Is that Paul Watching John? - AND Tracking Down The LENNON STAGE! Birth Of The Beatles.

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  • The Summer of '57.
    Three investigations into the events that happened between 22nd June 1957 and the 6th July 1957 in Liverpool - The legendary Summer of '57.
    Some say they're the best bits from our 'Birth of the Beatles' series. (Links below.)
    John Lennon and The Quarrymen had their first gig at Toxteth, Liverpool and they played again 2 weeks later at the Woolton church fete. It was there that he met McCartney.
    Their meeting is endlessly fascinating and these 3 investigations help to bring it to life. (I hope!!)
    These investigations are part of our 'Birth of the Beatles' series.
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  • @gr6060
    @gr6060 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    If this were a "court case" and I was on the jury, with the evidence presented, I would agree that was Paul. And I would also agree with the "no flatbed" performance. Great video! Thank you for posting this. 👍

  • @shuroom57
    @shuroom57 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    The year I was born, 1957. I was lucky to grow up in the fertile, nascent, musical climate that incubated the greatest band ever. It is worth being this old, for that alone. I appreciate the amount of reverence and enthusiasm that you have put into this documentary of an historic meeting. Thank you!

  • @scottboyenga7532
    @scottboyenga7532 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    It’s always astounded me that these two people of such immense talent just happen to live near each other, just happen to meet and oh, Paul happened to know this young classmate who could play a mean guitar!

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Good observation, yes it's weird and incredible! I suppose sometimes in life things just happen and can't be manufactured. :)

    • @ianharrison6597
      @ianharrison6597 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      There is no such thing as a ‘random’ coincidence. Something, fate, destiny, give it whatever name you want, arranges tests, challenges and events in our lives. We very likely have free will, McCartney could have decided he didn’t want to associate with someone smelling of beer, but from our own experiences, I’d bet we can all tell of times when we wanted to do something, but were being overwhelmingly ‘persuaded’ by whatever to take a different course of action, that ends up being one of the best things you could have done. That’s life. We don’t know why.

    • @septembersurprise5178
      @septembersurprise5178 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ianharrison6597 "What a delightful thing a coincidence is! There isn't anybody to whom that mysterious conjunction which we call a coincidence is a matter barren of interest."
      - Mark Twain
      The pendulum does swing, and therein lies the rub.

    • @Larrymarx
      @Larrymarx 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I agree with you 100% What's the chance of that happening...

    • @naimusic362
      @naimusic362 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Word gets around that there’s a band playing up the road, then word gets around that the band is very good and it’s inevitable they would be meeting up at some point. The fact they all got together when they did and had Brian Epstein as their manager was just amazing. The rest is history 😎👍

  • @stephenmacdonald4005
    @stephenmacdonald4005 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Love this stuff. The Beatles still blow my mind. I just never get used to the music. It’s always alive.

  • @jensontagg
    @jensontagg 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I’m sorry to tell you that at the time of the Roseberry Street gig, Paul McCartney was in his back garden on a roof watching a police dog show taking place in the fields behind his home on Forthlin Road. Mike McCartney confirms this.
    There is even footage of the dog show and in the distance you can make out a group of lads perched on a roof watching the show in the garden of what would have been 20 Forthlin Road (if you would like to see this footage, please message me) and this would have been Paul, Mike and a couple of friends.
    Therefore the person in the photo is not Paul.

    • @annnee6818
      @annnee6818 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂😂😂😂 I'm guessing you're pulling everyone's leg bit it's warranted. This one is such a reach. Paul forgot about this/kept it a secret/never mentioned that he saw them play for reasons vs. there's more than one tall boy with a bike per village... and the former seems more plausible to these folks despite the fact it doesn't at all look like Paul

    • @jensontagg
      @jensontagg 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m not pulling anyone’s leg

    • @kaymuldoon3575
      @kaymuldoon3575 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The tip of the guy’s nose looks more rounded than Paul’s. So it’s not him.

