McCartney Talks of Harrison's Loss [Archive]

SF4-EVER

Dec 14, 2001, 04:23 PM

LONDON (AP) - Paul McCartney told Thursday of his last meeting with George Harrison, two weeks before ``the quiet Beatle'' died of cancer last month.

``The best thing for me was seeing him for a couple of hours and laughing and joking and holding his hand,'' the former Beatle said in an interview with British Broadcasting Corp. He later realized he had never before held Harrison's hand.

``We'd been to school together and got on buses together and we didn't hold each other's hands,'' McCartney said. ``It was like a compensation; he was rubbing his thumb up and down my hand and it was very nice.''

He said he and former Beatle Ringo Starr had spoken about their loss, ``just to touch base and say `what a bummer.' It's difficult to know what to say.''

McCartney, who recently released ``Driving Rain,'' his first album of new material in four years, also said he was planning to play live dates with a new band next year.

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FPSHOT

Dec 14, 2001, 04:26 PM

Very impressive this is.

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SF4-EVER

Dec 14, 2001, 04:29 PM

It'll give "I Want to Hold Your Hand" a new meaning the next time I listen to it.

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FPSHOT

Dec 14, 2001, 05:14 PM

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The Harrison Family

Lucy

Dec 14, 2001, 05:43 PM

Oooh that is so sad!! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/cry.gif

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MaccaTwst9

Dec 14, 2001, 05:59 PM

omg! I never knew those men (almost said boys and they aren't that anymore) were like that!! i'm very surprised to read that George would rub his thumb on pauls hand, but yet thats VERY touching, very very very touching to me, I guess I always knew George was a touchy feely kinda guy, and hes very loving to all, and when I mean all I also mean to "big brothers" like Paul http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

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beatlebangs1964

Dec 14, 2001, 08:35 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By SF4-EVER:
It'll give "I Want to Hold Your Hand" a new meaning the next time I listen to it.

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Funny you should say that, Sandra! That is EXACTLY what I was thinking when I read the first post!

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Amalthea

Dec 15, 2001, 06:17 AM

It made me happy and sad at the same time... love you both...

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SF4-EVER

Dec 15, 2001, 06:55 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By beatlebangs1964:
Funny you should say that, Sandra! That is EXACTLY what I was thinking when I read the first post!

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Great minds think alike, BB. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/teeth1.gif

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beatlebangs1964

Dec 15, 2001, 08:19 PM

Thanks for the compliment, Sandra. I think you're a very sharp person. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thumbsup.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/musicnotes.gif

I think a good way to celebrate Christmas this year would be to listen to the Beatles' Christmas bootleg. It's a lot of fun and 1964 and 1965 are my favorite Christmas albums.

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[This Message Has Been Edited By beatlebangs1964 On December 15, 2001 08:20 PM]

SF4-EVER

Dec 15, 2001, 08:35 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By beatlebangs1964:
Thanks for the compliment, Sandra. I think you're a very sharp person. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thumbsup.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/musicnotes.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/blush1.gif Thanks!

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By beatlebangs1964:
I think a good way to celebrate Christmas this year would be to listen to the Beatles' Christmas bootleg. It's a lot of fun and 1964 and 1965 are my favorite Christmas albums.
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An excellent suggestion indeed! I also like to do a "Beatlethon" with the offical albums.

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alliesun

Dec 16, 2001, 12:21 AM

oh - how beautiful in a sad, strange sort of way...

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st.paulygirl

Dec 16, 2001, 12:44 AM

You hit a certain point in your life where a dear, dying friend caressing your hand isn't "strange" at all...

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darkhorse

Dec 16, 2001, 08:16 AM

I know what you mean. Sometimes you don't give love gestures the importance they have. Holding your best friend's hand could stop being weird when that point of your life comes. That's the moving thing about Paul's gesture. Still very emotional.

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MaccaTwst9

Dec 16, 2001, 09:51 AM

I also thing when you get to that age where your 55+ you get more emotional and have more open eyes towards the world. And at that age, men will even kiss friendly, not in a gayish way or anything. Just a really friendly cheek on the lips, I think I saw paul n ringo do that, lol
But I think its nice, they are maturing very nice, and to hear that George n Paul did that is very nice

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C-Moon

Dec 16, 2001, 07:10 PM

When you figure they've known each other for over 40 years (and some of those years were pretty intense!), there's nothing strange or odd about it. I've always considered them brothers, even though they're not blood related. If you can't hold your brother's hand when he's dying, when could you?

It must be very hard on Paul & Ritchie now, just the two of them left. I pray for all of them and their families daily.

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FPSHOT

Dec 17, 2001, 08:52 PM

Those are words that go together well http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thumbsup.gif

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beatlebangs1964

Dec 17, 2001, 09:03 PM

bearkat77

Dec 17, 2001, 10:19 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By FPSHOT:
Those are words that go together well http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thumbsup.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Some lame monkey won't play piano song? http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thinker.gif
(Sorry, I couldn't resist either.)

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SF4-EVER

Dec 18, 2001, 03:54 AM

FPSHOT, your latest sig is a riot! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/laugh2.gif So, does the unwound G string lead to the G spot? (I couldn't resist either.) http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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Amalthea

Dec 18, 2001, 05:00 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By SF4-EVER:
So, does the unwound G string lead to the G spot? (I couldn't resist either.) http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/laugh2.gif
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JCB410

Dec 18, 2001, 06:00 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By MaccaTwst9:
omg! I never knew those men (almost said boys and they aren't that anymore) were like that!! i'm very surprised to read that George would rub his thumb on pauls hand, but yet thats VERY touching, very very very touching to me, I guess I always knew George was a touchy feely kinda guy, and hes very loving to all, and when I mean all I also mean to "big brothers" like Paul http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I would also think that George
touching hands with Paul almost signifies
not only the love that George has inside
as a human being, but also a possible forgiveness for everything they've been through-- I mean, I think most folks might
take for granted that Paul was "always" like
the older brother to George, but maybe
towards the end of George's life, it could've
been the other way around in a sense... --JC

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beatlebangs1964

Dec 18, 2001, 10:32 AM

Beautifully said, JBC410.

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JCB410

Dec 18, 2001, 05:02 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By beatlebangs1964:
Beautifully said, JCB410.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Thanks Beatlebangs '64-- it's
nice to be appreciated! I think I should
also perhaps clarify that what I meant about "possible forgiveness about what they've been through"
is not what they've been through as a whole,
but simply those times that were rough for
them. For example, the tensions they had in
the Let it Be period; I'm sure that Paul &
Ringo would look back at those times and
say that they had their problems even with
their great success and that they're human
like each of us. Conclusion: If George might
have been touching Paul's hand recently
due to partially forgiving him for their differances, George is to be applauded again!!--(that's not an easy thing to do
I say!-http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/shakehead1.gif )

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iFrog

Dec 18, 2001, 08:08 PM

Uhhh, that hand holding stuff comes rather natural when you are with somebody you love. No big thing in my book.

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