12/02/2010 . (Gibson) Liverpool City Council is back in Beatles news this week, but this time they aren't threatening to tear down Ringo's childhood home. Instead, the council is considering naming a street after original Beatle Pete Best. Best was cited by a council spokesperson as having made a "special contribution" to the city's musical heritage. Jean Grimes told ClickLiverpool.com, "Pete is a fantastic ambassador for the City of Liverpool. He had such an important hand in creating what is still the most famous band on the planet today. It really is about time the council recognized the importance of his role."
Grimes went on to say that the ideal place for the street would be in West Derby, where Best practiced with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and then-bassist Stuart Sutcliffe in the basement of his mother Mona's home, which was converted into a coffee house called The Casbah Coffee Club. -
Former Beatles drummer Pete Best hits right note with pupils of West Derby’s St Paul’s juniors
Nov 24 2010 by Ben Turner, Liverpool Echo
Add a comment Recommend (3) LIVERPOOL pupils came up with the very “Best” way to bring a project about The Beatles to life after persuading a former band member to come into school.
As a token of their thanks to the band’s former drummer Pete Best, St Paul’s Catholic junior school, in West Derby, ensured he will enjoy his 69th birthday today by making him a fab present – a huge chocolate cake.
Pete, who played with The Beatles for two years between 1960 and 1962 before being replaced by Ringo Starr, was persuaded to attend the school due to some positive pester power from pupils, who have been looking at Liverpool in the 1950s and 1960s through the eyes of the band.
Realising the drummer still lives in West Derby, pupil Emily Early, 11, managed to grab a chat with Pete after knocking on his door.
Inspired by her feedback, pupils sent 130 letters inviting him into their school, built on the grounds of his family’s Ellerslie Manor home.
Bowled over by their level of research, he agreed.
The musician’s talk included the city’s Casbah club, set up by his mum Mona, and John Lennon responding to a bet and walking down a Hamburg road in just his underwear.
Pete said: “The variety of questions they asked, not just about The Beatles but Liverpool in the 1960s generally, was fantastic.”
Дети! МарИванна ушла в декрет (запой, министерство), поэтому урок проведёт дедушка ваших одноклассников. Пётр Иванович Лучших. Он расскажет про жуков. Нет, он не энтот молог.
Re: Pete Best / Пит Бест Автор:Sanius H. HoggyДата: 24.11.10 04:19:14
Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, dear Peter!!! Happy birthday to you!!! Many happy returns of the day!
Pete is big! He's not more sober than me! (C) Cheeeeeeers!!! Congrats to Roag, Rory, Mojo Phil'ter, Paul-Thunderboots and Tony (best sky diver in the world :))) I'm sound, guys! Saint-Petersburg loves you!
Re: Pete Best / Пит Бест Автор:Sanius H. HoggyДата: 02.09.10 18:30:58
Любопытные нюансы выборов в Австралийском Союзе. Peter Bests Come Together over election
By Joe Hildebrand From: The Daily Telegraph August 20, 2010 1:37PM 2 comments Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share
Coming together ... PM candidate Peter Best, and...Peter Best of the Beatles. Source: The Daily Telegraph PETER Best's campaign for the Prime Ministership has received its crowning glory from the greatest possible person the original Pete Best.
The former Beatle, who was famously replaced by Ringo Starr just weeks before the band recorded their breakthrough smash Love Me Do, has sent a message from the UK fully endorsing the Peter Best for PM campaign.
Best said he thought the campaign was great and would return to Australia to thank all Best supporters personally.
"To all the people of Australia who have shown tremendous support in this campaign, I would like to show my heartfelt thanks and gratitude and hope one day I will return to Australia and thank each and everyone of you personally,” he said.
"Who knows? Beatle For President. My campaign song could be 'Love Me Do’."
Mr Best the politician said it was the highest honour he had ever received.
"Obviously Pete Best is a hero to me and the Beatles are without question the greatest band ever," he said.
"Although I have to say I thought they went downhill after Pete left in 1962."
Meanwhile, Mr Best has been unnerved by whispers that there is a caucus revolt on against him because he has been too popular.
It is believed campaign manager Joe Hildebrand, who was never popular himself, particularly at high school, may be orchestrating a coup against his leader.
Ну, что же... Поздравляю всех с Пятидесятилетием THE BEATLES !!!!! 12 августа 1960 Пит Бест успешно прошёл формальное прослушивание в бэнде the Silver Beatles в клубе Wyvern(позже купленный Аланом Уильямсом и переименованным в Blue Angel) 15 августа 1960 состоялся дебют The Silver Beatles в составе Джон, Пол, Джордж, Стю И Пит в клубе Jacaranda в Лиддипуле. По дороге в Гамбург Пит предложил отбросить "Silver" И сегодня 17 августа 1960, пятьдесят лет назад, появилась группа THE BEATLES!!! Дебют в клубе Indra, Гамбург , ФРГ.
Re: Pete Best / Пит Бест Автор:Sanius H. HoggyДата: 09.07.10 12:35:45
Pete Best & Roag Best at the Super mega Show in New Jersey at the Crown Plaza on Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th of July. Там же и Andy White. http://www.supermegashow.com/ Где-то на PB форуме поговаривали, что Пит и Энди сыграют вместе впервые. Такое должны бы снять.
Re: Умер Ken Brown Автор:Sanius H. HoggyДата: 04.07.10 10:54:00
Ну,вот... Видео отличного качества Pete Best Band w/Ken Brown & Lee Curtis C.C.C. 50th Anniversary August, 29th 2009 Roll Over Beethoven + Johnny B.Goode
Re: Pete Best / Пит Бест Автор:Sanius H. HoggyДата: 03.07.10 13:15:49
Спасибо. Может, что-то ковырнётся. Вообще, я смотрю в Чехии освещается событие весьма активно. Снова приволокли восковых персон... А здесь ещё и видео (постановочное), как душили свободу в Чехословакии. Не давали, так сказать, стены в Праге марать. Видео-рассказ о том, как патлатых и химатых стригли, заламывали и вязали чехословацкие менты. То есть, то, что происходило у Стены Джона Леннона в 1980-е. Смешно смотреть, по-правде говоря... http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/vystavu-beatlemanie-predznamenal-happening-u-lennonovy...