  • @paulinemorgan2939
    @paulinemorgan2939 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Just subscribed! Thanks for such an excellent video. Lifelong Beatles fan here, (born & brought up in Speke, Liverpool), your enthusiasm is infectious - such a refreshing change in these cynical & depressing times! 🤗

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Oh thank you so much Pauline! That’s very nice of you … and coming from a Liverpudlian too!! Tez 😊

  • @manuelveractor
    @manuelveractor ปีที่แล้ว +108

    We're in time to ask McCartney himself about the intriguing photograph. 🥺

    • @cosyninja1
      @cosyninja1 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      That’s what I thought. Why doesn’t just ask him? Pretty simple.

    • @wanderer299a
      @wanderer299a ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Doubt he'd remember much. His memory is pretty dubious at best

    • @janetpendlebury6808
      @janetpendlebury6808 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@wanderer299a He would know if it was a photo of himself or not.

    • @septembersurprise5178
      @septembersurprise5178 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Surely someone that is interested in this subject matter knows Paul and could ask him. Whether or not we would believe them is another matter.
      Will the real Paul McCartney please stand up !
      Excellent video Sir, recent find for me of course, please keep on Truckin.

    • @netosampaio8548
      @netosampaio8548 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@wanderer299a He can't know everything.

  • @victorrowntree8041
    @victorrowntree8041 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Very interesting indeed, a well presented video, thank you for producing this.

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you Victor, that’s very nice of you to say so. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Tez 😊

  • @occamsrayzor
    @occamsrayzor ปีที่แล้ว +30

    This is some incredible detective work, mate!

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well thank you very much!! That's very kind of you to say so :). Tez.

  • @johnnyalonso
    @johnnyalonso 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Such a great doc!! Thank you for your time and for gathering all the historical notes, photographs and excellent stand up. Well done man.

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much Johnny - that’s a nice comment and it means a lot. Tez

  • @stellaevans752
    @stellaevans752 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I bloody love you! I agree with everything you’ve just said, the Beatles were my era and I still adore all of them, what a meeting, what immense talent, thank god for Lennon and McCartney, thanks for the video, I could feel the awe in your voice xxxxxxxxxx😘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awww what a lovely comment to wake up to!! Thank you so much Stella 😘😘. Tez

  • @Nawnish-Pawnish
    @Nawnish-Pawnish 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Brilliant video. Loved the graphics and all of your research and logical deductions. I appreciate the time and thought that went into this.

  • @PaulLea
    @PaulLea 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent clip. History bursting from every sentence and thoroughly fascinating with all your amazing and precise details. Thanks for making it.🤩👌

  • @petehealy9819
    @petehealy9819 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What a fascinating and brilliant analysis! I'm convinced. Thanks for your amazing work!

  • @Spoogyable
    @Spoogyable 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Your story telling is wonderful, you transported us to that moment in time. 🙌🏻🫶🏻

  • @Larrymarx
    @Larrymarx 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Thank you so much for taking the time to make and post this historic moment in *Beatle* history... Well done♪♫♪

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s a very kind thing to say, thank you. Tez.

  • @billslocum9819
    @billslocum9819 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This definitely brought me around on the site of the Quarrymen photo not being on a truck after all, and really made me feel like I was visiting that hallowed ground in two different time periods. Well done!

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's such a nice thing to say, thanks Bill. Thanks so much for watching. Tez :)

  • @GrayShadow13
    @GrayShadow13 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    How the heck has no one ever asked Paul about this photo?!?! Time is running out to ask!!!

    • @davidoliverentwistle6431
      @davidoliverentwistle6431 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hurry up!!! Go and ask him - for crying out loud !!!!!

    • @GrayShadow13
      @GrayShadow13 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@davidoliverentwistle6431 I will! The minute he invites me to tea! 😂

  • @TeacherBob
    @TeacherBob 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great work! Thank you for your time and effort to locate the hallow grounds of Rock N Roll.

