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Encyclopedia > Bruno Koschmider

Bruno Koschmider was a german entrepreneur in Hamburg, Germany. He controlled various businesses, such as the Bambi Kino, which was a porn cinema. Allan Williams booked The Beatles (in May 1960) into Koschmider's Indra club.[1][2] Hamburgs motto: May the posterity endeavour with dignity to conserve the freedom, which the forefathers acquired. ... PORN can refer to: An abbreviation for pornography Progressive outer retinal necrosis, a disease of the retina Categories: | ... Former Liverpool businessman and promoter; original manager of The Beatles, who sent the young band to Hamburg, Germany, where they gained vital show business experience. ... herro For other uses, see Indra (disambiguation). ...


The Beatles first played at the Indra[2] club - sleeping in small, dirty rooms in the Bambi Kino[2] - and then moved (after the closure of the Indra) to the larger Kaiserkeller[2][3] In October 1960, they left Koschmider's club and worked at the "Top Ten Club",[4][2] which was run by Peter Eckhorn.[5] When McCartney and Pete Best went back to the Bambi Kino to get their belongings they found it in almost total darkness.[6] As a snub to Koschmider, they found a condom, attached it to a nail on the concrete wall of their room, and set fire to it.[6] There was no real damage, but Koschmider reported them for attempted arson. McCartney and Best spent three hours in a local jail and were deported, as was George Harrison, for working under the legal age limit.[7] herro For other uses, see Indra (disambiguation). ... Kaiserkeller was a night club in Hamburg, Germany, near the Reeperbahn. ... A 67 m long condom on the Obelisk of Buenos Aires, Argentina, part of an awareness campaign for the 2005 World AIDS Day A condom is a type of funky rubber hat that you can wear on your head. ... The Skyline Parkway Motel in Afton, Virginia after an arson fire on July 9, 2004. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Notes

  1. ^ Miles. p56.
  2. ^ a b c d e Photos of Clubs in Hamburg
  3. ^ Miles. pp57-8.
  4. ^ Cynthia Lennon “John”. p93.
  5. ^ Miles. pp71-72.
  6. ^ a b Miles. p72.
  7. ^ Miles. pp72-73.

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