Jaggers Sail Into the Sunrise (1971)

 

All I ever read was that Paul and Ringo attended Mick Jagger's wedding in 1971, but not much more, so I decided to dig a little deeper.  First off, I discovered that Paul and Ringo did not attend Mick Jagger and Bianca Perez-Mora Macias's actual wedding.  But it sounds like it was pretty crazy -- the mayor allowed 100 pressmen into the courthouse because it was a public place, and Mick Jagger refused to go inside because he didn't want to get married in a "fishbowl."  The mayor got fed up and said if Mick and Bianca didn't appear in 10 minutes "to hell with the wedding."   Right after they were pronounced married, Keith Richards came barging in, cursing up a storm, saying that a fight had broken out outside!  Talk about wedding drama!  Newspapers claim that George Harrison was also at the wedding reception, but I do not see any other proof of that -- just one reporter stating it and others copying what the first person said.  I don't think George was there and after reading this report, I am even more certain. 

Jaggers Sail into the Sunrise

By Barry Simmons

Manchester Evening News

May 13, 1971

    Mrs. Mick Jagger stood sipping champagne at the private reception in St Tropez early today and told me, "Our wedding has been perfect, despite all the fuss."

     Before she and her new Rolling Stone husband sailed into the sunrise aboard their 120 ton honeymoon yacht, she said, "I'm sure we will be happy."

     Who will be accompanying them on their honeymoon cruise to Croatia and Sardinia? "You must be joking, mate," laughed Jagger. "We're going alone." He added, "I'll be back here in a couple of weeks for the Monaco Grand Prix."

     I danced alongside Mick and his beautiful wife, Bianca at their exclusive reception. Girls kissed each other passionately as men in hot pants withered and cavorted to the thumping, ear-splitting music under grotesque papier mache puppets swinging precariously from the ceiling. 

    The jet set reception held in a two-floor music hall next to the Café des Arts in the resort's main square failed to heal the feud between Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the other Beatles. 

    Paul, who left the party early with his wife Linda, sat upstairs. Ringo and his wife, Maureen, remained on the ground floor.

     The only exceptions to the way out guests were the bride's groom's parents, Joe and Eva Jagger from Dartford. Mr. Jagger wore a sober suit, and his petite wife was in a print dress; both looked a little overpowered by the occasion.

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It has been 35 years since The Beatles were inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.   It was a HUGE deal in 1988 and even a bigger deal that Paul was a no show.   I found this article written by a fan that was there in an old issue of GoodDay Sunshine.   There was no author given to the article. 

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GoodDay Sunshine Winter 1988

 

George and Ringo were joined by Yoko, Julian, and Sean to accept induction on behalf of the Beatles at the third annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies on January 20^th at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.  Paul should have been there, but he wasn’t.  He should have given a proper, intelligent explanation for his no-show, but he didn’t.  Truthfully speaking, it was his loss. 

  In addition to receiving the coveted award, all the presenters and presenters ended the Hall of Fame festivities (with George right up front) by jamming on some classic standards.  “Twist & Shout” kicked off a mind-boggling all-start session in which the capacity black-tie crowd of 700 (at $1,000 a plate) also heard renditions of “All Along the Watchtower,” “Stop! In the name of Love,”  “Who Lot of Shakin’ Goin’ On,”  “Born on the Bayou,”  “Like a Rolling Stone,” and “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.”  The ultimate highlights, however, had to be when Julian contributed vocals to “Stand By Me” with Ben E. King (and some of the Beach Boys) and when “I Saw Here Standing There” saw Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Mick Jagger and George Harrison trade off vocals and “oohs.”   George not only sang, he played guitar, as did Neil Young, Jeff Lynne, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Edmunds, Jeff Beck, Steve Van Zandt, John Fogarty, Bob Dylan, Les Paul, and member of Paul Schaffer Late Night Band, Oh yes, Elton John played piano and Ringo drummed.

  It was Mick who presented the induction, crediting The Beatles with giving the Rolling Stones their first hit and stating, “We (The Stones) thought we were totally unique animals.  Then we heard there was a group from (he sneered) Liverpool!  They had long hair, scruffy clothes, but they had a record contract – I was almost sick!”  Harrison swiped a line from Pepper in his acception:  “It’s wonderful to be here.  It’s certainly a thrill.”  But he was also very serious, “We all loved John so much, and we all love Paul very much.”  Yoko added, “I wish John was here.  He would have been here, you know.  He would have come.”  She was alluding to Paul’s absence.  Julian, sporting a hairstyle more becoming on the lead singer of the band Simply Red, remarked, “I’m grateful to my dad for giving me a lot of inspiration.”  Sean, growing up quickly, confessed, “I’m a little young to know about all this stuff, but I love The Beatles.  I’m proud to be up here for doing nothing.”  Not to be outdone in the humor department, Ringo chimed in, “We’re all doing nothing…give us the prize and let’s go home!”  The five held hands and were all smiles.

  Let us pray that the complete award ceremonies will be made available as a video.  Our guess, though, is that the only place anyone will get to see replays of these Rock & Roll Hall of Fame annual presentations is at the actual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame when it finally opens sometime in the future in Cleveland, Ohio.

   For the record, Paul refused to join the others on grounds of “business differences.”  The precise message, delivered from a McCartney publicist:  “I was keen to go and pick up my award, but after 20 years, The Beatles still have some business differences which I had hoped would have been settled by now.  Unfortunately, they haven’t been, so I would feel like a complete hypocrite waving and smiling with them at a fake reunion.”  It sure doesn’t sound like the Paul of old, who would always think of public relations first.  Former Beatle publicist Derek Taylor said, “It’s a grim statement.”  Beach Boy vocalist Mike Love called Paul’s absence “…a bummer because we’re talking about harmony” when he accepted his award from Elton John.  

Others inducted were the Drifters, who were presented by Bill Joel; the Supremes, who were presented by Little Richard; and Bob Dylan, who was presented by Springsteen.  Motown founder Berry Gordy was inducted as a non-performing professional, while Les Paul, Leadbelly, and Woody Guthrie were honored as “early influences.”  Other notable no-shows were Diana Ross and Keith Richards, who was supposed to join Jagger in presenting The Beatles.  Little Richard was asked backstage how it felt to be an artist The Beatles took on tour in the sixties.  He was quick to correct, “Oh, you got that backward.  I took them on tour!  They stayed at my home…I knew ‘em  before you did!”  So there. 

Three at the piano

Photos by Bob Gruen

 

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