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Ringo Reveals Intimate Details of Life With The Beatles In New A New Book Called Postcards From The Boys
Genesis Publications is pleased to announce Ringo Starrs Postcards from the Boys, a limited edition luxury book numbered and signed by Ringo. Postcards from the Boys reproduces 53 cards, never seen before, and includes exclusive commentary by Ringo.
(PRWEB) March 29, 2004 --Its intimate, frank and at times hilarious. Ringo perusing post-cards from John, Paul and George, dating back 40 years.
Genesis Publications is pleased to announce Ringo Starrs Postcards from the Boys. This beautiful quarter-leather bound book is a limited edition of 2,500 copies, each one numbered and signed by Ringo.
Postcards from the Boys contains 53 cards, never seen before, from Ringos private archive and chronicles the fun, fights and failure of pop stardom. Each card is shown front and back with Ringos comments underneath. Episodes include:
- Lennons primal screams during recording - hollering or weeping in mid-session
- Yokos attempts to coax Lennons manhood into arousal for his Self Portrait film
- Georges studio full of flowers that so moved Ringo when he returned to the group after quitting
- Ringos cigarette and drug consumption and the sense at one point of his ‘career going to hell
- His near-death experience in Monte Carlo
- Playing Daddies with John when they were neighbours in Weybridge, Surrey
- A disastrous firework display for the kids
- His Kerouac-like travel mania, even seeking out Johann Strauss (d.1899) in Austria
- His wry look at himself out of his head on drugs
- The Maharashi experience and having to pack one case full of clothes, the other full of beans for his diet
- The Beatles way of addressing a crisis and thoughts on the court action against Paul
- Fatherhood and his pride at working with Zak
- Jamming with Dylan and Clapton and working on the Plastic Ono album
The cards include half-naked Hawaiian beauties (men and women); a Scottie, some Scots Guards and an old Greek lady cooking, who is likened to Willie Nelson ‘after the taxman had finished with him.
The regular edition costs $495 and Nos. 1 through 350 are deluxe editions for $840. All authors proceeds will be donated to the Lotus Foundation, supporting women's and children's causes.
Genesis is the worlds leading independent publisher of limited edition craftsman-produced books on rock and pop. Its books on musical icons of the 20th century have covered the Stones, Beatles, Dylan, Bowie and The Who. Its sell-out book on the Stones, Exile, featured extensively in the media in Europe, the States, Japan and Australia. And recently Playback by George Martin has received critical acclaim in the New York Times as well as Germany and Australia.
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