Well, better late than never, I guess.
IF anyone is still interested in an answer to this question, apparently it was during this visit that Paul found out one of his Liverpool flings, Anita Cochrane, was bringing a paternity suit against him. Paul was fighting the suit and the girl's uncle was talking to all the papers and threatening to make a big scandal and what not...it was kind of a big mess. (And probably would have been much messier, if the press hadn't been so enamored of the boys and protected them so much.)
I've also read on several Beatle sites that the "I'm not in a laughing mood" scene was THE night Paul found out Anita had just given birth, but I've no idea if that's true or not.
But, yeah. Anyway. That's the story behind that.
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Tashtago
15 years ago
Wow great info on Paul by Wobbly. This movie is typical of the Maysles somehow they manage to make a great and fascinating movie at the same time as they key in on the wrong people. To watch this movie is to come to the conclusion that the primary movers in the Beatles were George and Ringo! John other than the press interviews is invisible and Paul clearly distracted. Although the essential Paul comes out in one brief scene where he thanks ALL the hotel staff. Paul may have been about show-biz but of all the Beatles he was the one who most exhibited the inclusionary message that was post L.S.D. a big part of their image.
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MrBook_
13 years ago
Yeah, George and Ringo were the stars of the show, really. George in particular was hilarious, especially that insane performance on the train, which was like something out of Hard Day's Night but even more anarchic. I got the impression they were kind of filling the void with their own high spirits, since Paul was apparently having a hard time, and John was probably already starting to be overwhelmed by Beatlemania.
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MrBook_
13 years ago
Interesting! I was definitely wondering, because that was easily the most out of patience and grumpy I've ever seen Paul.
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