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Post by BeatlePaul on Nov 22, 2005 11:03:22 GMT
"And that is the mysterious Neil Aspinall . Thank you Neil for holding it together for all these years, because really, the whole phenomenon might not have happened or stayed together as long as it did without him. He’s helped us, he’s helped his family and George loved him dearly and many of you as well, so thank you very much." So "Neil Aspinall" was "mysterious". Searching on Google I've found JUST 3 very short biographies. www.geocities.com/penneylayne/bio/aspinall.html"One of the original 'Liverpool Mafia' that surrounded the Beatles throughout their career. Aspinall first met Paul and George when they were all students at the Liverpool Institute. Aspinall went on to study accounting and while living at the home of Pete Best, bought a second hand van and became the Beatles' road manager. Staying on after Pete Best was dismissed, he became the Beatles' personal assistant when Mal Evans signed on as their road manager. In January 1968, Aspinall was named managing director of Apple and later headed Apple Films and produced the Let It Be movie."neil-aspinall.biography.ms/"Neil Aspinall (born December 13, 1942) is best known as the assistant and road manager for the hugely popular rock band, The Beatles.
Aspinall was a childhood friend of Paul McCartney and George Harrison at the Liverpool Institute .
Aspinall even contributed to a few Beatles recordings, by playing tambura on "Within You Without You " and harmonica on "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!".
In the early 1990s, Aspinall was the executive producer for The Beatles Anthology. "www.imdb.com/name/nm0039679/"Neil Aspinall
Date of birth (location) 13 December 1942 Prestatyn, North Wales, UK Trivia Daughter, Gayla Aspinall, helped produce "The Beatles Anthology" (1995) (mini). (show more) Sometimes Credited As: Neil S. Aspinall IMDbPro Professional Details
Filmography as: Producer, Composer, Actor, Himself
Producer - filmography (1990s) (1970s)
Hendrix: Band of Gypsys (1999) (V) (producer) "The Beatles Anthology" (1995) (mini) TV Series (producer) The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit (1994) (V) (executive producer)
Let It Be (1970) (producer)
Filmography as: Producer, Composer, Actor, Himself
Composer - filmography
That'll Be the Day (1973)
Filmography as: Producer, Composer, Actor, Himself
Actor - filmography
How I Won the War (1967) (uncredited) .... Death Soldier
Filmography as: Producer, Composer, Actor, Himself
Himself - filmography
"The Beatles Anthology" (1995) (mini) TV Series .... Himself (Beatles' road manager)"A very few for "The Beatles Anthology" producer. After 1967 he took "so much" responsability in Beatles story ...
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Post by Perplexed on Nov 22, 2005 17:40:57 GMT
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Post by BeatlePaul on Dec 7, 2005 15:35:47 GMT
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Post by Forum Manager on Dec 7, 2005 22:15:58 GMT
Excellent work BeatlePaul
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Post by plastic paul on Dec 7, 2005 23:02:34 GMT
looks pretty good, can we get a fade?
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Post by BeatlePaul on Dec 8, 2005 8:58:13 GMT
.... thinking how different they were before...
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Post by Perplexed on Dec 8, 2005 11:23:41 GMT
Well, I see some general similarities but nothing to make them the same person. JMO. Now, it hits me, with so much emphasis on Aspinall, and EMI, and Apple. I wonder if those fellows are anxious to see a quick end to all this work that goes on here at 60IF. Might they wish for this website to conclude it's business and go away? Or, might they surrupticiously (somebody help me to spel that awful word) have enjoyment from reading the *ahem* range of posted materials found here.
*ring-ring. ring-ring, ring-ring. RINGY-dingy-ling!
[Hello, this is your international operator. In order to complete this call, please deposit $26, please.]
Proboards Webmaster: Allright. Ka-ching, Ka-ching,Ka-ching,Ka-ching,Ka-ching,Ka-ching,Ka-ching,Ka-ching,Ka-ching,[its gonna be a while]Ka-ching,Ka-ching,Ka-ching,Ka-ching,e etc.....
[Finally, the connection is made, he hears a ring on the other side. He gets Ms. April Wembley-Farnham, general comptroller-undersecretary to the board of directors at Apple. She politely says hello, asks his business, and gladly connects his call to Mr. Aspinalls office, where we hear this brief exchange.]
NA: Yes, sir, this is Neil. What can I do for you today?
PW: Well, Mr Aspinall, I'm Thadeus Hollander from Bridgeport Conneticut in the states. I am one of the main webmasters at a rapidly growing web service called "Proboards", and it has come to our attention that some people are aggresively touting the old "Paul is Dead" theory right there on our very boards. You remember that silly old rumor don't you?
Don't you?
NA: OF course. Go on.
PW: Well, we just wanted to do a little checking on this, making sure we aren't offending anyone or causing a ruckus. If you like, we can pull that board right on down tomorrow morning quicker than you can say "eggplant", so do want us to go ahead------"
NA:(interrupting) NONSENSE! Leave it up!
PW: What?
NA: Absolutely my good man. We love it here in the offices. Always good for a big chuckle.Half the staff talks about it at lunch everyday. We haven't had a "buzz-topic" this zany and far-out since the first three seasons of "Ally MacBeal", you know, before the writing went into the W.C.! And not Fields, either. I mean, its all so far-fetched, so preposterous, we figured it was some moonlighting ex-writers from one of the American comedies. Well, it's not that good, but it has its amusement! Poppy-cock! It's wonderful. Leave it up. We'll certainly let you know if it gets to be annoying! Dont worry about that for a minute! So, carry on, and let that Sun Prince or whatever his name is just do his thing---it's precious. Really! Thanks for you call and concern! But you have no worries. So, ta-ta now, and think globally!
