A Conversation for How The Beatles Did Not Get Their Name

Quote from "The Wild One"

Post 1

wizard


I've read somewhere (Anthology?) that McCartney has a theory that the word "beetle" was contemporary American biker slang for a girl who liked bikers, so when the Brando character (who is, of course, appropriately named Johnny) is told that "all the beetles missed you", the reference is not to to his fellow bikers, but rather their entourage of girls. Go figure.


Quote from "The Wild One"

Post 2

Bluebottle

I hadn't heard that before - thanks wizard

<BB<


Key: Complain about this post

Quote from "The Wild One"

Write an Entry

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. It has been compiled and recompiled many times and under many different editorships. It contains contributions from countless numbers of travellers and researchers."

Write an entry
Read more