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OhMawGawd · 08-22-2008, 07:56 PM

Theres a rumor that paul mccartney the guitarist of the beatles is Dead:

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I BURIED PAUL
Introduction

Rumors of Paul McCartney's death began to circulate in 1969, a time when the strained relationships among the Beatles were becoming public knowledge. Written versions of this story first appeared in college newspapers in the fall of 1969, but the precise origin of the rumor is unknown. The story caught fire with the public when it was broadcast by a radio station in Detroit. Russell Gibb, a disc jockey for WKNR-FM, received a strange phone call from someone who identified himself only as Tom. The caller told Gibb that Paul McCartney had died in 1966 and was then replaced by a lookalike. The Beatles had subsequently left clues on their albums about this deception. The caller claimed that the cover photo of Abbey Road, the Beatles' most recent release at the time, represented a funeral procession with John as the minister, Ringo the undertaker, Paul the corpse, and George the gravedigger. Other Beatles album covers also contained clues, the caller claimed, and a few Beatles songs contained clues about Paul's death—including some that could only be deciphered when the records were played backwards! Gibb related the rumor of Paul's death on the air, which brought a strong reaction from listeners and the story spread rapidly after that.

The rumor became so widespread that Life magazine sent a crew to Scotland to track Paul down and take a photo of him. Paul had taken refuge from the Beatles' legal battles at his farm in Scotland and he was not at all happy to be confronted by reporters. When the crew from Life magazine appeared on his farm, Paul became angry and doused the photographer with a bucket of water as he took pictures. The reporters quickly left and Paul, realizing that the photos would cast him in a negative light, followed after them. In exchange for the film of his outburst, Paul agreed to let the Life crew do an interview. The resulting article, which went into some detail about the supposed clues to Paul's "death", appeared as the cover story for the November 7, 1969, issue.

About the same time, a fan magazine appeared that reinforced many of the stranger elements of the "Paul is dead" rumor. A sloppy account rushed to newsstands to take advantage of the public fascination with the story, Paul McCartney Dead: The Great Hoax went into some detail in presenting the story of Paul's "death."

The story was that Paul McCartney had died in a car accident at 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 9, 1966. Paul McCartney Dead: The Great Hoax suggested that Paul had picked up a female hitchhiker on his way to visit friends. The woman became so excited when she realized who had picked her up that she threw her arms around Paul and caused him to lose control of the car. Both Paul and his passenger were killed when the car swerved off the road and hit a stone fence. And here's where the story takes a turn toward the ludicrous—Paul was decapitated in the accident and the trauma to his head was so severe that even his dental records were useless in identifying the victim! Not wanting to lose potential record sales, record company executives suppressed the story of Paul's death and brought in a lookalike to replace him. For some reason (this is the part where you have to suspend disbelief) the surviving Beatles agreed to go along with this scheme, but they left clues on all of their subsequent albums about Paul's death and the imposter who took his place. Paul's stand-in was a man named William Campbell, who had won a Paul McCartney lookalike contest. With a little plastic surgery, William Campbell had taken Paul's place in photos of the group. The surgery had been successful except for a small scar above his lip. And, as luck would have it, William Campbell could also sing and just happened to be a songwriter with an exceptional ear for pop melodies.

Of course, Paul wasn't really dead, as he explained in a statement accompanying the Life article (and several years later to Chris Farley on "Saturday Night Live"),

but that didn't stop fans from poring over the Beatles' albums for "clues" to Paul's untimely demise. Many of the supposed clues to Paul's death are simply vague references to death. Other clues are pictures of the Beatles that show Paul in a manner that is different from the other Beatles in some way, especially involving the colors red (blood) or black (death). Most of the "Paul is dead" clues are simply the product of an obsessive search for significance, but a few are genuinely chilling. The Beatles all denied that they had perpetrated a hoax and insisted that none of the "clues" about Paul's supposed death had any significance whatsoever. According to Ringo, "It's all a load of crap." [1] When asked if he had intentionally placed any of the clues, John denied it in similar terms, "No. That was bullshit, the whole thing was made up." [2]

Yes, the whole "Paul is dead" rumor was absurd, so why did it create such a stir? It may have had something to do with the public's growing awareness that all was not well with the Beatles. It explained why the Beatles had stopped touring (their final concert had been in San Francisco on August 29, 1966), why their music and appearance had changed so dramatically in the late-1960s, and why the Beatles seemed to be drifting apart. In his statement in Life magazine Paul declared that he wanted "to go on making good music. But the Beatle thing is over. It has been exploded by what we have done and partly by other people." [3] Perhaps the antiestablishment sentiment of the time kept the rumor going. The rumor was initially told through alternative media at a time when mistrust for the "establishment" was high among young people. Deciphering the clues made fans feel as though they were in on the joke with the Beatles and, as a Chicago disk jockey put it,"The kids are enjoying the mysterious flavor of the rumor." [4] According to Ralph L. Rosnow and Gary Alan Fine, who wrote Rumor and Gossip: The Social Psychology of Hearsay, the Life article only served to reinforce the belief in an elaborate ruse among those who accepted the conspiracy theory. The article created a "boomerang effect" that actually extended the life of the rumor. [5] The Life article even contributed to the rumor by publishing sonagrams of Paul singing "Hey Jude," which would have been recorded after Paul's death, with Paul's voice from "Yesterday." The magazine quoted Dr. Henry Truby of the University of Miami, who found them to be "suspiciously different." "Could there have been more than one 'McCartney'?", the Life article asked. [6] After Paul appeared on the cover of Life magazine, coverage of the "Paul is dead" rumor declined rapidly. References to it have popped up occasionally since then, but the rumor had run its course after a few weeks.

