Polka-Dot King

 

Elementary Penguins

 

"Let me try on your glasses!"

 

It is not very often that we see photos of Ringo without his glasses.  Too bad we don't see those blue eyes in this one.  

The Four Seasons

 

Adrienne From Brooklyn Update

 

Rolling Stone has contacted a woman who says that she believes Adrienne from Brooklyn is her mother, who passed away in 1992. According to the article, her mother was a Beatles fan and played Beatles music around the house when she was a child. After her mother's death, she found Beatles records with "Adrienne loves Paul" written on them with a heart around it. She also purchased Beatles memorabilia at one point.   She said to recognize the voice as being her mom's right away and sent the clip to one of her brothers, and he agreed.

Adrienne lived in Brooklyn her entire life but had a rough childhood.  She would frequently play hooky from school and hitch a ride into the City and often hung around Murry the K's events going on during that time frame.  I believe she would have been in the 9th grade (around 14 years old?) when The Beatles came to America and were in the Plaza Hotel.  If she had been a Murry the K follower, then there is no doubt that she would have known all about when and where the Beatles were staying.   I am convinced this is the right Adrienne.

The next year, when she was 15, she fell in love, and when she was 16, she was pregnant with her first child, a son.  However, she was not able to get married until she was 18, which happened in 1967.  The couple had 4 children.  She lived a happy life with her family but sadly her life was cut short in 1992 when she contracted cancer. 

Such a sad ending to what could have been an exciting story.   But -- there has to be more to this story.  Who are the girls in the footage with her?  Who else was interviewed by CBS?   I am not done digging for more information. 

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/adrienne-from-brooklyn-identity-paul-mccartney-beatles-1235015297/

(I could only open this link once before they wanted me to pay.  I was unable to write down her last name.  Could someone do that for me?   I am not sure how RS online works in terms of how much you are allowed to read.) 

Adrian From Brooklyn

 

On Friday, Paul McCartney posted an adorable video on social media that is totally in my wheelhouse of Beatlesness. The recording shows a clip of "Adrian from Brooklyn" confessing her forever love for Paul.   It then goes to Paul himself talking to Adrian and telling her that he has made it to Brooklyn and has a photo exhibit that she needs to come check out.   It really was a clever way to promote the "Eyes of the Storm" photo exhibit. 

But everyone has the question, "Who is Adrian from Brooklyn, and does she know about this?"

Sadly, I have never spoken to Adrian (which could also be spelled Adrienne or Adrine), nor have I seen any fan with that name in my files of former Beatles fan club members. Locating her will be challenging because we only have her first name. Really, all we know is her first name, where she lived as a teenager, and that she is currently in her 70s.   According to reports on Facebook, she has passed away.  However, no one has any proof of her death -- no obituary or anything about her or her life. 

The interview where she declares her love for Paul was conducted by CBS when the Beatles first were in the United States. She seems to be with a group of fans outside of the Plaza Hotel. This is what she says in the interview:

"I don't care what anybody thinks, I love the Beatles for them and I'll always love them even when I'm a 105 year old grandmother! I love them! And Paul McCartney if you are listening, Adrian from Booklyn loves you with all her heart! I love you Paul and please come to the window so I can just see you.  I saw you smoking before. I kissed the limousine you was in. But I love you and I want you Paul. Please! Okay and Ringo you can look too 'cause I like you."

We learn from this that Adrian loves Paul a lot and likes Ringo. She spotted Paul smoking from his Plaza Hotel window and kissed the limo the Beatles were in.  

When she gave this interview in 1964, she hoped it would be shown on the news that night and Paul would see it, come to the window, and wave to her.  Or maybe in her dreams, she thought he'd call out, "I'd like for Adrian from Brooklyn to come up here.  I want to meet her."  Never, ever would she have thought that 60 years later, the same Paul McCartney she spotted looking out the window with a ciggie would answer her!  

  I am unsure if the footage was originally seen in 1964, but she was in the CBS archives. CBS showed a clip from the original footage in 2014 during the 50th anniversary of The Beatles coming to America.    But most of us first learned about Adrian in 2016 when the CBS news clip was shown in the Ron Howard documentary "Eight Days a Week."   until Ron Howard's people got ahold of the footage.  Although CBS did show a clip of it in 2014 during the 50th anniversary of The Beatles coming to America.    And much like Bonnie (The Sprout of a New Generation girl), Adrian from Brooklyn has become a beloved Beatles fan.    And while I have no doubt that she remained a Beatles fan throughout the years and I hope she will become a 105-year-old Grandmother listening to their music,  I just don't know how to locate her.  

So...if you are the girl named Adrian in the  CBS interview from 1964, or she was your grandmother, mother, aunt, neighbor, friend, co-worker, schoolmate, etc.  Please reach out to me at Starshyne9@yahoo.com  

Adrian, your story is important. We all want to know if you saw Paul come to the window again that night and if you saw them in concert.  You are now a part of Beatles history and Meet the Beatles.. For Real wants to document who you are and your story of being outside the Plaza Hotel in February 1964. I can't get you in touch with Paul, but I can get you in touch with many other fans who continue to have the same love and passion for the Beatles that you displayed in 1964. 

*Edited to add: I am just assuming that the interview was from February 1964 outside of the Plaza because CBS shared the footage for the 50th anniversary. However, it really could have been filmed at any New York area Beatles appearance. Maybe she is outside of The Warwick? There isn't any way to really tell what year it originally was recorded or where they are because it is dark.  

Primal Scream era

 

Play time

 

Daddy George

 May 2, 1979

Reading to the kids