"See that bastard over there," the Rock Star said, pointing out a well known TV comedian and author. "He stole my conker when we were kids at school. I'm gonna have him one day, I'm just biding my time. Scousers never forget!"
Posted on 10/23/2008 11:07:12 AM PDT by Goonch
The Beatles' remain synonymous with Liverpool in most minds, the patron saints of Merseybeat. But out by the John Lennon airport, a civic hedge stands as a potent symbol of how scousers have fallen out of love with one of their own. A topiary sculpture of the fab four has been mischievously vandalised, with a crucial appendage having been chopped off under cover of darkness. Visitors arriving in the European Capital of Culture are now greeted by the sight of John, Paul, George and the headless drummer.
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"See that bastard over there," the Rock Star said, pointing out a well known TV comedian and author. "He stole my conker when we were kids at school. I'm gonna have him one day, I'm just biding my time. Scousers never forget!"
Reminds me of a Headless Thompson gunner...
Already posted:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2113337/posts
Are you travelling backwards in the sea of time?
BBC: Ringo 'too busy' for autographs (other details) (BBC News ^ | Monday, 13 October 2008)
Starr, who released his most recent album Liverpool 8 in January, recently completed a tour of the US and Canada.The musician currently divides his time between Los Angeles, the South of France and his UK home in Surrey.
In April, a foliage sculpture of Starr outside a railway station in Liverpool was beheaded by vandals.
The performer had reportedly angered some locals when he told the BBC's Jonathan Ross he missed nothing about the city.
LOL!!
Topiary:
of a plant) clipped or trimmed into fantastic shapes.
I thought it was related to this piece:
Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney's Wax Head Found In A Bin By A Homeless Man
Ringo has not only lost his mind, but he's ungrateful.
He is a classless ass.
First thing I thought of . . .
Ringo Starr (center) surrounded by members of a Beatles tribute group
That's not Ringo Starr, it's Richard Starkey.
Great minds........
....think alike....
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