Here is a lovely story about a fan meeting Ringo this past July. It is especially good for those people who claim that Ringo no longer cares about his fans. Ringo did not have to meet Maggie. A big Congratulations goes out to Maggie! And Maggie if you are reading this, I want to say that #1 My mom has that same Ringo doll and it too is her favorite item and #2 My mom especially will be extremely jealous because she has loved Ringo as long as you have (and she also just turned 60).
AN AUSTRALIAN who traveled halfway around the planet to see Ringo Starr play in his home city saw her dream come true when she was invited to meet him backstage before his Empire gig on Saturday.
Maggie Dekort, 60, was invited to meet her number one idol after Ringo saw a story about her journey in the ECHO. She said she had only ever seen him once before, as a 14-year-old girl at a Brisbane gig in 1964, and “fell in love with him the moment I saw him”.
She added: “I never dreamed as a 13-year-old I would ever get to meet him.
“When I saw he was on in Liverpool, I thought ‘what better place to see him than in his home town?’
“I rang my friend here, got the tickets, booked the airfare and in a week I was here.
“My kids think I am crazy doing this but they know how much I love him. It is a wonder I did not call one of them Ringo.” Maggie, her Liverpool friend Ken Smith, 67, and handmade Ringo doll were shown to the ex-Beatle’s dressing room, where he and former Bond girl wife Barbara Bach embraced her and posed for photos.
Ringo, 70, told her: “I remember the Brisbane gig well. I had just come out of hospital and flew straight out there.”
Maggie stood trembling in floods of tears of joy after the meeting, which she described as number one on her “bucket list” of things to do before you die.
She said: “I am so happy. I waited 47 years for this, and he was so nice. It was worth every cent I spent.
“One on my list was meeting him, two was seeing him play in Liverpool and three was coming to Liverpool – so I have done them all.”
lovely story!
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