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Questions about Magic Alex

Short answers, pulled from the story.

When did Yannis Alexis Mardas arrive in England and what was his age?

Yannis Alexis Mardas arrived in England on a student visa in 1965 at the age of twenty-three. He exhibited his Kinetic Light Sculptures at the Indica Gallery in London that same year.

What happened to the Apple Corps recording studio project on Savile Row in January 1969?

The Beatles found an unusable basement on Savile Row lacking soundproofing, a talkback system, or patch bay for wiring. George Martin ordered everyone to rip out the equipment because the mixing console looked like bits of wood attached to an old oscilloscope.

How much money did the band make from buying Trinity Island off Euboea in Greece on the 19th of July 1967?

Exchange rates rose months later allowing £90,000 in special export dollars to be sold for an eleven thousand four hundred pound profit. This remains one of the few profitable ventures undertaken by the band during their entire history.

Why did Cynthia Lennon feel coerced regarding John and Yoko Ono after returning home early from Greece on the 22nd of May 1968?

Cynthia stated she felt coerced into making things easy for John and Yoko to avoid looking bad themselves after Mardas claimed John planned to sue for divorce citing adultery as grounds. She also faced accusations about sexual impropriety at the Maharishi ashram when Mardas accused the spiritual leader of misconduct.

What caused King Hussein of Jordan to order six Mercedes 450 limousines to fail safety tests in 1977?

His ex-SAS bodyguards tested one car by firing guns at it in July 1977 causing an emergency air cylinder to explode and destroy the fuel tank. The Sultan of Oman received similar results when bullets pierced armor plating and thick glass shattered into jagged splinters during live ammunition tests in November 1977.