Beatle friends, I have a treat for you! I know that most of you have been waiting for Lizzie Bravo's book to be published in English. No word on when/if that is going to happen. But I found a few of Lizzie's diary entries that she translated for "With A Little Help From My Friends" newsletter in 1985. At that time, her book was titled "Sleepless Nights." I will be adding one entry a day over the next week or so
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Enjoy!
Photo by Lizzie Bravo (I included it because it was the photograph from the article) |
When we went back to Cavendish the girls told us Jane and her mother had just arrived. After a few minutes the gates were opened and we rushed to see who was coming out, but it was only Mrs. Asher. We went to the corner of the street to see if all was "clear" (of cops, of course), and as we were returning we noticed the gates were open. We rushed there. The front door was open. Paul came jumping down the steps and got into the car beside Terry Doran, who was driving. John was already inside, in the back. Terry had to get out of the car to close the gates, since Mr. Kelly was out. The car windows are dark, and you can only see faint shadows through them. We were trying to see them through the windows. Paula rushed to Paul's side and was lucky enough that he had left the little side window open. He had the end of a cigarette in his left hand resting on his thigh. Paula was in shock -- it's the first time she's seen him so close. One of the girls had the cheek to open Paul's door -- he grabbed the door and without looking at her said, "Come on..." John did something really cute: he knocked on the window so I knew where he was, and as I got closer to see him, he smiled through the dark glass. He really melts my heart with these sweet little things he does. The car finally left and I had to "assist" Paula, who was in the middle of the road, suffering from "total paralysis and amnesia"--a common thing for first-timers. I know how she feels, for I can well remember the first time I saw John, only a few months ago. We saw Jane upstairs in their bedroom, apparently making the bed. Paula left for her hotel and I went home and slept really late.
What other diary entries does Lizzie have? I’m curious to see more of them. She’s so insightful on stories and encounters.
ReplyDeleteWhile the Beatles had no session at EMI that night, they did record at Trident between 9pm and 3:30am, recording "Baby You're A Rich Man". This would certainly be where John and Paul were going in the car.
ReplyDeleteAlso, May 11th, 1967 was a Thursday, not Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry. I am typing this from an old photocopy and I misread the date. It was May 31, 1967.
DeleteI recently purchased a copy of Lizzie's book and was told by a family member of Lizzie's that there are plans to publish an English version. They are in the process of finding an international publisher.
ReplyDeleteGOOD NEWS
Deletelooking forward to all Lizzie
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking the time to post these, Sara. I always appreciate the effort you put in on your site. I look forward to whatever else you choose to post from Lizzie's diary entries.
ReplyDeleteI'll be at the front of the queue when an English version of her book is released! I really wish she was still with us!