Post by I am the Paulrus on Jul 20, 2005 3:31:22 GMT -5
Yesterday, I was Presley - today I am Lennon
Weston Mercury
15th July 2005
www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/archived_material/2005/week_28/news/asp/05-07-15Lennon.asp
The Beatles John, Paul, George and Ringo are alive and well and living in Worle thanks to the man who must be their biggest fan.
Dave Presley ditched his Elvis surname and changed it to John Paul George Ringo Lennon.
And it doesn't end there. The 54-year-old's daughter Caroline suffers from a similar strain of Beatlemania and has changed her surname to Lennon. She also decided to change her four-year-old son's name to Richard John Lennon.
However Dave's second daughter, Kylie, is purely a Paul McCartney fan. She has changed her surname to Kylie McCartney.
His third daughter, Selina, has decided to stick with the King of rock-and-roll and keep her Presley surname.
The Beatles-mad family members changed the Presley family name at Bristol Magistrates Court - and now their passports and bank accounts show they are part of The Beatles family.
Dave's home in Mead Vale is a tribute to the band he has never been able to see.
Nearly every wall in his terraced home is covered with posters and framed pictures of the Fab Four.
He owns thousands of pieces of memorabilia, including gold plates, model Penny Lane buses, lunchboxes, wigs, hats and more than 300 T-shirts.
He also owns more than 400 CDs, 200 LP records and 100 DVDs and videos.
Dave said: "I started collecting during the Beatlemania period and it just sort of mushroomed. I get it from all sorts of places, like shops and auctions."
He has even covered his arms with tattoos of the musician faces and his right shoulder is adorned with the word Imagine - the title of John Lennon's famous song.
But his prized possessions are his two Sergeant Pepper Lonely Hearts Club suits and his striped trademark Beatles suit, which would have once been worn by one of the band members on stage.
Although he enjoys slipping into the suits at home, he will wear them for the first time in public when he travels to Southport for a Beatles convention in September. He has also planned a trip to Liverpool in the autumn.
Although Dave never went to a Beatles concert, he saw Paul McCartney when he was playing with his band Wings.
A huge sticker adorns his front door with a message from his favourite Beatle, John Lennon. It says: "War is over if you want it."
Dave, who is unemployed and lives at his home with his grandson and his daughters, added: "I freely admit that I am truly obsessed. I know I am.
"My beliefs are the same as John Lennon's. I believe in peace, not war.
"I changed my name because I wanted to show I was a true fan. I like some of Elvis' stuff but I don't know it very well.
"It can be a bit of a problem when I get chequebooks because I always have trouble fitting my name in.
"The Beatles' music is different to anything else. Nobody can be as good as them. Most of their songs are so true to life.
"I don't have a favourite song or album. I love them all.
"I just started collecting stuff during the Beatlemania period and now I have got 14 cabinets full of stuff."
Weston Mercury
15th July 2005
www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/archived_material/2005/week_28/news/asp/05-07-15Lennon.asp
The Beatles John, Paul, George and Ringo are alive and well and living in Worle thanks to the man who must be their biggest fan.
Dave Presley ditched his Elvis surname and changed it to John Paul George Ringo Lennon.
And it doesn't end there. The 54-year-old's daughter Caroline suffers from a similar strain of Beatlemania and has changed her surname to Lennon. She also decided to change her four-year-old son's name to Richard John Lennon.
However Dave's second daughter, Kylie, is purely a Paul McCartney fan. She has changed her surname to Kylie McCartney.
His third daughter, Selina, has decided to stick with the King of rock-and-roll and keep her Presley surname.
The Beatles-mad family members changed the Presley family name at Bristol Magistrates Court - and now their passports and bank accounts show they are part of The Beatles family.
Dave's home in Mead Vale is a tribute to the band he has never been able to see.
Nearly every wall in his terraced home is covered with posters and framed pictures of the Fab Four.
He owns thousands of pieces of memorabilia, including gold plates, model Penny Lane buses, lunchboxes, wigs, hats and more than 300 T-shirts.
He also owns more than 400 CDs, 200 LP records and 100 DVDs and videos.
Dave said: "I started collecting during the Beatlemania period and it just sort of mushroomed. I get it from all sorts of places, like shops and auctions."
He has even covered his arms with tattoos of the musician faces and his right shoulder is adorned with the word Imagine - the title of John Lennon's famous song.
But his prized possessions are his two Sergeant Pepper Lonely Hearts Club suits and his striped trademark Beatles suit, which would have once been worn by one of the band members on stage.
Although he enjoys slipping into the suits at home, he will wear them for the first time in public when he travels to Southport for a Beatles convention in September. He has also planned a trip to Liverpool in the autumn.
Although Dave never went to a Beatles concert, he saw Paul McCartney when he was playing with his band Wings.
A huge sticker adorns his front door with a message from his favourite Beatle, John Lennon. It says: "War is over if you want it."
Dave, who is unemployed and lives at his home with his grandson and his daughters, added: "I freely admit that I am truly obsessed. I know I am.
"My beliefs are the same as John Lennon's. I believe in peace, not war.
"I changed my name because I wanted to show I was a true fan. I like some of Elvis' stuff but I don't know it very well.
"It can be a bit of a problem when I get chequebooks because I always have trouble fitting my name in.
"The Beatles' music is different to anything else. Nobody can be as good as them. Most of their songs are so true to life.
"I don't have a favourite song or album. I love them all.
"I just started collecting stuff during the Beatlemania period and now I have got 14 cabinets full of stuff."
