GO BACK IN TIME with Ringo11: story of the century!!
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THIRTIETH INSTALLMENT You could have stayed there in those friendly arms all your life after all, but all things must pass, no matter how blissful, and when you have stopped blubbering he slowly unwraps his arms from around you and looks at his watch. ?Look at that! It?s time we put the meat under the grill. What do you want instead?? he?s getting the hang of your vegetarianism. ?Beans on toast will do me fine,? you?re getting the hang of 50s food. ?Ok then. We?ll put on a whole can. You need to eat well, big day tomorrow.? ?Why? What are we doing?? you wonder what could be bigger than going to the cinema with Paul McCartney. ?I thought we?d get the band together again, but this time just for a few laughs. We?ll go and get John from his aunt?s and then head to George?s place. You have got to meet Mrs. Harrison, she?s really gear, like.? ?Sounds fun, but why is that such a big day?? you ask, slightly puzzled. ?You would wonder, wouldn?t you, if you?d never met Mimi before. She never liked me or George, we?re too common for John really. You never know though, she might take to you straight away. She likes it when John makes friends with nice girls.? ?Me? A nice girl? You?re not thinking of putting me in a frock and sticking curlers in me hair are you? Cos you won?t get far with an idea like that, I can promise you!? He laughs. ?I see you?ve cheered up then!? ?Oh, yeah. Look, I don?t know what came over me. I mean, I don?t usually get all homesick and blubbery like that. I?m not soft, really.? ?I don?t blame you for missing your real life. I?m amazed you?ve lasted so long here. I know I wouldn?t have if I were you.? ?Thanks for making it all better,? you say, ?I?m glad I?m here because if I wasn?t I would never have met a guy like you.? You ask yourself again why you always end up blurting out with cheesy stuff like that, and again he doesn?t seem to even notice. ?Funny, cos me aunty Jinny always used to tell me I was one of a kind when I?d been really naughty. I never really understood what she meant cos me brother was always in trouble for the same stuff as me.? He jokes with serious face. You give him a friendly shove and he grins that heart-breaking grin at you. This time you aren?t quite ready to counter your natural reaction. You lean backwards, close your eyes, tilt your head slightly back. ?Woah!? you hear it escape your mouth before you can stop it. It was a perfectly acceptable reaction to that grin when you were watching A Hard Day?s night by yourself, but it seems to puzzle Paul a bit. ?What? Woah what?? he asks. You decide to just be straight with him. ?Woah you,? you explain sheepishly. ?Woah me.? He repeats questioningly. ?Sorry, I couldn?t help it. It?s like a zap with a zap gun, that smile.? ?What smile?? he asks. ?That smile you just did, just then,? you explain. He smiles again. ?This one?? You whimper and nod. ?Yeah that one.? ?Okay then,? he replies. What else could he say? You?re saved by the sound of the front door slamming shut. Heavy footsteps result in Paul?s little brother, Mike, showing up in the doorway of the little kitchen with a grin. ?Got a penny for me dinner?? he asks in his best cockney accent. ?I daren?t even answer,? is the answer Paul gives anyway, in his poshest. ?Aw, pretty please!? Mike persists. ?Pretty no,? Paul ends the act then and there. ?What do you need a penny for anyway?? ?Me an? Pete ?a? made a potato gun! All we need now is a potato,? little McGear explains. ?Just go and nick one from the grocer then. You?re not having any of my hard earned money to buy vegetable ammunition!? Paul puts his foot down. ?Besides, it?ll probably end up being me you shoot, little beggars.? Mike puts on a scowl and thuds back out the door. You hear complaining floating in off the street. ?You have a whole fiver! How come you wouldn?t give the poor boy a shiny penny?? you ask. ?Cos a potato costs ha?penny and he?ll just be buying smokes or something anyway. Besides, we?ve got potatoes in the cupboard.? ?I see,? you laugh. You both proceed to make the dinner, joking and laughing the whole time, and you suddenly wonder why on earth you were upset before because this really is your idea of bliss. Who in her right mind would give this up to see family and friends or go on the internet or use a microwave??! And besides, you tell yourself, if you never get ?back to the future?? (which hasn?t even been filmed yet, you realise) you get to spend your life with Paul and in the end, when you?re much older, you?ll be back where you belong, even if you are a few decades older then you should be. You always knew you were born too late! Mister Mac comes home for tea, and Peter Michael drags himself away from his street escapades with his mate, and you all sit down to a nice warm meal. ?Eh! Why do I have to eat this when she gets beans on toast?? Mike protests. ?She?s a visitor so she gets to eat what she likes, and you?re a growing lad and you need a staple diet, not a string one,? Jim tells him. ?Yeah Mike, and you try giving up meat for the rest of your life, I?d laugh to see that! You wouldn?t last till tomorrow?s bacon!? Paul puts in. ?I could if I wanted to!? ?Go on then.? ?Maybe I don?t want to?? ?Ah! See? You?re soft, you are,? Paul seems to have won that one? ?Alright boys, that?s enough. Michael, eat your dinner. Paul, stop hassling your brother, it?s not his fault he?s challenged,? Jim asserts his authority while demonstrating his sense of humour. After dinner and a few rounds of evening card games (some of whose rules are made up and then broken by Mike, and in very few of which you triumph due to suddenly being overwhelmed by tiredness), you and Paul head to bed in order to catch up on rest to prepare for this ?big day? meeting the other parents. You feel pretty certain you can impress Mimi with your extra politeness and you look forward to meeting the Mrs. Harrison you?ve read so much about.
