No, perhaps not throwaway obla doo, Pat. It was one of two given by my grandmother to my brother and I. He has lost his. (or perhaps I claimed it years ago!)
Cheers,
Bill
On 28/11/2012, at 6:24 PM, Patrick McManus wrote:
> Bring back George -nice picky of a period obla doo -like pre decimal
> Australia -but don't believe mug was ever a throw away!!
> P
> no yoko
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Bill Wootton
> Sent: 27 November 2012 21:13
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Beatles Mug snap
>
> Ode to a Beatles Mug
>
> O tatty sixties busted cup, you'll do,
> even if hot chocolate you hold no more.
> Circumscribed by boys with slim ties and suits,
> your faded plastic still showcases the Fab Four.
> A florin-sized slit chunk of your wide white
> lip rim is gone, above gooby Ringo,
> whose jewel-heavy hands are together laid.
> Vain, unspectacled Lennon stares below.
> Paul's polite grey crewneck buries his tie.
> You still bear your understamp, in Melbourne made.
>
> Once a showbag trinket, a throwaway,
> now collectable, forty eight years on.
> Each year passing, looks more like Yesterday.
> We loved The Beatles, especially John,
> before he Imagined so naively.
> In a pre-decimal Australia,
> other mega-pop stars with uncoiffed hair
> appeared on all sorts of paraphernalia.
> But it's these mop tops we embraced so keenly
> and this mug has survived its wear and tear.
>
> Bill Wootton
> 28 November 12
>
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