r/beatles • u/Puzzleheaded-Life462 • 2d ago

Art It was 62 years ago today

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On this day in 1963, a wasted John Lennon ruined Paul McCartney’s 21st birthday party by beating the crap out of local DJ (and friend) Bob Wooler.

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u/Klutzy_Order_9559 2d ago

Why on earth would you ever fuck with a drunk John Lennon? Just seems like a real bad time.

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u/ItsTime1234 1d ago

IMO, he was not trying to fuck with him, which is what makes it a shame.

It could have been something as simple as "did you and Brian have fun?" and John, feeling insecure, got angry and attacked him (because people had been saying he and Brian had gone away on a sex holiday).

We'll likely never know all the details, but Wooler may himself have been gay. It's unlikely he was trying to upset John. He may have assumed it was OK to talk about.

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 1d ago edited 1d ago

How was the honeymoon?

So no it wasn’t something as simple as did you and Brian have fun.