The hand again!

[B]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUTS6CXlJkI

Yes, I know this is Faul, but they just had to put the hand over him! And why? Because it
represents Paul, imo! As if Faul was Paul's puppet; but I think you're supposed to see it more
as if Paul showers his creative energy on Faul; is Faul's muse, etc.
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BTW, does anyone know who the man in glasses with them at the start

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7ANtzV3HZo

of this video is? Mal Evans? Or Faul before he was Faul? Or who?

[JoJo]

Not Mal, doubtful that's anyone other than some random "suit". Probably the 1966 Asian tour, in Japan. Looks like it even matches George's description of being marched out of their room at precisely such and such a time.

[tafultong]

letterb1 said:

BTW, does anyone know who the man in glasses with them at the start

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7ANtzV3HZo

of this video is? Mal Evans? Or Faul before he was Faul? Or who?

I am reasonably sure that the man with the glasses was Beatles chauffeur Alf Bicknell.

[B]

Thank you. That looks right to me. That explains why Wendy is holding the ALF sign in the MMT
cartoon booklet too, which I never understood 'til now.

www.blogofdeath.com/archives/000813.html

"March 14, 2004
Alf Bicknell
Behind the tinted windows of the Fab Four's Austin Princess sat Alfred George Bicknell.

From 1964 to 1966, he was the Beatles' chauffeur, ferrying them to and from concert venues and movie sets. When the band traveled in John Lennon's Rolls Royce Phantom V, Bicknell was usually behind the wheel. He even inspired the song, "Baby You Can Drive My Car."

In "Ticket to Ride: The Ultimate Beatles Tour Diary!" the 1999 autobiography he co-wrote with Alasdair Ferguson, Bicknell described the day Lennon snagged the chauffeur's cap off his head and tossed it out the window. "You don't need that anymore, Alf. You are one of us now," Lennon reportedly said.

Bicknell was born in Surrey, England, in 1928. He worked as an apprentice butcher and circus clown before serving three years with the British Army. In the late 1950s, Bicknell became a professional driver known for discreetly shuttling foreign dignitaries and celebrities to their desired destinations.

After the Beatles stopped touring, Bicknell spent the 1970s driving business executives. He retired in 1980 following a chainsaw accident, and joined the Beatles convention circuit, giving speeches and selling memorabilia.

Bicknell died on March 9. Cause of death was not released. He was 75.


Posted on March 14, 2004 5:05 AM"