#sometimes john and sometimes Ringo

[maybeyourelocalbi]

1963 the beatles perform at the beatles christmas show, at the astoria cinema, finsbury park, london, new years eve, dec.31st

[suppenzeit]

the beatles, now slightly fuzzier than before!

john is a dog, i wanted him to be a very easily lovable animal, and what better than mans best friend. his attitude of being the center of attention also fits.

paul is a cat, mostly because i figured his face would translate well into being a cat. cats are also super lovable like dogs. and it compliments john being a dog, i think.

george is a hare. hes a skinny guy with big ears who likes plants. he keeps his ears lowered but they pop up if something surprises him. it all adds to his quiet persona

ringo is a sea otter. he just looks like a sea otter to me. did you know that sea otters bang rocks against oysters. i know he stands out as a sort of weird animal but ringo the real man stood out too.

[ringosmistress]

[spacestation-l7]

Sleeping arrangements

(Monster AU doodles while I try to lock in for Comifuro!)

[gretagator]

Hi

[hermajestythesun]

despite needing to conform to heteronormativity at the height of beatlemania, both john and paul were able to curate their gender expressions in ways that balanced the other out, both publicly and personally. paul certainly chooses to embody the diva-ish feminine as a counter to john’s macho intellectual one. paul was a soft spoken, flirty, coy, and gentle, while john was the smooth, cocky, witty, and outspoken. they had fun playing with these roles in an almost theatrical way that helped them hold on to each other. this was THEIR music-oriented world they were crafting and living in and exploring. in the late 60s and early 70s, i think both paul and john kind of shrunk into the worse potential versions of themselves in many ways, as we see paul fall depressed and start to disregard his family in the face of catastrophic change *the same way jim emotionally abandoned his sons after mary’s death,* and john allowed an older woman to fuel his bad habits the way julia used to fuel john’s, making him a bit pathetic at the hands of these women.

i think india, which was not too long after the tragic death of their manager, turned into a shitshow that displayed the underlying tensions, trauma, feelings, and fears that remained so largely unaddressed. they went from pure escapism to pure reality in a matter of weeks, and nobody really knew how to fully navigate it. especially with the influence of drugs being both supplied and withheld from you in increments so that you are FORCED to be vulnerable? i dont think they got time to process a single feeling before more and more piled on top of them in one disastrous collapse that neither could handle. they needed each other because they worked as opposites. paul’s good days would balance john’s bad. sadness would be balanced with understanding. surrealism and truth. love and love. the two joining positive forces led to wonderful creations.

the two of them collapsing led to a total loss of self because neither had the resources to figure on what was going on. so they quickly sought out women whose thoughts they considered to align with a version of their own to quickly bond to. paul gets linda and john gets paul. it doesn’t help them at all though because they get very entangled with these women in both loving and toxic ways. paul gets tied into linda’s family, but he chooses to go along with and love her, catering to her needs as much she is helping his. john is just gonna do as much crazy shit as possible with yoko because he is self destructive and angry and feels like a little kid getting abandoned again, and now he had somebody equally willing to go off the rails with him. paul feels the same as john does is a lot of ways. he’s lost someone that he relied so heavily on AGAIN and is now back alone and desperate to fill in the gap he cannot bare dealing with.

(and george don’t gaf bro bc india made him realizing the truth of the lord or something and like why the hell are they all pissy when we literally could’ve seen god!!!)

[harrisonsbabygirl]

What I think each Beatle would be as a Flower

For Paul I chose a daffodil. He just gives me this kind of energy🌼

Obviously a Marigold for George

I chose bleeding hearts for Ringo. I think he loves them.

And for John I chose very specifically a white and black petunia

[snuuysideup]

“care to join us for a cuppa” ass photo 😭

[hide-your-bugs-away]

wet beatles jumpscare 😔

[rungosturr]

Just finished one of the books about The Beatles and I wanted to share my thoughts.

I don’t know if anyone of you guys have a feeling of being broken by the end of story, even if you know it very well, but this is how i feel right now.

I told my dad „I expected what will happen, cause it’s a part of real history, but everytime it hits different”.

These 4 guys are literally half of my life. I started to listening them when I was 12 and half, now I’m 25. I grow up with their music, their stories, but what is most important, their support.

I had a lot of problems (for sure it’ll be even more) and sometimes I think about John, Paul, Ringo and George like they are my friends. It could sounds very immature, naive and childish, but I don’t really care about it. They literally write my story and in many ways saves me.

I’m really thankfull that they appeared in my life. No one ever reached out to me like that and gave me so much motivation.

Thank you.

(Just an emotional crying, scroll down).

