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Post by revolver on Oct 19, 2004 18:44:24 GMT -5
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Post by JoJo on Oct 19, 2004 21:13:37 GMT -5
Onlooker has been around a while in all this, first at 60IFand then.. other places.  I remember her famous line, "I'm a one trick pony, I'm someone who has met Paul before and after." (or something to that effect) It's a good story, I think I've heard it before, and I'll paste it here in a minute, hope Jerriwillmore or Onlooker is cool wth that. Just thinking, if this story is true, one may not remember a school mate, but you wouldn't let it kill your whole buzz for the evening... This lady wishes not to be named, tell me what you think....
I just wanted to tell you (off the board) about the incident in Liverpool. I'm the one that has a good friend who also happens to be friends with P(F)aul.
A little background about me:
I met Paul (very briefly) in 1966 at Candlestick Park, at the Beatles last show of the last tour. I was quite taken by John at that point in time, but Paul really impressed me by his charm. As I was (is) quite a fan, I really drank the encounter in.
Later in 1975 or 1976 (I honestly get the years mixed up) - I was living in London - I met P(F)aul and Linda at a film premier. I shook his hand and he spoke and actually sang to me (a tiny bit of "When I'm 64"), probably because the press were all around and it was a photo op. I was a bit taken aback; this, to me, did not seem to be the same person I'd met 10 years before. Honestly. I was looking directly into his eyes - they did not seem the same.
I kept this opinion to myself for decades. I tried to make no judgement about what might have happened. I would allow that 10 years had passed - lots can happen to a person in 10 years, but...as I love to study eyes, this was quite haunting to me.
Lo and behold, I stumble upon 60if. Again, I've always reserved judgement...I didn't necessarily buy into the whole Paul-is-dead thing...but certainly wondered what DID happen. I still feel this way...
My dear friend in Liverpool met P(F)aul a few years back; they got along well...and when he's in town, he always hooks up with this friend. I've not been eager to strain that relationship at all...and my friend has only known him in this decade.
Well, this friend does, in fact, tell me little things he's said when they've been together. The incident in Liverpool was this:
P(F)aul went to the graduation of the (then) current class. He's generally quite charming and affable, giving a rousing send-off speech, full of optimism. This time, an old friend showed up - one who'd attended the school when they were schoolkids themselves. This friend (not in front of the students) came up to P(F)aul and expected to get a firm handshake, a joke, maybe, and exchange a memory or two. P(F)aul didn't recognize him...and when this old friend pressed him a bit further, P(F)aul started to get really irritated. According to MY friend, who was present for this encounter, he was more than mildly upset - and this seemed really odd to my friend. My friend told me it seemed sort of a mountain/molehill situation. Then, P(F)aul went to address the students - remaining in a pissy mood - and gave them none of the usual pep talk, rather he kept that mood throughout, finally, at the end, just telling them that the hard work they would encounter will probably break some of them in such a competitive business.
My friend wrote this off as just a bad mood. I shared it with the board because (again, trying not to draw conclusions) I thought they ought to know.
I don't really want to be involved with the board, so I'm telling you personally. I have quite a life, and can't get drawn into the fray. I do not, still, want to conclude that Paul is dead, or alive for that matter. I just don't know. I have my own senses and experiences...but just don't want to jump into taking anything else as fact.
There you have it.
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Post by revolver on Oct 21, 2004 18:10:45 GMT -5
Just thinking, if this story is true, one may not remember a school mate, but you wouldn't let it kill your whole buzz for the evening... Yep, his reaction is more consistent with someone who's paranoid about having their cover blown. It also sounds as if it wasn't just a schoolmate, but an "old friend" who was fully expecting to be remembered by Paul. Of course PIAers put their own spin on it. His memory is fuzzy from all the pot, and that put him in a bad mood. Taken one at a time, each individual clue or anecdote can always be dismissed. But together they eventually add up to the truth. |
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Post by Morph on Oct 24, 2004 20:08:38 GMT -5
It is odd the person who wrote songs like "Yesterday" would crap an opportunity to relive some memories. This makes Faul's cover of that song in recent tours sound that much more phoney and insincere.
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Post by jerriwillmore on Oct 28, 2004 16:24:40 GMT -5
I'm not offended, but I think he really may have been afraid he was getting Alzheimers. With his age, it's not surprising.
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Post by JoJo on Oct 28, 2004 17:23:11 GMT -5
I'm not offended, but I think he really may have been afraid he was getting Alzheimers. With his age, it's not surprising. Paul's age or the double's? |
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