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Post by sayne on May 15, 2020 15:52:07 GMT -5
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Post by sallyg on May 15, 2020 19:41:35 GMT -5
Deepest sympathies to her family and friends. Since she was a photographer and not a music artist, I didn't know whether to post under a Beatles topic, various artists, or off the topic category. Thanks for posting here.
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Post by John S. Damm on May 16, 2020 10:59:21 GMT -5
Astrid's memorial belongs in the top place here!
I saw her speak at a Chicago Beatlefest and she was extraordinary, yes she was there to make some money but her talk to us was candid and touched with sadness, you could feel it.
I felt that if anyone deserved to be paid something at those things it was her as she sure gave away some of her most famous photographs for nothing!
R.I.P. Astrid! You are reunited forever with Stu and you have again John and George to make you laugh and you to take their tears away!
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Post by cosmo on May 16, 2020 20:01:17 GMT -5
JSD, that was one of my first thoughts - well, she'll get to see Stu finally! Condolences to her family, and to us in the extended extended Beatle family -the fans - sad that one more person who was part of their circle is now gone.
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Post by hofner61 on May 21, 2020 3:12:34 GMT -5
RIP Astrid, gee there's not many people left that were part of the Beatles story.
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Post by sallyg on May 21, 2020 16:23:39 GMT -5
Statement from Paul. My heart goes out to Paul. First Little Richard and now Astrid. www.paulmccartney.com/news-blogs/news/paul-on-astrid-kirchherr"Very sad news this week about Astrid Kirchherr. Astrid was a dear friend from my Hamburg days with The Beatles. Another friend, Klaus Voormann, told me she had passed away and this brought back memories of our days in the clubs in Hamburg. Astrid looked unique. She had a short blond haircut and wore a slim black, leather outfit which made her look like a funky pixie. She would come to the club with Klaus and another friend, Jürgen Vollmer, and the three of them made quite an impression on us four lads from Liverpool. Their wit and conversation was really stimulating and we fell in love with Astrid’s style. Astrid took beautiful photographs of us. She used black and white film and achieved a stunning mood in her pictures that we all loved. She had a great sense of humour and later went on to marry Stuart our bass player. I have so many fond memories of our time together in the club or her home or a trip to the nearby seaside resort, Lübeck. So sad for all of us who were her friends to lose such a lovely lady from our lives. I will miss her but will always remember her and her cheeky grin with great fondness. God bless you Astrid, see ya love!" - Paul McCartney
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Post by hofner61 on May 23, 2020 20:17:48 GMT -5
Statement from Paul. My heart goes out to Paul. First Little Richard and now Astrid. www.paulmccartney.com/news-blogs/news/paul-on-astrid-kirchherr"Very sad news this week about Astrid Kirchherr. Astrid was a dear friend from my Hamburg days with The Beatles. Another friend, Klaus Voormann, told me she had passed away and this brought back memories of our days in the clubs in Hamburg. Astrid looked unique. She had a short blond haircut and wore a slim black, leather outfit which made her look like a funky pixie. She would come to the club with Klaus and another friend, Jürgen Vollmer, and the three of them made quite an impression on us four lads from Liverpool. Their wit and conversation was really stimulating and we fell in love with Astrid’s style. Astrid took beautiful photographs of us. She used black and white film and achieved a stunning mood in her pictures that we all loved. She had a great sense of humour and later went on to marry Stuart our bass player. I have so many fond memories of our time together in the club or her home or a trip to the nearby seaside resort, Lübeck. So sad for all of us who were her friends to lose such a lovely lady from our lives. I will miss her but will always remember her and her cheeky grin with great fondness. God bless you Astrid, see ya love!" - Paul McCartney That article from Paul says that Astrid later went on to marry Stu. is that correct from the renowned revisionist ?
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Post by cosmo on May 23, 2020 22:09:36 GMT -5
I was wondering the same thing - I know that they got engaged, but didn't remember that they had a chance to get married before he died - ?
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Post by John S. Damm on May 23, 2020 23:38:43 GMT -5
I was wondering the same thing - I know that they got engaged, but didn't remember that they had a chance to get married before he died - ? I have seen that challenged by many. Wikipedia says they were engaged at the time of Stu's death.
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