Flushing, New York: 1880-1935 (Postcard History Series) Book

This charming and predictably offbeat memoir from the most approachable and seemingly unaffected of the Fab 4 centers on the pre-internet, pre e-mail era (not THAT long ago!) where people actually wrote things down on what were known as "postcards" and mailed them to each other...quaint, huh?
This is a must-read for any Beatle-phobe. Spanning the entire time-continuum from pre-Beatlemania, to the dizzying heights thereof, as well as the years post-breakup, Ringo proves to be a bit of a pack-rat when it comes to retaining his correspondence, much to the benefit of us all. His remembrances of the circumstances around which many of these little tokens of affection were sent and received is not only entertaining, but also quite remarkable, considering the amount of self-medication that "Richie" fully admits to imbibing in at the time. Illustrated throughout with photos of dozens of cards received over the years "from the boys" from all parts of the globe, this book gives a unique insight as to the level of love and intimacy that these 4 lifelong friends shared well after we'd all thought that they'd gone their separate ways.