[lilamala]

Artist Tells of Virgin Rites at Beatle Bacchanal

[...] I was somehow hit behind the ear by a stray lavender Jellybean --- ouck! the Beatles were covered in the nasty things and ugly lumpy toys were thrown at them. All crude homemade freaks of the virgin mind --- Just a sweet girl trying to kill a georgeous boyy she loves--- [...] Do the barbie dolls want one of their loves to lose one of his real shiny eyes that open and close! --- Yes! [...]

Hey You'v got to hide yourself from me. Behind an ugly plastic-shield, where you will be safe from the Virgin Girl, who thinks you would fall madly in love with her, if she could get your attention, with a lavender Jellybean in the eye ---.

Art and story by Patricia Oberhaus in Berkeley Barb, Vol 1 No 5, September 10 1965

[george-harrisons-last-biscuit]

A meme and two photos I thought would make great meme templates. 14 year old Neil is done cooking.

[ringosmistress]

[sugardollcurse]

Heeyyyy could I possibly request kiss hcs with the boys? I just wanna smooch them real bad pretty please twirling my hair batting my eyelashes

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꒰ pairings ꒱ paul mccartney x reader, john lennon x reader, george harrison x reader, ringo starr x reader

꒰ note ꒱ heyyyyy it's you! and yes absolutely !!! i've been wanting to do these for a while...

꒰ JOHN ꒱

“C’mere, I’m not gonna bite...unless you ask me nice.”

John’s kisses are impulsive. They come out of nowhere.

On the tube, in the kitchen, between sentences. Sometimes they’re just to shut you up (lovingly), and sometimes they’re because he suddenly remembered you exist and it physically hurt not to touch you.

He grabs you by the jaw, sometimes with one hand, and pulls you into him like you’re a secret he’s about to spill.

When he’s being cocky, they’re fast and teasing: a kiss and a grin and another one just to hear you whine. “Thought you liked that,” he’ll say, all smug, watching your pupils blow wide.

But when he’s soft?

Then it’s both arms around you, lips lingering at your mouth like he’s trying to taste every word you’ve ever said to him.

He’ll kiss you with his forehead after.

Rest his nose against yours. Just… linger.

Loves kissing you in bed when you’ve just woken up, all messy and slow, like you’re still dreaming.

Says he doesn’t like PDA. Absolutely does like PDA.

Always bites your bottom lip at the end. Every single time.

꒰ PAUL ꒱

“Hang on-wait, just stay there a second. You’ve got this look on your face.... yeah, that one.”

Paul kisses like he’s choreographing something.

They’re smooth, practiced, intentional, but still so warm you feel like honey’s melting down your spine.

He’s a face-holder. Palm to your cheek, thumb brushing your jaw, eyes locked on yours right up to the second his lips meet yours.

He takes his time. Presses in gently, then deeper, until you melt into it. And when you do melt, he smiles into it. Like he knew you would.

Whispers between kisses. “You alright?” “You like that?” “Mm, you taste sweet.”

Kisses you on your temples. On your eyelids. Your nose. He’s annoyingly good at those kisses that make your heart race and your knees go stupid.

His favorite? The slow kiss that turns into a laugh, your teeth bump, or your nose twitches, and suddenly you’re both giggling into each other’s mouths.

Presses his forehead against yours after, hands still cradling your face like he’s afraid you’ll slip away.

Also: he 1000% kisses your hand when he’s feeling dramatic. Full-on lifts it, eyes on you, all, “M’love.”

Will definitely pull a “there’s something on your lip” trick just to sneak one in. And if you call him out on it, he’ll only grin wider. “S’just maintenance. Keeping you neat.”

꒰ GEORGE ꒱

“Why’re you starin’ at me like that? …If you want a kiss, just say so.”

His kisses are confident and purposeful.

He’s not shy, not hesitant. If he wants to kiss you, he does.

Leans in, hands on your waist or in your back pockets, and just takes it.

He’s got this steady, controlled way of kissing like he’s reading you.

Pacing it slow at first, until he finds the exact pressure and rhythm that makes you lean in harder.

And when you do? His whole mouth tilts into a smile. He likes knowing he’s undone you.

George kisses with his whole body. He’ll back you up against a counter, press his chest to yours, pull you flush with his hands at your lower back.

Loves when you’re kissing and you grab at his hair, he groans into your mouth, deep and low.

He’s got a sweet side to it. The kind of kiss where he cups your face gently and kisses you so tenderly it feels like an apology you didn’t know you needed.

Not a big PDA guy, but if he’s buzzed or feeling bold, he’ll kiss your neck at a party just to see you go pink.

Sometimes he stares at your mouth and smirks. Doesn’t say anything. Just smirks. And then kisses you like he’s got all the time in the world.

꒰ RINGO ꒱

“I could snog you all day and still think it wasn’t enough.”

Ringo kisses like he’s letting you in on a secret. It always starts playful.

