Post by JoJo on Apr 10, 2004 17:22:44 GMT -5
A post I ran across on the Google usenet archive, talking about little Nicola 25 years later:
"David J. Coyle" <dc334491@oak.cats.ohiou.edu> wrote:
>I'd like to know what Nicola thinks of the whole ordeal looking back 25
>years. I mean here she is the youngest passenger on a bus full of strange
>people going places just to see what will happen. She's sitting on the
>lap of one of the biggest music stars in the world.
>Somebody said some magazine had an article about Nicola a few years back.
>Can someone tell me what magazine and what issue? Or at least summarize
>what it said about her (i.e., who she is, how she got involved in the
>"mystery tour" in the first place, etc.)
Hi There - The magazine is a British one called simply 'Q'. The
edition that featured the story on Nicola was no. 87, Dec 1993.
Nicola, (known as Nikkie Hale) now 35, lived at the time of the
article in Forests Park on the outskirts of Chicago where she worked
at a drop in centre for youngsters with drug abuse problems.
Her parents Pam and Dave Yale, both taught in the Yatton area of
Bristol (Dave has recently retired from full-time teaching), and Pam's
parents, James and Amy Smedley, ran a fish and chip shop in Roman
Road, Taumton, Devon. Mrs Smedleys neice, Jenny Wilkes, had been given
the unusual job of recruiting passengers for the Magical Mystery Tour,
and among the first was her own Aunt.
Acompanying Amy Smedley, her daughter Pam wanted to go as well, and
since Nicola was four years old and not yet at school, she came too.
Nikki reminisces in the article:
"I have a vivid memory of fighting with Paul McCartney on the floor of
a hotel and playing table football with Ringo Starr and John Lennon. I
remember John Lennon asking my mum for sixpence. Then there was the
party: the whole family dressed up real weird, as witches and wizards.
Everybody there was dressed in Superman costumes and stuff. I felt
kind of out of place. Ringo Star played soccer with me and he bought
me a little African drum. I remember being spoilt a lot.
The excitement came later for me, at comprehensive school. I used the
story for my English oral exam. My mum told me when I was growing up
that this would be a story I'd want to tell people, and I've since
pulled it out of the bag to impress people. When people over here
(America) don't believe me I show them thevideo. It's prety wild"
The article contains some nice photos and pictures of personal stuff
The Beatles sent to Nicola and her family.
Q magazine can be found at:
Mappin House
4 Winsley St.
London
W1N 7AR
Tel. no for back issues = 0858 410888
Fax = 0858 434190
--
Regards
Clive Walker - Durban
"David J. Coyle" <dc334491@oak.cats.ohiou.edu> wrote:
>I'd like to know what Nicola thinks of the whole ordeal looking back 25
>years. I mean here she is the youngest passenger on a bus full of strange
>people going places just to see what will happen. She's sitting on the
>lap of one of the biggest music stars in the world.
>Somebody said some magazine had an article about Nicola a few years back.
>Can someone tell me what magazine and what issue? Or at least summarize
>what it said about her (i.e., who she is, how she got involved in the
>"mystery tour" in the first place, etc.)
Hi There - The magazine is a British one called simply 'Q'. The
edition that featured the story on Nicola was no. 87, Dec 1993.
Nicola, (known as Nikkie Hale) now 35, lived at the time of the
article in Forests Park on the outskirts of Chicago where she worked
at a drop in centre for youngsters with drug abuse problems.
Her parents Pam and Dave Yale, both taught in the Yatton area of
Bristol (Dave has recently retired from full-time teaching), and Pam's
parents, James and Amy Smedley, ran a fish and chip shop in Roman
Road, Taumton, Devon. Mrs Smedleys neice, Jenny Wilkes, had been given
the unusual job of recruiting passengers for the Magical Mystery Tour,
and among the first was her own Aunt.
Acompanying Amy Smedley, her daughter Pam wanted to go as well, and
since Nicola was four years old and not yet at school, she came too.
Nikki reminisces in the article:
"I have a vivid memory of fighting with Paul McCartney on the floor of
a hotel and playing table football with Ringo Starr and John Lennon. I
remember John Lennon asking my mum for sixpence. Then there was the
party: the whole family dressed up real weird, as witches and wizards.
Everybody there was dressed in Superman costumes and stuff. I felt
kind of out of place. Ringo Star played soccer with me and he bought
me a little African drum. I remember being spoilt a lot.
The excitement came later for me, at comprehensive school. I used the
story for my English oral exam. My mum told me when I was growing up
that this would be a story I'd want to tell people, and I've since
pulled it out of the bag to impress people. When people over here
(America) don't believe me I show them thevideo. It's prety wild"
The article contains some nice photos and pictures of personal stuff
The Beatles sent to Nicola and her family.
Q magazine can be found at:
Mappin House
4 Winsley St.
London
W1N 7AR
Tel. no for back issues = 0858 410888
Fax = 0858 434190
--
Regards
Clive Walker - Durban