
              Conspiracy Nation -- Vol. 6  Num. 60
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                    ("Quid coniuratio est?")
 
 
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BACKWARD BEATLES ALLEGED
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The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette of November 27, 1995 carries a 
story on page A-10, in the category "Who's News", that gives the 
latest on the "Beatles songs played backwards" mystery. Having 
listened, for example, to "Revolution Number 9" played backwards 
years ago, I can attest that there is indeed something peculiar. 
I'm not saying necessarily that Paul *is* dead. Still, I remember 
distinctly how "Number nine... Number nine..." played backwards 
*did* come out as a quite eerie "Turn me on, dead man... Turn me 
on, dead man." Yes, scoffers have ridiculed the "Paul is dead" 
angle, but I've never heard it explained just *why* exactly is it 
that those backward messages are there?
 
I also, in my younger days, listened to the portion of the White 
Album between "Blackbird" and "Piggies" played in reverse and 
again, it was eerie. I will never forget the anguish in whoever's 
voice as he screams, "Paul is dead now... Miss him. Miss him. 
MISS HIM!!!" I stress that I'm not saying Paul is dead, but still 
there is this puzzle: why are these messages there when played 
backwards? There may be a mundane explanation. I'd like to hear 
it.
 
It may still be possible to play the end of "Strawberry Fields" 
(on the Magical Mystery Tour album) at 45 rpm and hear "I buried 
Paul." Perhaps it's just there for laughs, but who really knows?
 
Now, BBC producer Simon Clifford claims to have heard "Turned out 
nice again" backward at the end of the latest Beatle release, 
"Free As A Bird". This latest may just be a promotional gimmick, 
but it does resurrect decades-old, unanswered questions.
 
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This is unrelated, but a minor note in response to something 
pointed out to me by a reader: Yes, it is confirmed that Senator 
Barbara Boxer is related by marriage to Bill and Hillary Clinton. 
Boxer's daughter, Nicole, "is married to first lady Hillary 
Rodham Clinton's brother, Anthony Rodham." (See Washington Times 
-- National Weekly Edition, November 20-26, 1995, p. 7.) The 
article in the Washington Times also points out that Senator 
Boxer is a member of the special Senate Whitewater committee and 
calls into question the obvious conflict of interest.
 
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