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The Beatles signed my skin and I was heartbroken when dad made me wash it off – Liverpool Echo

The Beatles signed my skin and I was heartbroken when dad made me wash it off – Liverpool Echo

The Beatles signed my skin and I was heartbroken when dad made me wash it off – Liverpool Echo
January 18
13:26 2026

A broken guitar string belonging to George Harrison and a collection of Beatles signatures secured by a teenage admirer in 1963 are expected to fetch upwards of £4,000 at auction. The Beatles gave their autographs to awestruck Elizabeth Salt, then 15, even signing her arm after performing at the Savoy Ballroom in Southsea, Portsmouth, on April 7, 1963. When George Harrison’s guitar string snapped mid-performance, the quick-witted teenager, then called Elizabeth McBrierty, seized the opportunity to collect it from the stage as a keepsake. Despite being “heartbroken” when her dad insisted she scrub the signatures from her arm, Elizabeth thankfully preserved her autograph book containing the precious mementos.

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Source: The Beatles signed my skin and I was heartbroken when dad made me wash it off – Liverpool Echo

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Martin Nethercutt

Martin Nethercutt

Martin A Nethercutt is a writer, singer, producer and loves music. Creative Director at McCartney Studios Editor-in-Chief at McCartney Times Creator-in-Chief at Geist Musik President (title) at McCartney Multimedia, Inc. Went to Albert-Schweitzer-Schule Kassel Lives in Playa del Rey From Kassel, Germany Married to Ruth McCartney

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