  • @MatthewOfLondon
    @MatthewOfLondon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Wow this was a riveting video. Strangely enough, I sometimes wonder how many monumentous cultural phenomena were avoided because someone was ill, or missed a phonecall etc. This is a fantastically produced channel. ❤

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much for this comment Matthew - I’m grateful, much appreciated. (And I always think of the ‘what if’s too!) Tez

  • @zimmerlicker
    @zimmerlicker 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    thanks for this video mate, very interesting😃

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad you enjoyed it, I really appreciate you watching. Tez

  • @chrismacdonald7955
    @chrismacdonald7955 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great video. Standing in the spot that changed us ALL. Thanks for this, most enjoyable for a Beatle fan. 🥰

  • @finjay21fj
    @finjay21fj ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was truly fascinating ~ thanks for bringing this all to life I've known those pics since childhood in the 70's and this also is so well presented 🥇🏆😉

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  ปีที่แล้ว

      That's my pleasure and thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comment. Tez :)

  • @mrsbluesky8415
    @mrsbluesky8415 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I read an interview where John mentioned that he’d seen Paul “around” even before the famous Woolton village fete and thought him interesting or something. It really surprised me to see that because I’d no idea that John noticed Paul. We know that Paul noticed HIM before the fete, Paul’s mentioned it several times. So that photo of “mystery Paul” could very well be Paul and John might’ve even noticed him there.

    • @dino0228
      @dino0228 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Other way around. Paul had seen John around and on the bus and thought he looked cool. I think the photo could be right because he would have known to bring his guitar the next time to play and impress and join the band.

    • @keithpennington8259
      @keithpennington8259 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@dino0228 Agree except Paul did not bring a guitar. He played a right handed guitar upside down. Heard the same about the bus and at a news stand before. I believe that to be correct.

    • @skythelimit8316
      @skythelimit8316 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      At 6:10 the ears do not match up to the overlay! I do not believe that guy is Paul one bit and it is silly!

    • @adrinathegreat3095
      @adrinathegreat3095 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's Paul Pilnick of steelers wheel fame, he lived a couple of streets away and he's confirmed it's him.

  • @nigelpalmer1
    @nigelpalmer1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    wow what a well composed video ! impressive ... findings ! congratulations ! thank you

  • @alanwilkinson9487
    @alanwilkinson9487 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just come back from seeing that.....hallowed ground indeed. ..
    Many thanks for putting this together,labour of love indeed..

  • @rickrichards2829
    @rickrichards2829 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Being a fan of the fab four this was extremely interesting. Thank you very much for this!

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s my pleasure Rick. That’s very kind of you, thank you. Tez.

  • @isthynamewart
    @isthynamewart 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A very well executed video telling a great story and I've subscribed.

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much, most appreciated. Tez 😊

  • @pixie3760
    @pixie3760 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Absolutely loved this , made me feel old though lol. The research was incredible! Thankyou

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hi Pixie, thank you very much! That’s very nice of you to say. Tez 😊

  • @robertspinks9984
    @robertspinks9984 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is a very well-made video, and informative. Worth watching

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks so much Robert 😊

    • @LaudCranium
      @LaudCranium 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@verynearlyinteresting i agree. deffo paul in the audience. thanks for putting it all together. the magic of the beatle band, it's a phenomenon!

  • @jofrances3296
    @jofrances3296 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Brilliant video thoroughly enjoyed, how you presented this, you made it so interesting and it’s great to know the history.

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much Jo, that’s very kind of you. Tez

  • @donengland9140
    @donengland9140 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was great man, like and subscribed

  • @garyrigby21
    @garyrigby21 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    my mum is resting in that ground R.I.P Elsie Rigby. Elsie at the back Eleanor at the front! you couldn't make it up love you mum

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow Gary that’s amazing. RIP Elsie Rigby. I actually did a little section on the Eleanor Rigby grave in the first Beatles video back in March if you’d like to have a look. (Looking at where Lennon and McCartney met in the hall ). Thanks for commenting Gary and that’s an amazing story about your mum.😊

    • @garyrigby21
      @garyrigby21 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@verynearlyinteresting i will do Thanks! my mum grew up in Woolton born in 1928 but by 1957 she was already married and raising kids in Wavertree including me!

