Quarter Past Two On a Wednesday Afternoon
“Sandy and Roland’s bedrooms were on the top floor, divided by a square of landing. Roland’s room was the larger of the two, and he spent hours alone in there on his homework, or practising his guitar and perfecting his compositions. Only rarely would he let Sandy in; usually the door was closed.In the Merlins Roland sang only backing vocals; Phil, with his raw, plaintive voice, was their lead singer. In his bedroom Roland sang softly, or hummed, going over and over a snatch until it flowed. His... hero was George Harrison of the Beatles. Sandy preferred Paul – that face, those eyes that gave him an almost preternatural beauty! – or even John Lennon, with his acerbic wit. But then her interest was rather different. Roland admired George for his quiet strength, his willingness to let the more outgoing John and Paul take the lead, and above all for his virtuosity with the guitar. When the new Beatles album, Revolver, was released in August, Roland bought it immediately and played it over and over on the portable gramophone in his room.MoreLess
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