Many years ago, I served on the Vestry of my local Episcopal Church. The rector, a great believer in personality tests, liked to start Vestry meetings with icebreakers. Before we got down to the business of lamenting the A/C bill, debating the need of a new roof, or championing the consecration of gay bishops, we’d start by answering a question designed to get everyone relaxed and talking.
I’d like your readers to know that I’m addition to everything you wrote that Dick Starkey has the most street cred of all the Beatles. John may have written Working Class Hero but Ringo was the only one of the four who actually was having grown up in The Dingle, still one of the toughest parts of Liverpool. He was the only one who was ever in a gang and in The Beatles Anthology book his chapter about his pre-Beatles life is by far the grittiest and most compelling. So yes, he paid his dues for singing the blues and he knows it don’t come easy.
Beautiful and truthful sentiments, Hugo.
I feel peace and love after reading this. Thank you.
I loved this. So much.
I’d like your readers to know that I’m addition to everything you wrote that Dick Starkey has the most street cred of all the Beatles. John may have written Working Class Hero but Ringo was the only one of the four who actually was having grown up in The Dingle, still one of the toughest parts of Liverpool. He was the only one who was ever in a gang and in The Beatles Anthology book his chapter about his pre-Beatles life is by far the grittiest and most compelling. So yes, he paid his dues for singing the blues and he knows it don’t come easy.