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From: Edvado 
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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. 


Ok - Very good.  But I was looking for something more literal.  There is
an error in the statement.  It would still be incorrect if I had worded
it this way: 

"Jimmy Nicol appeared with The Beatles while Ringo Starr was in an
English hospital." 

                    -Edvado

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