Wingo Starr
There seems to be more and more of a furore surrounding Ringo Starr’s recent appearence on Jonathan Ross. For those that missed it:
In a nutshell he was asked if he missed Liverpool. Ringo laughed and said, “No.”
This has caused a bit of a stir amongst the Bin Dippers. It’s hardly surprising as everything this day seems to be wrong but the outcry over Ringo is phenomenal.
It’s worthwhile pointing out at this stage that I don’t like Ringo all that much anyway. I find anybody that sticks his fingers in the air and says the word ‘peace’ a lot a bit annoying. I also find McCartney annoying and don’t get me started on that bloke Lennon. What we can all agree on is that together, with a chap named George, they made music history, and you don’t sell a billion records worldwide without being sort of popular.
Ringo himself has had success as a soloist with two number one albums. He has always been regarded as a son of the city of Liverpool and there’s no doubt whatsoever that Beatlemania is one of the factors that have contributed to the growth of Liverpool as a city.
So after Ringo’s ‘no’ on Jonathan Ross there have been all sorts of ramblings. The one that smacks me in the face is the group on Facebook called Ringo Starr’s a Bell End. This is a group started by a scouser who was offended at Mr Starr’s comments and has headed the group with the following words of wisdom:
Ringo appears on Jonathon Ross to plug his new album ‘Liverpool8′ then continues to act like an arrogant and egotistical arse THEN slag off the City he claims ‘He never let down’.
Other highlights from this group come from postings that others have made on this group. Here’s a few (I’ve censored some of the more flowery swear words because my mum reads this):
Absolute c*nt,and his song is one of the gayest songs ever written, Id rather listen to my mum having a piss. I hope he dies. Arrogant tw*t. I HOPE HE DIES!!!!!!!!!!!!! C*NT!!! C*UUUUNNNNNTTTTTT!!!!!!
He’s the biggest, smelliest, wetest, sh*t-filled steamy pissy
c*nt that’s ever to roam this planet. He is just a f*ckn cu*nt! Wish I’d have pushed the c*nt off the top of st georges hall!
And my favourite…
I hope someone rapes him. Yes RAPES him.
So, Ringo is a millionaire and moves to LA, as most celebrities do. There’s a reason why they do this – it’s much better than where they live. Let’s look at the factors her, LA has stunning beaches, fantastic weather and a community tailored for millionaire celebrities – it has it’s own dedicated hill with mansions, film studios and record companies dotted around. Honestly, how many celebrities with that sort of money actually live in cities such as Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham etc? So what about ‘the people’? Well, I imagine that Ringo couldn’t really walk the streets of Liverpool without getting mobbed by fans (or shot) and as far as the people he actually cares about (friends & family) he’ll still see these on a regular basis.
In case you missed it, he also said, “Look, I love Liverpool…”
I genuinely can’t fathom out the problem. Boris Johnson will be having a field day. I cannot think of another city that would have reacted in such a way.
