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Volume 7: December 3, 1972 – The ladies collide professionally with Gary Glitter. The brief emergence of Ruth McCartney and talent! A reprehensible villain enters their lives. Managing Garry Glitter. Prince Charles and Paul McCartney. The explosive end of the ladies relationship with Beatle Paul. Angie loses her home. Angie calls Geoffrey an asshole and means it! Gary Glitter takes the ladies for a ride. Glitter goes bankrupt and the ladies stash his memorabilia in their garage. The ladies are homeless, broke and forced to sell their Beatles memorabilia. Paul is not amused. Angie applies for the dole and is asked why Paul won’t help. Sleeping on their luggage in a cold water flat. The ladies look bravely to the future.

Volume 6: Jim buys Angie a mink coat, Paul does not approve. Linda did not appreciate pretty ladies working around Paul. Jim warns Angie not to criticize Paul and Linda. The ladies sleep rough on the floorboards. Jim McCartney’s health declines. Jealousy in the McCartney clan. Leaving Rembrandt for a much smaller bungalow. Jim’s last days. Cynthia Lennon pays her respects. Paul, Linda and the kids say goodbye. Paul hugs Angie and tells her, “you’ll never want for anything.” Angie and Ruth break down. Jim repeatedly saw the Grim Reaper at the window. Paul wanted to be the first one to know when Jim died. Poppy’s stopped! Paul and Linda did not attend Jim’s funereal. Jim’s clothes are pretty much looted by the Liverpool family only hours after his death. The relatives begin to give Angie the cold shoulder. George and Ringo were very kind to the girls. Bad vibes from Paul McCartney and Wings. Dressing room drama. Paul advises Jim to get rid of Angie. Weird times on Paul’s Scottish farm. Old Jim had to sleep on a mattress in the cold stone floor. Ruth had to use a horse blanket. Flies in the milk. Little Mary is given a toke on a joint. Paul’s kids draw on the new furniture. Contains adult language and mature themes.

Volume 5: Candid thoughts on Paul’s Liverpool family – it ain’t pretty! Ruth cannot ever upstage Heather. Paul lashes out at Angie “Don’t forget I put every crumb of food in your mouth.” Paul would have not have been much in life were there no Beatles. Brian Epstein made the Beatles. Angie’s final plea to Paul. Angie sold Paul’s birth certificate. Macca is a musical hypocrite. Paul is unbalanced. The last time Ruth ever spoke to Paul – also not pretty! Macca suggests Ruth find a rich Arab. “You can’t put the phone down on me I’m Paul McCartney.” Ruth slams down the phone. Veggie Paul oppresses his roadies in Germany. Macca crew is locked in the gig so they would not go outside and buy meat. Ruth and Angie manage a traveling Elvis museum and hustle photos with Santa. A steaming long term affair with David Cassidy. Ruth is invited to try and sleep her way to the top. She declines. The girls relationship with Dudley Moore. Ruth falls in love. Ruth is a hit in Russia. Contains adult language and mature themes. Not recommended for children.

Volume 4: Ruth was a well endowed young woman. Paul’s alleged improper sexual remarks and behavior towards as Ruth as a teen. Ruth feels Paul may have sabotaged her career. Mike McGear gets behind Jim’s attempted ousting of Angie and Ruth. Mr. McCartney attempts to buy Angie off. Angie is sent to her room. Contains adult language and mature themes. Not recommended for children.

Volume 3: How Russia regards the ladies relationship with Paul. Ruth’s impressions of the press. Touring Russia. Pop diva Ruth has her own billboard in Russia. Ruth in space! Bathing in snow in the arctic circle. Beatle Paul is arrested for farming pot in Scotland. Jim goes mad. Macca advocates the legalization of weed in the Times. Dealing with their relationship with Paul. McCartney’s Swedish drug bust. On the death of George’s mum Louise. The McCartneys are moral cowards. Ruth rides horses with Heather McCartney. Heather go to the bathroom! Ruth opines on Paul’s music – not a fan. Paul will not did deep into his emotions thus his music suffers. “Trite pop crap! “ Jim’s profound disappointment in Paul. Angie’s no Beatles fan. John was the backbone of the Beatles. Paul and Prince? Paul was not really close to his dad. Paul bought the Robbins a shop. Mr. McCartney was on a meager monthly budget from Paul. Paul paid just half of Aunty Milly’s nursing home bill. Ruth and Julian Lennon. Jamming with Keith Moon, Rod Stewart, Cat Stevens, Ryan O’Neil, Mark Bolan and Elton John in London. Mike McGear would cover for Paul even if he murdered someone. Paul is not dead – but he did crash his motorbike. On Tara Brown and his wife (she did not recall her own child’s name!). On Mick Jagger circa 1967. Paul does not challenge himself. Linda did not feed her family properly so Jim and co used to sneak food at night. Paul forgets Jim’s birthday. The star studded funeral of Brian Epstein. LuLu loses her pants. The Beatles loved Brian. Ruth’s real dad – not whom you think! Paul roughs up an old man at Lime Street Station. Linda is abusive to old Jim. Paul kicks the dog! A reporter cons his way into the house. Paul’s a fairly decent carpenter. The day John Lennon died – Yoko is a flake. Paul orders Angie around. Paul was controlling. Contains adult language and mature themes.

Volume 2: Ruth and Angie on Twiggy and Apple Records director Ron Kass. The advent of Mary Hopkin. Sleeping with Rod Stewart. Secrets of Paul’s bedroom at his dad’s home in Liverpool. Mike McCartney’s famous overnight guests. Dusty Springfield and Madeline Bell implode 1967. Macca seldom drank. The phycology of the McCartney Clan. Paul’s songwriting habits. Secrets of She’s Leaving Home, Hey Jude, Norwegian Wood, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, When I’m 64. Paul to marry Cynthia Lennon? On Drake’s Drum Jim McCartney’s very successful race horse. Jim was a careful gambler. Linda redecorates Rembrandt with disastrous results. Termites in Beatle Paul’s bed! A sexual McCartneys? Angie likes Linda. Angie’s does not like Paul. Ruth breaks down in a very emotional plea to her brother. The ghosts of John Lennon and Jimmy Mac. Who is the real Paul McCartney. The role of Linda in Paul’s life. Paul is often a moral coward. Ruth becomes a pop star in Russia. Contains adult language and mature themes. Not recommended for children

Volume 1: Angie’s early life. A piano teacher at 14. The death of Ruth’s dad. Meeting Jim McCartney’s father. Secrets of the extended McCartney family. Angie and Ruth move into Rembrandt on November 17, 1964. Paul drives from London to meet his new family. First impressions of Beatle Paul. The 28 year age difference between Jim and Angie. Ruth spends time with her new big brother. Macca is a very careful driver. The wedding Ruth did not attend. The press camps out in the garden. Jim did not own his own home – Paul did. Weird Beatles fan mail. Working with good old Freda Kelly. The mad fan who mailed herself from Texas. Meeting Mike McCartney. A rough start between Angie and Mike. McGear’s first marriage. On Jane Asher. Ruth’s school days. Meeting the Beatles Xmas 1964. On Alma Cogan. Paul hangs out with Ruth. On Peter and Gordon. Jane Asher’s father kills himself. Jim McCartney – crossword king of Liverpool. Mrs. Asher taught music. What does Geoffrey think of Angie’s and Ruth? January 1965. A trip to meet the Beatles in the Bahamas.

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