Still Weighting (how much did John weigh in 66?)
Retain223
friggin much John weighed and how tall he REALLY was. I mean, for Chrissake,
look at the pictures of him on the 65 or 66 tour. He looks like he could be a
middle linebacker! He was heavy! And if he was such a bad ass (as the legend
goes) how could he have weighed nly 140-150 pounds? This is drivin me
insane!!!!!!
And also, if he DID weigh only like 150, that would suggest that George (who
looks like a toothpick next to John back then) probably weighed what? 80 lbs.?
What the hell is going on here? Lets get to the bottom of this before I
crack.
thanks
Caroline Balke
amazed at how tiny John's suit was when I saw it on display at the Beatles Museum
which was displayed in Dallas about ten years ago. It was the one with the velvet
insets in the lapel. I felt at the time that I could have fit my hands around the
waist. They wouldn't let me touch it though!!! Maybe John was skinny in the early
days from all the hard touring and pill popping in their effort to hit it big, and
then plumped up from the "fruits" of success. I believe Ringo mentioned in the
Anthology that they learned how to eat well in a hurry after living on Heinz beans
in the poorer days.
Caroline Balke
amazed at how tiny John's suit was when I saw it on display at the Beatles Museum
which was displayed in Dallas about ten years ago. It was the one with the velvet
insets in the lapel. I felt at the time that I could have fit my hands around the
waist. They wouldn't let me touch it though!!!
LiveLetDie
>Thanks all you jokers who keep posting shenanigans, but I still wanna know how
>friggin much John weighed and how tall he REALLY was. I mean, for Chrissake,
>look at the pictures of him on the 65 or 66 tour. He looks like he could be a
>middle linebacker! He was heavy! And if he was such a bad ass (as the legend
>goes) how could he have weighed nly 140-150 pounds? This is drivin me
>insane!!!!!!
I don't think you are ever going to come up with an indisputable
source about how tall any of them were much less what they weighed at
any given time. John is generally reported as being 5'11 though many
people believe this is a slight exaggeration.
Actual weight in pounds is even harder to find than accurate height. I
suspect that the often reported weight of 150 pounds was info obtained
early on in Beatlemania before any of them reached their full adult
weight. A 150 pound guy in his very early 20's is not necessarily
small - he just hasn't caught up with the spurt in bone growth of the
teen years and filled out his frame yet.
John was at his heaviest in 65 - he even referred to the time around
the making of HELP! as his fat period and hated the way he looked.
It was a combination of too little exercise - John said in one
interview that all he did was lie around and the only exercise he got
was sex, too much pot (stimulates the appetite), too much access to
good food (having a french chef making crepes for you in your hotel
room is a bit of a change from existing on cornflakes and beer in
Hamburg!) and too many sweets. He was crazy about some English brand
of chocolate bar or cake thingy. He lost weight in the later 60's (I
think Paul found it for him - he looks his heaviest in the Let It Be
film!). Drug use probably played some role in his losing weight then
but it could have also been that he simply decided to lose weight. In
the 70's was into macrobiotic and other rather extreme diets. He was
probably at his thinnest adult weight then.
What his height and weight was has little to do with being a "bad
ass" though. John's weapon was his attitude and mouth not his fists.
Although he did have at least one memorable "barney" he was not known
as much for brawling or physical intimindation as for cold stares and
cutting remarks.
I'm trying to think of some sources for any of this but it is all a
blur of Beatle books . . . sorry!
Diane
xerxes
Caroline Balke wrote:
> I don't have any facts and figures for you, but I do remember distinctly being
> amazed at how tiny John's suit was when I saw it on display at the Beatles Museum
> which was displayed in Dallas about ten years ago. It was the one with the velvet
> insets in the lapel. I felt at the time that I could have fit my hands around the
> waist.
Really?!? That doesn't seem possible. Just think how tiny that would make Ringo!
