#the beatles mach shau in hamburg by thorsten knublauch

[tillthereweretangents]

Paul and Icke (part 4 of N)

On New Year's Eve 1962 (going into 1963) the Beatles played the last gig of their final Hamburg residency.

On the first of January 1963 Icke drove Paul to the airport. Icke gives no explanation as to why Paul wasn't with the other Beatles, or how he came to be driving Paul to the airport, but based on the other things we've already talked about we have theories. (Could this night have inspired songs such as an early draft of Goodbye or The Night Before? The point being, we wonder if Paul stayed with Icke and they had relations.)

The Beatles last performances at the Star was Dec 18 -31st, 1962 . On New Years day, they were due to go back to England. I took Paul in my little beetle car to the airport, where he met with the others. Then the announcement came that the flight to London was delayed by four hours. Wonderful I thought, I have more time to hang out with them. It was in these last hours that I could talk to them all on the same level; because what happened in the next few months in England, at the crazy speed it developed, none of us, the Beatles or the fans could have imagined. The next time I saw them, they were absolute world stars and they lived in a different world. That time in the airport bar we were still thinking that in a few months, they would be appearing at the Star Club again .

Icke driving Paul to the airport also gets mentioned in The Beatles Mach Schau in Hamburg by Thorsten Knublauch

This book has so far proven impossible to get our hands on. Thanks to @muzaktomyears for the photo!

On January 1st, 1963 Astrid Kirchherr and Icke Braun brought the Beatles to Fuhlsbüttel airport. Betty and Ruth were also there to say goodbye. The plane was delayed for several hours due to harsh winter weather and they stayed at the bar. Icke, who brought Paul to the airport in his VW Beetle, remembers a conversation with John who said: "Did you know, for a year and a half I thought you were gay and a fan of us because of that ..." It was a strange situation, recalls Icke.

The citation (Mach Shau) is a book we're hoping to have access to soon. So there may be more insights on this coming!

Why did John bring up Icke's sexuality after he brought Paul to the airport? Why does it sound like something convinced John that Icke _wasn't_ gay? Answers on a postcard to the usual address.

Original German

Ihre letzten Auftritte im Star-Club hatten die Beatles vom 18. bis zum 31. Dezember 1962 gehabt. Am Neujahrsmorgen sollte es zurück nach England gehen. Ich brachte Paul in meinem Käfer nach Fuhlsbüttel, wo er mit den anderen zusam-mentraf. Dann kam die Durchsage, dass der Flug nach London vier Stunden Verspätung hätte. Wunderbar, dachte ich, dann habe ich ja noch jede Menge Zeit, mit ihnen zu klönen. Es waren die allerletzten Stunden, in denen ich noch auf Augenhöhe mit ihnen reden konnte. Was dann in den nächsten Monaten in England passierte, und mit welcher wahnwitzigen Geschwindigkeit, das hatte keiner von uns vorhergesehen, weder wir Fans noch die Beatles selber. Es war wie ein Wunder. Als ich sie das nächste Mal wieder sah, waren sie die absoluten Weltstars und lebten in einer anderen Welt. Damals in der Flughafenbar gingen sie und wir alle noch davon aus, dass sie in einigen Monaten wieder im Star-Club auftreten würden.

[i-am-the-oyster]

I am looking for a book called

The Beatles Mach Schau in Hamburg by Thorsten Knublauch

It's sold out, and I haven't had any luck finding a second hand copy. Please reblog, or let me know if you have any ideas where I could search.

Thanks!

[ilovedig]

Icke's story is so important to know about. He was clearly such a big part of Hamburg, at least for Paul.

Paul and Icke (part 4 of N)

On New Year's Eve 1962 (going into 1963) the Beatles played the last gig of their final Hamburg residency.

On the first of January 1963 Icke drove Paul to the airport. Icke gives no explanation as to why Paul wasn't with the other Beatles, or how he came to be driving Paul to the airport, but based on the other things we've already talked about we have theories. (Could this night have inspired songs such as an early draft of Goodbye or The Night Before? The point being, we wonder if Paul stayed with Icke and they had relations.)

The Beatles last performances at the Star was Dec 18 -31st, 1962 . On New Years day, they were due to go back to England. I took Paul in my little beetle car to the airport, where he met with the others. Then the announcement came that the flight to London was delayed by four hours. Wonderful I thought, I have more time to hang out with them. It was in these last hours that I could talk to them all on the same level; because what happened in the next few months in England, at the crazy speed it developed, none of us, the Beatles or the fans could have imagined. The next time I saw them, they were absolute world stars and they lived in a different world. That time in the airport bar we were still thinking that in a few months, they would be appearing at the Star Club again .

Icke driving Paul to the airport also gets mentioned in The Beatles Mach Schau in Hamburg by Thorsten Knublauch

This book has so far proven impossible to get our hands on. Thanks to @muzaktomyears for the photo!

On January 1st, 1963 Astrid Kirchherr and Icke Braun brought the Beatles to Fuhlsbüttel airport. Betty and Ruth were also there to say goodbye. The plane was delayed for several hours due to harsh winter weather and they stayed at the bar. Icke, who brought Paul to the airport in his VW Beetle, remembers a conversation with John who said: "Did you know, for a year and a half I thought you were gay and a fan of us because of that ..." It was a strange situation, recalls Icke.

The citation (Mach Shau) is a book we're hoping to have access to soon. So there may be more insights on this coming!

Why did John bring up Icke's sexuality after he brought Paul to the airport? Why does it sound like something convinced John that Icke _wasn't_ gay? Answers on a postcard to the usual address.

Original German

Ihre letzten Auftritte im Star-Club hatten die Beatles vom 18. bis zum 31. Dezember 1962 gehabt. Am Neujahrsmorgen sollte es zurück nach England gehen. Ich brachte Paul in meinem Käfer nach Fuhlsbüttel, wo er mit den anderen zusam-mentraf. Dann kam die Durchsage, dass der Flug nach London vier Stunden Verspätung hätte. Wunderbar, dachte ich, dann habe ich ja noch jede Menge Zeit, mit ihnen zu klönen. Es waren die allerletzten Stunden, in denen ich noch auf Augenhöhe mit ihnen reden konnte. Was dann in den nächsten Monaten in England passierte, und mit welcher wahnwitzigen Geschwindigkeit, das hatte keiner von uns vorhergesehen, weder wir Fans noch die Beatles selber. Es war wie ein Wunder. Als ich sie das nächste Mal wieder sah, waren sie die absoluten Weltstars und lebten in einer anderen Welt. Damals in der Flughafenbar gingen sie und wir alle noch davon aus, dass sie in einigen Monaten wieder im Star-Club auftreten würden.