[Tom Fones]

“It” is the neuter subject and object article.

[Tom Fones]

I have definitely heard of Rainer Maria Rilke but i did not know anything about him.

it’s “la alma” in Spanish – feminine – but it’s “the soul” in English. We have no gender for

anything except people and animals.

[Tom Fones]

Nina Hagen on Letterman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEGsTUY8YQo

[Tom Fones]

Definitely Rammstein like.

Nina has been around quite a while.

BTW Juergen –

Recently at the health club i saw a young man wearing a tee-shirt which said Rammstein

on the front and … “Sechs herzen die bruennen” on the back – if i have that right.

[Tom Fones]

Very nice!

[Tom Fones]

Is Paul really dead was all the rage for two months in the 2nd half of 1969.

1969 had a ton of history in a few short months. Maybe i should start a thread.

[Tom Fones]

Thanks David!

[Tom Fones]

Come on Guys!
Some one is spoofing the Beatles and the Beach Boys at the same time.
Or are you guys pulling my leg?
I never saw this before. I think it really is the Beach Boys.

[Tom Fones]

Very nice scenery!

[Tom Fones]

Hi Juergen et al,

Please excuse the cryptic message about McCartney’s 2nd Abbey Road album cover.

It’s about my theory regarding what was really going on around the

McCartney died in an auto wreck rumor.

It is my belief that all of the “clues that Paul is dead” on several Beatles

albums over several years were the work of McCartney himself – not to

engender the “Paul is dead” rumor but merely to lampoon the “Paul is dead” rumor

which already existed.

On January 7th, 1967 McCartney’s vehicle is involved in an auto wreck.

This is the custom mini-cooper designed for McCartney and easily recognizes as his.

The driver – not McCartney – who is briefly hospitalized – bears enough of a

resemblance to McCartney to be mistaken for him.

http://www.gadflyonline.com/home/archive/MayJune00/archive-mccartney.html

In no time at all there is a rumor going around London that Paul McCartney has died

in an auto wreck.

This rumor is serious enough that it is refuted in the Beatles fan magazine

in February of 1967.

The very next Beatles album photo session is March 30th, 1967.

This is for the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s – which will be the album people look

back on in a few short years as the 1st album with the “clues that Paul is dead”.

There is a very large amount of death symbolism around McCartney over several

albums. Some of it subtle and some not so subtle. I will be happy to list many

of these photos upon request. Including my favorite – the one which was produced

long AFTER the big rumor in 1969.

But the point is McCartney is just an artist being an artist –

spoofing one of the absurdities of life (the rumor of his own death).

Finally that Dee Jay in Michigan sees the funeral procession across Abbey Rd.

and then adds 2 plus 2 and gets five.

And then for several weeks all hell breaks loose on the radio.

So life produces an absurdity (the original death rumor).

And then art lampoons life.

(the large amount of death symbolism around McCartney over several albums).

And then life mis-interprets art and produces an even bigger absurdity.

(The 1969 Paul McCartney death rumor on steroids).

And finally art gets the final say

(McCartney spoofing the big rumor on his 1993 live album – the 2nd Abbey Rd cover)

If you have read this far thanks for the interest. Cheers to everyone.

gadflyonline.com

Gadfly Online.

Gadfly Online.

[Tom Fones]

Hi Juergen,

I am not getting notifications and so i only catch up when i drop in.

Usually on the weekend.

The short answer is … ‘Art spoofs/lampoons life’ refers to the Paul getting the final say

after the “Paul died in an auto wreck” rumor.

But there several layers to this in my opinion. I will explain soon when i have time.

Thanks for asking. Cheers

[Tom Fones]

Sorry for your loss Daryl.

Play your music. They are listening.

Cheers

[Tom Fones]

I believe that McCartney was getting the last laugh on this photo.

Art spoofs life after life mis-interprets art after art spoofs life after life produces an absurdity.

I will explain if anyone is interested.

As a separate matter – that collage of stuff on Sgt. Pepper’s gets my vote.

Cheers Juergen et al

[Tom Fones]

Jung, best of luck to Dave. He is lucky to have you as a friend.

[Tom Fones]

Very brave humor Chris.

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Cheers

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