Post by DarkHorse on May 2, 2004 12:13:31 GMT -5
Here is my analysis of the story of 60IF. Please keep in mind that this is just my opinion and I welcome any comments or additions that can help clarify what happened in September of 1966.
"36 Years Ago.
Sunday 11th September 1966, Evening
Brian and Paul were returning from their trip in good spirits.
It had been a wonderful time.
After John's notorious phrase which had instigated the storm in the world against the Beatles and the turmoil over the "butcher album" cover, everything seemed to have returned back to a normal routine."
True of False: True
Comment: The timeline seems to fit since much of the Beatles whereabouts are unclear at this time in many Beatle publications.
"And Paul had had a sudden burst of extraordinary creativity over a very short period of time, perhaps as a reaction to all that had happened."
True of False: True
Comment: This could quite possibly be true. He had written many songs for Rubber Soul and Revolver and was on the verge of experiencing a period of high creativity.
"It had been a typically seasonal rainy day.
At a semaphore stop a van suddenly cut across the street, blocking the car Brian and Paul were in.
The car didn't quite stop in time and hit the van, but not seriously enough to do any real damage.
They expected to discuss what had happened with the occupants of the other vehicle but instead men dressed in black appeared from the van and grabbed Brian, Paul and one of the girls who happened to be with them at the time and forced them into another car that had turned up in the meantime.
The second girl who was with them, however, had the presence of mind to run away."
True of False: False
Comment: Well the way I see it is that Paul and Brian were killed together but not necessarily in a kidnapping. It's possible it was a kidnapping but a car crash seems more plausible to me at this time.
"The morning afterwards, not knowing what had happened, we tried to call and Paul but strangely we couldn't get hold of them.
We retraced their steps through our common friends but nobody had seen or heard from them.
We were on the telephone all day."
True of False: True
Comment: This could be true because of the 'Stupid Bloody Tuesday' lyric by John. Perhaps Paul and Brian(or just Paul) were found two days later on Tuesday.
"And then the next day the police phoned to tell us that they had a girl with them confirming that Brian and Paul had been kidnapped.
Ringo was the first one to arrive where the kidnapping had taken place; the vehicles were empty.
The girl told us what had happened.
We began to panic.
John became hysterical and we didn't know what to think or what to do."
True or False: False
Comment: There is no suggestion in any of the Beatles lyrics, that I am aware of, that Paul was kidnapped before he died. There are at least two references in songs that he died in a car crash. Can anyone add anything to this?
"But we were able to suppress the story from the Wednesday newspapers thanks to some acquaintances of ours.
We had directly contacted the intelligence service who understood the gravity of the situation and the social ramifications if word got out.
They told us that they would take care of everything.
All we had to do was to continue our daily routine and keep all our previously appointed business engagements."
True or False: True
Comments: This is true to me because it takes a powerful entity to suppress the news like that and also help create a double.
"We waited for the kidnappers to contact us, a ransom demand of some sort.
Time passed and nothing happened.
As more days passed, our apprehension grew."
True or False: False
Comment: False for reasons stated above. Can anyone find a reference in a song that implies a kidnapping?
"It was the Tuesday of the following week when we received the call, but not the one we had been waiting for.
We were called out in order to identify Paul's body.
At the time John was in Paris and George was in India. They immediately returned home."
True or False: False
Comment: If you don't believe the kidnapping story then it's hard to believe it took a week to find Paul and Brian's bodies after a car crash. I don't believe John went to Paris or George went to India until after it was conmfirmed Paul was dead.
"Paul was found at the foot of a hill, a little distance from a white Volkswagen."
True or False: True
Comment: This is true is some regard since there are clues pointing to it. The question is how does it all fit?
"He was in a ghastly state.
He had been dead for a while and beasts had begun to eat at him;
his lips looked as if they had been torn by some animal, the left side of his face had also been torn to pieces and the whole of his right ear had been bitten off."
True or False: True
Comment: This is very possible because of the picture on the reflection on the car window in the 'Free As A Bird' video. Plus the lyrics in 'Yer Blues'.
"Those wretches had tried to burn him to eliminate the evidence but only the legs had managed to be burnt before the rain had extinguished the fire."
True or False: False
Comment: If it wasn't a kidnapping then obviously this isn't true. I have found no lyrics or any other clues that suggest Paul's legs were burned. Has anyone else?
"When we arrived there was a line of police officers blocking us while a crowd of men in shirts were retrieving material for further investigation."
True or False: True
Comment: The scene in the 'Free As A Bird' video has people gathered around a crashed car along with many police officers. Plus the lyric "...pretty little policemen in a row..."
"They were so oblivious to the grief we felt that one of them had the audacity to exclaim right in front of the Paul's dead body:
'Look ...it seems like a walrus!' "
True or False: False
Comment: This is hard to believe. It's possible but I am gonna say not true at this point.
"Well, with his teeth hanging outside of his eaten-up lips and with a shiny swollen ear and dripping wet he really did look like a walrus.
John confronted the man who had spoken so insensitively and they began to brawl.
He had to be pulled away as he howled:
'I.., I am the walrus ..not him (Paul), I.., I am the walrus!' "
True or False: False
Comment: This is even more ridiculous that the previous comment. Can anyone imagine John saying this?
"Brian was found, two days later, in a car which had been pushed over a cliff and set alight."