    • @yves2694
      @yves2694 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's really sweet. I hope your Mum liked the song. X

    • @garyrigby21
      @garyrigby21 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yves2694 thank you. I don't think I ever asked her

    • @logotrikes
      @logotrikes 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I still find it hard to believe that JPM came up with Eleanor Rigby independent of seeing the headstone first, although I read somewhere that JPM was considering Doris Mackenzie. He finished up as the Father..

  • @hankraimann9724
    @hankraimann9724 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Wonderful video! So well done and fascinating to a 67 year old lifelong Beatles fan. Compliments to your narration. Plan on getting more hits because I will be telling others to check this out.

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Ahhh that’s so nice of you Hank, thank you so much. That’s much appreciated. Take care, Tez 😊

  • @kenr4186
    @kenr4186 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very well done. Thank you.

  • @Sestra_Prior
    @Sestra_Prior ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very interesting. Great research and excellent presentation. Subscribed!

  • @cecilbdemel1386
    @cecilbdemel1386 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Enjoyed your video. Was in the Church Hall two weeks ago, after we’d taken in the National Trust’s Childhood Homes tour - both very memorable. We also, by chance, attended the 60th Anniversary Fete in 2007, when remaining members of the Quarrymen performed in the Church Hall grounds. Holy ground indeed. New centre at Strawberry Field also well worth the visit, especially the memorial garden and Sgt. Pepper Bandstand. Great staff, cafe and gift shop. Love your enthusiasm, keep up the good work. I think the Danny Boyle film, ‘Yesterday’, partly answers your question about what things might have been like had Paul not met John that day.

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Brilliant comment - thanks so much!! And wow about the 60th anniversary fete!! I would have loved to have gone. Tez.

  • @MrExsasperated
    @MrExsasperated 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fabulous mate, what a great story and I love your enthusiasm . Subscribed 👍

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awesome, that’s very kind of you, thank you! Tez

  • @ianharrison6597
    @ianharrison6597 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent video. Thank You. 😊😊

  • @user-uv2pk2jx9s
    @user-uv2pk2jx9s 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love the title of your show!

  • @yindyamarra
    @yindyamarra 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I just found this channel, I love it

  • @wokeupandsmellthecoffee214
    @wokeupandsmellthecoffee214 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    What an excellent piece and IMO its spot on as I am very familiar with all these locations being raised in Hunts Cross which is the next district to Woolton. Just behind the church hall is Woolton cinema which I visited regular during the 1970's and behind the cinema in the White Horse pub which my 87 year old dad is its most regular drinker during the past 30 years, we were having a few pints together there only 3 weeks ago.

    • @paulinemorgan2939
      @paulinemorgan2939 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ....and the next district to Hunts Cross is Speke - where I was born & brought up, close to Western Avenue where Paul lived before Forthlin Road. I also visited Woolton Cinema a lot - small world eh? Nice to meet you on here! What an excellent presentation of what must have taken a lot of time & research, and such enthusiasm you don't get to see often these days.

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much for this comment, it’s great to hear from a ‘local’!!! Cheers to your Dad … I certainly hope I’ll still be going to the pub at 87! Tez

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi Pauline. Thanks for your lovely comment! And nice to hear from another local person 😊. Tez

  • @davederave792
    @davederave792 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You nailed it sir. Well done.

  • @ghotiiii1
    @ghotiiii1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Well done, Poirot. You're absolutely right. Paul was (and still is) a 'go getter' and, in the tiny world of Scouse skiffle, would have heard of a joinable band like the Quarrymen, would have checked them out, and would have talked Ivan into introducing them. As far as Lennon knew, the fete was their first contact, and that's how he would have told it. Paul has always stuck by John's version, or perhaps didn't want to own up to 'stalking' John. When he describes that second gig in 'Anthology' as being on a truck, he's actually describing the first gig. Well done, mate: that is definitely Paul in the photo, not that I knew him; I didn't shuffle into Greenbank Park until 05/12/1965 (bonus kudos if you can name the Beatle significance of THAT date), but I did get my first haircut at Bioletti's on Penny Lane, and (so I'm told) once made sandcastles with Heather on Praia da Luz (where my Mum's from).

