saki <saki@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> The Walrus was Danny wrote:
>> Jimmy Nicol only stood in for Ringo. As Jimmy himself said, "No one
>> could replace Ringo."
>>
>> ...and the fact that RS was stood in for goes with my long standing
>> assertion that Drummer boys weren't im****tant in the early 60s. Had
>> JL had his tonsils out, they'd have cancelled the tour/dates.
>
> As George Martin said, the Beatles could have whomever they liked play
> live, but for the recordings they would have a quality drummer...an
> area where Ringo was essential to the band's musical chemistry.
>
> I recall some concert date, late 1963 I think, where Paul had to bow
> out of the performance due to flu, so for that night it was a
> threesome. But I don't think this happened more than
> once---remarkable, considering the band's busy schedule during those
> days.
Ok - Very good. But I was looking for something more literal. There is
an error in the statement. It would still be incorrect if I had worded
it this way:
"Jimmy Nicol appeared with The Beatles while Ringo Starr was in an
English hospital."
-Edvado
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