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From: "Keith" 
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Subject: Re: Interesting Beatle trivia question
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saki wrote:

> The Walrus was Danny wrote:
> > Jimmy Nicol only stood in for Ringo.  As Jimmy himself said, "No one
> > could replace Ringo."
> > 
> > ...and the fact that RS was stood in for goes with my long standing
> > assertion that Drummer boys weren't important in the early 60s. Had
> > JL had  his tonsils out, they'd have cancelled the tour/dates.
> 
> As George Martin said, the Beatles could have whomever they liked
> play live, but for the recordings they would have a quality
> drummer...an area where Ringo was essential to the band's musical
> chemistry.
> 
> I recall some concert date, late 1963 I think, where Paul had to bow
> out of the performance due to flu, so for that night it was a
> threesome. But I don't think this happened more than
> once---remarkable, considering the band's busy schedule during those
> days.
> 
> ----
> saki{at}ucla.edu

Almost ...

I had to resort to Lewisohn for the details as all I could remember was
that it was John who missed a couple of performances.

On Tuesday 12 March 1963 at the Granada, Bedford "This was a three-man
Beatles performance because a heavy cold kept John in bed."
An early outing for the Threatles! John also missed the gigs at York
(13th) and Wolverhampton (14th).

Paul's flu was, indeed, late 1963. However, the performance in
Portsmouth on 12th November was postponed. The only time a gig was
postponed due to illness.

There were 2 other postponed gigs:

Birmingham, UK; 11 Jan '63 - due to blizzards
Cincinnati, US; 20 Aug '66 - due to heavy rain

There is a section at the back of Lewisohn detailing "Engagements not
played".

Keith


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