[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Many of us use our real names or version of our names as out screen names. Many other, however, myself included use names that seems, except to us, to have nothing to do with our real names.

I want to take a minute to explain my screen name and give others who wish to do so the same opportunity.

First, I am not a doctor. I don't even play one on television. Although I don't actually have a doctorate in Beatles history, many people might claim that I should. ( You can, by the way, earn a master's degree in The Beatles and a Canadian woman has done so.

Dr Winston O'Boogie, was a pseudonym that was made up and used by John Lennon when he became famous and didn't want people to know he was involved in something.

When Elton John asked if he could record a version of John's Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, John gave him the go ahead. Elton then asked his good friend John to play on the record. John agreed but insisted that he not be listed on the album credits. He instead was listed as Dr Winston O'Boogie Jr. (John's middle name was Winston)

Later when a newspaper wanted an interview he said that he would sen them one. He them proceeded to interview himself with Dr Winston O'Boogie asking the questions and John Lennon answering. He used this pseudonym many times after the Beatles disbanded.

In the not too long ago past, I played John in several Beatles tribute bands. I had a few of my own Beatles tribute bands and became somewhat of an expert on the history and trivia of the band. I also ran a little thing called a Beatles Jam in which musicians could come and sit in in a sort of open mic night doing Beatles songs. I called this the Dr Winston O'Boogie, Jr Beatles Jam. Many Beatles aficionados got it, but most normal people have no idea why it was called that or why I billed myself as Dr. Winston O'Boogie, Jr.

So here I am today in the Villages coming to you as Dr Winston O'Boogie, Jr. And if you're not doing anything on a Friday morning, you are invited to come to a meeting of The Beatlemaniacs of the Villages, a club that I started, and have a lot of fun.

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