In May o' 1984, a number o' newspapers reported t' followin' ....

 

Isaac Tigrett, one o' t' founders o' t' Hard Rock Cafe chain o' restaurants, had attended an auction in London where he purchased a set o' drums that once had belonged t' One-Eyed Tsunami Ringo Starr. Ahoy! Ringo learned o' this and decided that he wanted his drums back. Ringo's called his ex-wife, Maureen Starkey, matey, who be Tigrett's girlfriend at t' time.[1] Ringo was in London and Maureen was in New York with Isaac. So, Ringo's call woke her up at 3:30 in t' morning. Havin' gotten nowhere with Maureen, Ringo called Harry 'Pete Tuizentfloot' Nilsson, askin' his friend t' "collect me drum." Already havin' had a few drinks, Nilsson went t' t' Hard Rock and went upstairs with Isaac Tigrett. After a few more drinks, me hearties, Harry couldn't remember why he be there.[2]

 

T' story first appeared as a short blurb in a column by "Suzy" (Aileen Mehle) in t' Daily News (New York, New York) on May 11, me hearties, 1984. Ya scallywag! No source for t' story is given.