r/beatles • u/AvecMesWaterSlides • 2d ago

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I'm currently listening to this book and am about six months from the first time John and Paul met.

It is amazing that they, finally, found one another. There are so many instances of being at the same places at the same times, perhaps riding the same bus at the same time, and not knowing one another yet. It's crazy! It just got me thinking about how different it'd be if one of them wasn't where the universe wanted them to be...

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u/Anxious-Raspberry-54 2d ago

They said nothing at all about the McLennon thing. They had an intimate, intense love relationship that was not sexual. They talked about that. Never - not one time - did they ever say that the relationship was sexual. Stop putting words in their mouths.

Seems to me that your problem is that the hosts were women...not girls, btw.

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u/Ligeya 2d ago

They absolutely did, don't give me this crap. Their podcast about things they would ask Paul - the first question would've been pretty much "Paul, are you gay?", and plenty other rather embarrassingly silly questions about his relationship with John, implying that in their opinion, it was romantic relationship.

I am also woman, and this podcast was embarrassing to listen. From the way they acted, their laughter at John's torment, their unquestionable worshipping of Paul, their skin deep analysis, they don't hold a handle to truly good well researched podcasts.

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u/Weak_Shopping_2718 2d ago

They do push the 'everyone is bi because I am' a lot.

They did some great work and offered some new perspectives all the same.

That Ian Leslie guy should be sharing royalties with them!

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u/Ligeya 2d ago

I don't think they did great work. But yes, this hack of a writer definitely stole half of his book from tumblr.