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===Personal assistant=== <!-- Put references into this article from books or web pages or your edit will be deleted --> Aspinall's job as personal assistant consisted of driving to concerts and meetings, but mostly meant just being there whenever someone needed something.{{sfn|Spitz|2005|p=736}} Aspinall went on the first trip to the United States, and when George Harrison became ill with a fever and had a temperature of {{convert|102|°F|°C}}, he was ordered to stay in bed, so Aspinall stood in for him for ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' camera rehearsals;{{sfn|Spitz|2005|p=464}} however, Harrison was back in time for the final shooting. Before the cover of ''[[Sgt. Pepper's]]'' could be completed by [[Peter Blake (artist)|Peter Blake]], Aspinall was sent out to find photographs of all of the people that were to be shown on the front cover.{{sfn|Miles|1997|p=336}} Aspinall suggested the idea of Sgt. Pepper being the [[Master of Ceremonies|compere]], who would introduce the group, and the reprise of the title song near the end of the album.<ref name=autogenerated2>''The Beatles Anthology'' DVD 2003 (Episode 6 – 0:43:21) Aspinall talking about Sgt. Pepper being the compere.</ref> After recording sessions, Lennon, Harrison and Starr would be chauffeured back to their houses in the '[[stockbroker belt]]' of [[Southern England]], but Aspinall would often drive McCartney and Evans in an [[Austin Princess]] limousine to a late-night club to eat.{{sfn|Miles|1997|pp=166–167}} [[The Bag O'Nails]] nightclub was one of their favourites, at 8 [[Kingly Street]] in [[Soho]], London, as it also presented live music. They would eat steak, chips and [[mushy peas]], but Aspinall would always take out a [[flashlight|torch]] from his pocket (in the dimly lit club) to inspect the portions on each of their plates.<ref name="Nails">[http://www.revolverbook.co.uk/beatleslondon.html Location of The Bag o’Nails] revolverbook.co.uk – Retrieved 11 February 2007</ref> This was to make sure that the portions were exactly as they had ordered, which McCartney always found amusing.{{sfn|Miles|1997|p=141}} Although Harrison, McCartney and Starr had passed their driving tests, Lennon didn't pass his driving test until 1965; however, he rarely drove himself due to being a notoriously bad driver by poorly navigating roads and failing to notice other traffic, and as a result, he was usually chauffeured to and from recording sessions and appointments by his own personal chauffeur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beatlesbible.com/1965/02/15/john-lennon-passes-driving-test/ |title=15 February 1965: John Lennon passes his driving test |date=15 February 1965 |publisher=The Beatles Bible |access-date=22 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beatlesbible.com/1969/07/01/john-lennon-crashes-his-car-in-scotland/ |title=1 July 1969: John Lennon crashes his car in Scotland |date=July 1969 |publisher=The Beatles Bible |access-date=22 August 2015}}</ref>
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