Hamburg had a street called Reeperbahn that had more strip clubs than any street in the world. Hamburg also had a very high crime rate because all the gangs from Berlin moved to Hamburg because of the Berlin Wall (Davies 80). This makes me think that's why their parents were hesitant to let them go. They played in an Indian club called Indra. They got really good, so good that they started playing 7 days a week until 2 a.m. Eventually the club became so noisy that they had to move due to complaints from neighbors (Davies 82.) They played so much that they usually slept about 5 hours. This shows that if you want to be really good at something, you have to work really hard. They wanted to play, to succeed, and were willing to work to get there. The Beatles weren't just the headliners at parties; the Beatles were also big party people. There were also fights in the club while they were playing. There was so much fighting and drinking that people inside the clubs were half dead (Davies 83-84.) This also led to fights or arguments on stage. Sometimes they would throw food at each other while playing. It got out of control at times. The group made very few friends during their stay in Hamburg. They didn't like the Germans. John said, “They’re all stupid.” » There, they did not make friends with the British because they were arguing with the Germans (Davies 85.) Eventually, they had to return home. When they returned from Hamburg, one of their friends put up a sign saying: The Beatles, Direct from Hamburg. This led people to think they were German. People actually complimented them on the way they spoke English (Davies 97-98). After returning from Hamburg, the Beatles began to play in ballrooms, in these ballrooms fights occurred very often. One day, Paul was grabbed by a random guy, pinned against the wall and told not to move at all. Another night, people were fighting with fire extinguishers (Davies 101). I find it a strange coincidence because in Hamburg the same thing would happen to them there. Trouble followed the group wherever they went. Shortly after their return, they decided to return to Hamburg a second time. In Hamburg, they met an old friend, Astrid. She was married to Stu, one of the original members, and greeted them with leather jackets. She wanted to change Stu's haircut, so she brushed it and cut parts off. This later appealed to the other members of the group and became the signature haircut (Davies 106). This was the birth of one of the most iconic haircuts in history, the 60s and Rock & Roll. They had to return home but this time Stu decided to go to the Art College in Hamburg instead of continuing with the band. When the Beatles returned from Hamburg, they heard about a newspaper called Mersey Beat. It was Liverpool's first newspaper devoted solely to music. A guy named Bob Woller had written an article about them in the newspaper (Davies 107). It was the first big sign of attention they received. They only discovered the article when they returned from Hamburg. They feared they would no longer matter at Liverpool. During their absence, they received many more offers from clubs to play and they had to travel constantly. Pete's friend Neil Aspinall bought a van and became the Beatles' road manager. He quit his other job and worked full time with them (Davies 109). Neil was their road manager every year they