Wha …? These boys were witty. The frost in the lounge started to melt.
“What do you think of Beethoven?”
“Great,” Ringo answered, “especially his poems.”
It went on like that for almost an hour, a spontaneous Abbott and
Costello–type routine, with the cynical press corps as willing straight
men. Whatever the press expected from these boys, it was completely
unprepared for what it got. The Beatles were irresistible; they made
great copy.
As everyone prepared to head for the exits, Paul commandeered the
mike. “We have a message,” he announced with great significance. The
reporters flipped their notebooks back open, as photographers pressed in
to get the crucial shot. “Our message is: buy more Beatles records!”
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