--
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http://webhome.idirect.com/~jbikas/heyjudebeatles/
xerxes
LiveLetDie wrote:
> reta...@aol.com (Retain223) wrote:
>
> >Thanks all you jokers who keep posting shenanigans, but I still wanna know how
> >friggin much John weighed and how tall he REALLY was. I mean, for Chrissake,
> >look at the pictures of him on the 65 or 66 tour. He looks like he could be a
> >middle linebacker! He was heavy! And if he was such a bad ass (as the legend
> >goes) how could he have weighed nly 140-150 pounds? This is drivin me
> >insane!!!!!!
>
> I don't think you are ever going to come up with an indisputable
> source about how tall any of them were much less what they weighed at
> any given time. John is generally reported as being 5'11 though many
> people believe this is a slight exaggeration.
I've read sources that say John, Paul & George were all 5'11" with Ringo being
about 3 or 4 inches shorter. From pictures and videos, I'd say that Paul & George
were the same height (5'11") with John being just shy of that (maybe 5'10"). I
don't think it's possible he was 150 lbs at that height. He'd have to be VERY thin
and Paul & George both look thinner than him.
>
>
> Actual weight in pounds is even harder to find than accurate height. I
> suspect that the often reported weight of 150 pounds was info obtained
> early on in Beatlemania before any of them reached their full adult
> weight. A 150 pound guy in his very early 20's is not necessarily
> small - he just hasn't caught up with the spurt in bone growth of the
> teen years and filled out his frame yet.
Perhaps in his late teens, but John was 23 in 1964. He would reached his adult
height and weight by then.
> John was at his heaviest in 65 - he even referred to the time around
> the making of HELP! as his fat period and hated the way he looked.
> It was a combination of too little exercise - John said in one
> interview that all he did was lie around and the only exercise he got
> was sex, too much pot (stimulates the appetite), too much access to
> good food (having a french chef making crepes for you in your hotel
> room is a bit of a change from existing on cornflakes and beer in
> Hamburg!) and too many sweets. He was crazy about some English brand
> of chocolate bar or cake thingy.
Yes, they all gained weight once they hit it big, and it particularly shows in
John.
> He lost weight in the later 60's (I
> think Paul found it for him - he looks his heaviest in the Let It Be
> film!).
True. I never really noticed that before. I wonder why??
> Drug use probably played some role in his losing weight then
> but it could have also been that he simply decided to lose weight. In
> the 70's was into macrobiotic and other rather extreme diets. He was
> probably at his thinnest adult weight then.
Again true. He probably lost a few pounds by just cutting off his hair and shaving.
;-)
> What his height and weight was has little to do with being a "bad
> ass" though. John's weapon was his attitude and mouth not his fists.
> Although he did have at least one memorable "barney" he was not known
> as much for brawling or physical intimindation as for cold stares and
> cutting remarks.
>
> I'm trying to think of some sources for any of this but it is all a
> blur of Beatle books . . . sorry!
>
> Diane
Did George ever appreciably gain weight?? He's always looked very gaunt to me.
chri...@ufl.edu
>
>
> LiveLetDie wrote:
> > He lost weight in the later 60's (I
> > think Paul found it for him - he looks his heaviest in the Let It Be
> > film!).
>
> xerxes wrote:
> True. I never really noticed that before. I wonder why??
It's just the beard, I think. Look at the pictures of Paul prancing around in
the sleeve notes to McCartney. He certainly looks pretty thin there.
--
Christine
"You just talk, and I'll watch."
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> > > think Paul found it for him - he looks his heaviest in the Let It Be
> > > film!).
> >
> > xerxes wrote:
> > True. I never really noticed that before. I wonder why??
>
> It's just the beard, I think. Look at the pictures of Paul prancing around in
> the sleeve notes to McCartney. He certainly looks pretty thin there.
Lord Valve
dredged up from the usenet loo is proof positive that RMB
has been the abode of losers, lamers, pathetic Beatle
addicts, massively sub-par "musicians," communists, social
misfits and downright jerk-offs for more than two decades.
Can we get a "what color was Ringo's underwear when the
Beatless played Shea Stadium in 1965" thread going? Damn
right we can - it's that kind of joint.
Go to it, fuckups. You know you want to.
Lord Valve, ThD
Expert (fuck you)