• Maureen

    From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Sun Nov 20 21:00:43 2022
    Abbey Road Tribute
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    Today’s “Beatles People” is Maureen Starkey

    Maureen Starkey Tigrett (born Mary Cox; August 4,1946 – December 30, 1994) left convent school when she was 14 years old, changing her name to Maureen when she began her career as a trainee manicurist/hairdresser.
    She remembered turning her school uniform around to make it look like a frock, and paying a school friend ten cigarettes a day to teach her how to "smoke properly".
    At 15, Mo became a regular at the Cavern Club. She started dating Ringo in 1962.
    In September 1963, with her parents' permission, she travelled to Greece with Ringo, Paul and Jane Asher.
    When Ringo collapsed and was rushed to the hospital for tonsillitis, was rushed to hospital, Mo visited every day to help him recuperate. Afterwards they became a monogamous couple.
    In January 1965, Ringo proposed marriage to Mo at the Ad Lib Club, above the Prince Charles Theatre, London.
    After finding out that she was pregnant in late January 1965, 18-year-old Mo married Ringo.
    Mo enjoyed the closeness of Cynthia Lennon and Pattie Harrison, as they often went on holiday together and shopping.
    Ringo promised that he would set up a nationwide hairdressing business for his wife, but the idea was later shelved, as she had to deal with looking after their children and being the wife of a Beatle.
    Mo would stay up all night, waiting with a cooked meal for Ringo when he came home after a recording session.
    She was also asked to look after fan club mail, and would personally answer letters.
    “I like answering the letters. I’ve been doing it for five years now. I get some lovely replies back from the parents,” said Mo.
    In 1968, Frank Sinatra was asked to record a customized version of ‘The Lady Is A Tramp’ for Mo’s 22nd birthday. Sinatra agreed to record it and Ringo presented Mo with a disc of the song.
    Lyrics:
    There’s no one like her, but no one at all
    And as for charm, hers is like wall to wall
    She married Ringo, and she could have had Paul
    That’s why the lady is a champ
    Creates excitement whenever it’s dull
    She just appears and there goes the lull
    She merely smiles and you’re out of your skull
    That’s why the lady is a champ
    The folks who do and don’t meditate
    Agree she’s great
    They mean, Maureen
    I’ve got more lyrics right after this vamp
    Because the lady is a champ
    Though we’ve not met I’m convinced she’s a gem
    I’m just FS but to me she’s Big M
    Mainly because she prefers to me to them
    That’s why the lady is a champ.
    I’ve lots of fans – well, at least one or two
    But Peter Brown called me to tell me its true
    She sleeps with Ringo but she thinks of you
    That’s why the lady is a champ.
    But I can boast, boast as much
    As much as I please,
    The fact is that she’s his wife
    But that’s life
    But it’s her day so I whistle and stamp
    Because the lady, the charming lady, Mr Ringo’s lady, is a champ.

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  • From Blueshirt@21:1/5 to Bruce on Mon Nov 21 21:39:45 2022
    Bruce wrote:

    Abbey Road Tribute
    ·
    Today’s “Beatles People” is Maureen Starkey

    Maureen Starkey Tigrett (born Mary Cox; August 4,1946 – December 30,
    1994) left convent school when she was 14 years old, changing her
    name to Maureen when she began her career as a trainee manicurist/hairdresser. She remembered turning her school uniform
    around to make it look like a frock, and paying a school friend ten cigarettes a day to teach her how to "smoke properly". At 15, Mo
    became a regular at the Cavern Club. She started dating Ringo in
    1962. In September 1963, with her parents' permission, she travelled
    to Greece with Ringo, Paul and Jane Asher. When Ringo collapsed and
    was rushed to the hospital for tonsillitis, was rushed to hospital,
    Mo visited every day to help him recuperate. Afterwards they became a monogamous couple. In January 1965, Ringo proposed marriage to Mo at
    the Ad Lib Club, above the Prince Charles Theatre, London. After
    finding out that she was pregnant in late January 1965, 18-year-old
    Mo married Ringo. Mo enjoyed the closeness of Cynthia Lennon and
    Pattie Harrison, as they often went on holiday together and shopping.
    Ringo promised that he would set up a nationwide hairdressing
    business for his wife, but the idea was later shelved, as she had to
    deal with looking after their children and being the wife of a
    Beatle. Mo would stay up all night, waiting with a cooked meal for
    Ringo when he came home after a recording session. She was also
    asked to look after fan club mail, and would personally answer
    letters. “I like answering the letters. I’ve been doing it for five years now. I get some lovely replies back from the parents,” said Mo.
    In 1968, Frank Sinatra was asked to record a customized version of
    ‘The Lady Is A Tramp’ for Mo’s 22nd birthday. Sinatra agreed to
    record it and Ringo presented Mo with a disc of the song. Lyrics:
    There’s no one like her, but no one at all And as for charm, hers is
    like wall to wall She married Ringo, and she could have had Paul
    That’s why the lady is a champ Creates excitement whenever it’s dull
    She just appears and there goes the lull She merely smiles and you’re
    out of your skull That’s why the lady is a champ The folks who do and don’t meditate Agree she’s great They mean, Maureen I’ve got more lyrics right after this vamp Because the lady is a champ Though we’ve
    not met I’m convinced she’s a gem I’m just FS but to me she’s Big M Mainly because she prefers to me to them That’s why the lady is a
    champ. I’ve lots of fans – well, at least one or two But Peter Brown called me to tell me its true She sleeps with Ringo but she thinks of
    you That’s why the lady is a champ. But I can boast, boast as much
    As much as I please, The fact is that she’s his wife But that’s life
    But it’s her day so I whistle and stamp Because the lady, the
    charming lady, Mr Ringo’s lady, is a champ.


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    No mention of George sleeping with her? It's not a proper tribute
    unless you keep the juicy bits in!

    So the sentence "Mo enjoyed the closeness of Cynthia Lennon and Pattie Harrison" should at least have included George in it... :-)

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