Post by paulumbo on Aug 15, 2008 15:42:35 GMT -5
The Sgt. Pepper run-out groove gibberish reversed says, "Will Paul be back as Superman?" And in the Magical Mystery Tour booklet there is a Superman drawing. I think I found where the Beatles referenced that from. . .
Murray the K (Kaufman) was a disc jockey for New York radio station WINS and in 1964 he helped introduce the Beatles to America. I was reading his 1966 book, MURRAY THE K TELLS IT LIKE IT IS, BABY. Bound between pages 32 and 33 are 7 actual pages from a Superman comic book of January, 1966 (#182.) I have no way of uploading this to the discussion board so I'll describe the storyline.
Superman flies to Englnad and gets a job as a DJ--Clark the "K" King. He auditions British groups to select the next big musical act. A manager named Limehouse Lew wants his group, The Picadilly Jailhouse Trio, chosen. Superman sees a musician, Clive Duncan, who dresses up in a Superman costume, a cat tail and claws and calls himself The Super Cool Cat. The fans are wild about the musician, so Superman as Clark the K, chooses him. Limehouse Lew sprays Clive with a knockout spray to prevent him from performing. Superman finds Clive too groggy to perform and steps in as Super Cool Cat. Clive recovers and thanks Clark the K for the publicity. Limehouse Lew tries to blackmail Superman into giving him money or he (Lew) will expose Clive Duncan to--? Before he can say who, Superman sends him packing.
My speculation? The Beatles were hinting that Paul was Clive trying to go solo, or, possibly, that Murray the K was trying to help Paul establish himself as a solo artist.
Murray the K (Kaufman) was a disc jockey for New York radio station WINS and in 1964 he helped introduce the Beatles to America. I was reading his 1966 book, MURRAY THE K TELLS IT LIKE IT IS, BABY. Bound between pages 32 and 33 are 7 actual pages from a Superman comic book of January, 1966 (#182.) I have no way of uploading this to the discussion board so I'll describe the storyline.
Superman flies to Englnad and gets a job as a DJ--Clark the "K" King. He auditions British groups to select the next big musical act. A manager named Limehouse Lew wants his group, The Picadilly Jailhouse Trio, chosen. Superman sees a musician, Clive Duncan, who dresses up in a Superman costume, a cat tail and claws and calls himself The Super Cool Cat. The fans are wild about the musician, so Superman as Clark the K, chooses him. Limehouse Lew sprays Clive with a knockout spray to prevent him from performing. Superman finds Clive too groggy to perform and steps in as Super Cool Cat. Clive recovers and thanks Clark the K for the publicity. Limehouse Lew tries to blackmail Superman into giving him money or he (Lew) will expose Clive Duncan to--? Before he can say who, Superman sends him packing.
My speculation? The Beatles were hinting that Paul was Clive trying to go solo, or, possibly, that Murray the K was trying to help Paul establish himself as a solo artist.