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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts) Thu Jul 16, 2020, 03:07 PM Jul 2020

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Pete Best FTW

Link to tweet

Pete Best @BeatlesPeteBest

Yeah, I was playing on it.

The Beatles @thebeatles

Do you remember the first time you ever heard a Beatles song?

2:59 PM · Jul 16, 2020

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Pete Best FTW (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jul 2020 OP

Is he still alive? Jeebo Jul 2020 #1

I know, right? lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #2

He's still alive and kicking calguy Jul 2020 #3

Jeebo

(2,025 posts)

1. Is he still alive?

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2020, 03:29 PM

Jul 2020

He must be, what, about 80? I know Stu Sutcliffe died a long time ago. That movie "Backbeat" was about him.

-- Ron

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

2. I know, right?

Reply to Jeebo (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 16, 2020, 03:32 PM

Jul 2020

Glad we still have 3 Beatles, counting Pete.

calguy

(5,315 posts)

3. He's still alive and kicking

Reply to Jeebo (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 16, 2020, 04:21 PM

Jul 2020

Got his own website too:
https://www.petebest.com/
An article I found dated ten years ago said he was 68, which would make him 78 today.

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