FUN 99 FAQ

26	George is a Pisces, a zodiac sign known for moodiness and creativity
27	Ringo became a Beatle in 1962
28	Fans once chanted "Pete Forever, Ringo Never!" when Ringo replaced Pete Best
29	George called the groupies who hung out at Apple Records "Apple Scruffs"
30	Paul goes by his middle name - his full name is James Paul McCartney
31	Linda Eastman and Yoko Ono both attended Sarah Lawrence College
32	"Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You" was the first single released by the Beatles In England
33	A fellow named Gene Mahon designed the Apple label
34	The Beatles gave their first live American concert at Washington Coliseum
35	On the cover of a solo album, John was quoted saying "I don't believe in The Beatles"
36	Ringo has two sons, Zack and Jason
37	Before George joined The Quarrymen he had his own group, The Rebels
38	Paul's working title for "Hey Jude" was "Hey Jules"
39	John once used the pseudonym "Dr. Winston O'Boogie"
40	"Yesterday" has been recorded more than any other Beatles song
41	Paul was routinely the first dressed for performances
42	Eric Segal of "Love Story" collaborated on the screenplay of Yellow Submarine
43	"When I'm 64" was inspired by Paul's dad, Jim McCartney, who was 64 years old
44	When they tried to make it as a duo, John and Paul called themselves the Nurk Twins
45	The early Beatles recording of "My Bonnie" was the single that first caught the attention of Brian Epstein
46	Paul is a Gemini, a notoriously creative zodiac sign
47	"Roll Over Beethoven" and "Rock and Roll Music" were both written by Chuck Berry
48	"Till There was You" was composed by Meredith Willson for the movie The Music Man before the Beatles made their own recording of the song
49	"You Really got a Hold on Me" was made popular by Smokey Robinson
50	Paul plays his guitar left-handed

51	John and Yoko made a film that consisted solely of John smiling - for 90 minutes
52	When Ringo started playing with the Beatles, his salary was just £25.00
53	On June 12, 1965 the Beatles were made members of the Order of the British Empire
54	Parlophone was the name of the record company that first signed the Beatles
55	At a performance attended by the Royal Family, John quipped, "The people in the cheap seats clap. The rest of you just rattle your jewellery."
56	In 1964 a Detroit group of Beatles-hates formed a protest movement to drive the Beatles back to England. Their slogan was "Stamp Out the Beatles"
57	After the breakup, John George and Ringo were all handled by the same agent, Allen B. Klein. Paul was handled by Lee Eastman - Linda's father
58	After the breakup, George named his new label Dark Horse
59	The Beatles film Help! was filmed in Nassau (Bahamas) and the Austrian Alps
60	In the movie Let It Be, the Beatles perform on the roof of the Apple headquarters
61	George wrote "I Need You" about his girlfriend, Patty Boyd
62	George and Patty, to whom he engaged later, met on the set of A Hard Day's Night
63	Rumors that the "real" Paul had died in a 1966 car accident were fueled when a Miami voice specialist claimed he heard "three Pauls" in recordings of the singer
64	Paul woke up one morning with the tune to "Yesterday" in his head
65	Although Paul had dreamt up the tune to "Yesterday" there were still no lyrics. Originally he'd sing "scrambled eggs, you've got such pretty legs" the tune became known as "Scrambled Eggs" until he came up with the words to "Yesterday"
66	Paul's father, James, had been a professional jazz band leader in the 1920's
67	When John invited Paul to join the skiffle band the Quarrymen in the mid fifties, the group played traditional American folk songs with acoustic guitars
68	The name Quarrymen came from Quarrybank High School, where John was a student
69	The Beatles once called themselves The Silver Beatles
70	After playing clubs in Hamburg, the young Beatles moved on to the larger Kaiserkeller, but after their fifth month there, George was deported because he was 17 - underage for clubs. Pete Best and Paul followed him home
71	Original band member Stu Sutcliffe left the Beatles to pursue a painting career
72	John's mother gave him a second-hand guitar, which had cost her ten pounds
73	John's Aunt Mimi didn't approve of the guitar and told him "The guitar is all right, John, but you'll never make a living at it."
74	"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" was inspired by a painting John's son Julian had painted of a nursery school friend named Lucy
75	Several songs were inspired by newspaper stories including "A Day In The Life" and "Lady Madonna"

76	After "Please Please Me" became a smash-hit, American star Roy Orbison picked up the foursome as a support group for the three-week tour of Britain
77	"Love Me Do" was the Beatles first hit in Britain
78	John's biggest early influence was Elvis Presley
79	The Beatles recorded their first album Please Please Me in one marathon session
80	The Beatles left a Birmingham concert disguised as policemen
81	The lyrics to "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite" came from an old poster John had bought at an antique shop advertising a variety show
82	"P.S. I Love You" was written by Paul for his girlfriend, Dot Rohne
83	After the Beatles played their last concert John's parting comment was "I hope we passed the audition"
84	John returned to live performance just as he announced that he was leaving the Beatles, creating the Plastic Ono band, which included Eric Clapton and later George Harrison and Keith Moon in the "Plastic Ono Supergroup"
85	"All My Loving" and "I Love Her" were written for Jane Asher
86	The phrase "Eight Days a Week" was coined by Ringo when he tried to describe the band's heavy work schedule. John heard it and decided to use it in a song
87	John said that "Ticket To Ride" was "one of the earliest heavy metal records made"
88	"Nowhere Man" recorded on October 21 and 22, 1965 was the first Beatles song that wasn't about love.
89	John's passion for peace is memorialized in New York's Central Park, where a section has been sanctioned off as "Strawberry Fields" and a mosaic with the word Imagine
90	Ringo once aspired to be a hairdresser
91	The last song on the Beatles last album, Let It Be, was actually the first song John and Paul ever wrote together
92	George Harrison's wife Pattie had an affair with another rocker - Eric Clapton. He wrote the song "Layla" for her
93	"Don't Pass Me By" was Ringo's first complete Beatles song
94	Paul McCartney sang background vocals on Donovan's "Mellow Yellow"
95	George was the first Beatle to release a solo album
96	When the Beatles performed in Hamburg, John wore a toilet seat around his neck
97	All three surviving Beatles have appeared on the TV series "The Simpsons"
98	John joined Elton John on stage in Madison Square Garden in 1974 - singing his new hit "Whatever Gets You Through The Night", "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" and "I Saw Her Standing There". In turned out to be his last live performance
99	The Beatles gave their last concert in San Francisco's Candlestick Park on August 29, 1966