first thing, ringo doesn't get a lot of street cred because a)he was a drummer b)played behind 3 giants, and by giants i mean the biggest giants out there, and c)well, we all know his real name is richard starky.
Also, i believe ringo was quite flashy, i think i read somewhere an article in reader's digest on the Beatles talking about he was always wearing flashy jewelry, etc. I'm not sure if that's the flash everyone is talking about, but fyi
I don't hate Ringo, don't love him, but did tell us about an octopus's garden, about getting by and high with a little help from his friends, and he backed the best band ever!
p.s.-i think we're all spinning our wheels on this one