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      This is such a great comment, thank you. I did not know that Paul mentioned that Quarrymen played on a truck in the anthology … I think you’re right, he just got his dates mixed up. And I’ve just googled the date … the final gig in Liverpool at the Empire! Brilliant comment, much appreciated. Tez 😊

    • @ghotiiii1
      @ghotiiii1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@verynearlyinteresting Right again! Yes, it was a double bill with the Moody Blues, and I popped out sometime during the matinee (hope the midwives weren't too distracted)!

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ghotiiii1 Oh wow 🤣. Born during the Beatles last Liverpool gig … no wonder you’re a fan!!!

  • @TheSilverBeagle
    @TheSilverBeagle 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I found this fascinating! Thank you

  • @crustycurmudgeon2182
    @crustycurmudgeon2182 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just found this video, long-time subscriber (sort of). On the date of that momentous and historic meeting, I was about 1 1/2 years old. I would not be aware of the Beatles til some years later, of course (probably aged 8 or 9). HUGE Beatles fan ever since! Loved this remarkable quest you took, Tez, to recreate that magical day. And, for the record, I believe that was Paul straddling his bike in that photo.

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello again, you are indeed one of our longest subscribers 😊!! Thank you so much for this lovely comment and I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it. I came into this world 3 months after they split up sadly, but like you I have loved them since childhood. Your support is most appreciated. Tez

  • @Stoneylfm
    @Stoneylfm 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video! Good job 👍🏼

  • @JohnDurkin-mh4wn
    @JohnDurkin-mh4wn 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great research and wonderful to see the actual locations thank you so much

  • @DJANTONIVS
    @DJANTONIVS 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bravo!! Well done! Great investigation. 👏👏👏👏

  • @CitrianSnailBY
    @CitrianSnailBY 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Come on, he doesn't even look like Paul!! 😂😂😂😂
    The *excellently* identified sites (Great job there!👍🏻❤️) of the said Historical events should and *must* become shrines, sacred temples commemorating them.

  • @grokeffer6226
    @grokeffer6226 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent Sleuthing!!!

  • @marcmedina4376
    @marcmedina4376 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Oh my gosh I was a tad leery going in, but this is utterly amazing! And, is so detailed in his investigatory detail and passion for this project and subject matter; The Beatles! I have never seen any of this before! -B r a v o ! ": ) -Thank you! M.M. America!

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow, thank you! That’s such an amazing comment to receive and it’s most appreciated. Thank you again. Tez 😊

  • @PrankZabba
    @PrankZabba 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love these videos where history and music fans cross paths.

  • @paulizz
    @paulizz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Well documented and presented account. Keep making videos

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much Paul. That’s kind of you, Tez.

  • @ronnydowdy7432
    @ronnydowdy7432 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very informative. Great research.

  • @andreaabout
    @andreaabout 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow! This is so amazing to think how this all came about. Truly humble beginnings. Just goes to show what might transpire from your local village/church fetes. Britain being great! Thank you for the video, much more than Very Nearly Interesting.

  • @timkimware3537
    @timkimware3537 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Great video! It would be great if you could credit the BeatlesWiki for its article published 10 years ago and laying out most of this info, including photos. When I wrote the article, I ended up becoming friends with Charlie Roberts, the photographer, and did digital restoration of 3 of his photos from that day. Thanks!

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Hi Tim! Thank you for your kind words and thank you also for calling me out on that (I'm rather new to all this!). I have now added in my research sources in the description with Beatles wiki at the top of the list. Very well done indeed on your article and I'm so pleased that you like my video. PS I only saw your comment yesterday hence the lateness of my reply. Kind regards to you and thanks again, Tez.

  • @TooleyPeter
    @TooleyPeter 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Loved this video. A historical document in fact.

  • @phillipmcdonnell9756
    @phillipmcdonnell9756 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you it is great to see this documentary

  • @russelnokes1095
    @russelnokes1095 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Best research I have ever seen on the early Beatles. Excelent.

  • @Slonge92
    @Slonge92 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very cool video, thank you.

