This Palm Desert resident says Paul McCartney was her first kiss

Tasia Richards, a Palm Desert resident, says that her first kiss was with Paul McCartney in Toronto back in 1966. Richards recounts the story during an interview at her home in Palm Desert, Calif., on Sept. 22, 2025. Taya Gray/The Desert Sun

Tasia Richards holds a photograph of herself as a teenager surrounded by Beatles photographs during an interview at her home in Palm Desert, Calif., on Sept. 22, 2025. Taya Gray/The Desert Sun

Tasia Richards holds a photograph of herself as a teenager surrounded by Beatles photographs during an interview at her home in Palm Desert, Calif., on Sept. 22, 2025. Taya Gray/The Desert Sun

Tasia Richards' husband J.J. Richards, top left, in a photograph with Paul McCartney. Taya Gray/The Desert Sun

Tasia Richards, a Palm Desert resident, says that her