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Previously published in Italy, Image Comics on 22nd April are publishing an English language version of Paolo Baron and Ernesto Carbonetti’s graphic novel…

…a love letter to the Beatles that spins a ‘What if?’ tale about George Harrison , John Lennon , and Ringo Starr becoming detectives to uncover the truth of their friend’s death – all while they mourn his passing in the spotlight.

It’s not really about the PiD myth of buried clues, as Paolo Baron explains:

They’re just a bunch of random coincidences discovered by overheated fans. My book is about a strong friendship and four young men coming together and suddenly losing one of their friends…

Image Credits: Ernesto Carbonetti (Image Comics)

Oh it’s awful.

An awfully great book I mean *ba doom tsh*.

It literally is a book on a topic that has never been written before about The Beatles and yet it’s such a prominent theme in their lives and careers and the research that’s done is really impressive, I learned a lot of things from that book (and that’s not blowing smoke).

Would really recommend to anyone who hasn’t read it yet (and it’s a bargain on Kindle too @99p on Amazon.co.uk for a limited time- get it now!).

Only place I can think to put this.

I mentioned in another thread that The Who’s Pete Townshend had revealed a verse in the Quadrophenia track 5:15…

Girls of fifteen
Sexually knowing
The ushers are sniffing
Eau-de-coloning

…referenced the reaction to The Beatles at Blackpool Opera House on 16 August 1964 when, as The High Numbers, along with The Kinks, they supported them.

A new “memoir”, The Ox: The Last of the Great Rocks Stars, written by Paul Rees but based on boxes of chapters and memos left by John Entwistle makes reference to that night:

In one passage written by Entwistle he told of a night in Blackpool, England, in 1964 when the Who opened for the Beatles. While the crowd were making too much noise to hear what the Fab Four were singing, the Who had a direct feed from the stage into their dressing room. “It became apparent that the Beatles had figured that since the screaming couldn’t be stopped and no one out front in the audience could possibly hear a thing, then they might as well have some fun,” he wrote. “Soon the four of us were crying with laughter at the words they were singing and which only we were able to pick up on. ‘It’s been a hard day’s c–k… I wanna hold your c–t…’ They struck a last chord, and they were gone. And we got on with the task of packing out own gear away.”

Oh dear God ! I already regret mentioning this, but The Daily Beatle report that George Martin’s oldest son, Gregory Paul Martin, has written an autobiography called Isn’t It A Pity  (which he doesn’t appear to have got the title right for on the cover)…

…and what a pile of total garbage it looks.

From his Facebook page:

Time and again my father swore he was done, that he would never work with Paul again, time and again going back on his word — because they were friends and lovers — the last time driving down to Macca’s Sussex farm for a fascinating confrontation. If you want to know what transpired between them that day, buy my memoir.

…or…

One of the many reasons God put me on the earth was to speak the truth and set the record straight for those who cannot do it for themselves. John Lennon died a very unhappy man, for the latter part of his life stuck in a relationship that was a hollow sham, unable to free himself from its clutches. To those of you who refuse to believe this I say you can’t handle the truth.

…or…

The seven deadly sins, also called the seven capital sins or seven cardinal sins in Roman Catholic theology are the seven vices that spur other sins and further immoral behaviour. The first is Superbia, vainglory, or pride, and that is the force that has our world in a vice like grip, no one more guilty of it than Sir James Paul McCartney . I love Paul. The world would be a much darker place without his incredible music. But a little humility from him would not come amiss. As Phil Collins once famously said in an interview with The Times of London, “McCartney was one of my heroes, but he has this thing when he’s talking to you where he takes the attitude ‘I know this must be hard for you, because I’m a Beatle. I’m Paul McCartney and it must be very hard for you to actually be holding a conversation with me.'” Tut tut.

Oh, I see! That explains a lot…

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Ah, O-KAY… *backing away slowly*

Don’t think this book is going to feature high on my list of Beatle books to get.