  • @franciscarabini7660
    @franciscarabini7660 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great work

  • @oldsoulshow
    @oldsoulshow 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Very interesting and well done. The first photo, right away I thought it was Paul.

  • @brutus4013
    @brutus4013 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Well done . Very enjoyable .

  • @lizkenn1144
    @lizkenn1144 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    New subscriber here--enjoying your channel and glad to see that you've surpassed your goal of 20,000 subscribers by Christmas!
    The family and I all vote that this is indeed a photo of Paul watching The Quarrymen. It might be a challenge for any octogenarian to accurately describe what is happening in a photo taken during their teens, but it probably wouldn't hurt to forward a copy to Paul's office and see if he wants to take a look and comment : )

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much for your comment, Liz and thank you so much for subscribing. From your comment I can obviously tell that you watched ‘The Linda problem’ too! The way the wind is blowing I’m now beginning to wonder if it’s going to get to 30,000 by Christmas 😵‍💫. Thanks again for your lovely comment and for subscribing, means a lot, Tez

  • @AaaBbb-rs9jz
    @AaaBbb-rs9jz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Your enthusiasm and displayed pride of something in history is amazingly refreshing, in this current day. It amazingly (almost) brought a tear to this Englishman's eye. A deep thank you for your sharing of this. Ive already seen (almost) everything Beatles, but this is right at the top.
    Schaun

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow thank you so much for this wonderful and lovely comment. It means such a lot to me. Tez

  • @bristolmod
    @bristolmod 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Brilliant! Thank you!

  • @thecheshirecrafter4522
    @thecheshirecrafter4522 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Very well researched. You can't ask John or Ivan but perhaps Paul can be approached.
    If he'd seen The Quarrymen perform the week before and been sufficiently impressed to mention it to his friend Ivan, which triggered the Woolton introduction, then you'd expect him to have a memory of it.
    However, if not, most 15 year old boys could remember how they generally spent their Saturdays/Saturday afternoons (wasn't interested in football like most his age).
    The answer might be "No, I'd never have cycled over to Toxteth" or "Yeah, I did that once/sometimes" then perhaps his mind would be jogged by that photograph.
    I'm fascinated to know who owns that photo now.
    Have any of Johns 1950's friends been asked if they'd ever seen Paul around before the Woolton Fete date? Whoever that was on his bike looked a bit posh for Toxteth and would have stood out in a crowd. My apologies to Toxteth, no offense meant.
    Excellent video. Liked and new Subscriber here.

    • @daddykornflakes
      @daddykornflakes 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      99.999% of people would recognise themselves in a photograph; even one from over 60 years ago. Paul could end the speculation once and for all. Incidentally, I guess it'd be impossible to pinpoint the 1st meeting of Paul & George who became best friends around the mid 1950s. Wikipedia dates it as being 1954, the year George would've started the Liverpool Institute, with Paul already in his 2nd year. I read somewhere that the catalyst that made them notice one another on the school bus was George's guitar. But I don't believe George had his 1st guitar till around 1956, as popular music was changing around that time, more than it was in 1954, for George to want one.

    • @daddykornflakes
      @daddykornflakes 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So, there's another idea for a video... we know that we'll never know the actual date that Paul & George met on the bus to school... BUT WHAT YEAR WAS IT?????

    • @adrinathegreat3095
      @adrinathegreat3095 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's Paul Pilnick of steelers wheel fame, he lived a couple of streets away

  • @williamoleary1410
    @williamoleary1410 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video. Great channel.

  • @scottyboy7462
    @scottyboy7462 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm subscribing because you do a great job on your vids ❤️🇺🇸

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks so much for subscribing Scotty, means a lot. Tez.

  • @KarlWitsman
    @KarlWitsman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great detective work. Add another subscriber.

  • @DobbsyRCT
    @DobbsyRCT 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Brilliant video - I do believe that was Paul in the earlier photo. Maybe, Paul never told John he'd seen him perform earlier - WHY? Maybe, not to seem too pushy and appear more reserved. Like you said on the actual meeting Paul had his guitar with him. It is possible McCartney cleverly manouvered Ivan into arranging the meeting.

