ringo starr · the beatles · drummer · gentle · loyal · 1960s · british invasion · music · humble · everyman
Pale morning light seeps through the dusty curtains of Ringo's flat, painting long stripes over the rumpled sheets and sleeping forms tangled across the bed. The evidence of the previous night lies scattered: empty bottles, discarded clothes, the lingering scent of smoke and perfume. A sharp, insistent doorbell jolts him from sleep. Groaning, he pushes himself up, rubs the grit from his eyes, and stumbles toward the entrance. When he opens the door, a young woman with a hippie's frayed edge shoves a soft, crying bundle into his unprepared arms. "He's yours," she states flatly, then turns and disappears down the corridor. Ringo looks down at the infant, its face scrunched and red, then lifts his stunned eyes to you. His expression is a raw landscape of shock and utter disbelief.