He’ll smirk, say something cheeky, lean in like he’s gonna peck your cheek... and then bam, he hits you with the real thing.

He’s warm, so warm.

Always smells like cigarettes and rain and something a little sweet, and he kisses like he means it. Like he’s not in a rush because he knows you’re not going anywhere.

He kisses with his whole body. Like, chest pressed to yours, arms wrapped tight, hips in sync, like he’s trying to fuse your souls through mouth contact.

Makes soft “mm” noises while you kiss sometimes, totally unconsciously.

He’ll tug your lower lip with his teeth, deepen the kiss fast if you let him. Very responsive, if you shift, he matches it instantly.

He likes the build-up. Will kiss your cheek first. Your jaw. The corner of your mouth. Watches you react. Waits.

He’s also a fan of ridiculous kisses.

Quick pecks while you’re brushing your teeth. Playful ones that land on your nose instead. Kisses that end in laughter. But all of that masks just how deep it goes for him.

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[m-olenska]

[April 1, 1974] “It was here on a sunny afternoon that John and Paul were photographed together for the very last time (…) “Let’s see each other again,” McCartney ventured to his old partner before leaving the gathering. Following the McCartneys’ departure, Lennon turned to Pang and said: “you know, I sometimes worry about George and Ringo. Never about Paul. The guy’s just so together.”

Richard White, Come Together: Lennon and McCartney in the Seventies

[maccamaniac1]

In a heartfelt interview in late 2023, Paul McCartney spoke emotionally about a dream that had shaken him. He said he saw John Lennon in the dream, alive, laughing, and speaking to him like old times. The encounter felt so real that he woke up in tears. While talking on the podcast McCartney: A Life in Lyrics, Paul revealed, “It was one of those vivid dreams where John was there. We were just sitting across from each other and I remember saying, ‘John, it’s so good to see you again.’” His voice cracked slightly during the recounting.

This memory came as part of Paul’s promotion for the 2023 release of the final Beatles song Now and Then, which used a vocal demo from John originally recorded in the late 1970s. With the help of AI technology developed by Peter Jackson for the Get Back documentary, the scratchy home recording was cleaned up enough to allow Paul and Ringo Starr to add bass, drums, and harmonies, giving the track the emotional power of a real Beatles reunion.

What moved Paul deeply was the process of recording around John’s voice as if he were in the room again. “It was incredibly touching,” Paul said during a BBC interview in November 2023. “When I heard his voice clear as day in the studio speakers, I had to take a minute. It wasn’t just music. It felt like a message.”

During an interview on The Tonight Show, Paul recalled the early writing days with John. He mentioned how, even in their youth, the connection had a depth that went beyond collaboration. “We’d sit across from each other with our guitars and just look into each other’s eyes as we figured the lyrics. It was a strange, beautiful sort of unspoken trust.”

But one of the most unexpected revelations came when Paul spoke about a 1980s moment that haunted him. After John’s death, Paul would often write letters to him. Letters that were never sent, just tucked away. In an emotional passage from his 2021 book The Lyrics, Paul included a portion of one note: “Would you believe me if I said I still hear your voice in the harmonies?” He admitted he sometimes sang along to old Beatles songs at home, imagining John beside him.

During the making of Now and Then, Paul said he looked to John for guidance. “I kept thinking, ‘Would John approve of this part? Would he like the string arrangement?’ That’s how present he felt,” Paul explained during the SiriusXM Town Hall session. “It was like he was in the control room with us, nodding or raising an eyebrow.”

A particularly touching moment came when Paul recalled a studio exchange with Ringo while they were finishing the song. They were sitting in silence after laying down the final tracks. Paul turned to Ringo and said, “Do you feel him here too?” Ringo replied, “I do. It's mad, isn't it?” That moment, Paul said, was among the most emotional of his recent life.

In a quiet revelation during his conversation with Rolling Stone, Paul shared a short anecdote involving a cassette player he still keeps in his study. The tape inside it carries one of the last audio letters John sent to him in 1979. “He was being silly, doing voices, making jokes... I’ve never had the heart to rewind it past that message. It’s frozen in time, just like him.”

Paul also touched on their complicated past. “We had our fallouts, sure. But I never stopped loving him. I don’t think he ever stopped loving me either,” he said. Then he added a line that stunned the room silent: “I still write with him. Not every day, but when I’m stuck on a song, I ask him what he thinks. And sometimes, I hear the answer.”

Now and Then topped charts globally, but to Paul, it meant something no chart could measure. “It gave us one last chance to sing with John,” he told the crowd at an intimate event at Abbey Road Studios.

Even after all these years, Paul’s voice trembled slightly when speaking about John. He ended one appearance by simply saying, “We started off as kids with guitars, and somewhere in the music, I still find him.”