FishHead 3 Posted May 7, 2016 I come here rarely and post even less. BUT THIS is something that should have been discussed already. I may be one of the oldest if not THE oldest here. I was a teenager when Beatlemania first overtook the World. Now whether the original Paul McCartney died in a car crash in 1966 and was replaced by a look-alike and talented musician is something that I always considered to be common knowledge. Glossed over, lied about and moved on. Plus it's been 50 years. Just gonna be something never proven either way. But that has now changed. Ringo couldn't take hiding the truth any longer and has given an interview explaning what many of us already knew. http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/former-beatle-ringo-starr-claims-the-real-paul-mccartney-died-in-1966-and-was-replaced-by-look-alike/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaiderHaters Revenge 3,889 Posted May 7, 2016 still a hoax, one that Ringo is just playing along with. this article was from 2015 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 13,644 Posted May 7, 2016 What if the Beatles were named the Monkees and the Monkees were named the Beatles? Would rock history have changed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 4,479 Posted May 7, 2016 I come here rarely and post even less. BUT THIS is something that should have been discussed already. I may be one of the oldest if not THE oldest here. I was a teenager when Beatlemania first overtook the World. Now whether the original Paul McCartney died in a car crash in 1966 and was replaced by a look-alike and talented musician is something that I always considered to be common knowledge. Glossed over, lied about and moved on. Plus it's been 50 years. Just gonna be something never proven either way. But that has now changed. Ringo couldn't take hiding the truth any longer and has given an interview explaning what many of us already knew. http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/former-beatle-ringo-starr-claims-the-real-paul-mccartney-died-in-1966-and-was-replaced-by-look-alike/ Posting less is a good strategy for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 5,821 Posted May 8, 2016 That was a fun site. Are any of those articles remotely true? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,782 Posted May 8, 2016 I'm glad Paul McCartney died. His look alike impersonator is one of the greatest musicians of all time and undoubtedly a huge upgrade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone24 1,909 Posted May 8, 2016 Been on here about 5840 days, with 1175 posts...so about .2 posts per day...and i think we can all now agree is far too often. Post less. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fandandy 3,312 Posted May 8, 2016 I took a fish head out to see a movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad GLuckman 519 Posted May 8, 2016 McCartney's solo stuff, especially recently, is just awful 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanatastic 2,061 Posted May 8, 2016 So the real Paul died and his replacement was an equally genius and talented musician and has been using his identity ever since? That has to be the dumbest rumor I have ever heard. No, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaiderHaters Revenge 3,889 Posted May 8, 2016 So the real Paul died and his replacement was an equally genius and talented musician and has been using his identity ever since? That has to be the dumbest rumor I have ever heard. No, there is actually a movie about it, pretty entertaining fwiw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoytdwow 202 Posted May 8, 2016 I come here rarely and post even less. why break with tradition ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peenie 1,759 Posted May 8, 2016 Big Beatles fan, read 2 books about them. Paul has a lazy right eye and he still has a lazy right eye (your right, his left) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mighty_thor 115 Posted May 8, 2016 That was a fun site. Are any of those articles remotely true? I hope the snake girl is true: http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/thailand-snakegirl-attracts-crowds-of-pilgrims-and-tourists/ Start 10 year countdown to when she is legal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 5,821 Posted May 9, 2016 I hope the snake girl is true: http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/thailand-snakegirl-attracts-crowds-of-pilgrims-and-tourists/ Start 10 year countdown to when she is legal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kozmiq 70 Posted May 9, 2016 I grew up in a musical family. Mom was a backup singer for Melanie Safka in '70 & '71. Dad handled the finances for the Grass Roots for a few years. I just always assumed the Paul is dead story to be true. Not sure about this Ringo interview though. I am surprised all of you here don't believe it. On second thought, I'm not surprised. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peenie 1,759 Posted May 9, 2016 well if it's a different paul, thank goodness because he wrote better songs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patweisers44 732 Posted May 9, 2016 In the early/mid 80s I did a bunch of work for local cable. The guy that owned the local cable company (Russ Gibb) was a teacher in my school district and formerly a DJ on a Detroit station. It was on his show in the late 60's that the Paul is Dead story really grew wings and took flight. He devoted hours of airtime to the story, identifying clues, and perpetuating the story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kopy 516 Posted May 10, 2016 I'm glad Paul McCartney died. His look alike impersonator is one of the greatest musicians of all time and undoubtedly a huge upgrade.Nothing wrong with upgrading. It worked for Pink Floyd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Siouxsie 1 Posted May 10, 2016 there was a beatles warmup group named billy pepper and the pepperpots their leader was a talented singer songwriter named william shears campbell (billy shears) and it was obvious that he looked very similar to paul in the 1967 song sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band on the album sgt pepper, they sing 'may i introduce to you the one and only billy shears' john sings on 'how do you sleep' song on the 'imagine' album about paul 'those freaks were right when they said you were dead' we all know the moptops sing in 'i read the news today' on the sgt pepper album 'he blew his mind out in a car - he didn't notice that the light had changed - a crowd of people stood and stared, they'd seen his face before' btw, why was the sgt pepper album cover showing a gravesite with a left-handed bass guitar on it on the back cover, paul had his back turned .. plus he's several inches taller there's hundreds of other clues that you can ignore but it was either a gigantic hoax that they perpetrated or as the beatles usually did, they told you things in between the lines oh and paul had an illegitimate child in germany in 1961 that he was paying child support to. in 1967, paul#2 refused to pay and took a blood test showing that HE wasn't the father BUT it showed that he wasn't paul#1's brother, either (?) me, yes i believe william shears campbell who fell off the grid in 1967 is the current paul mccartney and most musicians do too .. especially the over 50 ones 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,782 Posted May 10, 2016 Billy Shears is also both Rey's father and Snoke. He pilots a submarine in Loch Ness during his free time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,782 Posted May 10, 2016 Doesn't Paul McCartney have a mother? Or was he an orphan or hatched from an egg in Kenya like Obummer was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted May 10, 2016 Unless Paul had a perfect clone in Billy Shears, the theory is complete rubbish and Ringo is just playing along. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 3,785 Posted May 10, 2016 This was actually first brought forward by George Harrison, its not new, has been something lingers for decades Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,941 Posted May 10, 2016 Wow. You people might just be the wackiest bunch of numbskulls on the internet. Is it any wonder why Trump and Hillary are the only 2 left standing? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 3,785 Posted May 10, 2016 http://documentaryheaven.com/winged-beatle/ If you are either a conspiracy nut, or enjoy laughing at them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,782 Posted May 10, 2016 Nothing wrong with upgrading. It worked for Pink Floyd. It worked for McCartney's wife too. She had no complaints and Shears didn't miss a beat with her either. Maybe she didn't notice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanatastic 2,061 Posted May 10, 2016 I did some research and saw all the clues etc. Its a fun theory but cmon now. Its all vague song lyrics and mysterious backwards tracks. give me anyones personal info and I can find clues or hints at anything I want in any album. "See,see, enter sandman says exit light, Paul was suposedly killed when it was 630pm which is right when the sun goes down, so the light was going away! Metalicca confirmed to be in on the hoax!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 3,785 Posted May 10, 2016 I find it a little odd that both Ringo and George are telling the same story, I always expected them to deny it, yet here they are......I am willing to give it a chance given these factors, still not sold. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,302 Posted May 10, 2016 It worked for McCartney's wife too. She had no complaints and Shears didn't miss a beat with her either. Maybe she didn't notice. Or maybe he cut her leg off and vowed to cut the other one off if she told. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 4,479 Posted May 10, 2016 Is it too late to secretly replace John? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,941 Posted May 10, 2016 Jeebus H Christmas From snopes: While Beatles fans will continue to debate why Paul McCartney wasn't wearing shoes on the Abbey Road cover, this fictitious interview with Ringo Starr should be immediately dismissed as a hoax. Ringo Starr didn't give an exclusive interview to the Hollywood Inquirer, and Paul McCartney is not dead: WNDR is an entertainment website that does not publish factual articles. A disclaimer states that all stories published by the website are for "entertainment purposes only." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 3,785 Posted May 10, 2016 Is it too late to secretly replace John? They did, Yoko was better anyways Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,782 Posted May 10, 2016 Is it too late to secretly replace John? Yeah they'd split up by then so all you'd get are a third rate singer doing duets with Yoko. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,782 Posted May 10, 2016 Is it too late to secretly replace John? Yeah they'd split up by then so all you'd get are a third rate singer doing duets with Yoko. Still, it's easy if you try. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,302 Posted May 10, 2016 I am the walrus ku ku tu lu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kozmiq 70 Posted May 11, 2016 Paul was suposedly killed when it was 630pm No, the British press that covered THE car wreck noted it was a Wednesday at 5 AM Jump to the Sgt Pepper song, A Day In The Life which begins with Wednesday morning at 5 o'clock Share this post Link to post Share on other sites