~In his own word's~

( Yes, that is actually STUART'S handwriting, courtesy of the newly published Beatle anthology book)

Just recently I have found the most wonderful friends, the most beautiful looking trio I have ever seen. I was completely captivated by their charm. The girl thoguhts that I was the most handsome of the lot. Here was I, feeling the most insipid working member of the group, being told how much superior I looked- this alongside the great romeo John Lennon and his two stalwarts Paul and George; The Casanovas of Hamburg!

we have improved a thousand fold since our arrival and Allan Williams, who is here at the moment, tells us that there is no band in Liverpool to touch us

We finished the Kaiserkeller last week. The police intervened because we had no work permits. Paul and Peter the drummer were deported yesterday and sent in handcuffs to the airport. I was innocent this time, accused of arson- that is, setting fire to the kino where we sleep. I arrive at the club and am informed that the whole of the Hamburg police are looking for me. The rest of the band are already locked up, so smiling on the arm of Astrid, I proceed to give myself up. At this time, I'm not aware of the charges. All of my belongings, including my spectacles, are taken away and I'm led to a cell, where, without food or drink I sat for six hours on a very wooden bench, and the door shut very tight. I signed a confesion in Deutsch that I knew nothing about a fire, and they let me go. The next day Paul and Pete were deported and sent home by plane, John and I were without money and job. The police had forbidden us to work as already we were liable to deportation for working there months in the country illegally. The next day, Johnwent home. I stay till January at Astrids house. At the moment she's washing all my muck and filth collected over the last few months. God I love her so much,

One thing I'm sure about since I've been here, I hate brutality. There is so much in this area.

Last night I heard that John and Paul have gone to Paris to play together- in other words, the band has broken up! It sounds mad to me, I don't believe it..