The Paul McCartney Picture Thread
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oobu24:
Nancy R:
Hmmmm...the baby in blue looks like Stella to me (lighter hair) Also, Paul looks like he did in 1971. Yeah, look at her face. That's not Mary.
I think we've had that discussion a few times before (with the same pic) but I'm not sure we ever came up with a definitive answer.
I think it's baby Mary, Paul's hairstyle and clothes look similar to the photo below, also taken by Linda after Mary was born. But can't explain why she'd be dressed in blue though... unless everyone gave them blue babyclothes before she was born, thinking they'd have a boy.
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Hmmmm...the baby in blue looks like Stella to me (lighter hair) Also, Paul looks like he did in 1971. Yeah, look at her face. That's not Mary.
It is definitely Mary. Not only is the baby's hair black in the color photos, but Paul's hair looks exactly the same - including length - as it does in the Beatles' last photo session at Tittenhurt Park, held eight days later. Also Linda - who took the photos and birthed the baby - labeled them "Cavendish Avenue 1969."
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soymilk:
Hmmmm...the baby in blue looks like Stella to me (lighter hair) Also, Paul looks like he did in 1971. Yeah, look at her face. That's not Mary.
It is definitely Mary. Not only is the baby's hair black in the color photos, but Paul's hair looks exactly the same - including length - as it does in the Beatles' last photo session at Tittenhurt Park, held eight days later. Also Linda - who took the photos and birthed the baby - labeled them "Cavendish Avenue 1969."
Okay, but the photo session was Aug. 22, 1969, 6 days before she gave birth. Linda is in some of those photos and is clearly pregnant. https://www.beatlesbible.com/gallery/1969-photos/ Scroll down and click on the one of Paul & Linda and John & Yoko. And in the color photo the baby's hair is not black, it's lighter. Are the color pics in one of her photo books and is that what you are quoting as "Cavendish Avenue 1969?" If so, I would reverse my position on this.
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Okay, but the photo session was Aug. 22, 1969, 6 days before she gave birth. Linda is in some of those photos and is clearly pregnant. https://www.beatlesbible.com/gallery/1969-photos/ Scroll down and click on the one of Paul & Linda and John & Yoko.
Sorry yes, my mistake. I was looking at both dates and flipped them in my mind! Mary was born six days after the the Tittenhurt session, not before.
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[quote="Nancy R"]You know Paul, though - he wears the same clothes many more times than once! lol From the photo you posted you can't tell, plus it's b&w. I still think that the baby in blue is Stella because her face does not look like Mary. Agree to disagree. topic Taken by Linda at JFK airport in May, 1968 Love that photo, Nancy! ) That must have been when he invited her to travel with him to the airport, so they'd have a chance to talk more, before he caught his flight home ) He looks so adorable in this pic! inlove Was intrigued by the pin he was wearing... looks like Neptune with a Trident or something... and he must be holding an Apple... since John has one )
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Paul did not invite her. She called Nat Weiss (who she sat next to on her flight from London to NYC in May 1967) and as luck would have it, John and Paul were staying at Nat's apartment in May 1968. Linda asked if she could come over. He asked Paul who said she could ride with them to the airport on the 15th (she photographed them on the 14th at the press conference and slipped Paul her phone #) There is video of the press conference and you can clearly see Linda walking in front of the table they sat at. So that is how he had her # and called her in June 1968 when he had a layover in NYC on his way to L.A. and left the message with her answering service about where he was staying and would she like to come visit? She must have jumped on the next plane to L.A. as soon as she got the message! I know I would have!
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Nancy R wrote: Paul did not invite her. She called Nat Weiss (who she sat next to on her flight from London to NYC in May 1967) and as luck would have it, John and Paul were staying at Nat's apartment in May 1968. Linda asked if she could come over. He asked Paul who said she could ride with them to the airport on the 15th (she photographed them on the 14th at the press conference and slipped Paul her phone #) There is video of the press conference and you can clearly see Linda walking in front of the table they sat at. So that is how he had her # and called her in June 1968 when he had a layover in NYC on his way to L.A. and left the message with her answering service about where he was staying and would she like to come visit? She must have jumped on the next plane to L.A. as soon as she got the message! I know I would have!
Oh me too! I remember reading now about Nat Weiss. Nat was quoted in a biography of Paul saying that Linda knew from the start that she was going to marry him one day.
Nancy R wrote: Yes, Paul and John were holding apples. Don't know what that pin is he has on his lapel. Here's another pic taken when they landed in NYC (not by her) That's Magic Alex in the middle.
Except for spending time with Linda, I don't the Apple promotional trip was all that successful for Paul... or John. They were supposed to be on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, to talk about Apple, and Carson ended up being out of town and Joe Garagioloa (the sportscaster) was his substitute host, with melodramatic actress Tallulah Bankhead sitting in for Ed McMahon. It was considered one of John Lennon's worst interviews. You can tell by the photo they weren't comfortable at all, but tried to get through it and did their best.
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Photo of Paul taken just before his 65th birthday - hadn't seen this one before, he looks great here, doesn't he? From: https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-06-05-mccartney-inside_n.htm Photo credit: David Modell / MPL
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Oobu, that first one (top of page) is a fantastic pic of him!
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I wonder what "outfit" or suit jacket he'll wear when he starts the US dates.
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oobu24:
I wonder what "outfit" or suit jacket he'll wear when he starts the US dates.
Where was the first pic from? I love the black Nehru jacket!
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Nancy R:
oobu24:
I wonder what "outfit" or suit jacket he'll wear when he starts the US dates.
Where was the first pic from? I love the black Nehru jacket!
It said Desert Trip but I'm not sure.
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Fashionable as ever.
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