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The Walrus Was Paul: The Great Beatle Death Clues
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The Walrus Was Paul: The Great Beatle Death Clues |  |  | | List Price: $13.95 | | Publisher: Fireside
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Editorial Review:
"PAUL IS DEAD." It was the late 1960s, the Beatles hadn't toured since 1966, and some truly bizarre indications began appearing, pointing to the unthinkable: Paul McCartney had been killed in a car accident and replaced by a look-alike. The Walrus Was Paul unearths every single clue from one of rock 'n' roll's most enduring puzzles and takes you on a magical mystery tour of baffling, yet fascinating, hints for solving this mystery. Test your "Paul is dead" trivia knowledge. Did you find and answer the following clues on the front cover? To what song does the title, The Walrus Was Paul, refer?
"I Am the Walrus," which appeared on the clue-filled album Magical Mystery Tour. There is an egg in Paul's eye. Why?
In the song "I Am the Walrus," John Lennon sings, "I am the eggman...I am the walrus" -- and later, in the song "Glass Onion," we find out that, in fact, "the walrus was Paul." To what album (and richest source of "Paul is dead" clues) do the red, Victorian-style design elements on the front refer?
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Why is the image of Paul McCartney on the cover blurry? Are there distinguishing characteristics that might lead you to conclude something is awry?
Many photographs of Paul in these questionable years were blurry, and Paul had a mustache, which allegedly concealed the fact that this was not Paul and the plastic-surgery scars were being hidden from his curious public. The anagram on the bottom of the cover refers to a Greek island where John Lennon had what planned?
The island Leso is the "hidden Greek island" on which John Lennon planned to bury Paul, and it is spelled out as "Be at Leso" on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Walrus Was Paul: The Great Beatle Death Clues Reviews:
goo goo g'joob 
2009-04-09 - What a concept - fool your fans into thinking you're dead. These guys really were the 1960s. What a life. Loved the book - it couldn't have been a more complete chronicle of the biggest rocker hoax.
Good overview on a fascinating topic 
2007-05-17 - This is a good overview of the "Paul is Dead" rumor/conspiracy theory. Although a good bulk of it is filler type stuff consisting of general Beatles history I think I actually liked this book better than the other one that was written on the topic.
Great for Beatle Fans
2007-05-06 - I am a huge Beatle Buff and when it came to my senior class project I knew it would be about the Paul is Dead hoax. The first thing I bought was this book and I used it as a mjor resource for my report. Not only is it well written but provides massive amounts of information relating to the hoax. Definitely a good read for any fan of the group, Paul, or conspiracy theories!
A paycheck for R. Gary Patterson - nothing more. 
2006-08-11 - I would never waste my own money on such mindless blather. I received it is as a gift from a well meaning friend who knows I am a Beatles officianado and thoutht I might enjoy it. First, it is just a useless rehash of an urban-legend / supposed conspiracy that's long since been accepted to be total rubish. So, who cares? I suppose there may be some who still do but I am certainly not among them. Secondly, it is fraught with inaccuracies - many of which are detailed in other reviews on this site. The logic throughout the book follows the original disinformational logic used during the initial "revelations". ie: A cat has 4 legs and a tail. A horse has 4 legs and a tail. Therefore, a cat is a horse. DUH! A recommended read only for the most addicted Beatle historians or those who have absolutely no life and all the time in the world to live it. I can only justtify my own time spent reading as Taking One for the Team. Please learn from my mistake.
Welcome to the Mystery Tour
2006-05-22 - In was in October of 1969 that American radio spread the incredible news that Paul McCartney "may" have been killed in a car crash and his place taken by an imposter. Like many others who lived this the first time around, I spent many hours in my dorm room playing my Beatles records backwards and caught up in the "Paul is Dead" hysteria. This book takes me back to those magical days as each chapter reveals many of the clues I grew up with. What was fascinating to me is how many clues I missed!! It is true that there are several websites that include photographs from this work along with the author's anaylsis ( in particular the bass drum clue from the Sgt. Pepper's LP).
If you are just discovering the "Paul is dead" phenomena for the first time you are in for a treat. All the clues are contained in an appendix along with a quiz to test your knowledge of one of the greatest myths of all time. The author is also a fascinating radio guest and is capable of keeping me up all night long listening to his stories of rock and myth. Pick this book up. You'll enjoy it!
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