Paul Mccartney
Three moments in my life have prompted me to question humanity at its very core.
The first was when Jerry Seinfeld observed: “People, they’re the worst.” I thought about this for a moment, remembered I’d once carried my cat by its tail, and decided he was right. The second was when I woke up from a big night at a friend’s party, and discovered my mate’s pillow had been callously stolen. Who steals a pillow? Ugh, people. Right?
The third was when I learned #WhoisPaulMcCartney? was trending on Twitter during the Grammys.
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There’s a large contingent of Beatles devotees who firmly believe that the Fab Four replaced Sir Paul with a look-a-like after he secretly died in 1966.
Start googling “Paul McCartney” and you’ll find that the second most popular search term is “Paul McCartney dead”. Modern conspiracy aficionados say this is because Google killed the real Paul McCartney so a fake Paul McCartney could form a real band called “Wings”, which would make Google a small amount of money, allowing them to purchase part of The Beatles catalogue so the real Paul McCartney could buy shares in Google.
Confused? So is poor ol’ Paul who routinely has to fend off sandal-wearing fat blokes who shove Wikipedia printouts in his face as conclusive proof that he’s dead.
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EC says:
You think they’d hide her red hair. Read more »
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marley says:
@Graham - there hasn’t been another moon landing because it’s an incredibly expensive business with little point to it - building a space station has more rationale than playing golf on the moon. Read more »
Linda McCartney was cool. She wore pale denim jeans, faded floral caftans and waistcoats and cut her perfect blond hair into a long mullet and spiked up the fringe.
She took photographs of the Rolling Stones, married the best Beatle and gave birth to four children.
It was the late 1960s; the beginning of rock star mania and bohemian chic and Linda nailed it. Not only that, she passed it on.
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Lady Fong says:
She may have been an Eastman but she was never a Kodak. Check that out! Hence, she didn’t have any of the ‘mythical’ resources Eastman Kodak! BTW, you don’t have to be loaded to do good. Read more »
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DD Ball says:
I’m sure she was a nice person. I would have liked to be able to use the Eastman Kodak resources, I think I might have done some good things too. Read more »
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Today in 1980 Paul McCartney was deported from Japan after spending 10 days in a Tokyo jail. He had been charged with smuggling marijuana into the counrty while on tour with his band ‘Wings’.
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Terry Wright says:
Yes, Paul McCartney is another slacker who has fallen victim to marijuana. I have read at least 100 times that marijuana makes you lazy and will ruin your future. I have seen the ads where dope smokers turn into unmotivated couch potatoes destined to make nothing of their lives. It’s… Read more »
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S.L says:
I second (or is that third?) the wisecrack about Wings! Read more »
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