Maggie McGivern Recalls a Vacation with McCartney in '68

Norbert K

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Jul 15, 2021, 11:35:13 AM7/15/21

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According to Philip Norman in Paul McCartney: The Life, Macca had another serious romantic relationship going at the same time he was involved with Jane Asher. This was with a woman named Maggie McGivern. For a time, McCartney was also involved with Francie Schwartz -- a relationship he quickly recognized as a mistake. Soon as he'd ended things with Schwartz, McCartney called McGivern and invited her on a vacation. They flew to Sardinia, where they stayed at a beach-side hotel. They would also go for drives in an Aston Martin -- which inspired Paul to begin a song called "In the Back Seat of My Car."

McGivern recalls:

"We met this nice English couple of the beach who invited us to dinner and seemed to nice that Paul accepted. We showed up in our shorts and T-shirts, only to find it was a formal banquet with women in long dresses, covered with expensive jewelry. Paul was complaining that he couldn't get drunk any more, because the Beatles were all used to every kind of booze, so the waiter started bringing us a local concoction called a Sardinia that was absolutely lethal.

"We were in a big room with wooden rafters, and after a few Sardinias, he jumped up and started swinging from the overhead beams. I expected all these women in their jewels and finery to be shocked, but some of them got up and started swinging beside him.

"One day when we were coming out of the sea, Paul said, 'What would you think about getting married?' I gave some flip answer like 'You never know what may happen.' That was how casual and jokey our relationship was."

-- Maggie McGivern, quoted in Philip Norman's McCartney bio

Norbert K

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Jul 15, 2021, 11:50:08 AM7/15/21

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The primary ingredient in a "Sardinia" appears to be a liqueur called mirto, which is 50 - 60 % ABV. No wonder Paul got silly.

cuppajoe2go

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Jul 16, 2021, 3:48:24 PM7/16/21

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FWIW I'll throw this up here...interesting:

https://www.wattpad.com/914038243-remembering-the-beatles-maggie-mcgivern

Norbert K

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Jul 19, 2021, 12:01:48 PM7/19/21

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On Friday, July 16, 2021 at 3:48:24 PM UTC-4, cuppajoe2go wrote:
> FWIW I'll throw this up here...interesting:
>
> https://www.wattpad.com/914038243-remembering-the-beatles-maggie-mcgivern

Thanks for adding that. It's good to see what Maggie looked like.

Lord Stratus Major

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Feb 7, 2023, 11:12:38 PM2/7/23

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Read the whole story with all the chapters" and it was sensational writing and fun reading. Hope to learn more of her as I catch up from my incredible seventies period which extended into the 80's-90's,2000's and still going strong as I write my memoirs for my daughters and grandkids of my exploits and conquests in a completely different field. Hope Maggie writes a full book, love to hear her complete story. Saw a picture of her that is not highly published against the wall with other girls with John off to the left and looks to be around MMT beatle time and she is a knockout. Hard to find stuff, but looks exactly like the girl in opening and closing of Blow up. Paul was lucky to know her. Reminded me of what I did to my ex wife who became a Shaman healer after we split. Every time I see her she "clears" me of all the evil that I do with other women. Now my daughters are working on getting the same field. There going to need it once they read my memoirs.

Bruce

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Feb 8, 2023, 10:34:58 AM2/8/23

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Lord Stratus Major

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Feb 8, 2023, 12:14:41 PM2/8/23

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On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 9:34:58 AM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
> Sardinia Maggie?
https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/john-lennon-talking-to-bikini-clad-extras-while-directing-a-news-photo/53326758?adppopup=true