  • @paulwhelan7123
    @paulwhelan7123 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great article. I'm a huge Beatles fan since childhood, everything they touched seemed to turn to gold - even the hallowed ground spots mentioned in this article.
    I visited the Beatle places in 1991 including St Peters church that has the headstone for Eleanor Rigby, although apparently that stone wasn't the influence for the song of the same name. The Beatles story has almost a Devine theme starting in the lowly Cavern club to the most glittering heights of fame and glory.
    Its not even about the fortunes made between them, it was the legend that they are in rock n roll folklore. I have liked this article with a 👍 🙂

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much Paul!! Great comment, Tez

    • @paulwhelan7123
      @paulwhelan7123 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@verynearlyinteresting ❤

  • @sjuelva
    @sjuelva 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sage of quay channel have good Beatles info, very good.

  • @robertokinks7251
    @robertokinks7251 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    amazing video. from italy, thanks !

  • @Elvisultimatefanchannel
    @Elvisultimatefanchannel 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    July 5th 1954 Elvis records 'That's Alright ' at Sun Studio Memphis
    July 6th 1957 Paul and John meet.
    July's a great month yeah?

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow … I never thought of that!! I will look forward to watching some of your content this evening, I’m first and foremost an Elvis fan. Thank you so much for commenting, Tez.

    • @Elvisultimatefanchannel
      @Elvisultimatefanchannel 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @verynearlyinteresting Glad to have you aboard.
      I created a playlist of Interviews I have done with people from the Elvis World
      Plus I go LIVE Every Sunday

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Elvisultimatefanchannel I’ve just watched ‘Driving home (safely) with Elvis’. I love it! I’m very much looking forward to watching all of your videos … subbed and notification bell duly clicked! Tez.

  • @louismosier8582
    @louismosier8582 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video!

  • @subhashpanchal7615
    @subhashpanchal7615 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you, really enjoyed he history

  • @lindylufromoz5111
    @lindylufromoz5111 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Masterful sleauthing there Mister Very Nearly. Thanks!

  • @afq4u21
    @afq4u21 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Unreal 🎉 thank you my good man! Thank you. Long Live The Beatles!!

  • @TheWalrusWasDanny
    @TheWalrusWasDanny 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fab video...brilliant!!

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much … means even more coming from a scouser!!! Tez

  • @dallasgraham2813
    @dallasgraham2813 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    According to Rod Davis, McCartney played Lennons guitar upside down, rather than having his own guitar there...and why would he take a guitar to someone else's gig?

  • @Dinglylavendermousecreations
    @Dinglylavendermousecreations 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You are so professional! Have you done this before? You should be on TV.. love watching your very interesting videos, brilliant 👏!!

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      How lovely of you to say that Lisa, thank you so much! No ... I'm an ex-banker would you believe, I'm an experienced editor but I've never been in front of a camera before - this February was my first time! I'm so pleased you like the videos, you've made my day! Tez :)

    • @Dinglylavendermousecreations
      @Dinglylavendermousecreations 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You seem so natural, I wouldn't have guessed you only just started showing you face! Glad I cheered you..we all need cheerying! I'm still watching and subscribed..I'll spread the word!! Xx

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Dinglylavendermousecreations thank you so much Lisa that’s so kind of you! Tez X

  • @inwalters
    @inwalters 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I always support giving more recognition to a fellow Ivan. 😁

  • @TheNobbynoonar
    @TheNobbynoonar 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Just zoomed in on the photo at 8.45. From left to right- Keith Chegwin, Stan Boardman, Bernard Manning.

  • @frankcozin7322
    @frankcozin7322 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Cool stuff!

  • @ghoppr71
    @ghoppr71 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wonderful video. It's so sad that the stage at the church is nothing more than a waste dump now. You think it would have been preserved given the success of the Beatles. I actually visited Woolton Church on a trip from America in 2010. It was very humbling to be there, knowing what had happened on that spot.

