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From: saki 
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Subject: Re: Interesting Beatle trivia question
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Edvado wrote:

> That's it.  There is a photo I just saw the other day of Mr. Nicol
> sitting behind his kit (post-Beatle), and it's spelled "JIMMIE"
> clear as day on the bass drum.  I can probably dig out the URL if you
> really want.  The change cost me about an hour digging through my
> P.N.T.B.P. work (remember that?) to correct it wherever it appears.

He also writes it that way in autographs:

http://www.fab4collectibles.com/JimmyNicolSet15June64a.jpg

And here he is, c. 1958 or so, with Colin Hicks, younger brother of 
Tommy Hicks a.k.a. Tommy Steele:

http://sakionline.net/uploads/jimmie.jpg

But on record labels it still appears as "Jimmy". Oh well! When you're 
the Beatles, you can insist on the right spelling.

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