Hmmm, maybe one don't make it in time for the photo?
Posted on 06/23/2008 2:27:40 PM PDT by Fishtalk
Two Book Reviews here plus an intriguing update on an old one.
First, two girls go missing under similar circumstances in Oregon. One woman feels certain the suspect is right in front of investigators' eyeballs. "Missing: The Oregon City Girls" tells the sad story of Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis, two happy young teens who should be alive and planning their weddings today. The book is by one woman and her struggle to move the investigation in the right direction against all odds.
I broke away from my beloved True Crime book genre to read a book about The Beatles. For as a teenager I adored this Fab Five. I never heard of author Tony Bramwell but his book "Magical Mystery Tour" contained details about the Beatles, their business and private lives, their failures and pluses, in a detail that could be only be known by someone who knew the Beatles well.
Finally I complained about a lack of pictures in a previous book review. The book was "Unfinished Murder", a story about the Cleveland rapist and a prosecutor who got him jailed for life. Only thing, while the lovely rapist Ronnie Shelton was described and "handsome" and "all-American", there were NO pictures of him in the book.
A reader sent me a pic of Mr. Shelton whose mother is so proud of her boy. Click and judge his good looks for yourself.
(Excerpt) Read more at patfish.blogspot.com ...
George Martin was late that day.
It wouldn’t have been “right” to put a picture of a black man like Billy Preston on an album cover for a white band. < /s >
I am so sorry....what was I thinking?
While I can change this text on my Blog post I can’t change this Freep post.
There were FOUR Beatles.
Although, ref another comment on this thread, George Martin is discussed in great detail in this book.
Hey man! EVERYBODY knows there were FIVE Beatles in da beginning! Clarence was the main one too!
He wrote ALL their big hits in the beginning like “She Loves You, Man”
Clarence’s sax was the lead instrument until they booted him out and stole all his ideas!
Based on the incredible remastering of several dozen Beatles songs for “Love” in 2006, there’s no longer any room for doubt that Sir George Martin is “the fifth Beatle”.
I spent some time with Tony a few years ago. He gave me a copy of this book then. He was a childhood friend of the Beatles and was around for most of their career.
There are a few bits in the book that had people asking him if he isn’t afraid of Yoko’s retribution for printing them!
Tony knows his stuff.
Rock & Roll & Then Some
Buzzy Free.....Joe Piscopo
Clarence Walker.....Eddie Murphy
Buzzy Free: Hi, everybody! This is Buzzy Free, and welcome to “Rock & Roll & Then Some” Our guest today ish ere because it’s the 20th anniversary of the Beatles invasion of America. His name is Clarence Walker, and he claims that he conceived the group’s image and wrote most of the music. And was, in fact, the fifth Beatle and head singer before being kicked out of the group in 1963. Hello, Clarence.
Clarence Walker: Hello, man.
Buzzy Free: So. You “invented” The Beatles?
Clarence Walker: Yeah, man, I was ripped off by the whole group, and the whole group got a behind kicking coming to them when I see ‘em! I been lookin’ for them boys since 1962, and that’s why they got that around-the-clock security in their house, ‘cause they know that when Clarence Walker find ‘me, he gonna take a chunk out of their behind!
Buzzy Free: Okay, Clarence. Can you prooove you were the fifth Beatle?
Clarence Walker: Yes, I can prove it, man. And I suggest you take that sarcasm out your voice alright? I’m serious!
Buzzy Free: I’m sorry, Clarence, it’s just.. the whole thing seems absurd —
Clarence Walker: Yeah, well say it seems absurd, then, man! Don’t patronize me, alright? ‘Cause I’ll kick your behind right here on national television! I was the fifth Beatle! I have proof!
Buzzy Free: Alright, what is that proof, Clarence?
Clarence Walker: Well, here’s a photograph of us, back in 1962. Before they kicked me out of the group.
[ Clarence holds up doctored photo of The Beatles in a studio session, with Clarence on saxophone in the middle ]
Clarence Walker: That’s John.. that’s Ringo.. that’s me in the middle, that’s me, Clarance.. that’s George.. and that’s Paul.
