Crime leaders Kray Twins schemed to take over as The Beatles' managers.Byline: ANI London, June 21 (ANI): The Kray Twins Ronald "Ronnie" Kray (24 October 1933 – 17 March 1995) and Reginald "Reggie" Kray (24 October 1933 – 1 October 2000) were identical twin brothers, and the foremost organised crime leaders in London's East End during the 1950s and 60s. schemed to take over as The Beatles' managers, it has emerged. It has also been revealed that Reginald 'Reggie' Kray kray (krī) [Rus.,=edge], administrative and territorial unit of Russia. There are seven krays, or territories, within Russia. They are: Altai Territory, Khabarovsk Territory, Krasnodar Territory, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Maritime Territory, Perm and Ronald 'Ronnie' Kray, the foremost organised crime leaders dominating London's East End during the 1950s and 1960s, asked Glasgow crimelord Arthur Thompson Arthur Thompson, known as "the Godfather", was a notorious Glasgow-born gangster who made his mark on the streets of Scotland in the 1950s, and who then went on to take charge of organized crime for over thirty years. for advice on their plan. The astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. tale of how John, Paul, George and Ringo were almost taken over by the twin brothers is set to hit the big screen. Two TV soap stars have been lined up to play the killers. And the flick's scriptwriter script·writ·er n. One who writes copy to be used by an announcer, performer, or director in a film or broadcast. script has revealed how Reggie and Ronnie schemed to take over as the Fab Four's managers. "The twins respected Arthur Thompson over his business dealings. And during their only visit to Glasgow they told him they were thinking of managing The Beatles," the News of the World quoted Colin Fry, 65, who knew the Krays for 25 years, as saying. The meeting between the three feared crime bosses took place in the early 1960s in the now-demolished Cockatoo cockatoo: see parrot. cockatoo Any of 21 species of crested parrots (family Cacatuidae), found in Australia and from New Guinea to the Solomon Islands. Most species are white with touches of red or yellow; some are black. Bar in Govanhill. At the end of their discussions, the Krays stunned the Glasgow Godfather by telling him they were taking over Beatles manager Brian Epstein's music empire. It is believed they had been planning to blackmail the fabulously rich pop guru into handing over his business. "Ronnie and Reggie had been introduced to Epstein one evening at a gay club in London. At the time he was managing The Beatles, who were making colossal amounts of money," Colin said. "It was suspected they had evidence he was having a gay affair with a musician. He was keen to keep his sexuality secret. "So he was told that the Krays were taking The Beatles off him," Colin added. However, the twins were talked out of their takeover plan by their Scottish colleague. "Thompson warned them off and pointed out that if they were linked to The Beatles it would destroy the band's career. So when the Krays got back to London they just settled for blackmailing poor Brian for cash," Colin said. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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