True or False: False
Comment: Again, doesn't fit if you don't buy the kidnapping story and there are no references in clues or songs to this happening...or are there?
End of Part I
"36 Years Ago.
Sunday 11th September 1966, Evening
Brian and Paul were returning from their trip in good spirits.
It had been a wonderful time.
After John's notorious phrase which had instigated the storm in the world against the Beatles and the turmoil over the "butcher album" cover, everything seemed to have returned back to a normal routine."
True of False: True
Comment: The timeline seems to fit since much of the Beatles whereabouts are unclear at this time in many Beatle publications.
"And Paul had had a sudden burst of extraordinary creativity over a very short period of time, perhaps as a reaction to all that had happened."
True of False: True
Comment: This could quite possibly be true. He had written many songs for Rubber Soul and Revolver and was on the verge of experiencing a period of high creativity.
"It had been a typically seasonal rainy day.
At a semaphore stop a van suddenly cut across the street, blocking the car Brian and Paul were in.
The car didn't quite stop in time and hit the van, but not seriously enough to do any real damage.
They expected to discuss what had happened with the occupants of the other vehicle but instead men dressed in black appeared from the van and grabbed Brian, Paul and one of the girls who happened to be with them at the time and forced them into another car that had turned up in the meantime.
The second girl who was with them, however, had the presence of mind to run away."
True of False: False
Comment: Well the way I see it is that Paul and Brian were killed together but not necessarily in a kidnapping. It's possible it was a kidnapping but a car crash seems more plausible to me at this time.
"The morning afterwards, not knowing what had happened, we tried to call and Paul but strangely we couldn't get hold of them.
We retraced their steps through our common friends but nobody had seen or heard from them.
We were on the telephone all day."
True of False: True
Comment: This could be true because of the 'Stupid Bloody Tuesday' lyric by John. Perhaps Paul and Brian(or just Paul) were found two days later on Tuesday.
"And then the next day the police phoned to tell us that they had a girl with them confirming that Brian and Paul had been kidnapped.
Ringo was the first one to arrive where the kidnapping had taken place; the vehicles were empty.
The girl told us what had happened.
We began to panic.
John became hysterical and we didn't know what to think or what to do."
True or False: False
Comment: There is no suggestion in any of the Beatles lyrics, that I am aware of, that Paul was kidnapped before he died. There are at least two references in songs that he died in a car crash. Can anyone add anything to this?
"But we were able to suppress the story from the Wednesday newspapers thanks to some acquaintances of ours.
We had directly contacted the intelligence service who understood the gravity of the situation and the social ramifications if word got out.
They told us that they would take care of everything.
All we had to do was to continue our daily routine and keep all our previously appointed business engagements."
True or False: True
Comments: This is true to me because it takes a powerful entity to suppress the news like that and also help create a double.
"We waited for the kidnappers to contact us, a ransom demand of some sort.
Time passed and nothing happened.
As more days passed, our apprehension grew."
True or False: False
Comment: False for reasons stated above. Can anyone find a reference in a song that implies a kidnapping?
"It was the Tuesday of the following week when we received the call, but not the one we had been waiting for.
We were called out in order to identify Paul's body.
At the time John was in Paris and George was in India. They immediately returned home."
True or False: False
Comment: If you don't believe the kidnapping story then it's hard to believe it took a week to find Paul and Brian's bodies after a car crash. I don't believe John went to Paris or George went to India until after it was conmfirmed Paul was dead.
"Paul was found at the foot of a hill, a little distance from a white Volkswagen."
True or False: True
Comment: This is true is some regard since there are clues pointing to it. The question is how does it all fit?
"He was in a ghastly state.
He had been dead for a while and beasts had begun to eat at him;
his lips looked as if they had been torn by some animal, the left side of his face had also been torn to pieces and the whole of his right ear had been bitten off."
True or False: True
Comment: This is very possible because of the picture on the reflection on the car window in the 'Free As A Bird' video. Plus the lyrics in 'Yer Blues'.
"Those wretches had tried to burn him to eliminate the evidence but only the legs had managed to be burnt before the rain had extinguished the fire."
True or False: False
Comment: If it wasn't a kidnapping then obviously this isn't true. I have found no lyrics or any other clues that suggest Paul's legs were burned. Has anyone else?
"When we arrived there was a line of police officers blocking us while a crowd of men in shirts were retrieving material for further investigation."
True or False: True
Comment: The scene in the 'Free As A Bird' video has people gathered around a crashed car along with many police officers. Plus the lyric "...pretty little policemen in a row..."
"They were so oblivious to the grief we felt that one of them had the audacity to exclaim right in front of the Paul's dead body:
'Look ...it seems like a walrus!' "
True or False: False
Comment: This is hard to believe. It's possible but I am gonna say not true at this point.
"Well, with his teeth hanging outside of his eaten-up lips and with a shiny swollen ear and dripping wet he really did look like a walrus.
John confronted the man who had spoken so insensitively and they began to brawl.
He had to be pulled away as he howled:
'I.., I am the walrus ..not him (Paul), I.., I am the walrus!' "
True or False: False
Comment: This is even more ridiculous that the previous comment. Can anyone imagine John saying this?
"Brian was found, two days later, in a car which had been pushed over a cliff and set alight."
True or False: False
Comment: Again, doesn't fit if you don't buy the kidnapping story and there are no references in clues or songs to this happening...or are there?
End of Part I