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It’s great that you went there on your visit to Liverpool all the way from America! Tez 😊

  • @scottyboy7462
    @scottyboy7462 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I bet Sir Paul would absolutely love this video. I believe you are spot on!! ❤️🇺🇸

  • @alexanderthegreatmakesvide2735
    @alexanderthegreatmakesvide2735 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi mate, as a lifelong Beatles obsessive, (and a Liverpool immigrant), I adored your video.... Awesome detective work 👋
    I wanted to say 2 things... Firstly, you didn't mention the bricks that are still there and I thought they looked in exactly the same position as the original wall around the stage. Is this because you could see they were a modern addition? And secondly, as a musician who has had several left handed guitarists in my band lineup, I think Paul took his guitar everywhere with him because it's a nightmare playing upside down on anyone else's guitar and he wouldn't be able to show anyone how good he was on a borrowed 'normal' right handed guitar. I think that's why he usually carried it about with him.
    Awesome video my friend ❤

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Sorry Alexander I've only just seen this comment! Actually there are no bricks there - the surround of the garden rubbish looks like wooden sleepers - I might be wrong but they're not bricks and there's no part of the wall remaining. And good point about the guitar! I am told he did borrow someone else's guitar on the day and he did indeed play it upside down - I was wrong on that point. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Tez ;)

  • @MP-zw5vg
    @MP-zw5vg 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Walking and speaking so well. Great job.

  • @parkerhatcher224
    @parkerhatcher224 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What an awesome journey you’ve taken us on! Thank you 🙏. Ps. What microphone are you using? Sounds great 👍!

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you 😊. The mic is a small DJI wireless lavalier mic stuffed into a standard mic cradle atop an extendable (but retracted) boom pole. A little unorthodox admittedly. If you’re shooting outdoors(as I frequently do) it’s perfect for two things … cutting out wind noise and cutting out ambient noise. They’re meant to clip on to your collar but it loses some quality when you do that in my opinion. Tez 😊

  • @user-id7nb2eg7w
    @user-id7nb2eg7w 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    😮😮😮😮😮
    ホントに
    Paulだ👀❕❕
    凄い発見です✨
    excellent👍
    fromJapan🙌

  • @mrfester42
    @mrfester42 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think John and Paul were about 15 and 16 years old when they met and it's amazing to think that they would have conquered the world in less than 8 years from that point.

  • @tdunph4250
    @tdunph4250 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Excellent video. Well put together. I would personally say that there is more of a chance that that is Paul than not Paul. 👍👍

  • @paulsantamaria2605
    @paulsantamaria2605 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That chunk of the floor should be removed and put into a Beatles museum. Great work dude!

  • @jamesmarshall2268
    @jamesmarshall2268 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is an episode of Time Team waiting to happen! 😍😍😍

  • @garytwitchett9359
    @garytwitchett9359 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Superb vid! I've Subscribed 👦👍🎶

  • @Lavo68
    @Lavo68 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great job going at it like a forensic investigator! Graphic visuals were gear! You should study the Zapruder tapes get to the bottom of that 😅

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh thank you and yes good idea! (Loved the use of the word GEAR😆). Tez

  • @lindaross783
    @lindaross783 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for this. Love the music Holst Planets Jupiter. They were the best. I saw them in 1964. John opened with Twist and Shout. Miss him. So funny how the very spot where they met all those years ago is Very Interesting!!!

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow not many people can say that they saw the Beatles! Thank you for your lovely comment Linda. Tez 😊

  • @ToddTheJoker
    @ToddTheJoker 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Dude, this was really great work! Has anyone ever called you to work figuring out the JFK assassination? they should,,,lol

    • @verynearlyinteresting
      @verynearlyinteresting  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      🤣🤣 thank you that’s very kind of you. Tez.

    • @logotrikes
      @logotrikes 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Apparently JPM was making waves about JFK being offed, and because he had global popularity and reach, he was warned off first with a baseball bat shampoo just as he was "falling off his moped".
      Then finally offed because he ignored the warning...
      JPM is long gone. How and why I have no idea, only conjecture. But gone for sure.
      Have at it all you Paul apologists....