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Haha, this is great! Bump!
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~ BUMP ~ excellent I love it! I thought about it today at work. How silly! Here I was at work fantisizing about meeting Paul in the 1950's! Keep going!
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beatlegirl7260:
~ BUMP ~ excellent I love it! I thought about it today at work. How silly! Here I was at work fantisizing about meeting Paul in the 1950's! Keep going!
i wasn't. i was fantasising about mel gibson coming along and casting me in mad max 4. he said i'd get a trailer and everything! you mihgt have picked up that i day dream a lot. it comes from having a physical job. i spend 3 1/2 hours a day putting books back on shelves. i guess it's a good thing i get lots of time to think about what to write next
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Plenty of time...
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Double Bump!! I started reading this yesterday evening and thought about it at work today too! (Unfortunately I cannot log on in my lunch hour at work) I have just got to the end so far. Keep going! Your attention to detail is amazing and I can't wait to read more! Julie
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Ah, I love this story!! It keeps getting better...all the time... Welcome Julie!!
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Incredible chapter as always! ~dani
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Ringo11:
beatlegirl7260:
~ BUMP ~ excellent I love it! I thought about it today at work. How silly! Here I was at work fantisizing about meeting Paul in the 1950's! Keep going!
i wasn't. i was fantasising about mel gibson coming along and casting me in mad max 4. he said i'd get a trailer and everything! you mihgt have picked up that i day dream a lot. it comes from having a physical job. i spend 3 1/2 hours a day putting books back on shelves. i guess it's a good thing i get lots of time to think about what to write next )
The Mel fantasy is a good one too!! Yeah, I see you are quite the day dreamer. I used to be too when I worked a night. I could come home and write after everyone was in bed. I started writing stuff when I was pretty young. Used to entertain me cuz I'm an only child. I wrote some stuff about the Beatles when I was in my 20's tons of chapter. But I'm afraid work and life has drained me of my imagination. Reading your stuff has kind of inspired me. Keep going. Are you planning to be a writer? D D
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beatlegirl7260:
Ringo11:
beatlegirl7260:
~ BUMP ~ excellent I love it! I thought about it today at work. How silly! Here I was at work fantisizing about meeting Paul in the 1950's! Keep going!
i wasn't. i was fantasising about mel gibson coming along and casting me in mad max 4. he said i'd get a trailer and everything! you mihgt have picked up that i day dream a lot. it comes from having a physical job. i spend 3 1/2 hours a day putting books back on shelves. i guess it's a good thing i get lots of time to think about what to write next
The Mel fantasy is a good one too!! Yeah, I see you are quite the day dreamer. I used to be too when I worked a night. I could come home and write after everyone was in bed. I started writing stuff when I was pretty young. Used to entertain me cuz I'm an only child. I wrote some stuff about the Beatles when I was in my 20's tons of chapter. But I'm afraid work and life has drained me of my imagination. Reading your stuff has kind of inspired me. Keep going. Are you planning to be a writer?
i'm not planning anything really. whenever i do that i end up having to rethink the next week. it's seems to me that i AM a writer. i've got an audience and everything! how weird but then all thse people have other ideas abot what i am. one of my lecturers thinks i'm an art historian because he likes my writing too. my drama teacher will probably try and get me to be an actress before too long (i've only had one class so far, but that sort of thing always happens to me). so i've decided the only plan i'm gonna make is to meet paul one day, and that seems to provide enough direction for the rest of my life for the time being. just like paul is a composer, performer, painter, father, husband, buisness man, etc etc, i'm never gonna be able to stick to one thing. we're both geminis you see (not that i believe in all that ) but don't worry, i'll never stop day dreaming! thanks for all the wonderful feedback everyone! more soon...
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I love you Ringo 11, you are the only one for me ever! Love always! xXx
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Girl Friday:
I love you Ringo 11, you are the only one for me ever! Love always! xXx
lol thankyou! boy, i'm really going to have to enlarge the doors in my house so as i can fit my head through them!
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BTW... this is a message for my good mate M it's selma here yeah, you can have exclusive acces to chapters, and yeah i'll call. shit, i have to get to that tut!
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Well thank you darling! I look forward to it very much... and don't forget my Wings song, both desperate to hear it again! Send you pics from then soon too. Enjoy your Tut, don't pay too much attention but be greatful its not Accy (Urgh). Lots of Love, Girl Friday (+ xXx on behalf of Wimpy Sunday!)
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Girl Friday:
Well thank you darling! I look forward to it very much... and don't forget my Wings song, both desperate to hear it again! Send you pics from then soon too. Enjoy your Tut, don't pay too much attention but be greatful its not Accy (Urgh). Lots of Love, Girl Friday (+ xXx on behalf of Wimpy Sunday!)
and by M i neant G! tell wimpy sunday i love him too btw everyone, i mentioned my friends that liked old siam sir? meet my friends. and don't worry, they'll be as manic as we are in no time [manic laugh]
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I am re-reading and I have a question. In the fifth installment you mention pictures of him in chains. What pictures? : Have I missed something good? Please let me know! Julie
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Chica Loca:
I am re-reading and I have a question. In the fifth installment you mention pictures of him in chains. What pictures? ? Have I missed something good? Please let me know! Julie
D Oh yes! you HAVE missed something Chica Loca. Here is a link. Enjoy... but try not to drool too much. wink http//www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/mccartney/639/photos62.html ~dani
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Thank you! I had never seen those before! Now I see what I have been missing!
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No problem at all! D ~dani