Who was Julia Lennon's neighbor who claimed that
her children were being "terrified" by four year old
John?
SEPTEMBER 2008 QUESTION
Who sold John his first "real" guitar
at Hessey's?
AUGUST 2008 QUESTION
Who was June Furlong?
JULY 2008 QUESTION
What woman accompanied The Beatles to Hamburg in
August 1960?
JUNE 2008 QUESTION
Who served as interpreter between Bruno Koschmider
and Allan Williams?
MAY 2008 QUESTION
What girlfriend of Paul's accompanied Cynthia Powell
to Hamburg in the spring of 1961?
APRIL 2008 QUESTION
What single was recorded at the Akustik Studio in
Hamburg, Germany in Oct. 1960, featuring John, Paul, and George
of The Beatles and Ringo Starr and Lu Walters of Rory Storm and
the Hurricanes?
MARCH 2008 QUESTION
What rather dingy site owned by Alan Caldwell
and his mother was one of the first places that George Harrison
accompanied the group to a gig?
FEBRUARY 2008 QUESTION
Name all of the drummers for the Quarrymen and
The Beatles prior to Ringo.
ANSWERS
MAY 2009 ANSWER
What was Mimi's and Julia's mother's (and John's
grandmother's) name?
The ANSWER: Annie Stanley
APRIL 2009 ANSWER
What brand of guitar did John purchase as his first
"real" guitar at Hessey's in Whitechapel, Liverpool?
The ANSWER: Most books only list it as "a honey-colored
Spanish guitar with steel strings." It was a Gallotone Champion.
FEBRUARY 2009 ANSWER
Mike P. from Terrytown, Louisiana is our February QUESTION.
Congratulations!
The question was: What day and date
did John and Paul meet?
The ANSWER: Saturday, July 6, 1957
JANUARY 2009 ANSWER
The question was: What was Brian Epstein's
mother's name?
The ANSWER: Queenie
DECEMBER 2008 ANSWER
The question was: Who told Brian Epstein,
"Manage us now. Where's the contract? I'll sign it."
The ANSWER: John said it.
NOVEMBER 2008 ANSWER
The question was: Where were The Beatles
on Jude's birthday in 1963?
The ANSWER: The Beatles were performing at The
Royal Command Performance in London.
OCTOBER 2008 ANSWER
The question was: Who was Julia Lennon's
neighbor who claimed that her children were being "terrified"
by four year old John?
The ANSWER: Dolly Hipshaw
SEPTEMBER 2008 ANSWER
The question was: Who sold John his first
"real" guitar at Hessey's?
The ANSWER: Jim Gretty
AUGUST 2008 ANSWER
The question was: Who was June Furlong?
The ANSWER: The life model at Liverpool College
of Art, who encouraged John to sign his band with Brian Epstein.
JULY 2008 ANSWER
The question was: What woman accompanied
The Beatles to Hamburg in August 1960?
The ANSWER: Beryl Chang Williams
JUNE 2008 ANSWER
The question was: Who served as interpreter
between Bruno Koschmider and Allan Williams?
The ANSWER: George Steiner, who traveled to
Hamburg with the Beatles in August 1960, and stayed there to be
a liason between Bruno and the British groups he was hiring.
MAY 2008 ANSWER
The question was: What girlfriend of Paul's
accompanied Cynthia Powell to Hamburg in the spring of 1961?
The ANSWER: Dot Rhone
APRIL 2008 ANSWER
The question was: What single was recorded
at the Akustik Studio in Hamburg, Germany in Oct. 1960, featuring
John, Paul, and George of The Beatles and Ringo Starr and Lu Walters
of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes?
The ANSWER: On the A side: Summertime,
and on the B side: a sales promotional for ladies handbags and
shoes.
MARCH 2008 ANSWER
The question was: What rather dingy site owned
by Alan Caldwell and his mother was one of the first places that
George Harrison accompanied the group to a gig?
The ANSWER: "The Morgue Skiffle Cellar.".
FEBRUARY 2008 ANSWER
The question was: Name all of the drummers for
the Quarrymen and The Beatles prior to Ringo.
The ANSWER:
Colin Hanton (QuarryMan drummer)
Johnny Hutchison (for about a half hour at the Larry Parnes audition
at the Blue Angel...while they were waiting on Tommy Moore to
arrive)
Tommy Moore
Ronnie (a ganger who took the stage when John asked for a drummer
volunteer)
Norman Chapman (for a short time before he was drafted)
Peter Randolph Best
Note: Many people put Ken Brown. Ken was a guitarist.
(Hey, this is for diehard Beatlemaniacs, and we want
to make it interesting and fun. We hope you weren't expecting,
"What was Ringo's real name?")
