One of The rare photos that show Paul with his school friend Ivan Vaughan,here they are seen entering Wembley stadium to attend the FACup final between West Bromwich Albion and Everton.
Ivan was born the same day as Paul 18/6/1942,and played a major part in the history of the Beatles,he was the teenager who invited Paul to the Woolton fete, and introduced him to John that same day 06 July 1957.
His wife Jan, was a french teatcher and helped Paul with the lyrics of "Michelle".
In 1977 Ivan was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease,he died in 1993,Paul wrote a poem in his honor "Ivan"
the poem was published in Paul's book Blackbird Singing in 2001.
"Ivan"
Two doors open
On the eighteenth of June
Two babies born
On the same day
In Liverpool
One was Ivan
The other---me
We met in adolescence
And did the deeds
They dared us do
Jive with Ive
The ace on the bass
He introduced to me
At Woolton fete
A pal or two
And so we did
A classic scholar he
A rocking roller me
As firm as friends could be
Cranlock naval
Cranlock pie
A tear is rolling
Down my eye
On the sixteenth of August
Nineteen ninety-three
One door closed
Bye bye Ivy
1 comment:
Touching poem from Paul to his "twin" friend. The man who officially introduced him to John. He also would be responsible for the education project they had for Apple.
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