Paul McCartney Weeps For The Fifth Fifth Beatle
“MACCA WEEPS FOR FIFTH BEATLE,” says the Daily Mirror on its front page.
Says the Mirror: “Grief-stricken Macca was last night mourning childhood friend Neil Aspinall - the man dubbed the Fifth Beatle.”
Mr Aspinall was known to millions as the Fifth Fifth Beatle, having inherited the title from Derek Taylor, who became the Sixth Fifth Beatle, and his predecessor Hank Marvin, the Second Fifth Beatle who became the Third Beatle (II) when Paul McCartney died.
The Mirror hears tributes flood in from Ringo Starr (The Second Fourth Beatle), George Harrison’s widow Olivia (The Twelth Beatle, on the grounds of there being only seven people in the Kidderminster area with greater claim to being the Fifth Beatle) and Beatle No.1 Yoko Ono.
Our thoughts are with the extended family…
March 25th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
All lies, I’m the 327th Beatle (twice removed of course)
Or I could be the ninth one from the right behind the big guy with the green hat standing next to the telephone pole around the corner.
Well whatever, I always prefered The Stones anyway.
March 25th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
I am sorry but I think the whole article was in very poor taste, this man has just died!! I am all for a sense of fun, but there are times when this comes over as just crass, and in exreemley poor taste. Please spare a thought for this mans family and as in sir Pauls case, very close friends. Death of a loved one should never be taken lightly, by outsiders, and to publish so openly so soon reprehensible!