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From: Dave Hinz 
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Subject: Re: Neil Aspinall
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On 2 Dec 2004 21:02:30 GMT, Brian Harvey  wrote:
> This is now so deep in attributions I'm now sure who said:
>>> Unknown about Neil, but I recommend "The Longest Cocktail
>>> Party"(Richard DiLello, Apple gopher) if you can find it.
> 
> I bought this back when it came out.  Definitely amusing, but also very
> self-indulgent, and there's very little in it about the Beatles; it's all
> about the decline and fall of Apple, at a time when the Beatles hardly ever
> showed up -- at least the way he tells it.  

Yes, I saw it as an example of a bunch of people mooching on the money
of The Beatles.  Pretty depressing to see all those people taking advantage
of Apple Corps.

> A lot about Derek Taylor's
> liberality with the booze, as I recall.  The basic story line is that this kid
> shows up out of nowhere and has the amazing luck to get hired to do not much
> of anything at Apple, and eventually someone notices, and he gets axed.  A
> depressing book, really, despite the funny parts.
 
Yes, yes, and yes.  Pretty obvious, though, why Apple went bust at the time.

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