Dear International Guy of Mystery,
One of the great international mysteries in our time has to do
with finding the secret messages buried within the songs of the Beatles. I have
spent something like fifty years trying to determine whether or not Paul is
dead, and I still don’t know the answer. We’re told that the walrus was Paul,
which I think means that he secretly died and was replaced by a look-alike. Also,
what does the number nine really mean? Or Honey Pie? I’d like to know if you
have some light to shed on this subject, though I must warn you that I will
probably disagree with you, since I tend to disagree with everybody on this
subject.
Roy “Ringo” Randolph, Redmond, Oregon
Dear Roy Ringo,
I agree that the Beatles hid some intriguing messages in
their lyrics for people to get obsessed with until they lose all friendship
with the real world, but I’m sorry to hear that you have spent so much time on the
subject of Paul’s death since he keeps performing in public and appears to be
the only one who didn’t die. You will probably disagree, but it’s clear to me
that you’re a complete idiot.
What’s hidden in the early lyrics and now fairly obvious
to me is the homo-erotic subtext. Why did they care so much about wearing
tights? When they sing “Hold Me Tights” in their quaint Liverpudlian style, one
has to wonder (“You don’t know what it means to hold me tights”). Indeed: What does it mean to hold their
tights? They come right out and blurt it out in an early song celebrating the very
odor of a man’s body, (“I Want a B.O. Lover, Baby, I Want a B.O. Man”), but few
critics or fans have noticed, and since my sources say that most British artists are gay, nobody cares.
I think you should get outside of Redmond more often.
Sincerely,
Guy
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