John and in Pain

Ouch! Get out the rubbing alcohol and settle back to discover what happened when John and Paul turned into athletes-for-a-day!!!

Article from Teen Pin-ups sometime in 1966

"When it's a sunny, clear day in England," John told us, "you don't just let it pass you by."

"That's right," Paul broke in. "So, on that day, we made use of the weather. And, oh, boy..."

John and Paul were confessing to TEEN PIN-UPS about an experience they'd had not too long ago ̶ an experience they'll never forget!

It all happened one day when the boys were over at John's house, "putting together the pieces" for a new song. Cyn was visiting a friend with little John. So Paul and John had the quiet, peaceful house all to themselves.

But somehow they just couldn't concentrate. They kept looking out the window at the bright sun. It was such a treat, after weeks of on-and-off rain!

All of sudden, Paul said, "You know something? I haven't tossed a ball around in a long time."

"Me neither," said John. "I'd like to get back into shape myself. We never get any exercise anymore!"

That was all the talk they needed. As if they'd timed it, both boys immediately left their work, jumped up, got John's old, dusty, unused baseball gear out of the garage, and started to play.

John took the bat first, Paul pitched and the game began. John hit the balls hard, they flew all over the place, with Paul chasing madly after them. When it was Paul's turn, he hit the balls so far, John often had to run in the next yard to get them!

In just a few minutes, both were laughing and having a great time taking turns at bat

"Finally, I noticed the sky was getting a bit dark," Paul told us, "so I looked at my watch. It was five-thirty! We'd been playing ball since one o'clock!"

Sadly, they put the baseball stuff away and went back into the house. They had a bite to eat and then a half-hour rest, sprawled out in chairs.

"Okay," John said, "Now back to work..."

But as Paul bent down to pick up his guitar, which was lying on the floor..."Unhh," he groaned loudly.

"What's wrong? You sound like you're in pain!" said John.

"I am," Paul answered, through clenched teeth. "My legs and my back...they hurt..."

"It'll go away," said John.

But no sooner had John started to strum on his guitar, when Paul heard an "Owww!" John had that same pained look on his face. "My back -- and my aching arms! Oooo!"

There they were, groaning and grunting and crying with pain as Cyn walked in.

When they told her what happened, she scolded them gently. "You two ought to know better than that. Why, anybody knows that you shouldn't suddenly over-use muscles that haven't been used in years!"

Of course Cyn was right. They should have played for a half hour or so. Not for more than four hours, like they did. But the damage was done!

Paul limped home and spent the rest of the night soaking in a hot bath. John rubbed about ten tubes of liniment into his aching muscles and stayed in bed. It was several painful days before they felt ever a little better!

"We never did finish that song," John confessed.

"No, sir," smiled Paul. "It had too many painful memories for us! So we started a new one, instead!"

From now on, the boys will think really hard before they decide whether they want to be Beatles or Baseball Players. And we have a feeling we know which they'll choose. Don't you?!