Ringo tells the story of walking around the hotel at 4 am and telling two police officers that he can’t sleep.
“Let’s go for a ride,” said the officers.
“So, they let me drive the car which was great. Then we went screaming all over the city.”
After the shows, Ringo again convinced local police to let him drive a police car. They drove around town.
“We had to pull into this alley, turn the lights off and hide in this police car — me and two big cops,” said Ringo.
“And this other cop car goes past us. It was fun … in a police car hiding from the police.”
The cops’ version was that they gave Ringo a ride, took him to breakfast and got him home by sunrise. Ringo’s version is better.
“Indianapolis was good,” said George.
“As we were leaving, they took us round the Indy circuit, the 500 oval, in a Cadillac. It was fantastic. I couldn’t believe how long the straightway was; and to be on the banking and see all the grandstands
