusiclover1
"Merry Christmas, Geo! Merry Christmas, ladies!", exclaimed John as the soon-to-be family entered the recording room. George replied, "Merry Christmas to you, too, me mate! I see آپ brought a copy of the book as a reference while waiting for us, eh?" John said, "Ye got that right! In fact, I own this as part of my collection." Laura replied, "Very cool, uncle John!" Pattie added, "I'll say! This project is sure to be just as fun as when we recorded 'Yellow Submarine'." George said, "My thoughts exactly, sweetheart!" Paul asked, "Well then, are آپ ready to get it started?!" Laura said, "Ready...
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posted by 80smusiclover1
December 25, 1966

George and his daughter had just finished their breakfast and were getting themselves prepared to head back to Abbey Road Studios. As they wore their coats, boots, and other winter gear, Laura said, "I'm so excited to take part in the Christmas message with آپ and my uncles for the first time, daddy George! This is gonna be a real treat." George replied, "So am I, Laura, darling! Even مزید exciting is that we will be doing our veddy own version of a certain classic, audio drama style! Of course, this was John's idea, and آپ can thank him for it afterwards." Laura replied, "Oh, how lovely! I'll certainly be keeping that in mind." George responded with a smile and a chuckle. He then took another look at the engagement ring for a while (which he had bought at the start of this month) and gently kissed it. Before long, they drove off, fetched Pattie from her flat, and were on their way to the Studios.

TO BE CONTINUED
posted by 80smusiclover1
The sun had begun to set around the same time the group's tour finally came to an end. They then returned to the courtyard and decided to take a break from walking for a while. George told his brother, "Y'know something, Pete? That amulet actually gave us a better understanding of each other now, since we've pretty much spent the first half of this tour being in each other's shoes." Peter replied, "You are right on the money there, Geo! It was quite a learning experience, too." George said, "Indeed!" John said, "To سب, سب سے اوپر it all off, it made our visit to this قلعہ مزید memorable than what we...
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posted by 80smusiclover1
George, Laura, Pattie, John, and Peter had been enjoying their free time with the ravens while Tony told them about the origins of their association with the castle. "Legend has it that if any of these birds get lost یا fly away, both the Crown and the kingdom will fall. After being warned about this, King Charles II is thought to have been the first to insist that they be protected here. Today, they're known as the Guardians of the Tower." John said, "Hey, I remember reading about that at school! What a fascinating story indeed." George added, "I'll say!" Peter asked, "Are there any other...
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posted by 80smusiclover1
Once they were back outside, the group proceeded to the courtyard to put into action the last step of reversing the Amulet of Bandy's spell. John said, "That SURE was supernatural, me mates!" Laura replied, "Indeed, uncle John! I liked how the ghosts of those princes were friendly towards us." John replied, "Me too, dear Laura." Felix added, "And as I've کہا earlier; this is much better than having to watch over prisoners!" "Absolutely!", remarked Laura. A few منٹ later when they reached the courtyard, Felix told them to wait while he went to pluck out a feather from one of their ravens....
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posted by 80smusiclover1
"Here we are!", exclaimed Felix as everyone reached the سب, سب سے اوپر of the tower. George said, "Oooh! I must say it's a good thing we came here in the afternoon! This place seems to be dimly lit." John replied, "I concur." Laura asked, "So, Felix, can آپ please tell us about its ghost story?" "Your wish is my command!", he replied. "On the death of Edward IV, Edward’s young son, 12 سال old Edward became King Edward V, under the protection of his uncle, the Duke of Gloucester. Wanting to take the Crown for his own, he imprisoned Edward and his young brother Richard right in this part of the castle....
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posted by 80smusiclover1
After asking for a lamp from one of his fellow Yeoman Warders, Felix led the walk to the Tower of the Two Princes. Laura said, "I'm really looking آگے to Felix telling us about the ghost story behind this tower, daddy George!" He replied, "So am I, Laura, darling. So am I!" Pattie said, "And آپ and your brother will be back to your normal selves in no time, honey!" George said, "You bet, love!" John added, "Aye, me mate!" Before long, they reached the stairs leading up to the tower, and they began making their way up. As they were doing so, Peter was startled سے طرف کی what sounded like walking...
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posted by 80smusiclover1
When the group made it to the Armoury Room, Felix unlocked one of the drawers and took out a big book, which was a listing of further information on the Crown Jewels. After going through several chapters, he found the two pages that featured not only the amulet's backstory, but an illustration of it as well. He then explained, "This stone is known as the Amulet of Bandy (to my curious readers, bandy is used as one of the synonyms for switch. I chose that word because of having quite a nice ring to it.). It dates back to the Tudor era and has the ability to, without warning, swap the minds of...
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posted by 80smusiclover1
The others were startled سے طرف کی the commotion just as they had finished their tour of the room. John gasped and said, "Bless me! That sounds like Geo and Pete screaming!" Felix said, "Well, whatever it is, we better go check on them!" The girls especially became concerned. The Harrison brothers themselves had already gotten up after recovering from the amulet's zap. Pattie asked George, "Darling! Are آپ okay?" He replied with a jovial tone, "Yeah, sweetheart! I am. Just feeling a bit... shaken." Laura said, "Hmm... how peculiar. آپ don't seem to act like yourself, daddy George." John added, "And...
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posted by 80smusiclover1
"Wow. I've never seen anything so marvelous when it comes to gems before!", remarked John as they toured the room where the Crown Jewels had been on display for the public to see. Pattie said, "I know! Seeing them in تصاویر really IS nothing compared to this!" Laura said, "My thoughts exactly!" Felix said, "And while the Monarchy has gone through many ups and downs, these precious stones have stood the test of time!" Among the highlights of this stop were, of course, the Imperial State and St. Edward's (which has only been used for coronations) Crowns. There were also swords, scepters, and...
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posted by 80smusiclover1
Now that they were inside the castle, the group proceeded to meet with their tour guide. "Daddy George, do آپ think we might hear some interesting ghost stories, too?", asked Laura. Her father replied, "Maybe so, Laura, darling. Let us see." At that moment, they suddenly heard a loud "BOO!!", which was then followed سے طرف کی a hearty laugh. This eventually turned out to be none other than one of the Yeoman Warders. He said, "I'm sure آپ weren't expecting to be greeted like that, eh? Anyways, welcome to the Tower of London! My name is Felix, and I'll be your guide for this special Halloween tour."...
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posted by 80smusiclover1
October 31, 1966

It's that time of سال once again when chills and thrills abound. George, Peter (who had come for a visit), John, Pattie, and Laura were on their way to quite possibly the most haunted landmark of the city (in terms of its history, that is), where they will be having a special tour with one of the Yeoman Warders as their guide. As they drove through the Tower Bridge, Peter told his brother, "Thanks again for inviting me over to this tour, George! I couldn't ask for a مزید fitting way to celebrate Halloween." George replied, "It was my great pleasure, Pete! And since I've conquered...
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