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Post by brotherdave on Aug 21, 2007 19:16:25 GMT -5
Hughes phoned the police and told them that Evans was confused, had a gun, and was on valium. Four policemen arrived and two of them, David D. Krempa and Robert E. Brannon, went up to the bedroom. The police report stated that as soon as Evans saw the policemen he pointed the rifle at them. The officers repeatedly told Evans to put down the rifle (which they did not know was an air-rifle) but Evans constantly refused. The police fired six shots, of which four struck Evans—killing him instantly. Evans had previously been awarded the badge of "Honorary Sheriff of Los Angeles County". Evans was cremated on 7 January 1976 in Los Angeles. The Beatles did not attend his funeral, but Harry Nilsson and other friends attended. Evans' ashes were sent by post back to England, but were misplaced and lost in the postal system.
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Post by lightson on Aug 22, 2007 11:19:51 GMT -5
I remember reading a quote from John Lennon about it, something along the lines of it being typical of Mal for his ashes to be lost in the post, can't remember where. So as far as official history goes I guess it's true, but who knows really.
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Post by Jude on Aug 22, 2007 11:20:03 GMT -5
Were his ashes ever found? If not, then....very suspicious....
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Post by mystery tour on Aug 22, 2007 12:27:39 GMT -5
Were his ashes ever found? If not, then....very suspicious.... Agreed. And none of the Beatles bothered to attend his funeral? Nice guys.
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Post by mommybird on Aug 22, 2007 12:43:38 GMT -5
Poor Mal. We all know the old saying, " You lie down with dogs, you wake up with fleas "... I would love to know what reasons they gave as to why they couldn't attend. I'm surprised that George wasn't there.
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Post by jarvitronics on Aug 22, 2007 13:52:40 GMT -5
Poor Mal. We all know the old saying, " You lie down with dogs, you wake up with fleas "... I would love to know what reasons they gave as to why they couldn't attend. I'm surprised that George wasn't there. Maybe Mal didn't really die, and there was no need to go to a funeral. -j
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Post by ccinri on Aug 22, 2007 14:31:14 GMT -5
Don't you find it strange that they sent his ashes through the postal system? That just seems so callous and not to mention "convenient". Did he have no family? Wouldn't his body have been cremated soon after his death? Does anyone know when the funeral/memorial took place? Sorry for all the questions...but this seems so bizarre.
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Post by mystery tour on Aug 22, 2007 14:46:57 GMT -5
Good points, all. I don't believe the Beatles would be so cold to someone who had been so close and vital to the group. The events around the alleged death, the mailing of the ashes, all highly suspicious.
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Post by brotherdave on Aug 22, 2007 15:20:46 GMT -5
Thanks all, your post goes along with what I was thinking. Mal, always seemed the nice guy "big brother" to the Beatles. It was said that John cried at the news of Mals death/murder... MMM, but a short 4 years later we all know John was next on the list.. George is gone now, like Mal and John he was cremated.
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Post by tenorsfan on Aug 22, 2007 17:42:48 GMT -5
When I heard the circumstances of Mal's death, the Beatle's rooftop concert video where he is intimidated by the police into shutting down the amps, took on an added poignancy. The ex-cop on bass, if thats who he is, only breaks stride for a note or two to see what happened and defiantly goes right back to singing, inspiring George to turn his amp back on and Mal follows with Lennon's. That being on film may have shamed and stuck with him over the years, and perhaps influenced his fatal defiance with cops.
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Post by Jude on Aug 23, 2007 23:25:52 GMT -5
Very observative, tensorsfan! Oh, and welcome to the forum!
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Post by iameye on Feb 11, 2008 19:48:55 GMT -5
really?
postal system to where? and why?
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Post by tafultong on Feb 11, 2008 23:09:52 GMT -5
really? postal system to where? and why? Link: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3579976.stmBeatles suitcase 'full of fakes'Thursday, 19 August, 2004, The case's discovery made headlines last month A suitcase believed full of long-lost Beatles material turned out to be full of photocopies made in the 1990s, a leading expert on the band has said. The suitcase was apparently bought at a flea market in Australia, and was said to be full of concert programmes, photos and unreleased recordings. But expert Pete Nash examined the contents and found laser-scanned photos from the 1990s and no rare tapes. "It's farcical, really," Mr Nash, of the British Beatles Fan Club, said. The collection had been thought to have belonged to former Beatles sound recordist Mal Evans, who died in 1976 after being shot by police in Los Angeles. His belongings were lost during the subsequent investigation. The case's discovery made headlines around the world last month. It had reportedly cost less than £20. But Mr Nash said many of the items in the suitcase appeared to be fakes, including ticket stubs for the band's appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show and the premiere of A Hard Day's Night which were reproduced from images that appeared in a book. "There was nothing to tie it to Mal Evans whatsoever." Common bootlegs Mr Nash added that when he asked to see the reel-to-reel tapes, he was told they were locked in a bank vault. "They said the tapes were still housed in their metal canisters," he said. "Audio tape is magnetic. One thing you do not do is store it in metal canisters." Mr Nash said he was played some tracks on CD - but said they were very common bootleg tracks "that most Beatles collectors would own". Beatles memorabilia can still command high prices at auction - and the Mal Evans archive has a particular fascination. In 1997, Sir Paul McCartney obtained an injunction to stop Evans' widow from selling a scrap of paper bearing the original lyrics to With A Little Help From My Friends. Evans completed a book about the band, but the manuscript was lost after his death.
Mr Nash said: "All his personal effects were sent back to the UK, including his ashes, but none of it arrived. I think it's still lost in the mail."
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