Three Beatle-free days - must be a record. 

Doreen Speight in 1961

But everything is back to normal today because ... "Ringo's love letters shed light on birth of the Beatles" (Times p23). A former girlfriend (Doreen Speight) is selling her letters from a youthful Richard Starkey.  They chart his rise from Butlins to Beatles. They are expected to reach £8,000.