Give us a smooch

 November 8, 1963 

Young and in Love

 

September 1963 

Wonderful Christmas

 

Lots of love for Ringo in Miami

 

All Thanks to a Panda Bear

 You know I love that big stuffed panda bear that became one of Julian Lennon's toys.   Here is a story about the fans that gave it to the Beatles.   It was found in the newspaper website, Express, in March 2019. 

The Beatles AMAZING Story of how one fan met the Fab 4 thanks to a stuffed toy

By George Simpson

November 20th 1963. The Beatles superfan Jacquie Graham was sixteen years ago and couldn’t get a ticket to the Fab Four’s show in Manchester. Nevertheless, she’s revealed to Express.co.uk in an exclusive interview how she ended up meeting The Beatles thanks to her panda toy. Jacquie can’t quite recall why she had the plush animal with her, but she and her friends tried their luck at the concert venue. She said: “We got to the Apollo. Knocked on the stage door and this chap came out and took the Panda.”

Jacquie continued: “He just took it out of our hands and shut the door.

“We were absolutely furious. Very, very upset.”

As a result, the girls took a taxi to the Daily Mirror in Manchester and explained to the paper what had happened.

They ended up back at the Apollo with a photographer, who managed to get into the venue and retrieve the panda toy – but that’s far from the end of the story.

Jacquie revealed: “And the next thing we know, we’re invited into the foyer of the Apollo.

“We were interviewed and then led off to another room and they were there!

“Obviously I don’t remember it in fantastic detail as it was all a blur.

“It’s all just too wonderful, like a dream. We were all just lost for words. John and Ringo gave me a kiss on each cheek.

“I can remember them fooling around and throwing the panda about.”

And incredibly for Jacquie and her friends, they were allowed to watch the show from the side.

She said: “There were no tickets available but they took us into the theatre and we stood at the side of the stage, standing, and we watched the whole show from there.”

But having given The Beatles her panda, its whereabouts are now unknown.

In fact, Jacquie’s daughter has set up a Where Is Panda Now? Facebook page to find it.

The panda did appear in later photos, with the last being of John Lennon with his son Julian in the mid-1960s.

No one’s got back to Jacquie yet, but who knows, maybe it will eventually show up.

Jacquie’s photos were sent into The People Beatles Project, which aims to crowdsource an archive of Beatles fan pictures for a book in May.  (Note from Sara:  The People Beatles Project book only printed a few copies and then it was shut down for reasons unknown to me. ) 

Jacquie revealed: “And the next thing we know, we’re invited into the foyer of the Apollo.

“We were interviewed and then led off to another room and they were there!

“Obviously I don’t remember it in fantastic detail as it was all a blur.

“It’s all just too wonderful, like a dream. We were all just lost for words. John and Ringo gave me a kiss on each cheek.

“I can remember them fooling around and throwing the panda about

Give us a kiss

 

October 5, 1976 - The Netherlands 

The classic interview

 September 8, 1971

Smooches for Paul

 Do you think this fan only kissed Paul or just went down the line kissing all four?

Funny Fish

The Beatles were given these strange dolphins -- fish -- whatever they are from Florida and the World's Fair during their New York press conference in 1964.   I think the look on their faces and how they hold them are too funny. 

Kisses in Japan

What is inside of that barrel?   Japanese tea or something? 

Peace, Love and Grapefruit

In the middle of a Beatle sandwich

We have seen some lucky fans on this site over the years, but this has to be one of the luckiest!   She is getting kissed by two Beatles at the same time!    (Maybe I am just jealous because it is my top two favorite Beatles).

Paul and Linda's wedding day

It was 49 years ago that many Beatles fans' hearts were broken --   Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman were married.      When they got married, no one was sure what to think about Linda.  However, Paul and Linda had an amazing life together.   

Beatle flavored kisses

A kiss that will never be forgotten

I am sure this little girl grew up and still tells everyone that she got to kiss Paul McCartney!

Your kiss is on my list

Kisses for Ringo

At 6:30a.m. two sisters named Dorothy and Judith Howe got to claim a prize that they had recently won.   That prize was to travel with Ringo Starr from Sydney, Australia to Melbourne, Australia where he was set to meet up with the rest of the Beatles.   What a prize!!!

I found a sight that show a painting of the sisters with Ringo where both of them had left comments.   Dorothy (the blonde sister) is a mother and grandmother of two.  One of her grandchildren is a budding young drummer and she likes to call him "Ringo."   Both sister are still Beatle fans (Judith's screen name was "HeyJude") and have happy memories of those days.   To see the painting and comments you can visit here.

Kisses from Broadstreet

I got this photo for an amazing deal on ebay.   The seller says that it is "one of a kind" but I highly doubt that.   But I do like it a lot.

Kiss not on the bottom

One girl sneaks a kiss for Paul and seems to be enjoying the attention (doesn't he always?) 

Kisses on the lips

I found this cute photo on tumblr.