PW: Oh. Well, ah-----uh-------um-------yes, great then of course. OK thanks and you just "ring us up" ha-ha-ha-ha love those englishisms, anytime you want to, OK, Mr. Aspinall?
NA: Yes, good. Fine. Carry on. Oh, but listen, do you wanna know a secret?
PW: gasps and says, *gulp*, "About Paul?"
NA: No, no, no silly. Paul is fine. It's about Britney Spears. Do you know what we heard? That she sits up all night long on "No-Doz" or what are they.....well, caffeine tablets, and does her laundry--in TIDE mind you, cold water-----all night long. She's obsessed with keeping her clothes clean!
PW: Gee. wow, thanks for that. Maybe I'll start a "BLOW" web site, for "Britney's Laundry Obsessed and Wide-awake."
NA: Well, that's your perogative, Thad, but I'd be careful about that choice of call letters, it could be mis-leading. Anyway, Apple appreciates your fecundity. But let "62OFF" or "Teak In?" or "NURR/It's Too Unreal" and all that continue. One suggestion: tone down some of those bloody bright colors! It nearly blinds you to read sometimes! Thanks again. Good-bye.
[Click. When Mr. Aspinall hangs up, they are disconnected, and the webmaster resumes his important task of writing code.
Even so, quietly, purposefully, and effortlessly, 4 thousand miles away in London, so does Neil Aspinall...................]
The synchronicity could make your head spin. Spin being the operative word. And so the cycle continues.........wait......
spin-------cycle--------spin cycle.................hold up--
"HEY BRITNEY, IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR YOU TO THROW YOUR CLOTHES IN THE DRYER, HON, THE MAYTAG IS A-BUZZIN'!.................."
At precisely the same moment half-way 'round the world, Neil Aspinall hangs his spotless laundry out to dry.
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Post by defhermit on Dec 8, 2005 19:05:08 GMT
perp, you frighten and confuse me.
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Post by plastic paul on Dec 9, 2005 0:19:04 GMT
lol, u must be used to it by know def!
Perp has his eccentricities but he talks a lot of sense and is very poetic!
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Post by Perplexed on Dec 9, 2005 10:02:26 GMT
perp, you frighten and confuse me. Sorry, defhermit, I write to stimulate and amuse, but that may leave me in a little verbal quicksand sometimes A little satire, that's my deal. I was having a little fun, not making fun, with the situation. A little fantasy, you know, what MIGHT happen if a webmaster called up Mr. Aspinall, etc. Nothing sinister or dark, just me doing some silly "riffing" on a theme. For the good of all, I might need to remind myself, AGAIN, to streamline and edit more. Sometimes my flights of fancy and attempts at comic irony miss the mark, and my wordplay mislead. Tell me, if you would, the spots where I made you feel uncomfortable in the post. I meant nothing derogatory about either Proboards or Mr. Aspinall. It looks to me like he handles his position with great professionalism and respect. I can only imagine that he continues to have the utmost regard for the individual members of the Beatles and their legacy. But I worry. I worry about my future, you know, how I'll wind up. In ten years, will I be a raving paranoiac, whining away like Andy Rooney on Irish moonshine? I'd better reform now before it's too late. OK, I resolve, no more satire, no more word play. Ever. OK, just one more. I could become Fandy Fooney! hehe...hoho...............oh....(*sigh*) My "reform" plan may require some tweaking. Looks like all the bandwidth in the world isn't enough to get the job done......... Mea culpa, people.
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Purplexion
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When you're listening late at night you might think the band is not quite right...
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Post by Purplexion on Apr 29, 2007 21:38:49 GMT
Well this is a waste of time.
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Post by khamira on Oct 2, 2007 20:14:45 GMT
Check out one version of Wings' "Silly love song". The false Neil Aspinall appears in th video, somewhere between 2:58 - 3:10. Also, mabe Im a bit ranting and with all due respect for Linda, but the real Paul McCartney wouldnt have had her on his list, mabe just for one nite stand, let alone marry her. She looked better after 40, in the youth (sorry to say that) she was ugly.
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Post by khamira on Oct 2, 2007 20:16:50 GMT
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Post by rhye on Jul 23, 2010 14:04:14 GMT
perp, you frighten and confuse me. Sorry, defhermit, I write to stimulate and amuse, but that may leave me in a little verbal quicksand sometimes A little satire, that's my deal. I was having a little fun, not making fun, with the situation. A little fantasy, you know, what MIGHT happen if a webmaster called up Mr. Aspinall, etc. Nothing sinister or dark, just me doing some silly "riffing" on a theme. For the good of all, I might need to remind myself, AGAIN, to streamline and edit more. Sometimes my flights of fancy and attempts at comic irony miss the mark, and my wordplay mislead. Tell me, if you would, the spots where I made you feel uncomfortable in the post. I meant nothing derogatory about either Proboards or Mr. Aspinall. It looks to me like he handles his position with great professionalism and respect. I can only imagine that he continues to have the utmost regard for the individual members of the Beatles and their legacy. But I worry. I worry about my future, you know, how I'll wind up. In ten years, will I be a raving paranoiac, whining away like Andy Rooney on Irish moonshine? I'd better reform now before it's too late. OK, I resolve, no more satire, no more word play. Ever. OK, just one more. I could become Fandy Fooney! hehe...hoho...............oh....(*sigh*) My "reform" plan may require some tweaking. Looks like all the bandwidth in the world isn't enough to get the job done......... Mea culpa, people. no need to restrain yourself, your comic post are one of the best parts of the forum, very entertaining indeed and khamira I agree with you, Linda wasn't exactly what you would call a flower (meaning that she wasn't very good looking)
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