John Black

As the Year of Our Lord 2017 draws to a close, I thought I'd emphasize the research I've found on the real name of our Paul by reiterating two examples of where our Paul was called JOHN [that  I first posted on November 6, 2014] and listing another example I found.

1.)  When I was among the young Beatles fans in Detroit, we heard from our Detroit deejays that Paul's first name was JOHN and that he was called by his middle name because of the confusion it would cause to have two band members named John.

2.)  The first name of real Paul--the true Paul McCartney--was JAMES.  If you look at Hunter Davies' authorized biography of The Beatles--both the first edition published in 1968 and the second edition published in 1978--you will read at the beginning of the chapter on Paul that Davies identifies Paul's first name as JOHN.

3.)  Alistair Taylor was Brian Epstein's personal assistance.  Taylor wrote several books about The Beatles.  His last book was called With The Beatles  and was published September 1, 2003.  In the book, Taylor relates a story of how FAUL (our Paul's replacement) went with Taylor and Faul's dog, Martha at dawn to a hill that overlooked London.  They were alone on this hill when they turned around to suddenly find a stranger behind them:

"He said, 'Good morning,' politely.  'My name is JOHN.'"
Paul said 'Good morning.  Mine's Paul.  This is Alistair and that's Martha the dog,' as our four-legged friend returned swiftly.
JOHN said, 'It's lovely to meet you.  Isn't this wonderful?' and he walked away."

Taylor said Faul and he looked at each other and when they turned to see where the man went, he had vanished--completely disappeared.  Taylor said he and Faul were totally baffled by this experience.
Alistair Taylor believed this incidence was Faul's inspiration for the song, "Fool On The Hill."  As I've said in my post of April 29, 2016, I think "Fool On The Hill" was written about our Paul.


The main contribution I believe I've made to date in this mystery of our Paul is that our Paul's real name was JOHN BLACK.

So as we enter the New Year, let's resolve to push for the truth to be told of the young man who won our hearts.

 

JOHN BLACK (Paul McCartney)

Forever Young

 

 

                                                           

                                                          - - - paulumbo

Faul As A Young Man --Another Photo

As I said in my January 22, 2016 post I think Faul (the last--and current--Paul) wants to bring HIS life out of the shadows, so to speak, and establish his own identity before the public.  So slowly early photos of Faul are being published.  I found this one on Pinterest, taken sometime no doubt in the mid-1950's.  Definitely Faul (with the longer face and distinctive lips.)  If the photo was taken in, say, 1955, Faul would have been ~20 years old.