Buzzy Free: Well, now, I never heard any saxophone - I see you’re holding a sax, I never heard a saxophone in any early Beatles music..
Clarence Walker: Are you crazy, man? most of them early songs was mostly sax, man! But they stole it from me! What they did was - they took my voice out, they took the saxophone out - it was gone, alright? I did most of the lead vocals, too, alright? Let me tell you something - when I see them boys, I’m gonna put my foot so deep into them, their breath’s gonna smell like shoe polish!
Buzzy Free: Well, can you give us an example of what you wrote, and what they changed?
Clarence Walker: Yes, I can! “She Loves You”, was originally titled “She Loves You, Man.” And “Help”, was originally titled “Help Me, Man!” And “She’s Got A Ticket To Ride”, was originally “She’s Got A Ticket To Ride And The Bitch Don’t Care, Man”!
Buzzy Free: Clarence.. what about the clothing, and they way they wore their hair?
Clarence Walker: All that is my idea! I molded those boys - I was the msot dominant one! See, that was the way we was described back then! John was the wise guy, Paul was the cute one, George was the quiet one, and Ringo was the shy one. And Clarence was the most dominant one. I’m older than the boys! In the beginning, they used to everything that I did! In fact, here’s a picture of us back in 1961, when they was called The Clarences!
[ Clarence holds up doctored photo of him and The Beatles sporting afros with “The Clarences” written on the photo ]
Clarence Walker: See, that’s me right there.. and that’s George.. there’s John.. that’s Ringo.. and that’s Paul. I taught them how to pick there afros and everything out, man! Paul still use Afro Sheen because of me!
Buzzy Free: Well.. this is astonishing.. I wonder if you have any of your early jam sessions —
Clarence Walker: Yes, I do! Yes, I do! I brought some of the early music, and I have it in a medley form, so you can listen it. You can hear us and our original jam sessions. Listen to the original Beatles here. Listen up!
[ Clarence turns on a tape recorder ]
[ saxophone sounds are heard over “I Want To Hold Your Hand” ]
Beatles: “Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!”
Voice of Clarence: Ha! Come on, y’all!
Beatles: “Oh, yeah, I’ll!”
Voice of Clarence: Man!
Beatles: Tell you something!
Voice of Clarence: Man!
Beatles: I think you’ll understand!
[ medley moves on to “Love Me Do” ]
Beatles: “Love, love me do..”
Voice of Clarence: [ speaking ]
My darling, I will truly love me, if you love me do.
And I will always, always be true
If you’ll just give your love to me
And always remember to just..
Love me.. do!
Beatles: “Oh, love me do..”
Voice of Clarence: You so sexy!
[ Buzzy interrupts Clarence’s tape ]
Buzzy Free: Clarence.. Clarence, I gotta tell you - that really doesn’t prove anything. I mean, you could have dubbed that over, I’m sorry.
Clarence Walker: I didn’t dub that over, man! That’s original music! If you want to hear something else, just to prove that they stole it from me and they know that they ripped me off, I can play this thing backwards, and you can hear them talking about it! you can hear John Lennon, I’ll play it backwards, listen really close!
[ Clarence plays his tape in reverse ]
Voice of John Lennon: Hey, Paul! Let’s get rid of Clarence and steal all his good ideas!
Voice of Paul McCartney: Yeah!
Buzzy Free: Well! I’ll tell you, Clarence - you’ve convinced me, and I hope you get everything that you deserve.
Clarence Walker: Well, thanks a lot, man. You see, I don’t want much, I’m a very modest man, you know? All I want to do is get my rent straight, get my head together. All I need is about seven grand - $7,200 to get straight, that’s all I want. I ain’t greedy.
Buzzy Free: About seven grand..?
Clarence Walker: Seven grand, that’s all I need. But they got behind kickin’s comin’ to them!
Buzzy Free: Good luck to you! This is Buzzy Free!
Clarence Walker: I want a chunk out of each of your behinds!
“It wouldn’t have been “right” to put a picture of a black man like Billy Preston on an album cover for a white band. < /s >”
Particularly when the album that Billy plays on is “Let It Be,” not “Abbey Road.”
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