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Post by pothos on Jan 13, 2020 16:19:50 GMT
Just noticed that it is a set of car key that Rory is holding. Must have been proud of his car.
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Post by ROCKY on Jan 14, 2020 14:16:33 GMT
That was Rory's '63 Chevy. probably a rare car to see in Amsterdam (?) Was this picture taken in Liverpool?
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Post by pothos on Jan 14, 2020 23:24:29 GMT
No that is taken when his parents visted him in Amsterdam in 1971. I cannot find the image of the fan who had his photo taken at the same spot recently.
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Post by pothos on Jan 14, 2020 23:28:59 GMT
He lived in the top flat of number 19 I think
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Post by ROCKY on Jan 15, 2020 13:42:44 GMT
pothos can you make out what the sign says on that place behind him? Do you know the address of the place he lived at?
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Post by pothos on Jan 15, 2020 23:55:02 GMT
No idea what the sign reads. I will see if I can get some further information on that. However Rory lived close to the Lucky Star Club where he worked at the Third weteringdwarsstraat district. It was a rather bohemian artsy place where he mixed from everyone from circus performers to actors actresses, writers, painter and literay figures and was well liked by his peers. www.amsterdamapartmentrental.com/beautiful-old-masterIf you look at the google earth the street in in view but I cannot seem to match the old street photo with the new as I think renovations has taken place it looks very similar though.
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Post by pothos on Jan 16, 2020 11:40:01 GMT
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Post by ROCKY on Jan 16, 2020 13:51:42 GMT
Excellent pothos! Thank you! Looks like trees and plants were added in the almost 50 years since.
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Post by pothos on Jan 16, 2020 16:02:55 GMT
Just to mention that I am still not 100% sure that his home was number 19 I am doing some further checks on that but it is that street and it is where that pic was taken in 1971. His appartment was one of those in the roor eves with the pully and single windows. All those stars.
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Post by ROCKY on Jan 17, 2020 15:04:11 GMT
You can see the double doors at #19 were taken out and a single door added. The sidewalk was removed and a new one added and the street was repaved with brick. The bike parking was probably added at that time too. A shame all three of those people plus the car were all gone within a year of that picture being taken. Do you know if Iris was the photographer?
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Post by pothos on Jan 17, 2020 23:17:06 GMT
I am not sure but she was living in Amsterdam for some time with Shane so it is possible. The other posibility is that it is a girlfriend of Rory's who took it.
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Post by ROCKY on Jan 18, 2020 20:21:16 GMT
….or just a friendly neighbor.
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Post by pothos on Jan 18, 2020 23:01:54 GMT
Update it looks like he lived in 10a however those images match the view of the photo taken in 1971 so will try and find his appartment.
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Post by pothos on Jan 18, 2020 23:28:17 GMT
Here some images of 10a Third Wetteringstraat. Now if you look at the last image the photo is taken quite a distance from his appartment on that streetinteresting to see the photo.
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Post by ROCKY on Jan 19, 2020 16:23:09 GMT
and 10 Derde would be across the street from the angle the picture of Rory was taken. I found it on Goggle maps and took a little walk around the street. What else was neat was in front of #10 was an electric recharging unit for cars! Something Rory would never have thought would exist in his time.
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Post by pothos on Jan 19, 2020 16:52:41 GMT
I missed that about the recharging unit. I wonder if the person living in Rory's old flat has any idea he used to live there.
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Post by ROCKY on Jan 19, 2020 17:00:56 GMT
On a little search last night I found this receipt for work on Johnny Byrne's Antoria (Guyatone) guitar from Oct.8,1959! The day before Lennon's 19th birthday! Johnny bought the guitar on June 29th and I guess it wasn't working properly 3 months later. I will add this little gem in my case of his replica guitar.
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Post by pothos on Jan 19, 2020 22:38:48 GMT
Wow. Also here are Rory's home in Liverpool and Johnny Guitar Byrne around the corner
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Post by ROCKY on Jan 21, 2020 14:03:40 GMT
who's the pretty blonde walking in the top pic, Iris? lol
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Post by pothos on Jan 21, 2020 16:30:20 GMT
Nice one Rocky. Just think that those houses escaped bombs by inches.
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