Beatles Sons and Daughters Picture Thread
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Kestrel wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
When they arrived in Scotland in the fall of 1969 I'm not sure if he was clean-shaven and then grew a beard, or shaved it off at one point and grew it again. He barely had a scruff when the Life Magazine photographers caught up with him.
That Life magazine was published on 7th November so the interview /photo would probably date from a week or so earlier....ie late October 1969. Could Paul have grown a beard in just a week without shaving? Was he rubbing his face with sheep poo? Possibly although I'm beginning to lean more towards November 1968 now.
No, the photo was NOT taken a week earlier. Magazines usually were a month behind. So photo probably taken in early Oct. 1969 when Mary was maybe 5 weeks old or so.
It can't be Nov. 5th 1968 because he had a full beard then.
This is Oct. 1968:
Plus, Heather looks like she's close to 7, not close to 6. I'm sticking with Nov. 5, 1969.
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Nancy R wrote:
No, the photo was NOT taken a week earlier. Magazines usually were a month behind. So photo probably taken in early Oct. 1969 when Mary was maybe 5 weeks old or so.
It can't be Nov. 5th 1968 because he had a full beard then.
This is Oct. 1968:
Your magazine dating makes sense but I would disagree with your dating of the Paul & Linda photo as being October 1968. Here's a photo of Paul with John which was taken on 17th October 1968. Paul's unshaven look was probably the beginning of his 'Let It Be' beard. Paul's beard would have had to have grown very fast in two weeks though, and that's assuming that your photo was taken on the last day of October? But on balance November 1969 is probably the safer bet with the 'guy on the bonfire' photo.
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Heather and Mary with Paul. Lagos September 1973.
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Kestrel wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
No, the photo was NOT taken a week earlier. Magazines usually were a month behind. So photo probably taken in early Oct. 1969 when Mary was maybe 5 weeks old or so.
It can't be Nov. 5th 1968 because he had a full beard then.
This is Oct. 1968:
Your magazine dating makes sense but I would disagree with your dating of the Paul & Linda photo as being October 1968. Here's a photo of Paul with John which was taken on 17th October 1968. Paul's unshaven look was probably the beginning of his 'Let It Be' beard. Paul's beard would have had to have grown very fast in two weeks though, and that's assuming that your photo was taken on the last day of October? But on balance November 1969 is probably the safer bet with the 'guy on the bonfire' photo.
Should have clarified by saying late Oct/early to mid Nov. 1969 with that pic of him and Linda. And Paul could grow facial hair faster than anyone back when he was a young man. He could have shaved before Nov. 5th and then started it back again so that by Jan. 1969, it was fairly long. Who knows?
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Nancy R wrote:
He could have shaved before Nov. 5th and then started it back again so that by Jan. 1969, it was fairly long. Who knows?
Who cares?
Hey,we do !!
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Kestrel wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
He could have shaved before Nov. 5th and then started it back again so that by Jan. 1969, it was fairly long. Who knows?
Who cares?
Hey,we do !!
Here's a question for you. There is a photo of Paul & Ivan Vaughan walking down a London street together. Are you familiar with it? Going to try to find it. What year is it from? Found it! P.S. I think I know the answer, but someone on FB said differently.
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Nancy R wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
He could have shaved before Nov. 5th and then started it back again so that by Jan. 1969, it was fairly long. Who knows?
Who cares?
Hey,we do !!
Here's a question for you. There is a photo of Paul & Ivan Vaughan walking down a London street together. Are you familiar with it? Going to try to find it. What year is it from? Found it! P.S. I think I know the answer, but someone on FB said differently.
18th May 1968.
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Kestrel wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
He could have shaved before Nov. 5th and then started it back again so that by Jan. 1969, it was fairly long. Who knows?
Who cares?
Hey,we do !!
Here's a question for you. There is a photo of Paul & Ivan Vaughan walking down a London street together. Are you familiar with it? Going to try to find it. What year is it from? Found it! P.S. I think I know the answer, but someone on FB said differently.
18th May 1968.
Explain then, why is his hair so long? He JUST got back from NYC with John where it was quite a bit shorter!
This is 1 week earlier:
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Nancy R wrote:
Explain then, why is his hair so long? He JUST got back from NYC with John where it was quite a bit shorter!
I don't think it is shorter. In the car Paul's hair is neatly combed down but in the outside photo his hair is windswepted. It does look thicker on the sides and on top but it looks like his hair has been swept backwards. Its difficult to be 100% sure though eitherway. When do you think it was taken?
Here's another photo with his hair having been flattened down a bit.
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Kestrel wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
Explain then, why is his hair so long? He JUST got back from NYC with John where it was quite a bit shorter!
I don't think it is shorter. In the car Paul's hair is neatly combed down but in the outside photo his hair is windswepted. It does look thicker on the sides and on top but it looks like his hair has been swept backwards. Its difficult to be 100% sure though eitherway. When do you think it was taken?
Well, I THOUGHT it was sometime after he shaved his "Let It Be" beard in early 1969, but the date you gave is the date the guy on FB gave. I think it's an optical illusion that his hair is longer in the back because of how his coat collar is pulled up. Thanks!
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Kestrel wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
Explain then, why is his hair so long? He JUST got back from NYC with John where it was quite a bit shorter!
I don't think it is shorter. In the car Paul's hair is neatly combed down but in the outside photo his hair is windswepted. It does look thicker on the sides and on top but it looks like his hair has been swept backwards. Its difficult to be 100% sure though eitherway. When do you think it was taken?
Here's another photo with his hair having been flattened down a bit.
That photo is much clearer and I agree - May 18, 1968!
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Nancy R wrote:
That photo is much clearer and I agree - May 18, 1968!
Just to back us both up, here's another photo from the May 1968 US trip, taken outside again and his hair looks a lot thicker & longer. Apparently Paul seems to suffer from a touch of wind !!!
You probably know this already but Paul and Ivan were at Wembley to watch the FA Cup final between Everton and West Bromwich Albion.
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Back on topic and the kids...here's a cute one of Stella with James in 1978
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Kestrel wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
That photo is much clearer and I agree - May 18, 1968!
Just to back us both up, here's another photo from the May 1968 US trip, taken outside again and his hair looks a lot thicker & longer. Apparently Paul seems to suffer from a touch of wind !!!
You probably know this already but Paul and Ivan were at Wembley to watch the FA Cup final between Everton and West Bromwich Albion.
Yes, that was told by the FB person as well. Thanks for posting the other May 1968 photo. That is either their arrival at JFK on my 13th birthday, May 11th or the interview day with Larry Kane which was May 13th since they wore the same clothes. Never saw that one.
And also never saw the cute one of Stella and James!
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Nancy R wrote:
And also never saw the cute one of Stella and James!
That originated from one of her desk diaries although I can't remember which one now.
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August 1971
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Happy 52 Birthday Mary!
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I love this!
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Nancy R - I love the t-shirt Mary is wearing but sadly IMO she is just too darn thin.
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
Nancy R - I love the t-shirt Mary is wearing but sadly IMO she is just too darn thin.
She had a period when she did look very frail. I think she looks better now.