If you want to read more about this article and look at the "clues" that are located in the Albums, songs etc, the Link is here:

http://www.turnmeondeadman.net/IBP/Intro.php

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A 20 Minute Youtube Video talking about this rumor showing clues and explaining everything:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL6nUwCgPaM

What do you guys think of this Rumor, and why would The Beatles Do this?

Phr0zen · 08-22-2008, 07:59 PM

Any publicity is good publicity.

Nothing gets people to buy records like people dying. Look at all the rappers that die then their shitty album goes gold and people treat them like some kinda prophet.

lol

BFerrell23 · 08-22-2008, 08:01 PM

i was into this like half a year ago.
I think the scariest evidence is Revolution Number 9 backwards

OhMawGawd · 08-22-2008, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BFerrell23

i was into this like half a year ago.
I think the scariest evidence is Revolution Number 9 backwards

I know...

This is VERY FREAKY.

i dont know why but it scares me

Pulse · 08-22-2008, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by OhMawGawd

I know...

This is VERY FREAKY.

i dont know why but it scares me

Wasn't it also like in their album cover, theyr were all wearing black suits(or white) and one of them was barefoot, smoking and wearing the opposite color of suit? Symbolizing death?

Too many things.

OhMawGawd · 08-22-2008, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Pulse

Wasn't it also like in their album cover, theyr were all wearing black suits(or white) and one of them was barefoot, smoking and wearing the opposite color of suit? Symbolizing death?

Too many things.

Yeah the album of abbey road

As you can see paul mccartney is barefoot, and his legs are not the same as everybody else (look closely at mccartneys leg's and the others legs too) Now, paul mccartney has his eyes closed (represents death) he is wearing black, and he is smoking (smoking kills).

John lennon is dressed white = Angel
Ringo is dressed all black = Priest
Mccartney is barefoot, closedeyes, smoking = Dead body
Harrison has blue work clothes = grave keeper

its freaky

Darc · 08-22-2008, 10:15 PM

It's not freaky.

It's just another dumb rumour. You get them for free once you go mega popular. Until then, you'll have to get internet and state on your site that you're going to kill yourself and you blame it all on "_____".

OhMawGawd · 08-23-2008, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Darc

It's not freaky.

It's just another dumb rumour. You get them for free once you go mega popular. Until then, you'll have to get internet and state on your site that you're going to kill yourself and you blame it all on "_____".

Lol, the beatles placed all this clues on purpose

Mr. First Name Basis · 08-23-2008, 04:11 AM

I wouldn't doubt they did this on purpose. They had to do something to rival the 'big band era'...

Sandman53 · 08-23-2008, 05:03 AM

I don't get this... some dorks try to look for stuff that isn't there and out of nowhere proclaim that Paul is dead when he actually isn't because he is alive and proves it. Not only that but they continue to find out why he is dead AFTER he said he was alive.

and this is somehow scary? I am lost, and this sounds completely stupid.

08-22-2008, 08:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
BFerrell23 Snakes Big Toe Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 442 Reputation: 9	i was into this like half a year ago. I think the scariest evidence is Revolution Number 9 backwards __________________

08-22-2008, 10:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
Darc OnRPG Elite Member! Join Date: May 2006 Location: La La Land Posts: 5,185 Reputation: 67	It's not freaky. It's just another dumb rumour. You get them for free once you go mega popular. Until then, you'll have to get internet and state on your site that you're going to kill yourself and you blame it all on "_____". __________________

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Mr. First Name Basis Lothia's Lurker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Distant Future Number of Victims: Countless Infractions: 4/9 (6) Posts: 3,787 Reputation: 71	I wouldn't doubt they did this on purpose. They had to do something to rival the 'big band era'... __________________

08-23-2008, 05:03 AM	#10 (permalink)
Sandman53 ಠ_ಠ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Land of the Lost Posts: 4,268 Reputation: 45	I don't get this... some dorks try to look for stuff that isn't there and out of nowhere proclaim that Paul is dead when he actually isn't because he is alive and proves it. Not only that but they continue to find out why he is dead AFTER he said he was alive. and this is somehow scary? I am lost, and this sounds completely stupid. __________________ "The only dependable thing about the future is uncertainty." - Amarant Coral "People who commit war are stupid, but the blood they spill is not meaningless." - Dr. J.

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08-22-2008, 07:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Phr0zen Norrin Radd's Nerd Rage Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,662 Reputation: 34	Any publicity is good publicity. Nothing gets people to buy records like people dying. Look at all the rappers that die then their shitty album goes gold and people treat them like some kinda prophet. lol